Hey everyone, welcome to McRankings, which is a monthly feature in the DOI newsletters. To spice up the DOI website, every week (Or as much free time as I can get) I will rank, in my opinion, the top 10 indy wrestlers that I have seen for the week. The monthly rankings will remain in the newsletter, which is available monthly. I will also rank the top 5 tag teams, top 5 women wrestlers and top 5 “Intangibles”. There will also be one “McMatch of the Weekend.” Rankings will be on what I’ve seen only, and I usually make all the top shows. NWA-TNA wrestlers will only be ranked if they wrestle in the northeast area, but I will not rank wrestlers on what they have done in NWA-TNA, but I will comment on it. This is what I look for in a ranking. The criteria is listed in order.

1- Workrate- how good was the match from a wrestling standpoint. A lot of rest holds? Non stop action? Ring psychology, footwork and selling moves will also factor into this.

2- Character/Crowd Reaction- How the wrestler did with the crowd. Was the crowd chanting boring or were they popping the whole match? Likewise, was the crowd sitting there or booing and cursing the hell out of the heels?

3- Finally win/loss records. This won’t really factor into it too much, but if 2 guys are tied, then I will give the nod to the guy with the better win/loss record.

What up everyone in DOI land and welcome to another McRankings. This week there weren’t that many shows in this area. Actually there was just one, and that was WXW. The following rankings are based on the 9/5 WXW show.

TOP 10 SINGLES WRESTLERS

10. Kevin Matthews- showed professionalism in an early exit in the WXW Battle Royal.

9. Prodigy/CJ North- wrestled in the WXW Battle Royal.

8. Low Ryda- had a solid showing in the battle royal.

7. J-Busta- lost to Boogalou in an attempt to win the WXW TV Title.

6. Johnny “The Bison” Bravado- made it to the Final 4 in the $10,000 Battle Royal.

5. The Puerto Rican Hurricane Havoc- had an impressive showing in the $10,000 Battle Royal.

4. EC Negro- won a battle royal with a lot of quality talent in it.

3. Boogalou- defended his WXW TV Title against J-Busta successfully.

2. Sugaa- lost to Steve Blackman in a hardcore match.

1. Steve Blackman- defeated Sugaa in a decent main event match.


TOP 5 TAG TEAM WRESTLERS

5. Tonic/Joe Muraco- defeated the more experienced TDSLG this past Sunday.

4. TDSLG- This new team continues to gel on every WXW show I’ve seen.

3. The OutCast Killahz- Lost to the Untouchables, in a bid to win the WXW Tag Team titles.

2. The Untouchables- defended their WXW Tag team titles successfully.

1. The Samoan Island Tribe- Despite losing, Samu and Mana looked good in their match .


TOP 5 WOMEN WRESTLERS
Note: On weeks where there weren’t enough women wrestlers, managers/valets will be placed in spots. Women wrestlers will always be ranked ahead of managers/valets.

5. Luscious Lily- managed The Untouchables to victory.

4. Talia- defended her WXW Womens Championship.

3. Alere Little Feather- lost to Talia, in a WXW Womens Title match.

2. Amber O’Neal- had a solid outing against Krissy Vaine.

1. Krissy Vaine- defeated Amber O’Neal in a WXW Super 8 qualifying match.


TOP 5 INTANGIBLES
The intangibles will be used for the top 5 people/angles/interesting developments that occurred during the week.

5. Rob Feinstein Interview- One of the most controversial interviews to hit the DOI site, this interview sparked much debate.

4. SSCW Crusier Combat this Friday- Will the show go on fire? What will happen next in Carmine Sabia land? Find out this Friday..

3. Tape Reviews Coming To The DOI- I know I keep promising them, but this time I’ll swear on beer that they will all get done!

2. Paul Heyman joins WWE Creative- Finally.

1. ROH/CZW Shows This Saturday- both promotions are pulling out all the stops as Mick Foley makes his ROH Debut and CZW has a PPV Taping.


MATCH OF THE WEEK
WXWF
Hardcore Match
Steve Blackman vs Sugaa
This was a solid match that had the crowd loud the entire time. Steve Blackman looked good in his return to wrestling. Sugaa put on a good performance in this bout.

Well that’s it for this week. Keep it here on the DOI site for all the good shit!

Let us know on the DOI message board or send us an email and tell us what you think about the rankings!

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey

BULLSMC@aol.com