WWE Superstar power rankings for this week (20-26 August 2018)

The Shield
The Hounds of Justice returned this week on RAW

What a week this has been for the WWE fans all over the world! If SummerSlam was not enough to entertain the fans, the fall out episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live lived up to the hype and pulled off the most appealing episodes in recent memory.

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We witnessed five title changes happen this week, and four of them occurred at SummerSlam and one at SmackDown Live. We almost saw a sixth title change when Braun Strowman tried to cash in his MITB contract on the new Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

The WWE took their game to a whole new level, and it's undeniable that they couldn't have done it without their amazing superstars. The WWE superstars stepped up to the challenge put in front of them and delivered big time by giving out memorable performances for the fans.

With that in mind, let's take a gander at the superstar power rankings from this week's WWE programming.


#5 Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins
The Shield Brothers share the fifth spot

Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam and became the new Intercontinental Champion, but he did not do it alone as his shield brother Dean Ambrose was in his corner during the match and ensured Drew McIntyre didn't rain on Rollins' parade again.

Ambrose made his return on the SummerSlam go-home show of Raw, and it's safe to say the nine months he missed turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The Lunatic Fringe never looked this better before, and he has developed the physique what Vince McMahon would say belongs to a prototype pro-wrestler.

Ambrose made sure Rollins walked out of SummerSlam with the Intercontinental Championship and also had a decent match with Dolph Ziggler the following night on Raw.

But that was not the only thing Rollins and Ambrose would do on this week's Raw as we witnessed a Shield reunion during the main event when they came out to save Roman Reigns from Braun Strowman.

Their charismatic presence alone has catapulted Rollins and Ambrose into the fifth place on this week's power rankings.

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#4 Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey
How long do you think she'd hold on to the title?

Ronda Rousey gets the fourth place on this list after making history at SummerSlam when she became the first woman to hold both the UFC and Raw Women's Championships. Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam and captured her first Raw Women's Championship.

WWE made sure Rousey looked very strong during her match at SummerSlam and had her squash Alexa Bliss in the same way Brock Lesnar squashed John Cena at SummerSlam 2014.

Stephanie McMahon hosted a coronation ceremony for Ronda Rousey on this week's Raw and tried to take credit for everything Rousey has done in the WWE so far and also tried to stir the other women against the new champion.

Rousey replied by putting Stephanie on the armbar and stood tall with the other babyfaces.

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#3 Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch sure makes a pretty good heel

Becky Lynch gets the third place on this rundown. After two weeks of teasing Becky Lynch turned heel at SummerSlam after she failed to capture the SmackDown Women's Championship.

Lynch faced Carmella and Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam for the SmackDown women's title but came up short after Flair pinned her to become a seven-time women's champion.

The Irish Lasskicker set Brooklyn on fire after she snapped and attacked Charlotte Flair for ruining her opportunity to win the championship. WWE teased Lynch's heel turn when Charlotte beat Carmella to get into the women's title match at SummerSlam making it a triple threat.

Lynch cut a good heel promo on this week's episode of SmackDown Live, and even though the fans refused to boo her, she did her role to perfection throughout the segment.

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#2 The New Day

The New Day
Clap your hands for the New SmackDown Tag Team Champions and feel the POWER!

The New Day failed to capture the SmackDown tag team championships from the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam after the match ended in a disqualification. But they got another shot at the titles at SmackDown Live in a no disqualifications match.

The New Day defeated the Bludgeon brothers in what was one of the best tag team matches in recent memory. Xavier Woods pinned Harper after driving him through a table and with that the New Day has become a five-time Tag Team Champions in the WWE.

With their win on this past Tuesday, the New Day has cemented their legacy as the most decorated tag teams in the current WWE roster, and that brings them to the second place on this week's power rankings.

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#1 Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns
And New!

Who else was it going to be? Vince McMahon emerged successful in completing his long-term plan of having Roman Reigns dethrone Brock Lesnar and become the new Universal Champion.

Reigns had several unsuccessful attempts in winning the Universal Championship ever since its inception in 2016 and got his hands on the title, at last, this past Sunday at SummerSlam.

Reigns conquered the Beast Incarnate after months of trying and walked out of the Barclays Center as the new Universal Champion ending Lesnar's 500+ day reign with the championship.

The following night on Raw the Big Dog put his title on the line against Finn Balor and ended up retaining the title at the main event.

He escaped a cash-in attempt by Braun Strowman after the Shield reunited to take out the "Monster Among Men" and closed the show on a high note.

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