Friday, January 13, 2012

Friday Night Power Rankings Week 2

Raw
1. Kane - Last Week 3 - The Kane/Cena feud dominated Raw.  Kane not only got the best of John Cena twice, but he also put a big-time choke slam on Zack Ryder.  The monster has returned as Kane has gotten the best of Cena in every exchange so far.
2. John Cena - Last Week 2 - Still the main man on Raw and the WWE, no doubt about that.  With ratings sliding, it appears that the powers that be are putting the ball back in Cena's court.  Will this feud with Kane lead to a Heel turn in time for WrestleMania?  Only time will tell.
3. CM Punk - Last Week 5 Punk broke out of his slump with a win against Jack Swagger.  Things continue to get interesting with he and Johnny Ace.  Hopefully this min-feud with Ziggler doesn't get pushed to the wayside in-favor of the Boss/Employee feud.  Punk v Ziggler at the Royal Rumble has Match of the Year potential.
4. Zack Ryder - Last Week 6 - Even without a match Ryder was a focal point of Raw.  Somehow he has been drug into the Kane/Cena feud.  His budding romance with Eve also continued this past Monday.  It appears the Zack will be out of action at least one week while selling the Kane segment.
5. Chris Jericho - Last Week 1 - Another week without words from Jericho.  However this week he did leave crying.  I do like seeing the layers develop in this version of the Jericho character.  Personally I still think this bit is working, but this week did not have as much impact as last week.
6. Dolph Ziggler - Last Week 3 - Ziggler continues his ascent to main event status.  This week he got to tangle with Cena.  I wish however he would have got back in the ring and at least have picked up a count out win.  WWE sort of dropped the ball on this one as all the focus was on Kane/Cena.
7. Brodus Clay - Last Week NR - Did anyone see that coming?  I can answer that.....HELL NO! Big Brodus made a surprising return on Monday.  Not that him returning was surprising, but just the way he did it.  Not only did he defeated Hawkins on Monday night, the Funkasauras defeated Tyson Kidd on Smackdown in about 25 seconds.
8. Jack Swagger - Last Week 7 - It appears that Swagger is inline for the next shot at the US Title.  This week he lost to CM Punk.  The loss is controversial because I honestly believe the ref botched it.  At first I thought it was part of the story, but re-watch the match on youtube and tell me what you think.  You can hear the referee say that he screwed up.
9. Ricardo Rodriguez - Last Week NR - He made the list simply because his calling out of R-Truth was hilarious.
10. The Miz - Last Week 9 - Not much out of the Miz this week.  He ran around in fear of R-Truth and LIttle Jimmy.  How bad is it when you have to have RR do your dirty work for you?

Smackdown
1. Daniel Bryan - Last Week 1 - Bryan held on to the title once again.  We are also still seeing the development of his character.  I am not completely sold on it yet, but I am willing to give it time.
2. Big Show - Last Week 2 - Show is doing some of the best work of his career IMO.  He may have had a shot at the WHC if he did run into Miss AJ.  At this point everyone knows that Bryan can not beat Show straight up.  The only chance show has to get a clean win is inside of Hell in a Cell.
3. Cody Rhodes - Last Week 3 - Cody said he plans on pulling an "Ultimate Warrior" and holding both belts at the same time.  That very well could be possible.  He has held the IC belt for 5 months and I do not see anyone taking it off of him right now.  There is no one else in the Mid-Card scene on Smackdown capable of it at this point.
4. Sheamus - Last Week 6 - Sheamus is building momentum for the Royal Rumble.  He looks to be one of the favorites heading in, however I do not believe he wins.  Next week he has a big match-up with Wade Barrett.  In the words of JR...That one should be a slobberknocker.
5. Wade Barrett - Last Week 5 - I wish Barrett would have had a match this week to continue his Barrett Barrage.  However he did come out and talk some crap about Sheamus.  This little mini-storyline should lead to some good stuff heading into the Rumble.
6. Mark Henry - Last Week 4 - With no match, Henry still managed to keep himself in the WHC picture with his opening segment with Bryan.  A 3 way dance as RR is on the horizon.
7. Hunico - Last Week 7 - I am glad they are putting him on TV every week.  He can put on some good matches.  Putting him into a program with Dibiase will only help out both of them.
8. Drew McIntyre - Last Week NR - Something is brewing for Drew.  He is finally getting TV time on a weekly basis.  We all know they are not going to be firing him as the storyline portrays.  I am interested to see where this is heading.
9 Ted Dibiase - Last Week NR - Picked up a win vs Drew and has a budding feud with Hunico.
10. Justin Gabriel - Last Week NR - He and Slater actually put on a pretty good match.  Hope he continues to get the TV time.  I honestly would not mind him getting a big push and challenged Cody for the IC title.  Plus he may have the best finished on Smackdown.

IMPACT
1. Robert Roode - Last Week 1 - Slowly becoming one of the best heels in the business.  Roode is becoming the go to man in TNA.
2. James Storm - Last Week 5 - The New #1 contender.  Had a pair of good bouts with Kurt Angle this week.
3. Jeff Hardy - Last Week 4 - The biggest draw that TNA has.  I look for him to somehow be put into the title match with Storm and Roode.  I look for Hardy to be the next TNA Heavyweight Champ.
4. Bully Ray - Last Week 3 - After a brutal loss to Abyss on Sunday.  Bully Ray made his presence known as he helped keep Hardy from winning the strap.
5. Kurt Angle - Last Week 2 - After losing to Storm on Thursday, I look for Angle to take more time off to focus on the Olympics.
6. Matt Morgan - Last Week NR - Morgan and Crimson won a pair of matches this week.  A budding feud with Joe and Magnus is on the horizon.
7. Crimson - Last Week NR - See write up for Matt Morgan.
8. Samoa Joe - Last Week 8 - Making a run for the tag titles.  Put a severe beat down on the champs this past Thursday.
9. Magnus - Last Week 9 - See write up for Samoa Joe.
10. Abyss - Last Week 6 - Picked up a big win vs Bully Ray on Sunday.  However the disappearance and absence from Thursday hurt him in my mind.  I know if is most likely part of the plan, but it did not work for me.

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