Wrestling Power Rankings 9/1/18
There's not a whole lot to say here, I hope you enjoyed the new Wrestler of the Week format. Let's get started.
Raw 2: Side note: the Bellas backstage segment at Summerslam was cringe-inducing and awful.
10. The B Team (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)
9. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
7. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 4)
6. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)
5. Finn Balor (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 2)
4. Seth Rollins 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Is there a more consistent wrestler in the world than Rollins? This week on Raw he had an excellent match against Kevin Owens that genuinely looked like it could go either way. His performance in that match means he is the first wrestler to be named Wrestler of the Week twice.
3. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
2. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- I enjoyed Roman's promo from Hour 1.
1. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)
SD 2:
10. Randy Orton (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)
9. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Charlotte Flair (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)
7. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 1)
6. New Day (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)- The opening segment with Booker T was a little mindless but still a ton of fun.
5. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)
4. The Miz (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 3)
3. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
2. Becky Lynch 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)
1. AJ Styles (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
205 Live 1: Akira Tozawa looked good in his win over The Brian Kendrick.
10. Buddy Murphy (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- We saw a rare botch from Buddy this week.
9. Lio Rush (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)
8. Gran Metalik 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 5)
7. Noam Dar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)
6. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
5. Kalisto (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1)- He may have lost the match to Murphy but Kalisto was the star.
4. Lince Dorado (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 2)
3. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)
2. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 2)
1. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 66, Peak: 1)
10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
9. Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. War Raiders (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)
7. Pete Dunne (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 4)
6. Shayna Baszler (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 2)
5. Johnny Gargano (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 1)
4. The Undisputed Era (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
3. Ricochet (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)
2. Kairi Sane (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 2)
1. Tommaso Ciampa 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)
10. Killer Kross (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
9. Rich Swann (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)
8. LAX (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)
7. oVe (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)- Sami Callihan and Josh Alexander had a fun, bloody cage match at Bad Intentions.
6. Tessa Blanchard 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)
5. Moose (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 3)
4. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)- Pentagon may have not beaten Kenny Omega at All In but he put in an excellent performance and made the fans feel like he could genuinely best the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
3. Brian Cage (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)
2. Eli Drake (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Austin Aries (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)
10. Chris Sabin (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Across All In and ROH TV, SCU picked up three wins, including a non-title win over ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes.
8. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)
7. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 2)
6. The Kingdom (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)
5. Adam Page (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Page and Joey Janela had a very fun Hardcore match at All In. While I enjoyed the ridiculousness of the post-match scene with Joey Ryan, I can understand why so many fans didn't like it. It was a little unnecessary and contributed to the show's timing issues.
4. The Briscoes (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 69, Peak: 1)
3. Young Bucks 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Decades from now, there's a good chance All In will be regarded as the most important wrestling event of this time period. If that's true, then we've got the Bucks and Cody to thank.
2. Cody 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)- How can Cody not be one of our Wrestlers of the Week? In one week, he won both the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship (along with the Bucks) and the NWA title. And of course, All In was a whopping success.
1. Jay Lethal 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
10. Kota Ibushi (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: NR)
9. Jay White (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 8)
4. Guerillas of Destiny (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 3)
3. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Okada and Marty Scurll had a fun match, albeit one that was a few minutes too long, at All In.
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
1. Kenny Omega 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Omega and Pentagon had the best match at All In. It was a certified dream match and it lived up to the expectations.
Raw 2: Side note: the Bellas backstage segment at Summerslam was cringe-inducing and awful.
10. The B Team (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 7)
9. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)
7. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 4)
6. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)
5. Finn Balor (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 58, Peak: 2)
4. Seth Rollins 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Is there a more consistent wrestler in the world than Rollins? This week on Raw he had an excellent match against Kevin Owens that genuinely looked like it could go either way. His performance in that match means he is the first wrestler to be named Wrestler of the Week twice.
3. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
2. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- I enjoyed Roman's promo from Hour 1.
1. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)
SD 2:
10. Randy Orton (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 10)
9. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)
8. Charlotte Flair (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)
7. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 25, Peak: 1)
6. New Day (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 6)- The opening segment with Booker T was a little mindless but still a ton of fun.
5. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)
4. The Miz (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 3)
3. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
2. Becky Lynch 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)
1. AJ Styles (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
205 Live 1: Akira Tozawa looked good in his win over The Brian Kendrick.
10. Buddy Murphy (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- We saw a rare botch from Buddy this week.
9. Lio Rush (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 8)
8. Gran Metalik 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 5)
7. Noam Dar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 6)
6. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
5. Kalisto (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 47, Peak: 1)- He may have lost the match to Murphy but Kalisto was the star.
4. Lince Dorado (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 2)
3. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)
2. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 2)
1. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 66, Peak: 1)
NXT:
10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
9. Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)
8. War Raiders (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 8)
7. Pete Dunne (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 4)
6. Shayna Baszler (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 2)
5. Johnny Gargano (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 39, Peak: 1)
4. The Undisputed Era (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
3. Ricochet (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 2)
2. Kairi Sane (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 2)
1. Tommaso Ciampa 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)
Impact 1: The Petey Williams/Michael Elgin at Bad Intentions was possibly the best One Night Only match I've ever seen.
10. Killer Kross (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)
9. Rich Swann (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)
8. LAX (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)
7. oVe (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 54, Peak: 2)- Sami Callihan and Josh Alexander had a fun, bloody cage match at Bad Intentions.
6. Tessa Blanchard 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)
5. Moose (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 3)
4. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 1)- Pentagon may have not beaten Kenny Omega at All In but he put in an excellent performance and made the fans feel like he could genuinely best the IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
3. Brian Cage (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)
2. Eli Drake (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 1)
1. Austin Aries (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)
ROH 3:
10. Chris Sabin (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)
9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 8)- Across All In and ROH TV, SCU picked up three wins, including a non-title win over ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes.
8. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)
7. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 2)
6. The Kingdom (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)
5. Adam Page (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Page and Joey Janela had a very fun Hardcore match at All In. While I enjoyed the ridiculousness of the post-match scene with Joey Ryan, I can understand why so many fans didn't like it. It was a little unnecessary and contributed to the show's timing issues.
4. The Briscoes (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 69, Peak: 1)
3. Young Bucks 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Decades from now, there's a good chance All In will be regarded as the most important wrestling event of this time period. If that's true, then we've got the Bucks and Cody to thank.
2. Cody 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)- How can Cody not be one of our Wrestlers of the Week? In one week, he won both the ROH Six Man Tag Team Championship (along with the Bucks) and the NWA title. And of course, All In was a whopping success.
1. Jay Lethal 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
NJPW 1:
10. Kota Ibushi (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: NR)
9. Jay White (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 8)
8. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 5)
7. Minoru Suzuki (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 2)
6. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 3)
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 5)
4. Guerillas of Destiny (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 3)
3. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Okada and Marty Scurll had a fun match, albeit one that was a few minutes too long, at All In.
2. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)
1. Kenny Omega 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)- Omega and Pentagon had the best match at All In. It was a certified dream match and it lived up to the expectations.
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