Wrestling Power Rankings 9/15/18

Most people don't watch the weekly ROH TV show, which is understandable. Nothing of note really happens there and the match quality is usually bettered by the PPVs. That being said, one of the best singles matches in recent memory took place on ROH TV this week and you should definitely check it out. Of course, we'll talk more about it later. Let's get started.

It wasn't a great week outside of that one ROH match and New Japan's Destruction in Hiroshima show, so there are only three Wrestlers of the Week this week.

Raw 3: Raw has been deathly dull for many weeks now. Case in point, I genuinely disliked this show's first hour. Nothing truly interesting happened and no one stood out. That all changed at the beginning of Hour 2 when Triple H showed up. WWE did an excellent job promoting his match with 'Taker. I only wish they could do the same for their current stars. Also, the Mick Foley segment did nothing for me.

10. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 9)

8. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 6)

7. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 7)

6. Finn Balor (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 2)

5. Seth Rollins 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

4. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 4)

3. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

2. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 63, Peak: 1)

1. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

SD 4: The Asuka/Naomi segment made me cry. How is there nothing for Asuka to do? She is one of the best female wrestlers in the world, surely she should have a real program or feud. 

10. Rusev Day (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Charlotte Flair (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 27, Peak: 1)- The main event segment with Bryan, Brie Bella, Miz, and Maryse was actually awful. 

6. New Day (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

5. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 5)

4. The Miz (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 3)

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 75, Peak: 1)

2. Becky Lynch 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 2)

1. AJ Styles (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

205 Live 1: 

10. Lio Rush (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 8)

9. Gran Metalik 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 35, Peak: 5)

8. Buddy Murphy (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)- Murphy might be the first person in 205 Live history to kick out of the Metalik Driver. 

7. Noam Dar (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

6. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

5. Kalisto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 49 Peak: 1)

4. Lince Dorado (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 2)

3. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 2)

2. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 68, Peak: 1)

1. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)

NXT 2:  

10. Lars Sullivan (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. War Raiders (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 8)

8. Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Pete Dunne (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 38, Peak: 4)

6. Shayna Baszler (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

5. Johnny Gargano 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 1)

4. The Undisputed Era (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

3. Ricochet (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 2)

2. Tommaso Ciampa 4 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 1)

1. Kairi Sane (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 1)

Impact 2: 

10. Killer Kross (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

9. Rich Swann (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. LAX (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 7)

7. Tessa Blanchard 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)

6. oVe (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 2)

5. Moose (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 3)

4. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 22, Peak: 1)

3. Eli Drake (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 57, Peak: 1)

2. Brian Cage (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 30, Peak: 1)

1. Austin Aries 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 1)- Aries received a lot of critical acclaim for this World title match against Fallah Bah.

ROH 4: 

10. Shane Taylor (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

8. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

7. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 2)

6. The Kingdom (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 5)

5. Adam Page (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

4. The Briscoes (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 71, Peak: 1)

3. Young Bucks 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

2. Cody 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 64, Peak: 1)

1. Jay Lethal 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)- As I said in the intro, the Lethal/Jonathan Gresham Iron Man match was one of the best ROH matches of the year. Both men worked their asses off and the crowd was on the edge of their seats. This match reminded me a lot of the old-school ROH matches with guys like Takeshi Morishima and Bryan Danielson.

NJPW 2: 

10. Taiji Ishimori (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 24, Peak: 5)

8. Jay White (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 9)

7. Minoru Suzuki (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 2)

6. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 3)

5. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 4)

3. Guerillas of Destiny (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 3)

2. Kenny Omega 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)- Omega and Tomohiro Ishii had an excellent match for the IWGP Heavyweight title. As you might expect, it was stiff as all hell and probably took years off their lives.

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

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