I haven't seen any of the previous Power 10 topics, so I have no clue what the current ranking is and all that. With that said, here are my picks for the current top 10.
1. Daniel Bryan - Yes we know he was the champion and still involved in the title scene, but that doesn't mean anything. We've seen champions come and go. I'm ranking him number 1 because of all he's accomplished character wise and with the fans lately. Here's a guy who just couldn't get over. Wrestling purists and internet fans loved him, but it seemed like the crowd was just always dead during his matches, even while carrying the MITB briefcase. Then lightning struck. He took a travesty of a match at Wrestlemania, and has since lit his character on fire. His promo's with AJ over the past couple of weeks have been brilliant.
2. John Cena - Not a popular choice, i know. But he's been refreshing to me lately, finally showing at least subtle signs of change in his character. The contract signing with Lesnar sealed the deal for me as Cena really sold it. He finally dropped the tough guy/smart ass act and, without saying a word, truly put Lesnar over in a huge way. We haven't seen Cena just stare at someone with horror in his eyes in a long time. I truly feel his character was for once terrified.
3. Randy Orton - The buildup to his Wrestlemania match was awful. I couldn't force myself to care about it at all. That being said, it was a good match. More importantly, both he and Kane have stepped it up over the past few weeks. They've made this an ugly, bitter, and personal feud. They've both really stepped it up over the past few weeks.
4. Kane - Mostly for the same reasons as Orton above. Though I'd also like to add that over the past couple of weeks Kane has shown that, even if the script itself isn't very good, he is still very solid and reliable on the mic, able to put his character over through his actions or words.
5. Kofi Kingston - Character wise, they haven't given Kofi a whole lot to do lately. Win or lose however, he's just been killing it in the ring lately, especially with his last match against Jericho. Obviously I'm not the only one that feels this way because Jericho has only wrestled a few singles matches outside of Punk and most of them (or all of them i think?) have been against Kingston.
6. Mark Henry - Same as Kofi Kingston really. Character wise he hasn't done much lately. But he's been super solid in the ring and incredibly reliable as evidenced by his matches against CM Punk over the last few weeks. He seems like a rejuvinated wrestler.
7. CM Punk - I'm sure he'll be alot higher on most peoples lists, but it seems both he and Jericho have lost a few steps lately promo wise. Maybe it's just me. Either way, he's still always known to put on a solid match and i don't think that's changed lately. I give ample credit to Mark Henry, but I'm not too stupid to know that CM Punk was what made those matches against the Worlds Strongest Man shine over the last three weeks.
8. Chris Jericho - A bit low, but you didn't think he wouldn't make the list did you? I feel his return has flopped a bit compared to what we know he can do. However, i think he and Kofi truly stole the show last week with their match. The is the best shape we've seen him in in awhile, and he's truly showing it in the ring.
9. Dolph Ziggler - Look up the words "Work Ethic" in the Dictionary, and you'll see a picture of Dolph. His stock has fallen hard, and it seems this once almost-main-eventer is now just a glorified jobber to Brodus Clay. But watch those matches. Dolph Ziggler goes in there, and between him, Swagger, Clay, Santino, or whoever else involved, Dolph always looks like he's just giving more than anyone else. Clay is hard to get over, but Ziggler is trying his damndest in those matches to really carry him and make him look good. He's in a crappy position, and he's giving it his all. It's only a matter of time before the brass notice that. Work ethic.
10. Cody Rhodes - This isn't nearly his best, we've seen that. However it's hard to show off your best when trying to carry a believable feud with someone about 3 times your size. But Cody is making it work. Again, it's not his most entertaining work, but lately he's found a way to change up his moveset and adapt it enough to make us all believe he can beat Big Show. And I believe he'll do just that this Sunday.
Wow, I was a lot more long-winded than i thought I would be. But I really like this concept and will have to reel myself in a bit and shorten it in the future.
