Sportskeeda's WWE Player Rankings (September 15-21)

SmackDown Men's Division

#1 WWE Champion AJ Styles (NC)

#2 Samoa Joe (No.1 contender - NC)

#3 The Miz (NC)

#4 Daniel Bryan (NC)

#5 Randy Orton (+1)

#6 United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (+1)

#7 Jeff Hardy (-2)

#8 Andrade "Cien" Almas (NC)

#9 Rusev (+1)

#10 Aiden English (+2)

Summary

#JusticeforJoe

Joe was robbed!

He remains the #1 contender, but unfortunately, we can soon expect to see him drop down the rankings. It's obvious that Joe won't win in Australia.

The Miz and Daniel Bryan will have a #1 contender's match of their own Down Under, which will affect the standings significantly going forward.

Meanwhile, Randy Orton dispatched Jeff Hardy in the main roster's most brutal match of the year, jumping ahead in the rankings, while a seemingly injured Hardy fell behind.

Shinsuke Nakamura had a successful title defense against Rusev on Tuesday, but the Bulgarian Brute pushed him to the limit.

Afterward, Aiden English struck, putting him in a significant feud and cementing his place in the top 10 ahead of R-Truth.