Top Ten WWE Performers of the month (September)

The month of October has begun. We are in the final quarter of the year. Survivor Series is the only big Pay-Per-View remaining and people can smell the Royal Rumble coming up. But also with October, we said goodbye to an action-packed month of September.

Hell in a Cell was the biggest event of the month but there was no lack of action on Raw, Smackdown, NXT and 205 Live as well. Two Championships changed hands in the month and there was plenty of top quality wrestling as well.

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Here I will take a look at the 10 best performers throughout the entire month. I will be considering their kayfabe achievements with more priority over their non-kayfabe performances, so don't be too much disappointed if Roman Reigns ends high up on the list.

Honourable Mentions include - Baron Corbin, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, and Pete Dunne.

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#10. Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey has had quite an uneventful run as Raw Women's Champion but her presence in the women's division is undeniable. She has had just two matches on TV but both were the main matches of the women's division on that show. She defended her title against Alexa Bliss in a rematch at Hell in a Cell and beat Bliss and Mickey James in a tag team match with Natalya as her partner.

Rousey's role as the face of the women's division is pretty obvious and she is having to carry the entire Raw Women's division on her back. Her tag team match and PPV match were two of Raw's best women's matches of the month. Given she will be teaming with the Bellas at Super Show Down, it seems that the inexperienced Rousey will have to carry the far more experienced Bellas to a good match.

#9. Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose was basically the least used Shield member of the month. But he was heavily featured in every major program on Raw. He main-evented Raw with Rollins and Reigns against Baron Corbin and the Authors of Pain. He even challenged Ziggler and McIntyre for their Raw Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell with his partner Seth Rollins.

But his most important development came on the last Raw of the month. Coaxed by Ziggler and McIntyre, Ambrose heavily teased a heel turn as he didn't celebrate at first with his Shield buddies after their victory over Corbin and the AOP. A heel turn seems imminent at this point and Ambrose seems poised to stab his Shield brethren in the back.

#8. Dolph Ziggler

One half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Dolph Ziggler has had a career resurgence in 2018. Paired with Drew McIntyre, the duo climbed to the top of the Monday Night Raw food chain. Currently, they are involved in a main event level feud against The Shield with Braun Strowman as their ally. Ziggler's mic work and in-ring ability have gone a long way in making this storyline a major success of 2018.

Ziggler won the Tag Team Championships and defended it successfully on 3 occasions in the past month. Once against the B-Team, once against Ambrose and Rollins and once against The Revival. But his best match has to be his Intercontinental Championship rematch against Seth Rollins where he came up just short against The Architect. Ziggler has had 5 title matches this past month, more than anyone on the roster.

#7. Ricochet

Ricochet has had an amazing run as NXT North American Champion thus far. He has had two matches on NXT TV last month. Both were absolutely amazing. Firstly, he had a great triple threat match against former North American Champion Adam Cole and Pete Dunne. Then he had a great match against Pete Dunne in what was perhaps the match of the month.

Ricochet has no storyline set for NXT TakeOver War Games yet but the event is over a month away so there is more than enough time to create a good feud for him. He might just face Adam Cole in a rematch but Cole will likely feature in a War Games match which opens up Ricochet to face any other opponent management chooses.

#6. Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman perhaps had the worst single month of his career in September. His match against Roman Reigns at Hell in a Cell was average at best. He had just one match on Raw when he main-evented the show against Finn Balor beating him in a great match. He also had a match in the Mixed Match Challenge where he and his partner Ember Moon beat Kevin Owens and Natalya.

Strowman is set to continue his feud with the Shield alongside his allies Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. The 6 are scheduled to face off at Super Showdown in what is expected to be the main event of the show. Hopefully, Strowman gets back to his winning ways and finally gets his hands on the Universal Championship soon.

#5. Drew McIntyre

The Scottish Psychopath is having the best year of his career in 2018. He was the NXT Champion before joining the main roster. His teaming with Dolph Ziggler was initially criticized but they are now the current Raw Tag Team Champions feuding with the Shield. Like Ziggler, McIntyre won the Tag Titles early this month and successfully defended it thrice. His only other match was against Dean Ambrose where he came up on top.

McIntyre is way over with the crowd and seems poised for a singles push as soon as the Shield feud ends. The former Intercontinental Champion looks, talks and acts like a complete superstar and looks set to become a huge star. His singles push should culminate in a singles match of huge importance at Wrestlemania.

#4. Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe is the best thing on WWE programming today. His promos are simply on another level. His intensity and delivery of speech makes every sentence he says sound genuine and true. No one can blur the line between reality and kayfabe more than Samoa Joe at this moment. His amazing work has earned him a couple shots at the WWE Championship but both matches ended in a controversial manner.

Joe had only one match in September but it was his work outside the ring that put him on the list. He lost to AJ Styles in controversial fashion at Hell in a Cell when the referee counted to 3 just as AJ tapped out to Joe's Coquina Clutch. AJ retained but Joe demanded a rematch and has got it at Super Show Down. This match will be No DQ and No Count-outs so we can expect some incredible action from two of the best in the world.

#3. Seth Rollins

The Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins has proved over and over again that he is WWE's most valuable player. Consistently putting out great matches and amazing promos, Rollins is usually Monday Night Raw's best part. He and Ambrose failed to capture the Tag Team titles at Hell in a Cell but Rollins successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Ziggler on Raw the very next night despite not being a 100%.

Rollins is involved in the Shield vs Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre feud and will be part of the 6 man tag at Super Show Down. It is a safe bet that Rollins will be the show stealer of the said match because he is just that good. No one else in the WWE can claim to be 'The Man' except The Architect, Seth Rollins.

#2. Roman Reigns

Universal Champion Roman Reigns has had a turbulent month. As if the threat of Braun Strowman breathing down his neck wasn't enough, Brock Lesnar returned and set his sights on Reigns' Championship. A match involving all 3 was booked for a later date. Reigns defended his title twice in the past month. His match against Braun inside Hell in a Cell ended in a no contest thanks to Lesnar and he beat Baron Corbin on Raw, twice I might add.

Reigns and Corbin had a wonderful match on Raw where both men played their roles perfectly. Corbin got himself disqualified when Braun Strowman attacked Reigns. Corbin used his authority to restart the match as a No DQ match and Reigns still persevered the odds to retain his title. He was also part of the Shield vs Corbin and AOP match which happened last week. More is expected from the Universal Champion in the coming days.

#1. Becky Lynch

Our new Smackdown Women's Champion takes the #1 spot and she deserves every bit of it. Lynch had been overlooked for years before she finally got her big break and won the title off of Charlotte at Hell in a Cell. She is one of the best characters in WWE today as every fan can connect with her and get behind her. And she is supposed to be a heel.

Her heel work has been amazing as she has regularly got the better of Charlotte on Smackdown. She beat Lana in her only match on Smackdown. She is just the perfect Champion fans can have and she will have a massively successful run with the title that is for sure. As for now, we are excited to see more of the Lasskicker on Smackdown Live.