WWE Night of Champions Power Rankings: Lesnar Bites Curb, Gets His Attitude Adjusted, But Keeps Ticking

Seth Rollins may be a turd for getting the main event of Night of Champions thrown out, but it was still a great show regardless, with three new champions being crowned and the return of Dean Ambrose among many of the highlights.

Check out our Night of Champions Power Rankings to see the shocking new champions and surprise victories in what turned out to be a much-better pay per view than expected.

Honorable Mention: The Miz: A surprising win thanks to his stunt double Damien Sandow, The Miz is once-again Intercontinental Champion. But where does he go from here? A former WWE Champion, there isn’t much left for The Miz to accomplish in the company. A solid heel, there will always be a place for him in the mid-card, but you have to wonder if the IC title would be better fitted around someone else’s waist.

Ladies Night: The three-way match for the Divas title was more than filler, AJ Lee and Paige put on a show, but Bella helped with some solid maneuvers as Lee won the belt for the third time in her career. Although it’s not in the same league as Trish Stratus and Lita, The Lee/Paige rivalry is one of the best female feuds in years.

You’ll See Him on This List Soon Again: Dean Ambrose: The crowd went nuts when he hit the ring at Night of Champions and it’s only a matter of time until he finally gets his hands back on Seth Rollins.

5: Alexander Rusev: A win over Mark Henry may not seem like too big of a deal, but it’s another former World Heavyweight Champion that Rusev has made submit. Although he’s still rough around the edges, it’s hard to deny his grit, athleticism and Super Kick/Accolade combination. What could be next for him, a feud with Sheamus over the United States Championship?

4: Stardust and Goldust: The Usos played a huge role in adding validity to the Tag Team division, but the charisma and in-ring ability of Goldust and Stardust takes the division into a cool new direction. With The Usos, as well as even the Ascension eager for a crack at those newly-acquired titles, Stardust and Goldust are sure to be a busy tandem.

3: Sheamus: Every time you think Sheamus has met his match, the Celtic Warrior finds another gear. At Night of Champions, Sheamus looked like Tommy Dreamer circa 1996 in a war with Raven. Taking a crazy beating from Cesaro, Sheamus asked for more and eventually got the win with the Brogue Kick. Simply put, he’s one of the most underrated performers in the company.

2: John Cena: He brought it to Lesnar at Night of Champions and didn’t have to betray his fans to do it. When you talk about one of the greatest “good guys” in WWE history, Cena is easily on the top of that list. Although LEsnar beat the crap out of him for most of the match, Cena was able to hold on and hit his moves when they counted. If not for interference from Seth Rollins, Cena may be the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

1: Brock Lesnar: Dominant again at Night of Champions, Lesnar was pushed to the limit by Cena, but still managed to hold on to his title. With plenty of things unresolved between Lesnar and Cena however, expect another chapter in one of the best feuds in recent WWE history.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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