The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for October 21, 2019

That ball's outta here.
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Welcome to a feature I like to call "Best in the World" rankings. They're not traditional power rankings per se, but they're rankings to see who is really the best in the world, a term bandied about like it's bottled water or something else really common. They're rankings decided by me, and don't you dare call them arbitrary lest I smack the taste out of your mouth. Without further ado, here's this week's list:

1. Jose Altuve (Last Week: Not Ranked) - The Astros are going back to the World Series thanks to a walk-off homer from the diminutive but talented second baseman in Game Six of the American League Championship Series. The Astros will look for their second title in three years facing the upstart Washington Nationals, who made their first World Series in franchise history, whether in DC or Montreal. It's a shame the Nats still aren't the Expos, because this World Series could've been a match between the 'Spos and 'Stros, baby.

2. Darby Allin (Last Week: 1) - Allin may have faltered in his attempt to win the AEW Championship from Chris Jericho, but man, he looked impressive in defeat. He's only 22, and he has such a grasp of the moment. He's gonna be huge someday and someday soon.

3. Lamar Jackson (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Do not say to me the words "Philadelphia Eagles." Anyway, Jackson was titanic in the Ravens' road victory over the Seahawks in one of the toughest places to play in the league. He won with his arm and with his legs, and he's on pace to break Michael Vick's rushing record for a QB. Jackson is so likable and talented that he's singlehandedly changed my opinion on the Ravens franchise.

4. El Hijo del Vikingo (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Vikingo won the Pena Cup at Heroes Inmortales this past weekend, a said-to-be great performance on a show that ended in nonsense. AAA went back to the silly well after a satisfying TripleMania. Still, Vikingo has a lot of eyes on him to come up north and play in the indies. He'd fit well.

5. Maki Itoh (Last Week: 2) - She won the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling International Princess Championship this past weekend, but who is surprised by that wrestling acumen? NOT ME.

6. Otis Dozovic (Last Week: Not Ranked) - MY BIG BOY DID BIG BOY SUPLEXES YEAHHHHHHHHHH

7. Orange Cassidy (Last Week: 3) - You know, if Orange Cassidy were out there, the Best Friends would've beaten SCU. It's just science. Or whatever.

8. Riho (Last Week: 6) - Riho got a really good workout Wednesday carrying around all that dead weight in the ring in a public workout. It was entertaining enough that I could look past the questionable decision to put such a display of... wait, that was a match against a REAL PERSON? Man, she really is good.

9. Peasant Bread (Last Week: Not Ranked) OFFICIAL HOLZERMAN HUNGERS SPONSORED ENTRY - My family and I sampled this fried dough at the PA Renaissance Faire this past weekend, and let me tell you, it is some good shit. You could probably make it on your own too. In fact, several cultures have adopted the process of frying their bread, most notably the Native Americans. If it's so widespread, you know it's good stuff.

10. Tony Schiavone (Last Week: 10) - Wrestling fans, can Dynamite continue the strong run of live shows this week? I guess we'll find out when... and that's all the time we have this week, tune in next time for The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings!