Monday’s RAW was pretty good, and the SmackDown that followed wasn’t bad either. The crowds were hot, the matches were good, and aside from a bad segment or two, it was a pretty good post SummerSlam week. Let’s breakdown the shows a little further though, and rank individual performers based on their impact, positioning on the card, and overall momentum moving forward.

Also, if you haven’t had a chance to read our top 5 huge takeaways from Raw, you can check it out here.

25. Carmella - SmackDown

When Carmella mounted Nikki Bella during her apparent heel turn this week on Smackdown, it looked as if she was pretending to imitate Brock Lesnar’s beatdown of Randy Orton at SummerSlam. The segment would have been so much more convincing if the camera wasn’t showing Carmella pulling her punches against the former Women’s Champion. In either case, a good heel Carmella could balance out Smackdown’s women’s division nicely.

24. The Usos - SmackDown

Nothing out of the ordinary here, The Usos win their Tag Team Title tournament match without any problems, defeating The Ascension for about the billionth time. It’s hard to figure out why WWE doesn’t let these guys act like themselves on WWE programming, when they are extremely entertaining on Xavier Woods’ YouTube channel Up Up Down Down. We’ll see if they can improve their ranking next week.

23. Finn Balor - RAW

It stands to reason that Finn would be higher on this list, but seeing as how he was forced to relinquish his newly won Universal Title, there is no way he can be ranked anywhere near the top 15. Unfortunately this is probably the last time we will see The Demon King on RAW for a while, but his match at SummerSlam, along with his ovation Monday, easily gives him a spot on here this week.

22. Rusev - RAW

Sure Rusev is the United States Champion, but he hasn’t carried himself as one for the past week. While it’s refreshing to see a WWE wrestler sell an injury, Rusev is supposed to be a monster heel, so the crying on the floor felt a bit over the top. Still, the Bulgarian Brute’s disinterest in continuing the match with Big Cass was a classic heel move, and for that we applaud him.

21. Braun Strowman - RAW

Nothing new here. Braun comes out, wrecks people, looks dominant, and leaves. This has been the same pattern that WWE has used for the past few weeks to establish the former Wyatt Family member as an absolute monster. While Strowman has looked good in these squash matches, the question becomes, how long until this act becomes stale? Eventually Braun is going to have to face someone of importance, and when that happens will fans still be as interested?

20. Sami Zayn - RAW

Although he lost to Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn put on an incredibly entertaining match during RAW. The “injury” to his ankle didn’t seem to cause him to miss a step, as Zayn was still able to finish the match with a front flip over the top rope onto the floor. Word has emerged that the whole ankle injury was an angle for a match. In that case, Zayn did an amazing job selling it.

19. Dolph Ziggler - SmackDown

Poor Dolph Ziggler. The guy put on a heck of a match with AJ Styles on SmackDown, a match that was hands down better than his bout with Dean Ambrose at SummerSlam. Sadly with the loss he suffered last night, Ziggler will most likely wander aimlessly in the mid-card. Unless WWE is planning to have the former World Champion run interference on the Ambrose/Styles feud, he will most likely sink deeper into the power ranking every week.

18. Becky Lynch - SmackDown

The Lass Kicker doesn’t really have the best talent around her on Smackdown, as most of the great female wrestlers have moved to RAW. With that being said, Becky Lynch made the best of her short match with Alexis Bliss last night, and overall had a very good match. Really not much more to say but that, and at this point it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that Lynch will be the inaugural Smackdown Women’s Champion.

17. The New Day - RAW

Big E looked great Monday night against Karl Anderson. The returning strong man really has honed his in-ring charisma since partnering with Kofi and Xavier, and may be setting himself up for a singles run in the future. Overall the team looked good, with all the usual antics of a New Day match, along with a win for Big E.

16. Bayley - RAW

Holy wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man, Bayley may have received the biggest pop of the night in her RAW debut. The NXT alum showed pretty good poise against the Women’s Champion Charlotte on RAW, and had an okay match. Let’s hope that wrestling against Charlotte will bring out more aggression from Bayley, which is something she will need on the main roster.

15. Chris Jericho - RAW

This is without a doubt the best heel run that Chris Jericho has had since JeriShow was running the tag team division. Even though he lost his match Monday night against Roman Reigns, Jericho remains one of the highlights of RAW. This fresh group of talent has probably been the biggest morale booster for the 20 year veteran, as his work has looked great in the past few months.

14. Gallows and Anderson - RAW

These guys are great. Despite losing their Tag Team Title match to The New Day at SummerSlam, and Anderson losing a singles match on RAW, The Club have redeemed themselves. Their destruction of The Dudley Boyz was just a slight indication of the physicality that they possess. Hopefully the angle with a veteran team with the Dudleyz will reestablish some credibility for the duo.

