Top WWE Superstars & Jobbers: 2017 Week 45

The WWE took a trip across the pond this week as we’re getting ever so closer to next week’s Survivor Series and NXT TakeOver. The UK talent were showcased a whole lot, but because they continue to be inconsistent with their existence they won’t appear in this article.

Top Raw Superstars

#SuperstarW-L-DPrevPeak
1Braun Strowman18-9-2(+1)1
2Finn Bálor17-8-1(-1)1
3Seth Rollins20-15-132
4Jason Jordan19-14-044
5Matt Hardy15-12-0(+4)2
6Samoa Joe12-9-2(+1)6
7Brock Lesnar4-1-0(-1)5
8Dean Ambrose17-15-2(-3)3
9Elias14-12-0(-3)3
10Kane2-1-0108


Braun Strowman retook the top position due to Kane’s interference in his match with The Miz. The other big move upward is Matt Hardy, who continues to just do things on Main Event since they have nothing for him on Raw without his brother.

Top SmackDown Superstars

#SuperstarW-L-DPrevPeak
1Shinsuke Nakamura15-7-011
2Bobby Roode11-3-022
3AJ Styles22-15-232
4Randy Orton19-12-141
5Shelton Benjamin6-0-0(+2)5
6Jimmy Uso15-10-0(-1)3
7Kofi Kingston11-6-0(+2)3
8Jey Uso14-10-0(-2)5
9Chad Gable13-9-110 (+1)9
10Jinder Mahal18-15-0(-2)3


Wins by Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable, and Kofi Kingston on SmackDown each give them a nice boost up this week. But the biggest story sits at the bottom spot as Jinder Mahal finally lost the WWE Championship to AJ Styles. Hopefully this sticks for a while.

Top Cruiserweights

#SuperstarW-L-DPrevPeak
1Akira Tozawa29-8-111
2Rich Swann28-10-022
3Cedric Alexander29-12-033
4Mustafa Ali26-17-044
5Jack Gallagher22-18-051
6Kalisto17-13-166
7Gran Metalik15-12-076
8TJP20-23-084
9The Brian Kendrick16-20-092
10Lince Dorado10-16-01010


205 Live was all about the UK division, so they didn’t have much to work with this week.

Top NXT Superstars

#SuperstarW-L-DPrevPeak
1Aleister Black11-0-011
2Drew McIntyre8-0-122
3Rezar8-1-231
4The Velveteen Dream7-0-0(+1)4
5Akam8-2-2(-1)1
6Otis Dozovic7-2-0(+3)6
7Tucker Knight7-2-010 (+3)7
8Alexander Wolfe6-1-3(-2)5
9Andrade “Cien” Almas9-5-0(-2)7
10Killian Dain6-2-2(-2)4


Heavy Machinery continue to be one of the best things going on NXT, and a fun win this week propelled them up thee spots. Meanwhile The Velveteen Dream remains undefeated as he heads toward a TakeOver match with another undefeated superstar in Aleister Black.

Top Female Superstars

#SuperstarBrandW-L-DPrevPeak
1AsukaRAW11-0-111
2Sasha BanksRAW24-15-021
3Ember MoonNXT8-4-133
4BayleyRAW17-14-0(+4)3
5CarmellaSD12-9-251
6Nikki CrossNXT7-4-266
7Sonya DevilleNXT4-1-174
8Nia JaxRAW19-17-0(-4)4
9NaomiSD12-10-191
10Peyton RoyceNXT8-6-1108


They only thing going on this week was Bayley and Nia Jax swapping places after their tag match on Raw. Not too exciting.

Top Jobbers

#SuperstarBrandW-L-DPrev
1Curt HawkinsRAW0-26-01
2Noam DarRAW9-33-02
3Tony NeseRAW14-37-03
4Ariya DaivariRAW11-33-14
5Drew GulakRAW9-28-05
6Dolph ZigglerSD6-18-16
7Bo DallasRAW4-14-0
8The MizRAW10-20-3
9KonnorSD1-10-0(-2)
10ViktorSD1-10-0(-2)


Fallen off from last week: Luke Harper (9), Primo Colon (10)

The Miz and one-half of his Miztourage re-emerge on the jobber list after having Braun Strowman problems. The Ascension however still hang on at the bottom spots.