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1. Darby Allin (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Look, you can laugh at wrestling being behind the times or levy that it is inherently uncool, but honestly, most people who watch it are out of high school now. No one watches wrestling to be cool. No one ever watched wrestling to be cool outside of maybe a few months in 1998 when everyone loved Steve Austin kicking his boss' ass. Darby Allin flying down the ramp in a skateboard to beat the shit out of Chris Jericho isn't "cool," but it was cool to wrestling fans, cool to me, visually impressive and something not tried since probably the beginning of the '90s. And really, the Dynamic Dudes were an old guy's idea of what skaters were. Darby Allin was born in the halfpipe. Darby Allin IS the halfpipe. Authenticity is key, and Allin may be the most authentic wrestler going right now.
2. Maki Itoh (Last Week: 3) - Do you really think a typhoon could do any damage to Maki Itoh? You are a fool if you think so.
3. Orange Cassidy (Last Week: 8) - Pfft, so what if he got the biggest pop of the night Wednesday? Shhh, no big deal.
4. Eddie Kingston (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Kingston appeared on two of the three best shows this past week, Power and Uncharted Territory. Where will he show up this week? Will he backfist someone at NXT so hard that they become WWE employees? Will he destroy every team in the New Japan Super Junior Tag League until no one is left but he and Daryl Takahashi? WILL HE APPEAR AS A DISEMBODIED FLOATING HEAD AT CMLL IN ARENA PUEBLA TONIGHT? I guess one will have to stay woke to find out.
5. Jimmie Ward (Last Week: Not Ranked) - I don't wanna talk about the Eagles. The 49ers, however, proved that their defense is legit by stymieing the high-powered Los Angeles Rams thanks to some big pass break-ups by Ward, the sixth year safety out of Northern Illinois. Can the Niners run the table and be the shock of the NFC this year? Maybe! The Saints and Seahawks look tough, and the Niners have three games against those two teams, including a December 8 showdown in New Orleans that could decide who gets homefield in the NFC. The Niners are what the Bears were last year, only with a better QB. If the Eagles can't win the NFC, hey, let it be San Francisco that gets to try to slug New England in the mouth in the Super Bowl this year.
6. Riho (Last Week: 9) - Not content to show that she can be a high-accuracy joshi striker after a war with Nyla Rose, Riho proved that she can embody the spirit of Memphis in a sloppy, satisfying brawl where she teamed with Britt Baker, who is a dentist (did you know that?), against Emi Sakura and Bea Priestley. She really is the best wrestler in that company.
7. Holly the Bear (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Holly is this year's fattest bear in Katmai National Park and Preserve! This honor goes to the bear that can amass the most weight and thus have the most comfortable and healthiest hibernation of the winter. We here at The Wrestling Blog salute Holly, showing that you don't need to be romantically entangled to get things done. In fact, you probably SHOULDN'T be or at least be married for a long time before you can. Ah, I don't know. Everyone's different. But Holly's the best!
8. Kazuchika Okada (Last Week: Not Ranked) -
Sanada is my friends crying and ranting and im Okada who doesnt know what to do imain this situation but wanting to be there for friends pic.twitter.com/mNbVLQc5k0— shane (@blackhatrusso) October 14, 2019
9. Pad Thai (Last Week: Not Ranked) OFFICIAL HOLZERMAN HUNGERS SPONSORED ENTRY - Thai food is excellent in all shapes and forms, but there's nothing wrong with eating the starter dish every once in awhile. Sure, it's not as adventurous as the green curry but hey, it's a comfort food for a reason. Please note that if you're allergic to peanuts, pad thai is not for you, please don't go to the hospital because I told you a food was good, thanks.
10. Tony Schiavone (Last Week: 10) - Schiavone with two more shows under his belt, the pilot of Dark and the second episode of Dynamite, is rounding more and more into ring commentary shape. All I can say is... alright wrestle fans, that's all the time we have for the blog today. Tune in next week for the Best in the World Rankings!
