WWE Smackdown Live Power Rankings: October 23rd, 2018

6. Randy Orton

Right now, Randy Orton is as vicious as we have ever seen him.  Clearly still suffering from his IED disease, Randy Orton faced a familiar foe in Jeff Hardy coming up with the victory after an RKO. Randy continues his gut-wrenching antics as he once again targeted the gauged ear of Hardy during the match. There is something about this spot makes me cringe every time that I see it in the best possible way.

Over the past few months, Orton has been able to make himself relevant once again. This is the vicious side of Randy Orton that everybody has been missing for the past few years. His most recent feud with Jeff Hardy rivals their feud in 2008. The two have a great chemistry between them.

5. The Bar

The bar has been raised to a brand new height which would be about seven feet. With the turn of The Big Show to align with Sheamus and Cesaro, the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions look to be stronger than they have ever been.

Tonight, The Big Show showed dominance against Kofi Kingston with three huge chokeslams and it would have been four if the rest of New Day didn’t come for the safe. A brawl would take place between the two teams with The Bar taking the upper hand.

At first, I was honestly skeptical about The Big Show joining The Bar. Now that I have had time to digest it, I believe that Show is actually a perfect fit for the team. He certainly does represent the idea of raising “the bar.” He seems to be right at home as a member of The Bar.