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Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 25th, 2014
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Date: August 27, 2014, 11:08 am
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Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 25th, 2014
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1.
he was steadily climbing his way up, but with this #1 ranking,
Michael Elgin has now overtaken Ricochet for the current #1 spot
in the 2014 IPR 100. If he can hang on for a few months, he’ll
be #1 for the 2nd straight year. In the meantime, give credit to
him for 2 big victories over the weekend as he retained his ROH
World Title vs. Silas Young on 8/22 and Tommaso Ciampa on 8/23.
You can call him “Unbreakable” or call him “Canadian Crazy
Horse”, but at the end of the day, you better call him
champion…and also #1. This is his 5th #1 ranking in 2014 and his
2nd straight week at #1. #8 in the online poll.
2.
Top 10 for the IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Over the weekend at
ROH, he came back to claim a very high spot in the Top 10 after
being absent for several weeks. This time he gave the official
voters no choice but to vote for him as he defeated Kyle
O’Reilly on 8/22 and then Cedric Alexander on 8/23. Consider
this, AJ defeated the PWG World Champion and ½ of the ROH World
Tag Team Champions AND defeated the PWX Heavyweight and
WrestleForce Champion the next night. He conquered two of the
top champions on each coast in a span of 2 days. Impressive
weekend for AJ to say the least. #9 in the online poll.
3.
undefeated streak alive over the weekend as he beat Mike Rollins
on 8/22 at BCW Can-Am Rising, but what ultimately cost him a
chance to move up was likely his no contest vs. Rob Ramer at BXW
on 8/23. The big man has been unstoppable, but this time he got
in his own way by not securing a 2-0 weekend. That being said,
he continues to stick around in the Top 10 this week and the
question is starting to be posed…who can stop Kongo Kong? No one
has stepped up to the plate in months and scored the elusive win
over the IWA Mid-South Champion. #4 in the online poll with 41
votes.
4.
Champ” of the Indy Power Rankings went from being voted #1 by
the fans to going 3-0 over the weekend and like AJ Styles,
giving the official voters no choice but to include him on their
ballots. It was really a fantastic weekend for the dual
personality Canadian athlete as he swept a 3 day tour for him.
This type of success has American voters hoping to see him in
the U.S. at some point to see what he can do again some other
top level talent. Definitely a well-deserved ranking after
getting snubbed a few times previously.
5.
Top 10 this week! It was a very good week for Uhaa as he went
3-0 at Dragon Gate, winning several tag team matches in various
formats. His ranking most definitely could have been higher if
he could have mixed in a singles win here or there, but such is
the case when you compete at Dragon Gate. There’s no doubt that
one of the most talented wrestlers in the entire world deserved
his ranking this week, but was it too low…or too high? That’s
definitely debatable.
6.
Team Champion (NYWC, WSU, CZW, and FIP) scored another tag team
victory on 8/22 as he and Starr defeated Milk Chocolate to
retain the NYWC Tag Team Titles. He followed that up with some
singles glory as he defeated Dave Crist and John Silver on 8/23
at CZW. It’s been a fantastic 2014 for Dunn as he has forced
everyone to “believe the hype” and the catchphrase he and Starr
have been using…”over as fuck”…has been pretty appropriate,
especially over the last few months.
7.
in wrestling returns to the Top 10 after a brief absence. If you
don’t truly believe she’s nuts, then we encourage you to go
check out www.blogtalkradio.com/weeklywrestlingpodcast where we
did an episode of the IPR Live in which she discussed a lot of
great topics while at the same time was one of the most
entertaining guests we’ve ever had. That being said, that same
nuttiness has worked to her advantage as she has dominated many
of the women she has come against and this week was no different
as she defeated a woman in her own mold in Crazy Mary Dobson at
Resistance Pro to retain the Women’s Title. Add that title
defense to the win at CCW on 8/23 and you see why Mickie gets
the nod once again this week.
8.
athlete gets his first ranking in the Top 10 this week after
defeating Marcellus King on 8/23 and then followed that up,
defeating Corey Edsel later in the night to win the CWF
Mid-Atlantic Johnny Weaver Memorial Cup 2014. Such a victory is
definitely something that deserves a lot of praise and like a
few others, the fans didn’t show up like he probably deserved,
but the official voters took notice and gave him credit for his
tournament win. Time will tell if he can move up the Top 10 in
the future as this tournament win may open up some more doors in
the upcoming months for him.
9.
himself ranked for the second straight week after a big win on
8/19 vs. Chico Adams at BELIEVE 81. The Florida Heavyweight
Champion did fall one spot, likely due to a little less activity
than some others last week, but he most definitely stays
relevant with this ranking. BELIEVE returns on August 31st,
giving Yamamoto another opportunity to either climb the rankings
or at least stay where he’s at. Unfortunately, what may have
hurt his chances at a higher ranking this week were a lack of
fan votes in the online poll.
10.
in the online voting competition, Slade has proven himself time
and time again over the last few months. On 8/22 the EWF
American Champion (and AOW Heavyweight Champion) secured yet
another win vs. Young Money Chong to retain the title. That
match ran his current win streak (according to our friends at
cagematch.net) to 13 straight matches. That’s a pretty amazing
streak for a double titleholder and this week he gets recognized
for that accomplishment. If he can continue the streak, there’s
no doubt he can start climbing up the Top 10.
People’s Champ. Aiden Rayne (@aidenrayne87)-What a week for the
NEW Fringe Hammer City Champion after winning the online voting
competition with an IMPRESSIVE 348 votes. It was a battle for
most of the day, but he pulled away at the end, securing the
victory with almost 200 more votes than Barrett Brown, who was
very respectable at #2 with 152 votes.
Others missing out/receiving votes:
Mark Maverick-#3 in the online poll with 72 votes
Holly Madison-Tied for #5 in the online poll
Brute VanSlyke-Tied for #5 in the online poll
ACH
Ivelisse
Biff Busick
MASADA-#10 in the online poll
Rip Impact
Mark Coffey
Chris Cooper
Gavin Quinn
Melvin Maximus
Ashley Sixx-#7 in the online poll
Joey Rhymer
Jay Lethal
Darren Russle
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