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 JAPW's debut in Atlantic City. Since I rank what I see only, these rankings reflect NYWC's 10/8 event only.
TOP 10 SINGLES WRESTLERS
10. Kevin Steen- lost to Harry Smith in a decent match.
9. Xavier- lost to Frankie Kazarian on Saturday night.
8. El Generico- was eliminated second in the JAPW LHW title match.
7. EC Negro- defeated Beef Wellington in the opening match of JAPW on Saturday.
6. Archadia- went to the finals of the Best of The Light Heavyweights match at JAPW.
5. Frankie Kazarian- defeated Xavier in his JAPW return match.
4. Harry Smith- defeated Kevin Steen in a solid match at JAPW.
3. Azraiel- defeated three other wrestlers to retain the JAPW Light Heavyweight title.
2. Steve Corino- lost to Jay Lethal, in a dog collar match, in a bid to win the JAPW Heavyweight title.
1. Jay Lethal- defeated Steve Corino to retain the JAPW Heavyweight title.
TOP 5 TAG TEAM WRESTLERS
5. The OutCast Killahz- made their prescence known by joining EC Negro in recreating La Familia.
4. The SAT- competed in the TLC match at JAPW.
3. The Briscoe Brothers- competed in the TLC match at JAPW.
2. The Backseat Boyz- lost the JAPW Tag Team titles to Hart/Homicide, despite not getting pinned or submitting in the process.
1. Homicide/Teddy Hart- defeated three other tag teams in the JAPW Tag Team Title TLC 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. Tammy Sytch- had a fun time at JAPW reffing the womens match.
4. Alicia- lost in the JAPW womens tag team match, although she did win the WXW Elite 8 Womens tournament on Sunday.
3. Krissy Vaine- didn't have the best possible JAPW debut, but could make an impact on future shows.
2. April Hunter- pinned Krissy Vaine in the JAPW womens tag team match.
1. Talia- competed in the bikini contest at JAPW, then was part of the winning team in the JAPW womens tag team match.
TOP 5 INTANGIBLES
The intangibles will be used for the top 5 people/angles/interesting developments that occurred during the week.
5. Alicia wins the WXW Elite 8- too bad WXW decided to run this show in Pennsylvania against an Eagles home game, or else more than 60 people might've seen it. However, it is the biggest womens tournament in the indies, and winning this tournament is a big step in the career of Alicia.
4. October 29th- There are at least a dozen shows in the tri-state area. From PWU, NYWC, ROH, there's something going on if you want to get your wrestling fix.
3. Rhino Wins the TNA Title- From WWE jobber to TNA champion. Let the countdown to Jarrett's next reign begin.
2. Homicide/Teddy Hart Win the JAPW Tag Team Titles- Can these two stand each other enough to even defend the titles?
1. JAPW Successfully Debuts In Atlantic City- JAPW proved why they are one of the top indy promotions in America today with their event past Saturday. It should be interesting to see where they go from here.
