Wrestling Power Rankings 10/13/18

I have nothing really important to talk about in the introduction, so let's just get started.

Raw 6: 

10. Dean Ambrose 1 (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 9)

9. Authors of Pain (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 6, Peak: 9)

8. Bobby Lashley (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 6)- How great was Lashley's heel turn? It really revitalizes his character and ensures we don't forget about him. 

7. Finn Balor (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 64, Peak: 2)

6. Ronda Rousey (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 6)

5. Seth Rollins 3 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

4. Braun Strowman (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 67, Peak: 1)

3. Dolph Ziggler 1 & Drew McIntyre 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 19, Peak: 3)

2. Roman Reigns (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

1. Brock Lesnar (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

SD 6

10. Jeff Hardy (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Randy Orton (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 9)

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

7. Andrade "Cien" Almas (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 14, Peak: 5)

6. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 31, Peak: 1)

5. New Day (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 4)

4. The Miz 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 23, Peak: 3)- The Miz may not have wrestled this week but he was EXCELLENT in the MizTV segment with Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles. He continues to be one of WWE's best talents. 

3. Shinsuke Nakamura (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

2. Becky Lynch 2 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 1)

1. AJ Styles 1 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

205 Live 3: 

10. Tony Nese (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Noam Dar (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 15, Peak: 6)

8. Lio Rush (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 8)- Rush was very strong across both Raw and 205 Live. Thanks to his mic skills alone, he could have a job in WWE for years to come. 

7. Mustafa Ali 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

6. Lince Dorado (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 2)

5. Cedric Alexander (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 72, Peak: 1)

4. Buddy Murphy 1 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 7, Peak: 4)

3. Kalisto (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 53, Peak: 1)

2. Hideo Itami (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 46, Peak: 2)

1. Drew Gulak (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)

NXT 5: 

10. Keith Lee (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. The Forgotten Sons (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)

8. Pete Dunne 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 42, Peak: 4)

7. Velveteen Dream (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 9, Peak: 7)

6. The Undisputed Era (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

5. Shayna Baszler (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 41, Peak: 2)

4. Johnny Gargano 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 45, Peak: 1)

3. Tommaso Ciampa (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 1)

2. Ricochet 2 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 28, Peak: 2)- Ricochet won an incredible triple threat against Adam Cole and Pete Dunne to retain his NXT North American title. While it wasn't as good as the singles match with Dunne, it was still a standout match.

1. Kairi Sane (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 1)

Impact 2: 

10. Rohit Raju (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)- Raju had the best showing of his career thus far as he beat former tag team partner Gursinder Singh. 

9. LAX (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 12, Peak: 7)

8. Johnny Impact (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. oVe (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 60, Peak: 2)

6. Tessa Blanchard 1 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 5)

5. Pentagon 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 26, Peak: 1)

4. Moose (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 20, Peak: 3)

3. Eli Drake (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 61, Peak: 1)

2. Brian Cage (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 34, Peak: 1)

1. Austin Aries 1 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 37, Peak: 1)

ROH 8: 

10. Coast to Coast (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 10)

9. Marty Scurll 1 (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 2)- I really don't know how I feel about this Scurll/Helms rivalry. Yes, the superhero/supervillain gimmick is fun, but Scurll should not be 1-1-1 against someone like Helms. The Hangman Page fakeout at Glory by Honor was fun, but Scurll still couldn't win.

8. Sumie Sakai (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 8)

7. Jeff Cobb (Last Week: 9, Weeks in Rankings: 3, Peak: 7)

6. Adam Page (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

5. Young Bucks 2 (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

4. The Kingdom (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 16, Peak: 4)

3. The Briscoes (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 75, Peak: 1)

2. Cody 2 (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 68, Peak: 1)- Cody and the Bucks successfully defended their ROH Six Man Tag titles at Glory by Honor but he falls a spot after losing in the main event of Kings of Pro Wrestling. 

1. Jay Lethal 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

NJPW 8:

10. Zack Sabre Jr. (Last Week: 10, Weeks in Rankings: 2, Peak: 10)

9. KUSHIDA (Last Week: NR, Weeks in Rankings: 1, Peak: 9)- KUSHIDA and Scurll had a fantastic match for the vacant Jr. Heavyweight title. 

8. Taichi (Last Week: 8, Weeks in Rankings: 4, Peak: 9)- Will Ospreay pinning Taichi is a complete gamechanger. If there's anyone who can semi-ascend from the junior ranks right now, it's Ospreay.

7. Kazuchika Okada 1 (Last Week: 7, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

6. Jay White 2 (Last Week: 6, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 6)- In January, White turned down an offer to join Kenny Omega's Bullet Club. He's now perfectly content to join this ruthless version. 

5. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: 5, Weeks in Rankings: 17, Peak: 3)

4. Guerillas of Destiny 1 (Last Week: 4, Weeks in Rankings: 13, Peak: 3)

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 (Last Week: 3, Weeks in Rankings: 10, Peak: 2)

2. Kenny Omega 3 (Last Week: 2, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)- I loved that triple threat match for the IWGP title. I had my doubts as to how it would work, but the storytelling was phenomenal. In my opinion, Omega was the star here. His facial expressions were on-point as was his snapping against Ibushi and telling him to "know his place."

1. Tetsuya Naito (Last Week: 1, Weeks in Rankings: 78, Peak: 1)

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