Hello everybody, and welcome back to another week of the WWE’s Men’s Power Rankings. With the WWE ready to give us another great year of wrestling, we can now start looking forward to the Royal Rumble this month. However, we had a huge swing on Friday Night Smackdown, which led to a new face on this list. That being said, let’s run through the list and get you caught up in some of the storylines. Have a great day, everyone, and may the slams be with you.
10. Logan Paul:
“The Maverick” Logan Paul makes his return to the list after being removed earlier in the year due to an injury. I know a lot of people will disagree with him being on the list; however, Paul is an amazing in-ring performer. From his high spots to his work on the mic, Paul shows why he’s not only a superstar but also a great wrestler.
9. Gunther:
Gunther may not be liked by many, but he sure didn’t mind coming out and rubbing his win over John Cena in everyone’s face. Adam Pierce asked him to be classy this time, but it was A.J. Styles who shut Gunther down. For now, Gunther stays at the ninth spot on this list.
8. Roman Reigns:
Roman Reigns has taken his normal leave, and at this time of the year, it shouldn’t surprise anyone. With the Royal Rumble in a few weeks, you can expect that Reigns will show up sooner rather than later. Later, not seeing him until the countdown strikes zero, and we hear his music hit as he walks to the ring for the Royal Rumble.
7. Drew McIntyre:
Drew McIntyre beat Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Friday Night SmackDown. Of course, there were shenanigans that led to this when Jacob Fatu attacked both McIntyre and Rhodes. Now that McIntyre’s relentless pressure has finally paid off, you can expect the WWE to be shaken up once the Royal Rumble starts.
6. Carmelo Hayes:
Carmelo Hayes continued the tradition of the U.S. Championship by defending it once again on SmackDown. This week, he had Shinsuke Nakamura to deal with, who is an amazing competitor. Hayes was able to hit Nakamura with the First 48, which led to him getting the one, two, three.
5. Dominik Mysterio:
Dominik Mysterio has continued his reign of terror with Judgment Day again, but for me, this still feels like it could be short-lived. Even with Liv Morgan coming back to inject some gusto into the group, I still feel that this is the final swan song and could erupt in everyone’s face if it leads to Mysterio losing his title.
4. Bron Breakker:
Bron Breakker and C.M. Punk had an amazing match on Monday Night RAW last week for the WWE Heavyweight Championship. Even though he lost, this could have possibly been Breakker’s best match ever as a superstar.
3. “Main Event” Jey Uso:
Jey Uso and his brother Jimmy Uso decided to do a promo on RAW last week, which was about their recent success since becoming the WWE Tag Team champions. During their promo, Stephanie Vaquer came out to join in on the fun but was quickly attacked by Raquel Rodriguez. Regardless, the Usos are ready for their next match. YEET!
2. Cody Rhodes:
Cody Rhodes lost his title to Drew McIntyre, who made out after Jacob Fatu attacked Rhodes, after Rhodes saved McIntyre, at first. This was a great way to get the belt off a champ who thought he was on good terms with Fatu. For Rhodes, this could be some well-deserved time off before trying to win the Royal Rumble again. I say that because I feel that could be the chase right now, as opposed to him just winning his belt back prior.
1. C.M. Punk:
C.M. Punk defeated Bron Breakker on RAW last week to retain his title. Going forward, I don’t see the Vision giving up so easily, but now that Breakker has lost, we can only hope that someone else emerges as the number one contender. Unfortunately, I don’t see that happening, but after Rhodes lost his title and Punk retained his, Punk is now the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the world.
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