WWE RAW: Power Rankings - August 5, 2013

5) Christian

Despite wrestling against Heath Slater, a potentially weak opponent, Christian was very impressive on RAW. He had to fend of periodic attacks from other members of 3MB but Christian kept his cool and delivered a solid performance.

4) Curtis Axel

Ever since returning with a new moniker, Curtis Axel has raised his game. He put up an impressive show in his match against CM Punk as ‘This is awesome’ chants echoed around the arena. Despite a no-result, Axel did his job quiet well.

3) Randy Orton

Orton proved to be the best wrestler in the main event. He was upto his usual best with some impressive offence against The Shield. He ended the show on a high after RKO’ing both his tag team members and almost cashed in the briefcase for the title, had The Shield not interfered.

2) CM Punk

To be able to pull of what Punk does week after week is commendable. Despite the odds stacked against him, CM Punk battled Curtis Axel, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar with all his might. Instances of him taking Lesnar down got the crowd wild. Punk was indeed impressive and bags the second spot.

1) Rob Van Dam

Bagging the first spot, we have the evergreen legend RVD. Van Dam featured in a match with Alberto Del Rio on RAW. Van Dam was at his fluent best as he brought a mix of skill and innovation to his match. He was very impressive and beat Worlds Champion Del Rio on the night.