WWE Raw Power Rankings: Finn Balor Stands OVER All Competition

18. Brock Lesnar (last week: 11)

Brock may still be the Universal Champion, but he’s been absent from television for two straight episodes of Raw now. All indications are he’s not going to be back any time soon, either. He’s not expected to have a match at Money in the Bank, so that’s going to push us until close to July before we see the Beast again.

Last week, I kept Lesnar hovering around the top 10 by virtue of his status as Universal Champ. Plus, he was a talking point for multiple superstars, too — Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns both spoke about Brock. This week, it was only Reigns who name dropped the Beast, as Rollins merely alluded to him. With less people keeping Brock at the forefront of their minds, he’s going to take a tumble in the rankings.

17. Ronda Rousey (last week: 6)

Ronda Rousey was also absent from WWE Raw this week, but at least she had a better reason than “you don’t pay me enough to show up on Long Island, that place is a cesspool.” (I’m assuming that’s what Brock said, having spent my whole life on LI.) Rousey was off filming something for Shark Week, so she gets a pass.

Still, Rowdy Ronda hasn’t done anything more than be a corner woman for Natalya since WrestleMania, which believe it or not was a month ago. Even though it initially seemed like Ronda would be the main focus of the women’s division, that hasn’t been the case. She’s definitely a big part of the plans, but I’d like to see a bit more physicality before bumping Rousey back to the top 10.