The Wrestling Examiner

AN INTRODUCTION? I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR AN INTRODUCTION, I'M TWO MONTHS BEHIND. LET'S GET STARTED. But... before we get started, I'm announcing a change to Wrestlers of the Week. Instead of giving out one Wrestler of the Week for each promotion or show, I'm going to give out five across the board. So, every wrestler who is ranked on a given week has a chance to be one of five Wrestlers of the Week. With this new format, all previous Wrestler of the Week totals will be done away with. Why am I making the change? Reason #1: a lot of promotions didn't really have a standout star on a lot of weeks. Reason #2: wrestlers should be competing with those across the world, not just those in their promotion. I'll also be noting how many Wrestlers of the Week each show has. Raw 1: Side note: the Bellas backstage segment at Summerslam was cringe-inducing and awful. 10. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)- Ambrose's facial expressions at ...

In the summer, I was behind on wrestling by about three weeks. With the G1 Climax and the seven hours of weekly WWE programming, I was struggling to keep up. But now, I'm almost caught up. I'm about a week behind now, which means that the power rankings will soon be able to catch up. At least, that's the goal. Let's get started. Raw:  10. Dean Ambrose  1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- How great was it to see Dean Ambrose back? He got a huge pop on his return and I am really digging his new appearance, he looks like a hardened convict, and it really suits him. 9. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9) 8. The B Team (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7) 7. Bobby Lashley 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 8) 6. Seth Rollins 14 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 70, Peak: 1) 5. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre 1/1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 4) 4. Fin...