The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for December 16, 2019

Ward was the hero in the final moments of the Eagles/Slurs game
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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. Greg Ward, Jr. (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Ward caught the game-winning touchdown against the Landover Racial Slurs yesterday for the Eagles as the seventh wide receiver up this year. Ward was a quarterback in college who made the jump to receiver to get on a roster. Spending the year on the practice squad, he watched as the team lost various players at his position to injury or bad play before getting his shot, and he made the most of it as the only WR who caught a pass yesterday. It's not ideal, but if Ward continues to make tough plays, maybe the Eagles will be okay.

2. Maki Itoh (Last Week: 2) - She's learning so, so, SO much.

3. Orange Cassidy (Last Week: 3) - Pfft, what's the big deal anyway?

4. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake (Last Week: Not Ranked) OFFICIAL HOLZERMAN HUNGERS SPONSORED ENTRY - I had some great cake yesterday for no particular reason at all, and man, chocolate peanut butter is an undefeated combination. I bet it would taste good on a pizza.

5. Juice Robinson (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Robinson and his buddy David Finlay won New Japan's grueling World Tag League, the last major stumbling block before WrestleKingdom. Robinson has come a long way since being a braided hippie in NXT. I expect big things for him.

6. Joel Embiid (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Embiid heard people talking shit about him, so what did he do? He put up 38 points and 13 rebounds in the Sixers' win over the Celtics in Boston. It was the first time the Celts lost at home in large part because The Process ate them for lunch.

7. Death Yama-San (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Eh, no particular reason other than she has the best aesthetic.

8. Jungle Boy (Last Week: 7) - He geared up for his big match against Chris Jericho this week by pinning Jericho with Marko Stunt counting three on Dynamite this past week. Will that predict future success? I don't know, but I sure hope so!

9. Jeremy Corbyn (Last Week: Not Ranked) - So Labour lost big in the big general election in the United Kingdom, and Corbyn had to resign his position as leader. Those circumstances are unfortunate, but Corbyn was up against a monster in Brexit and a campaign of disinformation that ultimately sunk him. It's hard to find good in his campaign or the loss, but he showed some kind of backbone bringing a message of hope to one of the most influential nations in the world. His cause was one to believe in. I hope that it doesn't get lost just because it lost in this instance.

10. Tony Schiavone (Last Week: 10 - You know what my favorite part of the Christmas season is, wrestling fans? Well, it used to be Starrcade, but since that's now reduced to a WWE house show, my favorite part is... well look at the time. We're out this week, wrestling fans! Tune in next week again for the Best in the World Rankings!