WWE Power Rankings - December 14, 2013

Every week, WWE.com in association with the Academy of Arts & Sciences (AWAS) makes a list of top 25 wrestlers of the company. The ranking is based on the wins, losses, opponents and the quality of matches that the superstars are involved in throughout the week.

With a major unification match at the horizon in TLC, this week’s Power Rankings were updated and showed the fall and rise of some wrestlers. From openers to main eventers, the list had some interesting changes with some being worthy of raising an eyebrow. So here is a look at the WWE Power Ranking for the second week of December.

25- Fandango (Previous Rank – 21)

Fandango

Fandango got to be the unlucky one who faced Daniel Bryan in his hometown. The loss to Bryan has taken a toll on his ranking and drags him down 4 places to 25^th.

24- Xavier Woods (Previous Rank -24)

Xavier Woods

The former NXT star finds himself in a balanced situation this week as he ended up with a win and loss. Though his loss looked very bad, thankfully for Woods, it hasn’t affected his rank.

23- Rey Mysterio (Previous Rank – 22)

Rey Mysterio

Rey was on the receiving side of a vicious spear from Roman Reigns and also lost his match against the Shield. And the high flyer has dropped one spot because of the bump he took at Raw.

22- R-Truth (Previous Rank -23)

R-Truth

R-Truth got a tag team victory at Main event and the slip up of Rey Mysterio means that the rapping star moves one spot ahead to 22.

21- Natalya (Previous Rank – 25)

Natalya

Natalya, who is gearing up for the championship clash against AJ Lee, got wins in both Raw and Main Event. The total Divas star thus carries a lot of momentum and sits pretty on the 21^st spot.

20- Dolph Ziggler (Previous Rank – 18)

Dolph Ziggler

Ziggler has lost all his significance in the company after being taken away from the World Heavyweight Championship scene and his ranks continue to fall with nothing much to boost them.

19- Curtis Axel (Previous Rank – 19)

Curtis Axel

Axel remains on his previous rank with a good win over a falling Ziggler and he would be looking to move more with the tag team title match at TLC.

18- The Real Americans (Previous Rank – 20)

The Real Americans

The week for Real Americans was highlighted by a win over the reigning WWE tag team champions, Rhodes Brothers. And that has helped them to move two places to 18^th.

17- Big Show (Previous Rank – 15)

Big Show

A tag team loss on Monday night Raw sees Big Show slip in the rankings despite getting one over Ryback on SmackDown.

16- Los Matadors (Previous Rank – 16)

Los Matadors

The exciting trio won against the 3MB on WWE Superstars and finds themselves in the same rank like previous week.

15- Mark Henry (Previous Rank – 17)

Mark Henry

Surprisingly the World’s Strongest Man got a win over Damien Sandow, who was riding high on momentum. And the win helps Henry to secure the 15^th place in the rankings.

14- Alberto Del Rio (Previous Rank- 12)

Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio had a bad week to keep it simple. The Mexican lost to Sin Cara for the second week in a row and also suffered a concussion after the match.

13- AJ Lee (Previous Rank – 14)

AJ Lee

AJ got an impressive tag team win over the Bella twins on SmackDown and jumps one spot to 14^th. And will be heading into TLC with a lot of confidence.

12- The Usos (Previous Rank – 9)

The Usos

The Usos suffered losses in both Raw and SmackDown and to make things worse, they also failed to secure a place in the TLC match card.

11- Brie Bella (Previous Rank- 11)

Brie Bella

One half of the Bella twins, Brie took home the Diva of the year Slammy and suffered a loss on SmackDown. But she keeps her 11^th spot intact.

10- Ryback (Previous Rank- 13)

Ryback

Ryback was on the winning side of the eight-man tag team match at Raw but fell infront of the Big Show on SmackDown, but he moves three places to get into the top ten.

9- Wyatt Family (Previous Rank- 10)

The Wyatt Family

Heading into the handicap match at TLC, the Wyatts got plenty of momentum this week and moves one place to 9^th, a ranking which is not bad at all for being involved in a hot storyline.

8- Damien Sandow (Previous Rank – 8)

Damien Sandow

Damien Sandow took the easy route out of SmackDown against Mark Henry and will have to step his game up at TLC to retain a top ten spot.

7- Rhodes Brothers (Previous Rank – 6)

Rhodes Brothers

The Tag team champion suffered losses in Raw and SmackDown but won the Slammy for Tag Team of the year and drops one position to 7^th.

6- Big E Langston (Previous Rank – 7)

Big E Langston

Reigning Intercontinental champion didn’t get much in ring action compared to others on the list but still manages to be in the top ten for scaring off Sandow.

5- The Shield (Previous Rank- 4)

The Shield

The shield showed signs of a potential ego clash in throughout the week and will be heading into TLC to face CM Punk with a lot to prove. They drop one place to fifth despite snatching the Slammy for faction of the year.

4- Randy Orton (Previous Rank -2)

Randy Orton

Orton took a fall this week as he ended up on the receiving side of a pedigree from the COO. It also raised question about his reign as WWE Champion as he heads into TLC.

3- Daniel Bryan (Previous Rank-5)

Daniel Bryan

Bryan literally stole the week with a Slammy and knee to Shawn Michaels. he was preying on the energy from his home fans and finds himself climb two places.

2- CM Punk (Previous Rank – 3)

CM Punk

Punk got a win over Dean Ambrose on Raw and also won the Slammy for Extreme moment of the year. And there will be a lot of expectations as he heads into TLC to face the Shield.

1- John Cena (Previous Rank- 1)

John Cena

The world Heavyweight Champion retained his number one spot and took the Slammy for Match for the Year. The unification match has been hyped to the core and it is to be seen whether Cena would remain first cum next week.