The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for January 27, 2020

Gianna Bryant, with father Kobe, was only 13 when she left this earth
Photo Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA Today

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. Gianna Bryant (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Life is unfair. One moment, you're with your father at a basketball game, caught on camera because he, one of the most cerebral and tenacious players ever, was breaking down what was happening in real time to you, and the next, you're crashing in a helicopter, headed to a far too early grave. Gianna Bryant should have had the world, but instead, the weather made her helicopter malfunction and crash, killing her, her father, and several other people on board. Bryant wasn't going to revolutionize women's basketball, but she sure as hell was primed to finally have the attention brought to it that it deserved. And in an instant, she was gone. Life is unfair. Too unfair. Rest in peace.

2. Daniel Bryan (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Although I wished he'd have rejected WWE's contract offer and made his way out in the world at-large, Bryan is doing what he loves in a place that against all odds respects him. So while he's not able to go to New Japan and work insane matches in the G1, he can still prove he's the greatest ever and elevate schlubs like Bray Wyatt far above anywhere they'd be otherwise. You gotta respect it.

3. Maki Itoh (Last Week: 7) - NO MAKI, DON'T LEARN THAT TERM.

4. Fletcher Cox (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Does the Pro Bowl count for anything? Not really, but here at The Wrestling Blog, we take ANY big lad touchdown seriously.

5. Marko Stunt (Last Week: Not Ranked) - I don't use the term "drip" that often, mainly because it's a term that I just found out about last month, but Stunt's backwards hat/mirror shades/kids' life vest combo on the Jericho Cruise was the very definition of it. Fuck anyone who shits on him for being small. He's stylish.

6. Bun (Last Week: Not Ranked) OFFICIAL HOLZERMAN HUNGERS SPONSORED ENTRY - Everyone loves pho, but bun is another great option on a Vietnamese menu. A grilled meat on a bed of vermicelli noodles topped with cilantro, crispy shallots, and vegetables? Sign me up.

7. Orange Cassidy (Last Week: 6) - Pfft, what, me?

8. Thunder Rosa (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Rosa defeated Allysin Kay to win the NWA Women's Championship this past Friday. She's worked her tail off to become one of the hottest names in wrestling despite not signing with any big company after Lucha Underground closed. She's someone to watch.

9. Gritty (Last Week: Not Ranked) - Gritty, the Flyers mascot who has become a symbol on the left for some reason, was accused of punching a 13-year-old child. I'm going to take this opportunity to say GRITTY INNOCENTE.

10. Tony Schiavone (Last Week: 10) - Well wrestling fans, All Elite Wrestling is back on dry land, so you can put the Dramamine away and enjoy the spoils of land like... well wrestling fans, that's all the time we have this week. Tune in next week for The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL best in the world rankings!