WWE Power Rankings of the week, 8th August 2016

#2 Randy Orton

Viper was put over by Heyman

Like Lesnar, Randy Orton was someone that was lucky enough to be on both SmackDown Live! and Monday Night Raw. While Orton himself was a great presence on both the shows, it was Paul Heyman that actually did the magic for Orton. Heyman underlined how vicious and unpredictable Orton is and this resulted in a huge pop for The Viper when he showed up on Raw.

Later on SmackDown, Orton renewed his battle lines with Lesnar and is slowly turning into a compelling character in the WWE roster. If WWE lets him be strong for the coming weeks, the Lesnar vs. Orton match at SummerSlam is bound to attract more eyeballs.