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 PWU's 1 Year Anniversary show, which took place this past Saturday night. Since I rank what I see only, these rankings reflect PWU's 9/17 event only.
TOP 10 SINGLES WRESTLERS
10. KJ Hellfire- showed potential in his loss to Aramis.
9. Aramis- defeated KJ Hellfire in the PWU student match.
8. Archadia- lost to Devon Moore despite having Mark'd at ringside with him.
7. Devon Moore- defeated Archadia and put him through a table at PWU.
6. Nick Berk- got cut up in the main event at PWU.
5. 2 Tuff Tony- debuted in PWU, and got bloodied up in PWU's street fight.
4. Mad Man Pondo- administered alot of pain this past Saturday night.
3. Johnny Kashmere- part of the winning side during PWU's street fight main event.
2. Bison Bravado- delivered a beating and took a nasty table spot in the main event of PWU.
1. Trent Acid- picked up a big win in the 6-man tag team street fight at PWU.
TOP 5 TAG TEAM WRESTLERS
5. Quiet Storm/Javi-Air- lost to Red/Fuego at PWU.
4. Amazing Red/Angel Del Fuego- picked up a tag team victory at PWU.
3. AMIL- took the pinfall in the great three way tag dance at PWU.
2. The SAT- had a great match at PWU.
1. The Briscoe Brothers- won the PWU Tag Team titles by defeating the SAT & AMIL.
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. Diamond Vixxen- managed a manager at PWU.
4. Annie Social- managed Nick Berk at PWU.
3. Luscious Lily- ring announced at PWU.
2. Cindy Rogers- lost her PWU Womens title to Sumie Sakai.
1. Sumie Sakai- won the PWU Womens title from Cindy Rogers.
TOP 5 INTANGIBLES
The intangibles will be used for the top 5 people/angles/interesting developments that occurred during the week.
5. PWU Celebrates Their 1 Year Anniversary- By today's indy wrestling standards, existing for one year is a huge feat these days. PWU has faced alot of adversity this year and has had alot of naysayers, but have never broken down and kept a good thing going. Here's to year 2.
4. American Dragon Wins the ROH World Heavyweight Title- It's amazing how many times the ROH Title has switched hands this year after Samoa Joe's 20 month plus title reign. Hopefully Dragon can bring stability back to the once stable and prestigious championship.
3. UXW Returns This Saturday Night- After a 4 month lay off, UXW returns to Long Island. It should be an interesting night for the promotion. For more, visit USAProWrestling.net
2. K & S WrestleFest This Saturday- A big wrestling convention takes place this Saturday in Long Island, making this Saturday a big wrestling day for Long Island fans, when you add in the fact that UXW will be holding a show only 10 minutes away at night. For more on the convention, check out the DOI main page.
1. DOI Set To Release More Shoot Interviews- After the success of our Ref Hanson Shoot Interview, The DOI is filming several new shoot interviews. Stay tuned to the DOI For more, as we are working on a brand new concept with one of indy wrestling's hottest stars.
