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Welcome to another edition of POWER RANKINGS from Smark Out Moment! Each week, we will break down the current roster and examine who has gone up the WWE hierarchy and who has unfortunately taken a step down the ladder. Factoring in things such as wins and losses, suspensions, injuries, making a name for one's self, being humiliated, and more, who is at the top of the food chain and who needs to make up some ground next week?

Here is the key code for the rankings shorthand when referencing their position in relation to the previous week:




Roman Reigns did the double over Elias this week, squashing him in a matter of seconds at Money in the Bank before an extended and overbooked victory over The Drifter on SmackDown. This gives The Big Dog plenty of momentum in the build-up to the biggest test of his career - a feud with Shane McMahon.


For the first time in his illustrious career, Rey Mysterio captured the United States Championship over Samoa Joe at Money in the Bank. Sadly, he couldn't celebrate joining the pantheon of Grand Slam Champions for long before Joe beat him down and left him laying in front of Mysterio's son Dominic.


Another contender who failed to capture the Money in the Bank briefcase, Finn Balor wasn't even at SmackDown to attempt a rebound from that defeat. The Intercontinental Champion continues to feel less and less relevant by the week.


The SmackDown Tag Team Champions were upstaged by The Usos of Raw on the Money in the Bank Kickoff Show. Fortunately for Daniel Bryan & Erick Rowan, their belts weren't on the line, but it's not good to be defeated by another team just a week after becoming the champions.


The Beast is back, and now he's got a briefcase. With Sami Zayn taken out of the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match earlier in the show, Brock Lesnar arrived fashionably late to take out Ali, several cameramen and anyone else that dared stand in his way to capture the briefcase, meaning we can all look forward to another Lesnar world title run.


After weeks of being overshadowed by his fellow world champion Kofi Kingston, Seth Rollins stepped up at Money in the Bank, successfully defending the Universal Championship against AJ Styles in an excellent match. Rollins carried this momentum into Raw by teaming with Kingston to defeat Baron Corbin and Bobby Lashley.


With no appearance at Money in the Bank or the following night's Raw, The Viking Raiders take a tumble down the Power Rankings. Hopefully this isn't another experiment that Vince McMahon has lost interest in overnight.


Bayley rockets up the Power Rankings thanks to one monumental night. Bayley not only claimed the Money in the Bank briefcase, overcoming seven other superstars along the way, but then successfully cashed in later in the night to defeat Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship.


The shortlived reign of Becky 2 Belts ended at Money in the Bank. Although Lynch did overcome Lacey Evans to defend the Raw Women's Championship, Evans' distraction led to Lynch losing the SmackDown Women's Championship to Charlotte Flair. Still, The Man had a better week on TV, winning tag team matches on both Raw and SmackDown Live.


The incredible run of Kofi Kingston continues, as does his exceptional booking. First Kingston defended the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens at Money in the Bank. Then he pinned Baron Corbin in Raw's main event tag team match. Then, with Big E back in the fold to restore The New Day to maximum strength, Kingston overcame Sami Zayn. A post-match assault by Dolph Ziggler wasn't ideal, but it was another great week for Kofi.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Shane McMahon - Who were we to doubt the Best in the World? Shane McMahon defeated The Miz at Money in the Bank by escaping the steel cage they were in, now pivoting his star power into a feud with Roman Reigns.

The Undisputed Era - Seemingly unified once again, The Undisputed Era's resident tag team of Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish won in NXT's main event over the formidable pairing of Matt Riddle and NXT Champion Johnny Gargano.

Tony Nese - Although it came in front of a completely disinterested crowd at Money in the Bank, Tony Nese became the first Cruiserweight Champion to defend his title on a PPV main show for a long, long time when he defeated Ariya Daivari.

Ali - Although Ali couldn't capture the Money in the Bank briefcase he'd been rumored to win thanks to Brock Lesnar, he did get some compensation by defeating Andrade on SmackDown.

R-Truth - There's a new title in town, the 24/7 Championship. Out of the three champions that have already held the belt since its inception on Raw, R-Truth gets the honorable mention for managing to hold onto it for more than a few minutes.

Dropped from Last Week's Power Rankings

• Andrade
• AJ Styles
• Baron Corbin
• Nikki Cross

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