Monday, July 15, 2019

The Wrestling Blog's OFFICIAL Best in the World Rankings for July 15, 2019

WHAT A GOOD BOY
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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. Officer Magnum (Last Week: 2) - Not only is Officer Magnum a GOOD GOOD BOY, he also should be a shoo-in for the Observer Awards Best on Interviews.

2. Megan Rapinoe (Last Week: 1) - Rapinoe posted a video saying she "deserves this," which whether it be the bottle of alcohol or the Women's World Cup trophy, she totally does. And yet she still gets stodgy conservative morons up in arms with her behavior, same as the rest of the team. Man, these super alpha males who call trans people who want to use the bathroom in peace "snowflakes" who can't handle society sure get really, really defensive and fill their diapers up full when a group of women or in the case of the Golden State Warriors black men decide they don't wanna associate with the big wet President. I wonder why that is.

3. Nyla Rose (Last Week: 6) - Rose had a good take on Britt Baker's reach to the wrong corner for a tag, which she sadly deleted, that said Baker should've been an optometrist instead of a dentist. It was great because, one, because she's a heel and Baker isn't, and two, because it was totally fitting in Baker's character. Obviously, she didn't know about the concussion Baker suffered, but hey, it was in the moment. Of course, it didn't set well with at least one wrestler, but shockingly, it wasn't Bubba Ray Dudley. Chelsea Green called her out, which is funny because Rose could break Green like she was a twig. Also, Green is finding it difficult to break into even NXT's women's division, while Rose is going to be one of the centerpieces of AEW's (hopefully). Sounds like jealousy, actually.

4. Hirooki Goto (Last Week: Not Ranked) - He's undoubtedly been the dude the first full weekend of G1 action, partially because of his rip-ass match against Jay White, but mostly because he figured out that the dome of his skull is the hardest part of the body, the head's apron if you will.

5. Novak Djokovic (Last Week: Not Ranked) - The Superb Serb won his 16th tennis major championship by defeating Roger Federer in the Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada of tennis matches in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic will go home, ice up his arm, and probably look for a place to put his trophy. I'm pretty sure he's running out of room, no matter how big his house is.

6. Pizzeria Quesadilla (Last Week: Not Ranked) OFFICIAL HOLZERMAN HUNGERS SPONSORED ENTRY - Look, it's not authentic. The pizzeria up the street from my house uses janky tortillas and puts mozzarella and Swiss cheeses in it. It is an abomination before Fray Tormenta and El Santo. It is not Mexican food, and ordering it as much as I have has probably gotten me on a culinary watchlist. But I'll be goddamned if it is not one of the tastiest trash foods I've ever eaten in my life. When I want to be cheesed up, I get the pizzeria quesadilla and ignore the crowds at my door demanding I go authentic.

7. Tomohiro Ishii (Last Week: 3) - Look, when he hoisted up Jeff Cobb for that brainbuster, my soul left my body. Also, I want his t-shirt.

8. Sonny Kiss (Last Week: Not Ranked) - It's one thing to coordinate with the football team the wrestling promotion's funding owns to have their cheerleaders come out for your entrance, but it's a whole other thing when you choreograph their routine and outdance them. It's time to have a dialogue about how Kiss is about to take the wrestling industry by its horns, guys.

9. Orange Cassidy (Last Week: 8) - He's so popular he's got NXT guys coming to check his shit out.

10. Otis Dozovic (Last Week: 10) -