ESPN's WWE Power Rankings (Jan. 14, 2013)

[Arrow]

I absolutely loved seeing this last week, and from the reception it doesn't seem like I'm alone, so I figured that we could check out the ESPN rankings for this week too.

10) Mick Foley (Last Week: N/A)
9) The Shield (Last Week: 5)
8) The Miz (Last Week: N/A)
7) Antonio Cesaro (Last Week: 6)
6) Ryback (Last Week: 3)
5) John Cena (Last Week: 8)
4) Alberto del Rio (Last Week: N/A)
3) Dolph Ziggler (Last Week: 4)
2) The Rock (Last Week: 2)
1) CM Punk (Last Week: 1)

I generally agree with this, except for Miz's inclusion. Personally, I've found the Miz absolutely unbearable for a few weeks now. I'm also curious as to why Ryback fell three spots.

[Richard]

Wait, how did Ziggler rise? He lost even with interference.

[Arrow]

I could be wrong, but I don't believe the criteria is what happens in kayfabe, but more who the most impressive people were. Which is why Ziggler rose, even despite losing. Ryback was #3 last week when he lost to Punk, got destroyed by Shield, and yet is #6 this week when he got some revenge on Shield.

And yes, they're after Raw.

[Richard]

Jan 15, 2013 16:38:40 GMT -5 Arrow said:

I could be wrong, but I don't believe the criteria is what happens in kayfabe, but more who the most impressive people were. Which is why Ziggler rose, even despite losing. Ryback was #3 last week when he lost to Punk, got destroyed by Shield, and yet is #6 this week when he got some revenge on Shield.

And yes, they're after Raw.

Oh okay, that makes sense. Thanks.

[AdamAFL was sooooo wrong]

Jan 15, 2013 16:27:58 GMT -5 Arrow said:

I generally agree with this, except for Miz's inclusion. Personally, I've found the Miz absolutely unbearable for a few weeks now. I'm also curious as to why Ryback fell three spots.

I think Ryback probably fell a few places because this week he only got in a brawl with The Shield whereas last week he had a very good TLC match against Punk.