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       Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 18th, 2014
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       Date: August 20, 2014, 10:42 am
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       Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 18th, 2014
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       1.
       was the clear cut #1 this week (it was anything but a sweep
       among the official voters) it is pretty obvious that Elgin
       scored the biggest victory of the weekend when he retained the
       ROH World Title vs. 3 of the best wrestlers in the world in Adam
       Cole, AJ Styles (the IWGP Champ by the way) and Jay Briscoe.
       Elgin’s dominance has been well documented over the last 2 years
       and this ROH World Title reign is only serving to hammer that
       point home. He keeps inching his way closer to Ricochet’s #1
       spot in the IPR 100. It’s going to be a battle until the end of
       2014 without question! #7 in the online poll.
       2.
       talent? Every week for the last couple of months he’s been on
       our list and not just on the list, but HIGHLY ranked on the
       list. Whether it’s #1 or #2, Owens proved once again that he is
       a force to be reckoned with as he retained the NWA Junior
       Heavyweight Title twice over the weekend at NWA Smoky Mountain,
       defeating Andrew Boyd on 8/15 and Sugar Dunkerton on 8/16. He
       looks almost unstoppable at this point. A lot of voters are
       starting to wonder if he can keep this going throughout the rest
       of 2014 and make a serious run at the #1 spot in the IPR 100.
       Time will tell. Tied for #9 in the online poll.
       3.
       man just does not go away. He wins, wins, and wins. This week he
       only had one show, but again, it was a victory as he defeated
       Tank at FWF on 8/16. This “monsta” damn near broke the ring
       twice with his behemoth of an opponent and in the end, as usual
       Kongo Kong came out on top. The IWA Mid-South Champion has been
       absolutely unstoppable the last couple of months and again, like
       Chase Owens, the question is looming as to whether he can make a
       strong run at the #1 spot in the IPR 100 this year. It’s been
       absolutely entertaining to watch. #6 in the online poll.
       4.
       Champion had a very solid weekend after his narrow loss to
       Michael Elgin last week. First he defeated the very talented ACH
       at ROH on 8/15 and then he successfully defended his PWX
       Heavyweight Title when he defeated Marcellus King on 8/16. It’s
       no secret that voters have snubbed Cedric on more than one
       occasion this year, but this week was not one of those weeks.
       With as good as he’s been the last few months in the ring, if he
       can match that with his win-loss record, the sky is the limit
       for this young superstar.
       5.
       success this year, he decided to add another title to his
       collection when he travelled to House of Glory in New York over
       the weekend. On 8/16 he defeated Marq Quen, Anthony Gangone, and
       Drew Gulak to win the tournament for the HoG Heavyweight Title.
       His only loss over the weekend was vs. Louis Lyndon at AAW,
       which is what likely cost him a #1 ranking this week (which
       would have added to his record 7 #1 rankings). With Elgin at #1,
       he loses a bit of ground at the #1 spot in the IPR 100, but not
       too much as all rankings add to the overall total. #8 in the
       online poll.
       6.
       Champion makes a well-deserved return to the Top 10 this week
       after having one of the bigger wins of the weekend when he
       turned away the challenge of Johnny Gargano and #AllEgo.
       Hollister is no stranger to the Top 10 this year and while his
       original challenge of Eddie Kingston would have been big if he
       scored the victory, it’s arguable that this victory was even
       bigger than the original signed match. That match against
       Kingston should come at some point and when it does, Hollister
       will have another chance to prove that he’s the best in the
       Midwest.
       7.
       Rush over the weekend when she defeated 3 of the best not only
       women’s wrestlers, but 3 of the best in the world on 8/16. Add
       to the win a big title in the NCW Femme Fatales Title and you
       see why she’s ranked for the first time this week. It was a
       monumental victory when she knocked off Champion Mercedes
       Martinez along with Cheerleader Melissa and Lufisto in a 4 Way
       and she’s rewarded for that in the Top 10. Should she have been
       higher? We’ll leave that argument to someone else, but it was
       one hell of a win, regardless.
       8.
       talent that was released by the WWE recently are landing on
       their feet and Yamamoto helped solidify that fact when he
       defeated Aaron Epic for the Florida Heavyweight title on 8/16.
       Not only that, he finished off the weekend with a title defense
       when he defeated Chico Adams on 8/17. BELIEVE 79 and BELIEVE 80
       were the showcase for this underutilized wrestler and if he can
       continue this run, there’s no reason to believe he can’t be #1.
       9.
       again returns to the Top 10 after yet another huge victory over
       the weekend. This time it was him extending his win streak at
       Smash Wrestling with a successful title defense vs. Chris Hero
       on 8/17 in Canada. He has been winning titles all over the world
       in 2014 and with the momentum he’s building, it’s hard to
       believe it’s going to stop any time soon. He has been absolutely
       unstoppable in several promotions (Smash being the most notable)
       and that is really starting to show with Top 10 ranking after
       Top 10 ranking. Tied for #9 in the online poll.
       10.
       familiar with this young up and comer, but if you pay attention
       to our ranking and especially the polls week after week, he’s
       been doing everything he can to compete as much as possible and
       get his name out there. He currently holds 3 titles in the RWC
       Tag Team Titles, the PWF Tag Team Titles, and the AIWF World
       Cruiserweight Title. Over the weekend he retained the AIWF
       Cruiserweight Title yet again after defeating Natural Born Playa
       on 8/16. His fans showed up to help his cause in the online poll
       and he snuck in this week as he was #2 in the poll with 39
       votes.
       Honorable Mention. Icarus (@IcarusWRW)-The CHIKARA Grand
       Champion returned from injury over the weekend in Canada with 2
       solid victories to get another mention this week. While he may
       not have gotten to consistently compete throughout 2014, his
       victories are starting to add up. On 8/16 he won a big 10 man
       tag team match and then followed that up on 8/17 with a
       victory/title defense over Juan Francisco de Coronado. If he can
       remain healthy, he’s got plenty of time in 2014 to improve his
       ranking in the IPR 100 which is far too low right now for a
       champion of his calibre.
       People’s Champ. Lightning Bolt Johnson-It wasn’t even close as
       the FWF Cruiserweight Champion crushed everyone in the poll for
       a 2nd time to once again become the People’s Champion of the
       Indy Power Rankings. His popularity is soaring right now as he
       received 282 votes! Boom!
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       Others missing out/receiving votes:
       Jack Fox
       Jorge Santi
       Heidi Lovelace
       Michael Hayes
       Chris Jones
       Lee Byford
       Melvin Maximus
       Johnny Primer-Tied for #4 in the online poll
       Brandon Gatson
       Jay Lethal
       Jason Kincaid
       Jay Anthony-#3 in the online poll with 22 votes
       Scotty O’Shea
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