Top WWE Superstars & Jobbers: 2018 Week 20
Money in the Bank is four weeks away, and it’s starting to set in that we’re back to giant gaps between big events. Fortunately that weekend also will feature NXT TakeOver, so NXT is moving along in their storylines at a good pace to prep for that show.
Top Raw Superstars
# | Superstar | W-L-D | Prev | Peak |
1 | Braun Strowman | 17-5-0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Matt Hardy | 12-4-0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Seth Rollins | 14-7-0 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Akam | 7-2-1 | 4 | 4 |
5 | Rezar | 7-2-1 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Bray Wyatt | 9-5-0 | 8 (+1) | 6 |
7 | Drew McIntyre | 4-0-0 | – | 7 |
8 | Brock Lesnar | 3-0-0 | 10 (+1) | 6 |
9 | Bobby Roode | 11-9-0 | – | 9 |
10 | Dash Wilder | 11-9-0 | 6 (-4) | 1 |
Fallen off from last week: Scott Dawson (7), Bobby Lashley (9)
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler are on a tear on Raw, but Dolph is still digging himself out of a hole from his time on SmackDown so he did not join his partner on the list this week. Bobby Roode also returned to the list after winning his qualifying match for Money in the Bank.
Top SmackDown Superstars
# | Superstar | W-L-D | Prev | Peak |
1 | Harper | 10-0-0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 10-2-3 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Rowan | 8-1-0 | 3 | 2 |
4 | AJ Styles | 11-6-4 | 4 | 2 |
5 | Jeff Hardy | 6-1-0 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Daniel Bryan | 3-2-1 | 6 | 6 |
7 | Andrade “Cien” Almas | 3-2-0 | 10 (+3) | 7 |
8 | Alexander Wolfe | 2-1-0 | 7 (-1) | 7 |
9 | Karl Anderson | 8-8-0 | 8 (-1) | 6 |
10 | Jimmy Uso | 5-5-1 | 9 (-1) | 9 |
Andrade “Cien” Almas finally debuted this week and won his squash match. While it wasn’t all that impressive, it was enough to get him started on his climb up the SmackDown rankings.
Top Cruiserweights
# | Superstar | W-L-D | Prev | Peak |
1 | Cedric Alexander | 17-0-0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Gran Metalik | 16-2-1 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Lince Dorado | 11-2-2 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Kalisto | 12-6-0 | 4 | 2 |
5 | Mustafa Ali | 9-5-0 | 6 (+1) | 4 |
6 | Buddy Murphy | 5-1-0 | 5 (-1) | 5 |
7 | Hideo Itami | 4-3-2 | 7 | 5 |
8 | Mark Andrews | 3-2-0 | 8 | 6 |
9 | Akira Tozawa | 6-6-1 | 9 | 2 |
10 | The Brian Kendrick | 2-2-0 | 10 | 9 |
Buddy Muphy and Mustafa Ali swapped back after Murphy didn’t make the trip to London this week apparently. It was a weird week since half of 205 Live were UK talent.
Top NXT Superstars
# | Superstar | W-L-D | Prev | Peak |
1 | Pete Dunne | 6-1-1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Aleister Black | 4-1-0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Lars Sullivan | 3-1-1 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Nick Miller | 3-1-0 | 5 (+1) | 4 |
5 | Shane Thorne | 3-1-0 | 6 (+1) | 5 |
6 | Hanson | 2-0-0 | 7 (+1) | 6 |
7 | Kona Reeves | 2-0-0 | 10 (+3) | 7 |
8 | Rowe | 2-0-0 | 8 | 8 |
9 | Velveteen Dream | 3-2-1 | 9 | 1 |
10 | Kyle O’Reilly | 3-2-0 | 4 (-6) | 4 |
The Undisputed ERA lost in the main event and the one member of the group on the list dropped a staggering six spots. This gave space for the bottom half of the list to move up, with Kona Reeves getting three spots after another win. He still sucks though.
Top Female Superstars
# | Superstar | Brand | W-L-D | Prev | Peak |
1 | Asuka | SD | 18-2-0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Charlotte Flair | SD | 10-6-0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Bianca Belair | NXT | 4-1-0 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Shayna Baszler | NXT | 4-1-0 | 4 | 2 |
5 | Ember Moon | RAW | 6-4-0 | 7 (+2) | 5 |
6 | Nikki Cross | NXT | 2-0-0 | 5 (-1) | 4 |
7 | Ronda Rousey | RAW | 1-0-0 | 8 (+1) | 7 |
8 | Ruby Riott | RAW | 7-7-0 | 6 (-2) | 6 |
9 | Kairi Sane | NXT | 3-3-0 | – | 9 |
10 | Dakota Kai | NXT | 2-2-0 | – | 10 |
Fallen off from last week: Bayley (9), Sarah Logan (10)
Bayley finally fell off he list after another loss on Raw this week, while Sarah Logan also fell off when her crew The Riott Squad picked up a loss. Ronda Rousey moved up on the week they announced her second week, while two NXT ladies move onto the list to fill the new gaps.
Top Jobbers
# | Superstar | Brand | W-L-D | Prev |
1 | Ariya Daivari | RAW | 0-17-0 | 1 |
2 | Tony Nese | RAW | 2-17-0 | 2 |
3 | Curt Hawkins | RAW | 0-13-0 | 4 (+1) |
4 | Rhyno | RAW | 1-14-1 | 7 (+3) |
5 | Kevin Owens | RAW | 2-15-2 | 6 (+1) |
6 | Apollo Crews | RAW | 4-17-1 | 8 (+2) |
7 | Bo Dallas | RAW | 1-13-0 | 3 (-4) |
8 | Curtis Axel | RAW | 1-13-0 | 5 (-3) |
9 | Heath Slater | RAW | 2-13-1 | 9 |
10 | Sami Zayn | RAW | 3-14-2 | 10 |
Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel debuted their new name as The B-Team… and they actually won! Granted it was against Breezango, but it was still a huge moment as it was their first wins of 2018 and moved them down the list. Meanwhile Kevin Owens keeps climbing despite going 50-50 on his two matches on Raw.