Wrestling Power Rankings 9/8/18

This was a pretty big wrestling week across the board. The second Mae Young Classic began, EVOLVE held two shows, we had three New Japan shows, and some straight fire on Smackdown. Let's get started.

Raw 3: Low point of this show? The Bellas vs. Riott Squad. High point? The segment between Shawn Michaels and The Deadman

10. Authors of Pain (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- AOP takes B Team's spot after debuting a new manager and squishing a couple of jobbers.

9. Dean Ambrose (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 5, Peak: 8)

7. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 6)

6. Finn Balor (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 59, Peak: 2)

5. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 4): McIntyre was great on this entire episode, especially in the Raw Tag title match. 

4. Seth Rollins 2 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

3. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

2. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

1. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 62, Peak: 1)

SD 4: 

10. R-Truth 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Truth has genuinely been one of the highlights of Smackdown. Let's also give some love to Tye Dilliner for playing the straight man. 

9. Samoa Joe 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

8. Charlotte Flair (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)

7. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)

6. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 5)


5. New Day (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 5)

4. The Miz (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 18, Peak: 3)

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 74, Peak: 1)

2. Becky Lynch 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 2)- How great was Becky during the dueling promo segment? She could genuinely be the best thing in wrestling right now. 

1. AJ Styles (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

205 Live 1: 

10. Buddy Murphy (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

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

8. Gran Metalik 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 5)

7. Mustafa Ali (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

6. Noam Dar (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

5. Kalisto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 48, Peak: 1)

4. Lince Dorado (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 2)

3. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 2)

2. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)

1. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 67, Peak: 1)

NXT 2:  

10. Kassius Ohno 1 (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Where has this Ohno been?

9. War Raiders (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 8)

8. Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Shayna Baszler (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 36, Peak: 2)

6. Pete Dunne (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 4)

5. Johnny Gargano 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 40, Peak: 1)- Gargano gave us some beautiful acting and facial expressions in his match against Velveteen Dream.

4. The Undisputed Era (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)

3. Ricochet (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 2)

2. Tommaso Ciampa 4 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 1)

1. Kairi Sane (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 1)- A fun interaction between Sane and Shayna Baszler

Impact 1: 

10. Rich Swann (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)

9. Killer Kross (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 9)

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

7. oVe (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 55, Peak: 2)

6. Tessa Blanchard 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 5)

5. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 21, Peak: 1)

4. Moose (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 3)

3. Brian Cage (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 29, Peak: 1)

2. Eli Drake (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 56, Peak: 1)- I genuinely can't remember the last time Eli was in a genuine feud.

1. Austin Aries (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 32, Peak: 1)

ROH 3: 

10. Shane Taylor (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. So Cal Uncensored (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 8)

8. Punishment Martinez (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 6)

7. Marty Scurll (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 2)

6. The Kingdom (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 11, Peak: 5)

5. Adam Page (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

4. The Briscoes (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 70, Peak: 1)

3. Young Bucks 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

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

1. Jay Lethal 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

NJPW 1: 

10. Kota Ibushi (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 5)

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

7. Minoru Suzuki (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 33, Peak: 2)

6. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 3)

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

4. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

3. Guerillas of Destiny (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 8, Peak: 3)

2. Kenny Omega 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 73, Peak: 1)

Thanks for reading everyone.