Indy Power Rankings for the Week of August 26th, 2013: 1. Benjamin Kimera-The Rockstar Pro Champion claims his first #1 ranking after winning yet again,at the 8/21 Amped in Dayton, OH. He defeated Big Jim Hutchinson to continue his winning streak. That makes 4 straight victories/undefeated weeks for the champ along with a big surprise appearance at #1. 2. Eddie Kingston-The CHIKARA Grand Champion (maybe) wins two on the weekend as he travelled to AAW on August 23 rd and defeated Silas Young in a main event grudge match. He followed that up with a victory over Frightmare at Wrestling is Cool on August 25 th . “The War King” grabs his highest ranking in months and actually, literally,stole candy from a baby at Wrestling is Cool. 3. Ricky Reyes-“The Cuban Crippler” makes his first ever appearance in the Indy Power Rankings by winning the Eastern Pennsylvania Wrestling Entertainment Championship by beating 3 men in one night (EJ Risk, Kai Katana,& Will Ferrara) to win the tournament for the title. The next day,he said goodbye to CTWE by beating the repeat #1,Michael Elgin,to solidify his spot in this week’s rankings. 4. Michael Elgin-A bitter sweet week for Elgin as he gets what most would consider a very high ranking, but failed in his attempt to threepeat as #1. He defeated Knight Wagner at AAW on 8/23,and then followed that up with a victory in a 3 way over Alex Colon & Mat Fitchett that same night. He then went to CTWE and was upset by this week’s #3 Ricky Reyes to fall to 2-1 on the week. Has a chance to jump back into the #1 spot with a PWG Battle of Los Angeles Tournament victory this weekend. 5. Amasis-One half of the Osirian Portal gets into the Indy Power Rankings in singles by virtue of his successful Banana title defense at Wrestling is Fun vs. Oleg the Usurper. At Wrestling is Cool,he teamed with Ophidian to continue the Osirian Portal’s new found dominance vs. Mark Andrews & Pete Dunn from the UK. This is his highest ranking to date. 6. Luke Hawx-Hawx re-enters the Indy Power Rankings after some brief time off by defeating Matt Hardy on 8/24 in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls No DQ match for the WildKat Heavyweight Title. Returning to ROH for a double shot in a 2 weeks or so in a couple of big make or break matches. 7. Jack Thriller-“The Serial Killer” moves up yet again after a victory at Riot Pro vs. Justin Dillinger. In 2 weeks he’ll have a chance to shock the world at the IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational tournament as he takes on Christian York in the first round. 8. 3.0 (Scott Parker & Shane Matthews)-The former CHIKARA and current NSPW tag champs continued their success as a team as they defeated Los Ice Creams at Wrestling is Fun on 8/24. This is their second time being ranked in the Indy Power Rankings and more than likely not their last. 9. Reed Bentley-As we’ve said before,you can call him “Cut Throat” or you can call him “By God”,but once again he is in the Indy Power Rankings. This week he defeated Jordan Kage in a rematch at Evolution Pro Wrestling on 8/22 (after low blowing one of our writers,who was doing the ring announcing that evening) and then scored another win over Mallaki Matthews at Dream Wave Wrestling on 8/23. He failed to defeat Christian Rose on 8/24 as both men hit the ref ending the match in a No Contest at DWW on 8/24. He is still undefeated in EPW and DWW. 10. Matt Knicks-BIG week for Knicks as he makes his debut in the Indy Power Rankings after a 4-1 weekend. On 8/23 he defended the DWW Tag Team Titles (with partner Tyler Priegel) successfully vs. The Beck Family. From there he travelled to Mondo Lucha in Milwaukee,WI where on 8/24 he defeated Justin Dredd. On 8/25 at Mondo Lucha he beat Ovirload and Chris Castro. His only blemish was on 8/24 vs. Ariya Daivari. He is without a doubt a rising star right now. Look out for him as he continues to push to move up the rankings. Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity: reDragon (as a team), Jay Briscoe, Adam Thornstowe, Pieces of Hate (as a team), Brian Cage, Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Forever Hooligans, Flex Armstrong, Isys Ephex, BJ Whitmer, Biff Busick, Davey Richards Just missing out: Flash Flanagan-The OVW TV Champion has been on quite the roll lately. This week,at the 8/21 OVW TV Taping,he defeated TNA star Rob Terry to retain his title. He looks to become the third OVW TV Champion to reach the #1 spot in the near future. He also picked up a title win at NFW over the weekend. Christian Rose-Got back on the winning track with a victory over Chris Castro at DWW over the weekend. The former #1 then went to a No Contest with Reed Bentley on 8/24 at DWW when they both hit the ref. Drew Gulak-The CZW Heavyweight Champion got back on the winning track and back in the Indy Power Rankings by defeating The Estonian ThunderFrog at Wrestling is Cool on 8/25. Eddie Edwards-One half of the former #1 tag team in the Indy Power Rankings defeated a former 5 time #1 in Johnny Gargano at CTWE in an indy dream match. Rumor has it that a WWE try out this coming weekend could lead to a huge signing for “Die Hard.” Good luck to him! ACH-The AAW Heritage Champion picked up a huge win over the weekend as he defeated Kyle O’Reilly to continue his title reign. Matt Cage-A 1-1 weekend for last week’s #6 in the Indy Power Rankings didn’t get him in, but it was the controversial loss on 8/23 to Marshe Rockett that kept him in the mention category this week. He evened his weekend record with a win vs. J.J. Garrett at Dream Wave on 8/24.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:28:41 +0000
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