Welcome back to the weekly Get More Sports WWE Power Rankings, where we rank the top 25 WWE Superstars based on their impact, performance, and momentum. This week features an incredible “I Quit” Match on 205 Live, a surprising debut, and a NXT Tag Team Championship match between The Authors of Pain and Heavy Machinery.
- The Miz (+5)
During his time on SmackDown Live, The Miz knew how to use his advantages to keep himself as the Intercontinental Champion. On Raw, this is no different. The Miz continues to come out on top, but this time, it is thanks to the Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) who helped him fend off Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. - Cedric Alexander (+17)
While 205 Live is normally overlooked, this week was all about Cedric Alexander. On Raw, Alexander won a tag team match alongside Akira Tozawa (and against Neville), then on the next night, he dominated Noam Dar in an “I Quit” Match that showed show brutal he can become. - Bray Wyatt (+11)
Another thing that is overlooked: Bray Wyatt. Wyatt defeated Seth Rollins at Great Balls of Fire, then in the main event of Raw, he defeated the Architect yet again. - The Authors of Pain (-)
For the first time in their NXT careers, The Authors of Pain defended their NXT Tag Team Championships against a team that outweighed them. Heavy Machinery brought their A-game, but it wasn’t enough to topple the undefeated team of Akam and Rezar, who successfully retained the gold. - AJ Styles (+0)
Since he captured the United States Championship, AJ Styles decided to bring back the US Open Challenge. The man to answer his challenge was John Cena, but the match would never start because they were attacked by Kevin Owens and Rusev. In the main event, Styles teamed up with Cena to defeat Owens and Rusev. - Sasha Banks (+2)
Although she was not involved in the finish this week, Sasha Banks picked up an important tag team victory this week. Banks teamed up with her best friend, Bayley, to defeat the dominant Nia Jax and the Raw Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss. - Rich Swann (+14)
This week, Rich Swann finally got back to having great singles matches with just about anybody. In a brutal affair, Swann defeated unknown wrestler Mario Connors so badly that it made TJP feel insecure enough to cheaply one-up him. - John Cena (+8)
In his returning match, John Cena teamed up with AJ Styles to defeat Kevin Owens and Rusev on his way to facing Rusev in a Flag Match at Battleground. - Bayley (-)
While Sasha Banks may not have been involved in the tag team match finish, Bayley was. Bayley managed to pin the Alexa Bliss, getting her close to another shot at the Raw Women’s Championship. - Samoa Joe (-8)
While he did not compete in a match this week, Samoa Joe managed to convince Raw General Manager Kurt Angle to put him in a #1 Contender’s match against Roman Reigns for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship. - Roman Reigns (-8)
Just like Samoa Joe, Roman Reigns used his victory over the Undertaker as reason enough to get another potential opportunity at the Universal Championship at SummerSlam. - Goldust (-)
After weeks of promos back and forth, R-Truth and Goldust finally had an official match. Goldust promised to finish what the “Shattered Truth” started, and he did just that by soundly defeating his former partner. - Vanessa Borne (-)
The Mae Young Classic is coming up on August 28, so any bit of news is exciting. This week on NXT, there was a qualifying match for the highly anticipated tournament, which saw Vanessa Borne as the victor. Before the tournament starts, Borne is already making headlines. - Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (-)
No matter how it happens, scoring a victory over the Hardy Boyz is important. Thanks to interference from the Revival, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Matt and Jeff Hardy and got closer to a chance at challenging Sheamus and Cesaro for the Raw Tag Team Championships. - The New Day (-3)
While building momentum to their SmackDown Tag Team Championship match against the Usos at Battleground, The New Day gained an edge this week when Xavier Woods picked up a victory over Jey Uso. - Jinder Mahal (-)
Before he defends the WWE Championship against Randy Orton in the Punjabi Prison, Jinder Mahal returned to action to defeat Tye Dillinger, who can never seem to catch a break. - Tamina (-)
In a tag team match alongside Natalya, Tamina defeated Charlotte and Becky Lynch, two of WWE’s top female Superstars. Tamina took advantage of Charlotte focusing on the wrong woman to hit her with a superkick and to pin the former four-time Raw Women’s Champion. - Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe (+4)
After defeating Kassius Ohno and Hideo Itami last week, Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe continue to keep themselves relevant when they attacked Drew McIntyre in the parking lot. - Johnny Gargano (-)
At NXT TakeOver: Chicago, Johnny Gargano was assaulted by his then partner Tommaso Ciampa. After weeks of recovering, Gargano finally returned to NXT to address the fans and look towards the future. - Mike & Maria Kanellis (-)
In a backstage confrontation with Sami Zayn, Mike Kanellis got angry at the Underdog from the Underground and his hit over the head with a flower vase. - Akira Tozawa (-)
After the tag team victory on Raw alongside Cedric Alexander, Akira Tozawa picked up a second consecutive victory on 205 Live over Ariya Daivari when he was attacked from behind by Neville. - TJP (-)
Although it was pretty unfair, TJP technically did “prove” that he was better than Rich Swann by defeating Mario Connors in a much faster time than Swann did. - Aleister Black (-)
Continuing his streak of dominant victories, Aleister Black picked up a win over the debuting Bobby Fish. - Bobby Fish (-)
Speaking of Bobby Fish, his debut on NXT was completely unannounced. The incredibly accomplished tag team wrestler made his first appearance in NXT this week but failed to succeed in singles competition. - Finn Balor (-8)
In kind of an unnecessary match against Elias Samson, Finn Balor did what everyone expected him to when he picked up the victory.
- New to the Rankings This Week: Bobby Fish, Aleister Black, TJP, Akira Tozawa, Mike & Maria Kanellis, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Johnny Gargano, Tamina, Jinder Mahal, Vanessa Borne, Goldust, Bayley, The Authors of Pain
- Kicked off the Rankings: Heath Slater, The Usos, R-Truth, Enzo Amore, Aiden English, Naomi, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Sheamus & Cesaro, Bobby Roode, Big Cass, Braun Strowman, Neville
