{"id":7750,"date":"2017-09-15T12:50:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T16:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=7750"},"modified":"2017-09-15T16:47:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T20:47:54","slug":"world-world-champion-power-rankings-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/09\/15\/world-world-champion-power-rankings-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"World Champion Power Rankings: Male (September 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So we here at Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> have been doing a new series for the past few months called The Championship Report<\/a>. This new series is a listing of every major wrestling promotion around the world (from mainstream to indie) and their current champions. This is done at the beginning of each month to keep you up to date as to who’s wearing the gold and where. Since it’s creation in July of this year, it’s proved to be a popular series with the readers (thank you!) and has grown each month with the help of our readers. It follows in a tradition that wrestling magazines like The Wrestler or Pro Wrestling Illustrated used to do, in keeping fans updated on champions around the world.<\/p>\n

With that being said, we’re now launching a companion series called World Champion Power Rankings, which will rank all the current World Champions (one article for male, one for female). Criteria for each Champion will include length of reign and\u00a0quality of opponents, not necessarily the size of the promotion. So without further adieu, here’s the\u00a0first edition of World Champion Power Rankings for September.<\/p>\n

MALE WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

#1. Kazuchika Okada,<\/strong> New Japan, IWGP Heavyweight Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> June 19, 2016, from Tetsuya Naito, NJPW Dominion, Osaka, Japan
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 4th World Title, 448 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 7
\nTime Between Defenses: <\/strong>64 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Noamichi Marafuji, Kenny Omega (x2), Minoru Suzuki, Katsuyori Shibata, Bad Luck Fale, Cody Rhodes<\/p>\n

#2. Cody Rhodes<\/strong>, ROH, ROH World Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> June 23, 2017, from Christopher Daniels, ROH Best In The World, Lowell, MA, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 1st World Title, 84 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 5
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 17 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Christopher Daniels, Willie Mack, Michael Elgin, SANADA, Frankie Kazarian<\/p>\n

#3. Johnny Mundo (John Morrison),<\/strong> AAA, AAA Mega Champion, Lucha Underground Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> AAA: March 19, 2017, from Texano Jr., AAA Rey De Reyes, Monterrey, Mexico; LU: November 23, 2016, from Sexy Star, Lucha Underground TV
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a0AAA: 2nd\u00a0World Title, 180 days; LU: 1st World Title, 265 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> AAA: 3, LU: 4
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> AAA: 60 days; LU: 66 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> AAA: El Texano Jr. (x3), El Hijo del Fantasmo (x2); LU: Sexy Star, The Mack (x2), Rey Mysterio Jr.<\/p>\n

#4. Jinder Mahal<\/strong>, WWE, WWE Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> May 21, 2017, from Randy Orton, WWE Backlash, Chicago, IL, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 1st World Title, 117 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 4
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 29 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Randy Orton (x2), Baron Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura<\/p>\n

#5. Zack Sabre Jr<\/strong>., EVOLVE, EVOLVE Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> February 25, 2017, from Timothy Thatcher, EVOLVE 79, New York, NY, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a03rd World Title, 202 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:\u00a0<\/strong>8
\nTime Between Defenses:\u00a0<\/strong>25\u00a0days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> ACH, Mark Haskins, Lio Rush (x2), Ethan Page, Jaka, Timothy Thatcher, Fred Yehi<\/p>\n

#6. Joe Hendry<\/strong>, WCPW, WCPW World Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> April 30, 2017, from Martin Kirby, WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup Mexico Qualifiers, Coventry, UK
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 1st World Title, 138 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 7
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 20\u00a0days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Marty Kirby (x2), Rampage Brown, Jordan Devlin, Will Ospreay, Ricky Combat, Marty Scurll, Jack Swagger<\/p>\n

#7. Joe Coffey<\/strong>, ICW, ICW World Heavyweight Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> April 16, 2017, from Trent Seven, ICW BarraMania 3, Glasgow, UK
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a02nd World Title, 152 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 6
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 25 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Pete Dunne, Jack Jester (x2), Dave Mastiff, Jordan Devlin, Joe Hendry<\/p>\n

#8. Juan Francisco de Coronado<\/strong>, CHIKARA, CHIKARA Grand Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> April 1, 2017, from Ultra Mantis Black, CHIKARA Bad Wolf, Fern Park, FL, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a01st World Title, 167 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 4
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 42 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Oleg The Usurper, Obariyon, Missile Assault Man, Rory Gulak<\/p>\n

#9. Brock Lesnar<\/strong>, WWE, WWE Universal Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> April 2, 2017, from Goldberg, WrestleMania 33, Orlando, FL, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 5th World Title, 166 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 2
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 83 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Samoa Joe (x2), Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns<\/p>\n

#10. Marco Corleone (Mark Jindrak),<\/strong> CMLL, CMLL World Heavyweight Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> June 6, 2017, in a 10-man match for vacant title
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a01st World Title,\u00a0102 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 3
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> 34 days
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> El Terrible, Vangellys, Diamante Azul<\/p>\n

#11. Eli Drake<\/strong>, GFW, GFW Unified World Heavyweight Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> August 17, 2017, won 20-Man Gauntlet Match to win vacant title
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 1st World Title, 29 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 1
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> Matt Sydal<\/p>\n

#12. Travis Banks<\/strong>, PROGRESS, PROGRESS World Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> September 10, 2017, from Pete Dunne, Chapter 55: Chase The Sun, London, UK
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a01st World Title, 5 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 0
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n

#13. Eddie Edwards<\/strong>, Pro Wrestling NOAH, GHC Heavyweight Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> August 26, 2017, from Katsuhiko Nakajima, NOAH Summer Navigation Vol 2, Tokyo, Japan
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a03rd World Title, 20 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 0
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n

#14. Kento Miyahara<\/strong>, All-Japan, Triple Crown Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> August 27, 2017, from Shuji Ishikawa, AJPW 45th Anniversary, Tokyo, Japan
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a02nd World Title,\u00a019 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 0
\nTime Between Defenses:\u00a0<\/strong>n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n

#15. Drew McIntyre<\/strong>,\u00a0WWE, NXT Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> August 19, 2017, from Bobby Roode, NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III, Brooklyn, NY, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>:\u00a06th World Title,\u00a027 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 0
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n

#16. Chuck Taylor<\/strong>, PWG,\u00a0PWG World Champion<\/h3>\n

Won:<\/strong> July 7, 2017, from Zack Sabre Jr., PWG Pushin’ Forward Back, Reseda, CA, USA
\nCurrent Reign<\/strong>: 1st World Title, 70 days
\nTelevised Title Defenses:<\/strong> 0
\nTime Between Defenses:<\/strong> n\/a
\nTitle Defense Opponents:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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