13. Big Cass (RAW)

Big Cass has no chance in the hunt for the Universal Championship during this stage of his career, and that’s okay. The big man is showing his charisma in ways that was unthinkable a year ago, and also looked pretty smooth in the ring. His jump into the main event next week is an early indicator that his future is bright.

12. Heath Slater (Undrafted)

Heath Slater is like the little engine that could, in the way that he is getting great screen time all over SmackDown and RAW lately. The “undrafted free agent” actually got promo time with Shane McMahon, Arn Anderson, Rhyno, The Miz, and even got the crowd to boo Daniel Bryan. All this while leveraging “We want Slater” chants on RAW to his advantage, through his social media this week. Things may finally be looking up for the One Man Band.

11. American Alpha - SmackDown

Sometime their babyface antics can be a little too much to handle, but there is no doubting the pure athletic ability of Jordan and Gable. The way that Jordan was launching Fandango around with belly-to-belly suplexes, can only be described as epic. The duo has secured a spot in the second round of the Tag Team Title tournament for SmackDown, and have shown that they can go with the best of them. As a side note, it would be nice to see these guys turn heel at some point, as their showing off antics can easily portray them as obnoxious.

10. Neville - RAW

Was it just the camera angles, or did Neville looked absolutely jacked on RAW? Not just jacked either, but really, really good. The 450 splash off the apron was perfectly landed on Kevin Owens, and the baseball slide into an interfering Jericho looked nice and stiff. Even with the loss, Neville’s stock has to be rising on RAW.

9. Randy Orton - SmackDown

For anyone who knows someone who thinks wrestling is fake, maybe you should show them Randy Orton getting destroyed by Brock Lesnar’s elbows at SummerSlam. All things considered, the loss doesn’t hurt Orton too much, as Brock is a beast who beats everyone. The SmackDown promo with Bray Wyatt puts Orton back into familiar territory, with an opponent who he can actually beat. Let’s see where this goes.

8. Dean Ambrose - SmackDown

Another “meh” week for Dean Ambrose’s “meh” WWE Title reign. Despite his win at SummerSlam, Ambrose is losing steam with his crowd reaction, and his stint as a guest commentator didn’t help on SmackDown; his commentary consisted of him rambling for long periods of time. Hopefully with an AJ Styles feud on the horizon, he will be inspired to do some of his best work. If that doesn’t work, maybe they should bring back his big blue cowboy hat.

7. The Miz - SmackDown

So besides ignoring Heath Slater last night, Miz didn’t have any real time on the card during last night’s SmackDown. The Intercontinental Champion did however get into a verbal confrontation with Daniel Bryan during the Talking Smack post show. After being called a coward by Bryan, Miz fired back with not only one of the best promos of his career, but one of the best rants since CM Punk’s infamous “Pipebomb” promo nearly five years ago. Who knows what this will lead to, but the IWC is buzzing heavily over this possible shoot promo.

6. Kevin Owens (RAW)

Why doesn’t Kevin Owens have a title around his waist? Arguably the most talented natural heel on the RAW roster, Owens has been great since the brand split doing great tag team work with Chris Jericho. His win on RAW is just another indicator that he deserves to be higher on the card, and should be trash talking everyone…all the time.

5. Roman Reigns - RAW

Whether you like him or not, Roman Reigns is still a main event player in the WWE. While not as crisp as others on this ranking, his match charisma is through the roof, and his reversal of the Code Breaker into a sit down powerbomb was pretty great near the end of the match. Jericho obviously made Reigns look better on Monday night, and it has elevated him higher on this power ranking.

4. Charlotte - RAW

More than anything else, Charlotte carries herself as a champion. That was evident during her SummerSlam match, and Monday night during her third hour opening promo. Charlotte is becoming increasingly more comfortable on the microphone, and that ability is truly the only thing she lacks currently. Even having a small heater like Dana Brooke only adds to the growing heel ability of the current Women’s Champion.

3. Seth Rollins - RAW

His match on RAW wasn’t his best, but Seth Rollins is truly one of the best wrestlers in the world right now. His match at SummerSlam proved he could work stiff and dynamic at the same time, and with Balor’s injury his time may be now. Rollins is a likely favorite to be the second Universal Champion, and it’s hard to argue that he doesn’t deserve it.

2. Brock Lesnar - RAW

It’s hard to deny that Brock Lesnar is the most dominant force in all of wrestling. The F5 to Shane McMahon at SummerSlam was obviously a stunt to keep him off television for a while, but as long as Randy Orton is walking around with 12 staples he will not be forgotten. Additionally, Lesnar was one of the few stars who was mentioned on both RAW and Smackdown.

1. AJ Styles - SmackDown

Clearly the winner of the power rankings this week, AJ Styles really is “The face of the place". Styles is one of the few people in the last ten years to actually defeat John Cena cleanly at a pay per view, and as a result has raised his stock to the top in WWE. His heel antics are top notch, and with the support of WWE production efforts (especially during SummerSlam), he truly looks phenomenal.