WWE Superstar Power Rankings for 9/28/2015
In the week after WWE Night of Champions 2015, the WWE Superstar Power Rankings have been shaken up a bit. And with WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 still almost a month away, there's sure to be plenty more movement in the rankings.
That's especially true this time around since on Saturday, live on the WWE Network, WWE will put on a special event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. That card will feature WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins challenging WWE United States champion John Cena for the United States title inside a steel cage.
Also, the Dudley Boyz will face WWE tag team champions the New Day for their titles. Chris Jericho will face WWE intercontinental champion Kevin Owens for the IC title. And of course, Brock Lesnar will appear in MSG for the first time in over a decade.
There are more matches, which will be detailed in later slides, but enough about the coming week.
This past week saw a lot of action and a lot of changes. Seth Rollins lost his No. 1 ranking and appears to have found a new opponent. Also, we found out Sting suffered a serious injury at Night of Champions, and he spoke at length with WWE.com about the situation.
Anyway, we'll get into the rest of this past week's action throughout the following slides. But beforehand, please read how these rankings are determined.
These rankings are not a popularity contest and are not designed to determine who has the best matches or the most ability. These rankings are strictly in-storyline power rankings.
All active Superstars and Divas on the WWE roster are considered, excluding talents who primarily or exclusively perform in NXT. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis, but any NXT Superstar deemed eligible for these rankings will remain on the Watch List until officially named a part of the WWE main roster.
Holding a championship, being a No. 1 contender or holding a Money in the Bank briefcase counts for much of a wrestler's ranking, and these honors are therefore the most heavily weighed components.
If a wrestler is deemed to be tied with another, holding a title will be the primary tiebreaker. However, holding a championship, being a No. 1 contender or holding the Money in the Bank briefcase in no way guarantees a spot in the top 10.
Wins and losses account for the bulk of the week-to-week movement and, after championships, are the most important components of the rankings. The quality and rank of a wrestler's opponents are considered in the week-to-week movement.
Getting the better of someone—such as beating someone down—also counts, though not nearly as much as wins and losses. Being over with the fans (i.e., getting a strong reaction) is not heavily weighted in the ranking decisions; it is effectively the last tiebreaker. Pay-per-view wins and losses take on added importance.
Only the top 10 wrestlers are ranked. Wrestlers on the Watch List were considered for top-10 status but were ultimately nixed. They are unranked, and their listing is in no particular order.
Generally speaking, these rankings do not break kayfabe. However, any major non-storyline information—serious injury, WWE Wellness Policy violations, suspensions, legitimate hirings, firings, contract information and "sabbaticals"—may be taken into consideration but only if WWE confirms or addresses it publicly.
WWE's non-televised domestic and international live events are not included in these rankings unless WWE incorporates them into television storylines or acknowledges them on WWE television. Also, nothing that could be explicitly considered a spoiler is included unless WWE acknowledges it as well.
In short, all WWE main-roster shows—televised or digitally distributed—as well as anything from WWE.com, the WWE App, the WWE Network and any WWE or Superstar accounts on social media that don't break kayfabe may be taken into consideration.
These may include but are not limited to WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, WWE Main Event, WWE Superstars, NXT, WWE pay-per-views and any storyline-driven content from the WWE Network.