WWE Power Rankings Post Fastlane Pay-Per-View
By Jimmie Allen
WWE.com
5. Dean Ambrose (+ LW: 9): Despite being disqualified last night, Dean Ambrose does have the Intercontinental Championship. It may not belong to him, but he has it in his possession. Which means the Lunatic Fringe will find another way to cocks Bad News Barrett to deafened his championship at WrestleMania. How he will top zip-tying the champ to a ring post will be interesting to find out.
4. The Authority (+ LW: 12): The Authority came out with a dominating performance to open the show, before being interrupted by Randy Orton. Triple H got the upper-hand on Sting before the legendary black baseball bat was brought into the mix. Plus Triple H gets his ultimate wish, he gets Sting at WrestleMania. Everything is moving in a positive direction for the Authority, minus the return of the Apex Predator.
3. Brock Lesnar (+ LW: 4) The Beast returns tonight. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion moves up on our list this week based on the fact that he will be back this week. He did not appear at Fast Lane, nor did he need to. If Lesnar and Reigns get into even the smallest scuffle tonight it will be news worthy, and exciting. It will be interesting to see the WWE Universes reactions to Reigns now that he is going to be dealing with Lesnar. I expect the reactions for the No. 1 Contender to grow rapidly as his push continues.
2. Rusev (+ LW: 5): Rusev defeated John Cena last night at Fast Lane he made him pass out in the accolade, off a low blow and Lana distraction. More than likely this will lead to a rematch at WrestleMania. With his undefeated streak still in tact, Rusev will have the hottest run going in to WrestleMania since Cena himself at WrestleManai 23. This young star has a bright future, and having the face of the company help put him over isn’t a bad start to a WrestleMania debut.
1. Roman Reigns (= LW: 1): Roman Reins has proved himself twice. He won the Royal Rumble, and got a handshake of approval from Daniel Bryan, after beating Bryan at Fast Lane. WWE has built up Roman Reigns for the run he is about to be put on over the next 5 weeks. With Brock Lesnar scheduled to be at Raw tonight, be ready for the first in-ring face-to-face meeting between WrestleMania opponents.
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