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 weekend I checked out AWA and CSWF. Both promotions are on the rise and are having notable quality shows. Who would make the cut this week? Find out below.
TOP 10 SINGLES WRESTLERS
10. Mana The Polynesian Warrior- defeated Jai Kronik at AWA, and was the last person eliminated in a battle royal at CSWF.
9. Bison Bravado- let out his animalistic behavior at AWA at the expense of Dan De Man.
8. Danny Demanto- defeated Mo Sexxy in an impressive AWA match-up.
7. Frankie Kazarian- defeated Chris Candido this past Saturday night.
6. Chris Candido- went down to Frankie Kazarian at CSWF.
5. Slyck Wagner Brown- defended his CSWF Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match.
4. Elix Skipper- was involved in a triple threat match at CSWF.
3. Christopher Daniels- got pinned by Slyck Wagner Brown at CSWF in a bid to win the CSWF Championship this past Saturday.
2. Ron Killings- had a good match with Jeff Jarrett at CSWF.
1. Jeff Jarrett- defended his NWA TNA Heavyweight Championship against Ron Killings at CSWF.
TOP 5 TAG TEAM WRESTLERS
5. Jay Lethal/Envy- lost to Negro/Azraiel this past Friday night.
4. EC Negro/Azraiel- defeated the NBC at AWA.
3. All Money Is Legal- won the AWA Tag Team Championships against Corvis Fear.
2. America's Most Wanted- lost their CSWF Tag Team titles in an impressive match at CSWF.
1. The Solution- defeated America's Most Wanted and won the CSWF Tag Team Championships.
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. Jazz- popped out of nowhere at CSWF and let everyone know that "The Bytch" was back.
4. Krystal Synn- picked up a pinfall against the AWA Womens Champion, Alicia, at AWA.
3. Alicia- looked strong in defeat, in a tag loss at AWA.
2. Cindy Rogers- was pinned by Tracy Brooks this past Saturday, and lost in a tag team match at AWA.
1. Tracy Brooks- defeated Cindy Rogers at CSWF.
TOP 5 INTANGIBLES
The intangibles will be used for the top 5 people/angles/interesting developments that occurred during the week.
5. Chris Idol jerks Peter Van Orton off in the ring- Segments like these don't help the stereotype of the normal wrestling fan.
4. IEW/PAP Wrestling Debuts this Saturday Night- If JAPW isn't enough for you on Saturday, IEW, or what many are calling PAPW, debuts this Saturday night featuring Pinkie/Maff III, Deranged/Helter Skelter and other quality indy bouts.
3. JAPW TV Taping This Saturday Afternoon- Look for more details on this show during the week. JAPW will be taping several shows in Lake Hiawatha, NJ in preparation for their internet broadcasts.
2. Jeff Jarrett defends the NWA TNA Heavyweight Championship Cleanly- A big win for the champ, as he pinned Ron Killings at CSWF this past Saturday night.
1. CZW Has a Blow-Away Show- Four title changes, The Ultra-Violent Underground title and some strong undercard matches equaled one of the best CZW shows in the past year. It should be interesting to see how the state athletic commission reacts to CZW's innovative idea of doing hardcore matches backstage.
