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411’s WWE RPI Rankings 07.13.13

July 13, 2013 | Posted by MP Schroeder

Click here for the entire spreadsheet containing win/loss records and detailed calculations for the past two months.

Overview of this week’s rankings
CM Punk remains atop this week’s RPI rankings for the third straight week slightly edging out Kane and Chris Jericho. Punk has been dominant from a win/loss perspective since his return at the Payback PPV with 5 wins, no losses and a single draw.

Kane again made gains this week increasing his RPI ranking by 2.5 points to secure the 2nd spot to leapfrog over Roman Reigns. In potentially being sidelined by the Wyatt Family on Raw, Kane’s RPI ranking may remain relatively stable if he stays off of TV for an extended amount of time.

My prediction last week of Team Hell No’s RPI rankings starting to diverge now that they are engaging in more singles action seems to be unfounded as Daniel Bryan was also dominant over the last week. With wins over Christian and Sheamus, the Dazzler increased his RPI ranking by 2.6 points and is now at the 4th spot, tied with John Cena. What Money in the Bank holds for Daniel Bryan is anybody’s guess. But it certainly appears as though he’s being set up for something big.

A look at the top ten movers and sliders over the last four weeks clearly shows who is currently in favor with the WWE creative team. Damien Sandow and Dolph Ziggler have slid the most while Ryback, Cena, and Kane has risen the most. The current storyline with Ryback is an interesting one to say the least. From a cognitive standpoint, I think Ryback is the most interesting he has ever been. We’ve seen the monster side of him what with the smorgasbord of handicap matches he was initially booked in. But to portray him as a coward type of character despite his incredible abilities leads to a conflict in the audiences mind. We know he should be dominating but he chooses heel tactics instead.

WWE Superstar RPI Ranking Winning % Win-Loss-Draw Record

1) CM Punk

63.7

0.917

5-0-1

2) Kane

62.3

0.588

10-7-0

3) Chris Jericho

61.3

0.844

13-2-1

4) John Cena

61.1

0.583

3-2-1

5) Daniel Bryan

61.1

0.579

10-7-2

6) Roman Reigns

61.0

0.735

12-4-1

7) Randy Orton

58.2

0.604

13-8-3

8) Seth Rollins

57.6

0.632

12-7-0

9) Alberto Del Rio

55.7

0.594

8-5-3

10) Dean Ambrose

55.0

0.556

9-7-2

11) Ryback

54.0

0.542

6-5-1

12) Christian

53.9

0.600

6-4-0

13) Curtis Axel

53.5

0.765

13-4-0

14) Sheamus

52.3

0.806

14-3-1

15) The Miz

50.8

0.833

10-2-0

16) Big Show

50.5

0.250

1-3-0

17) Jimmy Uso

50.2

0.615

8-5-0

18) Jey Uso

49.2

0.571

8-6-0

19) Titus O’Neil

48.4

0.375

3-5-0

20) Jack Swagger

48.2

0.357

2-4-1

21) Kofi Kingston

47.7

0.278

2-6-1

22) Fandango

47.6

0.500

4-4-1

23) Dolph Ziggler

46.4

0.500

3-3-0

24) R-Truth

46.3

0.800

4-1-0

25) Big E Langston

45.6

0.350

3-6-1

26) Cody Rhodes

45.2

0.263

5-14-0

27) Sin Cara

45.2

0.318

3-7-1

28) Damien Sandow

45.2

0.267

4-11-0

29) Antonio Cesaro

45.0

0.533

8-7-0

30) Darren Young

43.4

0.222

2-7-0

31) Wade Barrett

43.1

0.071

1-13-0

32) Heath Slater

41.2

0.250

2-6-0

33) Tensai

40.8

0.500

6-6-0

34) Brodus Clay

40.2

0.500

6-6-0

35) Justin Gabriel

39.5

0.400

4-6-0

36) The Great Khali

37.3

0.500

2-2-1

37) Drew McIntyre

34.9

0.000

0-7-0

38) Jinder Mahal

34.4

0.000

0-6-0

39) Triple H

31.8

0.000

0-4-0

40) Zack Ryder

31.6

0.000

0-7-0

WWE Divas RPI Ranking Winning % Win-Loss-Draw Record

1) AJ Lee

61.2

0.563

4-3-1

2) Layla

58.6

0.500

1-1-1

3) Alicia Fox

56.8

0.500

1-1-1

4) Cameron

54.7

0.750

3-1-0

5) Naomi

54.7

0.750

3-1-0

6) Natalya

47.9

0.500

3-3-0

7) Kaitlyn

46.8

0.650

6-3-1

8) Brie Bella

46.8

0.250

1-3-0

9) Nikki Bella

46.8

0.250

1-3-0

10) Aksana

32.5

0.000

0-3-0

Top ten movers over the last 4 weeks

Gainers Sliders
1) Ryback +2.4 1) Damien Sandow -2.5
2) John Cena +1.8 2) Dolph Ziggler -2.0
3) Chris Jericho +1.7 3) The Great Khali -1.9
4) Kane +1.6 4) Jack Swagger -1.7
5) Daniel Bryan +1.2 5) Sheamus -1.6
6) Titus O’Neil +0.7 6) R-Truth -1.6
7) Seth Rollins +0.7 7) The Miz -1.5
8) Curtis Axel +0.6 8) Big E Langston -1.4
9) Dean Ambrose +0.5 9) Big Show -1.4
10) Darren Young +0.4 10) Drew McIntyre -1.2

RPI Explained
The ratings percentage index (RPI; out of 100) is a method which ranks teams or individuals based upon their wins, losses and strength of schedule. It is used by the NCAA to aid in the selecting and seeding of teams appearing in tournaments such as basketball’s March Madness.

Why are RPI rankings superior to simple win-loss records? Imagine a superstar that wins matches only against jobbers. Sure, their win/loss record will be stellar but by facing opponents who always lose, their RPI will not be as high as a superstar who wins half their matches but always faces opponents with stellar win/loss records. Using a statistically valid approach to examine WWE superstars will allow fans to determine if their favorite wrestler is being booked appropriately and whether their stock is rising or falling.

The factors involved are:
* 1) the superstar’s winning percentage (25%)
* 2) the average winning percentage of the superstar’s opponents (50%)
* 3) the average winning percentage of the superstar’s opponents’ opponents (25%)

Win-loss records are calculated for every WWE superstar over the past 2 months from Monday Night Raw, Smackdown, Superstars, Main Event, Saturday Morning Slam, and pay-per-views. Superstars must have competed in at least 3 matches over the past 2 months to be included in the overall RPI rankings.

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