WWE SmackDown Power Rankings: Daniel Bryan Makes It All Look Good

8. Samoa Joe

A few weeks after defeating Big Cass and Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat match to close out SmackDown Live, Samoa Joe was screwed out of a win by The Miz, who appeared as the special guest referee in Joe’s match against Rusev. Joe is totally going to kill The Miz on Sunday as revenge, and The A-Lister’s hopes of capturing the WWE Championship via a Money in the Bank cash-in could be crushed – along with his windpipe – by the remorseless Joe.

7. Rusev

It’s honestly remarkable how brilliant Rusev, Lana, and Aiden English are together, and I hope this trio doesn’t break up for many months to come. I know there’s speculation that Lana and Rusev could be paired together again with English falling by the wayside, but I don’t see it happening.

Beyond the fact that my fragile heart wouldn’t be able to take a break-up, I truly enjoy English rapping for Rusev and helping him during his matches. These two have special chemistry together, and I’d rather see WWE go all-in with Rusev Day by giving them the briefcase (please not Lana) than having them break up.

I mean, Rusev probably isn’t winning on Sunday, but it’s definitely fun to think about. Oh, and let’s please turn all three of them babyface. Just do it WWE, you cowards (I take that back, please don’t yell at me Vince).