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As we passed another hurdle in the road to WrestleMania the Power Rankings published by WWE.com and every Saturday saw its fair share of dips and rises.
On top of the food chain, the storyline involving Daniel Bryan seemed to be the most confusing one this week while the turmoil among the shield also kept the fans on the edge of their seats.
Fans who wanted to see CM Punk return on Raw was disappointed to say the least but was treated with a title change and some interesting progression to Batista’s character. Meanwhile, John Cena looks destined to follow the buzzards and end up on the creepy side of the town.
Real Americans were showing clear signs of a split up. Big Show also found himself in the headlines of the week with an impressive return. With so much developments taking place through the week, let’s take a look at how all these affected the Power Rankings.
25- Natalya (Previous Rank-Nil)
Natalya
The girl from Hart family showed once again that why she is considered as one of the best women technicians in the business after picking up a tag team win over AJ Lee and Tamina in SmackDown. Making AJ Lee tap out to the trade mark sharpshooter gets Natalya into the Power Rankings.
24- Emma (Previous Rank-25)
Emma
Emma continued her roll in the main roster after picking up a mixed tag team win alongside Santino Marella. She also managed to improve her stand in the power ranking by one place which is an extremely rare feat for a diva.
23- Titus O’Neil (Previous Rank- Nil)
Titus O’Neil
Titus O’Neil gets back into the power rankings thanks to a win against Zack Ryder on Superstars. His feud with Darren Young seems concluded now which leaves Titus with a need on something new if he is to stay in the hunt here.
22- Rybaxel (Previous Rank-19)
Rybaxel
Another disappointing week for Ryback and Curtis Axel as the team fell for consecutive losses. With the new champions crowned in their division, Rybaxel clearly got off on the wrong foot with a three place drop in the Power rankings.
21- The Miz (Previous Rank-21)
The Miz
There wasn’t much in it for Miz this week inside the ring, however, the awesome one kept himself busy in the WWE app. Taking some time off after his marriage, Miz should consider getting back in the ring in order to keep his place in the rankings.
20- Dolph Ziggler (Previous Rank-20)
Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler had a balanced week this time around after picking up a win and lose apiece. The show off is at least getting some good ring time before WrestleMania which will make it easy for the creative to give him a storyline.
19- Christian (Previous Rank-22)
Christian
A win in SmackDown and getting one over Sheamus on Raw get Christian his top 20 spot back. Captain Charisma looks to be heading for a WrestleMania bout with the Celtic Warrior which is proving to be a great decision after his recent heel turn.
18- The Real Americans (Previous Rank- 17)
The Real Americans
The team is proving to be more and more dysfunctional as weeks pass and it has started to show in their rankings as well. Zeb Colter’s men who enjoyed a great week before Elimination Chamber drops further and is now facing the risk of being knocked out of the top 25.
17- Brie Bella (Previous Rank-18)
Brie Bella
Bella enjoyed a tag team win at Raw and sees herself climb one spot as a result of that. The company is starting to give the Bella twins their push thanks to the new season of Total Divas and Brie is taking full advantage of the opportunity she’s getting.
16- Rhodes Brothers (Previous Rank-15)
Rhodes Brothers
Cody Rhodes and Goldust didn’t have much to do this week as they were left on the sidelines. They will be trying to get back in the scene soon however, as the teams are scrambling to establish themselves as early contenders for the new champions.
15- AJ Lee (Previous Rank-14)
AJ Lee
AJ didn’t look pretty tapping out to Natalya’s sharp shooter on SmackDown and that tag loss costs her one spot in the rankings. But AJ still stays on the top of the division as the longest reining Divas Champion.
14- Alberto Del Rio (Previous Rank-13)
Alberto Del Rio
Del Rio is slipping down the ladder after his loss to Batista on Elimination Chamber. the Mexican took two more losses this week to make things worse and still stands without a credible feud heading into WrestleMania.
13- The New Age Outlaws (Previous Rank- 11)
The New Age Outlaws
The degenerates from the Attitude Era dropped their title this week to the Usos. Rodd Dogg and Billy Gunn still have a rematch clause in their pocket to keep in contention so it’s too early to count out the NAOs from the title race.
12- Big Show (Previous Rank- 16)
Big Show
The largest athlete in the world made a grant return to action by main eventing SmackDown. He also won the match against Batista and Kane with the help of Daniel Bryan and the giant proves that he is ready to head for WrestleMania.
11- Sheamus (Previous Rank-12)
Sheamus
The Celtic Warrior got back to back wins this week despite being taken out by Christian’s cheap attack. The wins pushed Sheamus one spot in the ranking and he now knocks on the door of top ten.
10- The Undertaker (Previous Rank-9)
The Undertaker
After his big return last week, Take was nowhere to be seen this time around even after some great taunting by Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar. His absence cost him one spot in the rankings.
9- Brock Lesnar (Previous Ranking-10)
Brock Lesnar
Lesnar flourished in the absence of Undertaker this week and took out Mark Henry in typical Lesnar style. The Beast will be trying to keep the momentum going till WrestleMania as he is poised to break the streak.
8-Shield (Previous Rank-5)
Shield
The hounds of justice fell for Wyatt Family again this week after Seth Rollins walked out on his teammates. All the three members are showing signs of an eventual split-up and the losses against Wyatt Family have been a initiation.
7- Big E (Previous Rank- 8)
Big E
Big E got a couple of wins this week after he crossed the path of a dysfunctional Real Americans. The WWE seems to be injecting some sort of momentum back into Big E as he prepares for his big WrestleMania moment.
6- John Cena (Previous Rank-6)
John Cena
The Cenation leader came out this week to a hot Chicago crowd and tried to calm them by praising the town. However, he was soon overshadowed thanks to some brilliance from Bray Wyatt who just stole the show.
Cena looked inferior this time and with the prospect of a feud between the two will work well for Cena as time passes.
5- Batista (Previous rank- 4)
Batista
Though the animal has a date with Randy Orton at WrestleMania, he was seen more involved with Daniel Bryan and the authority this week.
He is now a heel officially which sky rockets the possibility of seeing Bryan being included in the WrestleMania main event for the title. a no contest match in Raw and a tag loss at SmackDown summarizes his week, but what took the centre stage was his turn in character.
4- The Usos (Previous Rank-7)
The Usos
Rikishi’s sons take a big jump this week after finally getting their hands on the tag team gold. Usos then followed up with a win over Rybaxel in SmackDown and the new champions are set to fly high at WrestleMania.
Usos finally cracked into the top five of the Power Rankings as well and will be looking to cement their spot here in the coming weeks.
3- Daniel Bryan (Previous Rank-3)
Daniel Bryan
Tangles between Bryan and the authority seems to be going for a culmination at WrestleMania after the flying goat was laid out by Triple H and his henchman.
Locking horns with Batista and coming out on top of in both Raw and SmackDown helped Bryan to get more over with the fans. It would just be a matter of time before Bryan gets his hands on what he deserves.
2- Randy Orton (Previous Rank-1)
Randy Orton
The WWE world heavyweight champion got himself knocked out of the top spot after remaining idle for the second week in a row. His only involvement this week came in the form of an interference in the match between Batista and Daniel Bryan.
Writers need to get him back in the ring soon as we are shifting gears on the road to WrestleMania.
1- Wyatt Family (Previous Rank- 2)
Wyatt Family
Wyatt Family tops the Power Rankings this week after getting another big win over the Hounds of Justice on Raw. Being entangled with a high profile feud against John Cena also gave the Wyatts limelight this week.
Without much of a big surprise, Wyatt Family heads into WrestleMania as the most dominating stable in the company and looks certain to put on a classic show.
