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 Wild Card II event.
These rankings reflect that show only, as I only rank what I see.
TOP 10 SINGLES WRESTLERS
10. Monty Brown- decimated EC Negro.
9. Grim Reefer- had a good showing in the JAPW Light Heavyweight Gauntlet match.
8. Xavier- got pinned by former WWE employee for a week, Frankie Kazarian.
7. Frankie Kazarian- defeated Xavier in the middle of the ring.
6. Trent Acid- had a decent outing against Monsta Mack.
5. Monsta Mack- defeated Trent Acid cleanly.
4. Azraiel- lost the JAPW Light Heavyweight championship, in a match where he had to defend it against 5 other men.
3. Jay Lethal- lost the JAPW Heavyweight title after a 7 month plus reign as champ.
2. Teddy Hart- won the JAPW Light Heavyweight championship, outlasting 5 other men.
1. Rhino- defeated Jay Lethal, to win the JAPW Heavyweight Championship.
TOP 5 TAG TEAM WRESTLERS
5. Bandido Jr./Jerk Jackson- did the "accommodation", if you will, to the Dead Presidents.
4. Dead Presidents- earned their first JAPW victory, during a World-Wide match.
3. The Outcast Killahz- had a solid match, in an attempt to win the JAPW Tag Team titles.
2. The Briscoe Brothers- had a good outing during the JAPW Tag Team title match.
1. The SAT- defended their JAPW Tag Team Championships against two other teams.
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. Only saw two girls this week, so...
4. The Lethal Sisters- worked the merchandise tables and concession stands.
3. K-Megan: showed La Familia support
2. Alicia- lost to Mercedes Martinez.
1. Mercedes Martinez- defeated Alicia via DQ.
TOP 5 INTANGIBLES
The intangibles will be used for the top 5 people/angles/interesting developments that occurred during the week.
5. PWU To Make Major Announcement- Stay tuned to the DOI on 1/14 to read all the latest PWU fall-out, as PWU returns on 1/14 in Philadelphia.
4. March 25th Looking To Be "Super Saturday"- Not only are UXW/ROH/NYWC all running shows within 15 miles of each other, JAPW will return to Rahway with a stacked show. To make matters more interesting, PW Elite runs on 3/24. There should be alot of great talent in town that weekend.
3. Rhino wins the JAPW Title- Rhino joins Homicide and Al Snow as the only men to hold the JAPW and UXW Heavyweight titles.
2. JAPW Draws 800 Fans- Definitely a huge step in the right direction.
1. The Fourth Annual DOI Year End Awards- Check them out on the main page today!
