WWE Fastlane 2015 is in the books and as we go full speed ahead toward WrestleMania XXXI the WWE Superstar Power Rankings have a new No. 1 and they've seen quite a bit of movement this week. Speaking of WrestleMania XXXI we now have two matches set for the biggest event in pro wrestling.
Triple H called out Sting and the two came to blows. Triple H picked up his sledge hammer but was backed into a corner by Sting who had his bat. Sting pointed at the WrestleMania sign and Triple H appeared to accept before Sting put a beating on him. We found out later in the evening that the match was indeed made official.
We also know who will face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania Roman Reigns. More on this in later slides. We saw the Rhodes family implode witnessed the return of Randy Orton and much much more.
We'll get into all this past week's action including Fastlane in the following slides. But before we do please read how these rankings work.
These rankings are not a popularity contest and are not designed to determine who has the best matches the most ability etc. They are strictly in storyline power rankings.
These rankings consider all active WWE Superstars and Divas on the main roster and exclude talents who primarily or exclusively wrestle on NXT. Holding a championship being a No. 1 contender or holding a Money in the Bank briefcase counts for much of a wrestler's ranking and these honors are therefore the most heavily weighted components in the rankings.
If a wrestler is deemed to be tied in the rankings with another wrestler holding a title will be the primary tiebreaker. However holding a championship being a No. 1 contender or holding a Money in the Bank briefcase in no way guarantees a spot in the top 10.
Wins and losses account for the bulk of the week to week movement and after championships are the most important component of the rankings. The quality of a wrestler's opponents and whether they are ranked is considered in the week to week movement.
Getting the better of someone like beating someone down also counts though not nearly as much as wins or losses. Being over with the fans (read extremely popular) is considered but not heavily weighted in the ranking decisions. Pay per view performances take on added importance.
Only the top 10 wrestlers are ranked. Wrestlers on the Watch List were considered for top 10 status but were ultimately nixed. They are unranked and their listing is in no particular order.
Generally speaking these rankings do not break kayfabe. However any major non storyline information (serious injury WWE Wellness Policy violations suspensions legitimate hirings firings contract information sabbaticals etc.) may be taken into consideration but generally only if WWE confirms it publicly.
Domestic and international WWE live events are not included in these rankings unless WWE incorporates them into television storylines. Nothing that could be explicitly considered a spoiler is included unless WWE acknowledges it as well.
In short all WWE shows televised or digitally distributed as well as anything from WWE.com the WWE App the WWE Network and any WWE or Superstar accounts on social media that don't break kayfabe may be taken into consideration for these rankings.
This may include but is not limited to WWE Raw WWE SmackDown WWE Main Event WWE Superstars NXT WWE pay per views and any storyline driven content from the WWE Network.
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