WWE Power Rankings: 1st February 2014

#5- Batista (Previous Rank- N/A)

Dave Batista

The Animal jumps straight into the top 5 after a Royal Rumble Match victory. He will be licking his lips and will want championship glory in the main event in Wrestlemania.

#4- Daniel Bryan (Previous Rank- 4)

Daniel Bryan

Bryan holds his spot even though he may have lost to Bray Wyatt at Royal Rumble. Daniel Bryan has qualified for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match. He also has the support of the fans and will look to use that as a driving force.

#3- John Cena (Previous Rank- 1)

John Cena

A loss to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view drops Cena to number 3. The former Champion has a chance at reveng as he qualified for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match.

#2- The Shield (Previous Rank- 2)

The Shield

Though question marks still remain over the future of the Shield, they regrouped following a dominant win on Friday night SmackDown. The trio look more galvanized following the intervention of The Wyatt Family, which had cost them the chance of qualifying for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match. Roman particularly impressed in the Royal Rumble, single-handedly eliminating 12 players.

#1- Randy Orton (Previous Rank- 3)

Randy Orton

The Viper is back on top this week by pushing John Cena to number 3. He retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He’ll still have to defend his title inside the steel structure known as at Elimination Chamber. However, he’ll be a favourite to retain the title again as the “Apex Predator” looks to be at the very top of his game.