#9 Dean Ambrose (Intercontinental Champion) (-2 Spots)
After coming over to Raw from SmackDown during the Superstar Shake-up, Dean Ambrose has been a mainstay on Monday nights but hasn’t wrestled many matches. Therefore, “The Lunatic Fringe” continues to dip in our Rankings, this week coming in at #9.
Ambrose did not have a match at Payback, which is strange considering he is the Intercontinental Champion. However, with several feuds involving Smackdown Superstars culminating at Payback, it makes sense to keep Ambrose off the PPV.
With Miz becoming the #1 contender to the IC Title this past Monday night, Ambrose’s new feud (even if it’s an old one) is set and he will continue his feud with “The A-Lister”, most likely leading to a title match at Raw’s next brand-exclusive PPV, Extreme Rules.