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Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 8th, 2014
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Date: September 10, 2014, 11:06 am
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Indy Power Rankings for the Week of September 8th, 2014
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1.
Davey Vega absolutely earned his first-ever #1 ranking this
week! His 3 successful defenses of his AIW Intense Title on 9/5
vs. Pete Dunne, on 9/6 vs. Louis Lyndon, and on 9/7 vs. Johnny
Gargano, Pete Dunne, and Tyson Dux were enough to grab that #1
spot. It was a career weekend for one of the most underrated
talents in the Midwest who is finally starting to get the credit
he deserves. We put it out there on the IPR Live last week that
this week might produce a new #1 and we weren�t sure who, but
those words were prophetic. Congrats to Vega! #2 in the online
poll with 40 votes.
2.
of the most shocking nights in ROH history after Jay Briscoe
abruptly ended the ROH World Title reign of Michael Elgin. To
say we were stunned would be putting it lightly. As great as
that win was for Briscoe, he didn�t quite grab the #1 ranking
this week as Davey Vega edged him out with his multiple wins
against very strong opponents at AIW over the weekend. With
Briscoe�s amazing title win, there�s no doubt that if he can
hang on to the gold for a while, another #1 ranking (he was
ranked #1 before his injury in 2013) is inevitable. #4 in the
online poll with 20 votes.
3.
@IndyPowerRankin on his ring gear! All bias aside, he won a big
tournament over the weekend as he defeated Matt Cage, Devin
Thomas, and Mark Sterling to win the 3XW King of Des Moines
Tournament on 9/5. He followed that up with a 6 Man Tag victory
at Magnum Pro on 9/6. It�s been a long time since we had him
ranked in the Top 10, but he absolutely dominated the weekend
and definitely was in contention for a #1 ranking this week.
Let�s see what he can do to build on this momentum going
forward.
4.
he finally won the AIW Absolute Title on 9/7 when he defeated
Josh Alexander for the gold on 9/7. That being said, it wasn�t
an easy road to the championship as he went to a 60 Minute Draw
vs. Josh Alexander and former Champion Michael Elgin on 9/5 at
AIW. Donst has been toiling away at AIW for several months, but
he finally broke through with this win and in doing so, he got
himself ranked once again the IPR Top 10. #5 in the online poll
with 19 votes.
5.
ROH World TV Champion defended his title vs. Cedric Alexander on
9/6 in a match that many people weren�t sure Lethal would win,
but he once again retained the title to run his record to 4-0
over the last 2 weeks. Since joining the House of Truth, he�s
been relevant every single week (even if he wasn�t ranked) and
now over the last 2 weeks, he�s turning that relevance into
tangible rankings. It�s been a pretty memorable 2014 so far for
Lethal.
6.
him as he won the Bloor Court Cup for a 2nd straight year after
defeating Scotty Turner and then John Greed, Shane Sabre, and
Mike Rollins on 9/6. He then followed that up with a big 6 Man
Tag Team Match win at SCL on 9/7. This is his first ranking and
a solid one at that. It�s pretty impressive to win a one night
tournament in independent wrestling, but it�s even more
impressive to win that same tournament 2 years in a row. With
this ranking, he gets on the IPR radar so we�ll see if he can
continue to get mentions and rankings in the upcoming months.
Tied for #10 in the online poll.
7.
what many called a match of the year candidate on 9/6 vs. Adam
Cole and more importantly for our ranking purposes, he beat one
of the best wrestlers in the world to add to his quality of
competition recently. Styles has been in and out of the Top 10
for the last several months, but has yet to reach #1. He has one
of the top titles on the planet, but he�s yet to break through
to the top spot. With just a few months left in the year and him
currently holding a Top 10 spot in the IPR 100, can he grab a #1
ranking and improve his stock even further? Tied for #7 in the
online poll.
8.
the official voters showed him some love this week as the
Santino Bros Champion impressed with title defenses vs. Willie
Mack on 9/5 and then again vs. Ruben Steele at BPW on 9/6. Many
times, the Santino Bros� talent gets lost in the shuffle due
perhaps to their name value being lesser than some of the big
names that get ranked every week (he doesn�t have a Twitter that
we�re aware of afterall), but Phoenix rose from the ashes this
week with those two big victories.
9.
needed proof that the online voting competition matters, look no
further than Johnny Smash this week. The UPW American Champion
had a solid victory over Dysfunction on 9/6 to retain the title,
but what really helped him out this week was the fans as they
showed up to support the champ. In doing so, they got him the
�People�s Champ� award with 67 votes at #1 which actually pushed
him above some of the other talent this week.
10.
sneaks into the #10 spot this week after picking up a victory in
a #1 contender�s Battle Royal and then followed that up with a
HUGE victory as he won the NEW Title to finish off the night as
champion. That one night was enough to divide the voters and get
enough support for Black to just barely squeak him into the Top
10 this week. We hope to see more of him in the future! Tied for
#10 in the online poll.
Others missing out/receiving votes:
Arrick Andrews-#3 in the online poll with 40 votes
Brandon Gatson-#6 in the online poll
AJ Smooth
Lance Lude
Charlie Weston
Will White/Bill Black
Johnny Smash
Yamamoto
Kimber Lee
Rod Street-Tied for #7 in the online poll
Virgil Flynn-#9 in the online poll
Jordan Kage
Salsakid Rambo
Shane Mercer
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