WWE: Top 5 Superstars of the Week
By Bryan Heaton
With another week of WWE television behind us, here’s the top 5 performances of the week.
WWE offers up plenty of programming over the course of a week. Even when there’s no pay per view, there’s at least seven hours of original programming. With Raw and SmackDown Live on USA, plus 205 Live and NXT on the WWE Network, it’s a lot to focus on at times.
But for those of us who can make it through the marathon, there’s usually quite a bit to keep our interest. Regardless of what some people say about the quality of programming, as far as in-ring talent goes this is one of the golden periods for WWE. Sure, storylines may be stale, boring, and ridiculous – even nonsensical – but the matches themselves are rarely terrible across the board.
To try and keep track of who stood out on a week to week basis, here at Daily DDT we’ll be taking a look at the top five performers in a given week. Since WWE is a wrestling company (despite what Vince McMahon may try and tell us), we’re going to focus on wrestling performances.
5. Cedric Alexander
Alexander did the lion’s share of the work for his team on Raw. His pure athletic ability is undeniable, and outshining Enzo Amore at this point isn’t hard to do. (Gran Metalik literally did two moves on Monday, so I’m pretending he wasn’t in the match.)
But on 205 Live, Cedric was the clear star of the show. He eliminated three of his opponents in the fatal five way match Tuesday night. A trio of Lumbar Checks were enough to eliminate Tony Nese, Gran Metalik, and The Brian Kendrick. Mixed in between was a truly awesome Spanish Fly on Metalik – Cedric even made taking a triple superplex look amazing.
Sadly, Alexander was rolled up by the opportunistic Enzo. So he doesn’t get a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship just yet. But if he continues performing like he did on 205 Live this week, he should be challenging Neville in no time.