Wrestlespective 9/30 Power Poll: Age of Orton Lives On *yawn*

Jericho is punted out of WWE
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Welcome to yet another edition of the Wrestlespective Power Poll, a poll ranking wrestlers on a weekly basis based on how awesomely they performed or were portrayed on a Tuesday-to-Monday cycle. It is voted by a who's-who of wrestling bloggers, including my blogging Brothar of the Hill People, PizzaBodySlam. I will list the top ten, and then post and comment on my ballot. Here goes:

1. Randy Orton (Last Week: 1)
2. Kane (3)
3. Undertaker (NR)
4. John Cena (5)
5. Daniel Bryan (2)
6. The Miz (4)
7. Sheamus (10)
8. RED BELLY Wade Barrett (8)
9. CM Punk (NR)
10. Edge (NR)

Now, here are my rankings and reasonings:

1. Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan - More for his showings in Chicago and Milwaukee for DGUSA than his pre-taped match for RAW Monday, Danielson's indie tour is winding down in dates but not in quality. Great weekend for the American Dragon, having epic matches with both YAMATO and Jon Moxley.

2. Sheamus, fella - When you cut an impassioned promo about wanting to be Champion and then lay a beatdown on the Great Khali like he was Hornswoggle, then you deserve a spot on this list. Sheamus had a great night Monday, a rarity nowadays for the Ginger Celtic Warrior.

3. Kane - Another week, another awesome promo and a really good match against Chris Masters to boot (although to be fair, Masters carried him a bit).

4. Randy Orton - On one hand, his kayfabe accomplishments are pretty substantial, what with him putting Chris Jericho on the shelf, but I'm just getting goddamn sick of seeing him run unfettered on RAW without giving me the same entertainment value back. I like Orton, but he's getting way overexposed.

5. Chris Jericho - This will be Y2J's last appearance on here for the forseeable future, but he made the most of his last appearance, going tooth and nail with Orton and being his old, entertaining self by rattling off a list of all the people he's beaten, including the immortal American Starship Eagle.

6. CM Punk - He beat Luke Gallows on Smackdown convincingly, but he's on here because he was epic in the broadcast booth on NXT last week. Seriously, he's got a future in broadcasting if he wants it after he retires, which is hopefully very far in the future.

7. The Miz - Another strong week of mic work to start the show and then good work in the tag match that followed.

8. John Cena - Y'know, if Chikara or ROH ran a show this weekend, Cena wouldn't have made this list. Good if a bit formulaic match with Edge on RAW.

9. Edge - Edge made the most of the Cutting Edge f/ A FUCKING TALKING LAPTOP, but still, it doesn't hide the fact that he spent a good portion of it beating up an inanimate object. Still, marginally entertaining and an okay match with Cena.

10. John Morrison - It's starting to become a running gag that I vote him 10th each week, isn't it?

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