Top 15 Singles Competitors 10/26
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1. Brock Lesnar - The Beast rises one to the top spot after an instant classic at Hell In A Cell. The best match of the rivalry with the Undertaker by far. Brock using the low blow proves The Beast Incarnate wants to win as much as he wants to bring the pain and that's bad news for anyone in his path.
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2. Seth Rollins - The architect stops Demon Kane at HIAC in convincing fashion and will face the newly crowned #1 contender
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3. Kevin Owens - KO with a big win at HIAC to move beyond Ryback and another win on Raw over an impressive but struggling Cesaro moves KO into the three spot.
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4. John Cena - The "champ" no more. Cena drops the United States Championship to a returning Alberto Del Rio and it wasn't even a contest. Word is Cena is set to fall further in the rankings as he takes time off.
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5. Roman Reigns - After an instant classic against Bray Wyatt in HIAC Reigns followed it up with a Raw win over Kofi Kingston and then wins the Fatal 4-way to become the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and a shot at former Shield brother Seth Rollins. A stunning 24-hours for Reigns.
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6. Alberto Del Rio - The Mexican superstar made a shocking return and did enough to take the United States Championship off John Cena at Hell In A Cell. The following night he secured a win over Neville but fell short in the #1 Contender Fatal 4-way despite looking impressive.
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7. Sheamus - The new trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett may have lost at HIAC but they redeemed themselves with a win on Raw over Ryback and The Dudley Boyz.
-2 8. Cesaro - The Swiss Superman may have picked up a win on the HIAC pre show but he failed to gain a spot in the #1 contender Fatal 4-way on Raw. While he controlled most of the Match he ultimately fell to Kevin Owens to continue a rough run of results despite strong showings. It may only be a matter of time until Cesaro breaks out.
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10. Bray Wyatt - While he lost at HIAC he put on a hell of a match with Reigns and he wasted little time moving on when the Wyatt Family attacked and abducted The Undertake rand the next night Kane.
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11. Dean Ambrose - Ambrose may be hurt as he didn't have a match at HIAC and again on Raw. He's going to continue to drop in the ranking as long as he's Roman Reigns personal cheerleader.
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12. Dolph Ziggler - A win in the HIAC pre-show and a ticket to the #1 contender Fatal 4-way still isn't enough to keep Ziggler from falling as Ziggler would lose to Roman Reigns.
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13. Wade Barrett - The new trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett may have lost at HIAC but they redeemed themselves with a win on Raw over Ryback and The Dudley Boyz.
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14. Kane - He lost and looked unremarkable at WWE HIAC. I really thought we would see more of a fight from The Demon Kane but it appears father time has caught up to even the Devils favorite Demon.
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15. Ryback - Another loss to Owens at HIAC and he followed that up with a loss with the Dudley Boyz vs Wade Barrett, Rusev and Sheamus. Perhaps he should join the Dudley Boyz as tonight was one of the few enjoyable matches he's had.
Top 15 Singles Competitors
1. John Cena - This one is controversial to say the least. Hated by most. The poster boy of the WWE machine. You can't deny the run he is on however. He's won every open challenge. He's beat WWE champ Seth Rollins on multiple occasions. He's built up the US Title but a break is on the horizon and there are some hungry competitors waiting to fill that void.
2. Brock Lesnar - He's the alpha male of WWE but Brock isn't wrestling often enough to maintain his status as the top dog. Brock's destruction of The Big Show helps but a scrambled and scattered rivalry with The Undertaker has done nothing to advance Lesnar's cause.
3. Seth Rollins - Any match with Rollins is usually match of the night. He's been on a lengthy losing streak up until this week and has now racked up two wins in a row heading into Hell In A Cell. Rollins reign has been very mediocre as far as results go but is losing the title to Kane good for business? Look for a Sheamus MITB cash in at Hell In a Cell to possibly shake up the rankings.
4. Kevin Owens - The Intercontinental Champion has an unshakable swagger and he will continue to back up his strong run when he dispatches Ryback at Hell In A Cell.
5. Cesaro - The King of Swing had an average month results wise but some strong performances are enough to keep him in the top five. Helping his cause was a strong showing against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins on Smackdown.
6. Sheamus - While Randy Orton has gotten the best of Money In the Bank winner Sheamus everyone else has struggled to stop the Celtic Warrior. He's been finding a way to win on a weekly basis and teaming up with Rusev and King Barrett will see that trend continue.
7. Rusev - The Bulgarian Brute may be in the dog house but he's free of the lingering love triangle story line at least until Lana returns. There may be repercussions for his engagement to the Ravishing Russian Lana but for now his spot in the top 10 is safe.
8. Dean Ambrose - The Lunatic Fringe can feature higher in the rankings but right now he's helping to keep a struggling story going between Roman Reigns and the Wyatt Family. Once it's over and Ambrose gets back to singles competition look for a title challenge on the horizon.
9. The Undertaker - I really struggled with this one. He's well past his prime and it shows but if a low blow evens the playing field then so be it as Taker got the win in his last appearance and that's what matters most. The Dead Man must win at Hell In A Cell or there won't be much momentum if any heading into what is almost a guarantee to be his final WrestleMania.
10. Roman Reigns - Barely holding a top 10 spot is Reigns. The rivalry with Bray Wyatt has lost it's zest. The introduction of Braun Strowman was a great shakeup at first but he's not even featuring in the match at Hell In A Cell. It's going to be tough to keep Reigns in the Top 10 regardless of the results if others step up.
11. Dolph Ziggler - Just when we thought the relationship drama was in the past Summer introduces NXT star Tyler Breeze who proceeds to flatten The Showoff. It's clear now Dolph will continue to simmer outside the top 10 and may even drop if Tyler Breeze's first run is a success.
12. Kane - The Demon is back but it's just not the same anymore. Kane had a strong showing during the lumberjack match and somehow became the number one contender without competing regularly. Look for an entertaining Hell In A Cell match that will result in a loss. With Corporate Kane retired the Demon will have one more run in competition before we possibly see him call it career.
13. Ryback - Squash matches against Bo Dallas impress nobody. Ryback seems to have gotten comfortable and when that happens you free fall into the lower mid-card. He man handles The Miz and Big Show for months and now he's just coasting into Hell In A Cell.
14. Randy Orton - Ever since his WWE World Heavyweight Title run he's been in mid-card limbo. Some wins against Sheamus And teaming with Ambrose and Rollins has done nothing but keep him on TV. Now with an injury when he's been the least relevant he has been in years it's bad timing and the top-15 waits for no one.
15. Big Show - He's been destroyed by Ryback and Brock Lesnar in the last few months so the only thing keeping him relevant is the fact he's 7'0 500 lbs and the WMD KO punch doesn't tickle. Big Show's saving grace is he has the size and strength factor that can become relevant on a weeks notice.
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