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As a fan I have always been naturally drawn to cheering for heels and booing faces, now maybe I have the WWE backwards but it just seems to me that heels are far more entertaining to watch, so I have decided to showcase the heels of the WWE in all their cheating and underhanded glory with this weekly heel report.

This week’s top ten:

1st Place: Chris Jericho

Mercilessly torturing Cena after already defeating MVP and Henry earlier in the night, Jericho finds himself at the top of the chart. The Iatola or Rock and Rolla managed to avoid the mass heel sacrifice this week that Orton and Punk were subject to, so he outstrips them by miles. (10/10 points)

2nd Place: Jack Swagger

Second by default is the description that comes to mind for the All-American American. Although he did show some dominance on Raw, it doesn’t bode well that Swagger seemed to opt out of speaking on Smackdown. Was this part of an elaborate character change, or was Swagger simply told not to talk, seems to me like the latter is the most likely. (9/10 points)

3rd Place: The Miz

A sheer persistence of will gets the Miz into third place after appearing on three shows this week. Will it be him or Swagger who takes the gold at Hell in a Cell, or will Kingston retain the title once again in a multiple person match? And why do the WWE keep on putting him in these matches, is there some idea that Koffie can’t hold his own in a straight singles main event? (8/10 points)

4th Place: William Regal

A big promotion for the distinguished English gent, who has taken on the newly vacated role of ECW general manager, although the position doesn’t seem to come with the same power and stroke that his old position of GM on Raw had. Still multiple appearances on Tuesday nights are sure to keep Regal in the chart for some time to come. (7/10 points)

5th Place: Shamus

Another superstar who managed to appear on three shows this week, although he didn’t play as active a role as some of the others he still made an impact. A nasty attack on Benjamin and a firm victory over Rex bags the Celtic Warrior a solid six points. (6/10 points)

6th Place: Big Show

The cheap shot from outside the ring to win the match is becoming a staple of the Jericho-Show alliance, what with it seemingly ending every single one of their tag team matches. Will the same thing happen at Hell in a Cell? Let’s hope so if it means the Animal and Mysterio don’t become champions, how boring would it be to have those two as champions? (5/10 points)

7th Place: Ted DiBiase

Hitting a bump on the path of their recent push after seemingly being buried under DX, one third of Legacy still manages to scrap seventh place in the build up to Hell in a Cell. The event is one that will either make or break the group, the question is; which one would you like to see happen? (4/10 points)

8th Place: Chris Masters

Another superstar who I would describe as being on the chart by default. Masters didn’t really do anything impressive this week, he just showed up, picked on a Leprechaun, and didn’t really get any comeuppance. And no, getting shoved by Chavo doesn’t count as comeuppance. (3/10 points)

9th Place: Cody Rhodes

The second member of Legacy to appear on the chart and the least battered one after this week’s occurrences. Will Cody be able to escape the Pedigree and the Sweet Chin Music on Sunday and survive the Cell with a victory over DX, or will he go down like a sack of burnt out glow sticks? (2/10 points)

10th Place: Randy Orton

Last place goes to Mr. Tombstone himself, the sacrificial lamb that is Randy Orton. This whole week took me back to a very unpleasant time in wrestling, right around the time of Wrestlemania 21. John Cena won his first WWE title and a feud with the Undertaker ended Orton’s short lived and only face turn, it was a rivalry that I felt set Orton’s career back and hopefully one that won’t be repeated any time soon. A Tombstone Piledriver and an FU on top of the Cell land Orton with a single lowly point. (1/10 points)

Overall top ten:

* 1st Place – Chris Jericho: 183/220

*2nd Place – Randy Orton: 145/220

*3rd Place – C.M. Punk: 120/220

*4th Place – Dolph Ziggler: 100/220

*5th Place – The Miz: 90/220

*6th Place – Jack Swagger: 73/220

*7th Place – Edge: 69/220

*8th Place – The Big Show: 55/220

*9th Place – William Regal: 48/220

*10th Place – Ted DiBiase: 38/220

Weekly Filler:

The Face-Off: Al Sharpton’s Singing

Just generally a bad appearance but this was clearly the lowest point in the show. This is the danger of having guest hosts, some will want to go on to spread a serious message, but the WWE is not a serious platform. If the guest hosts get completely into it then it’s okay, or if they were just generally absent it wouldn’t be too bad having the inmates running the asylum. But in cases like this you find the compromise of a wholly serious person doing ludicrous things that make both them and the WWE look cheap. It’s like a serious political candidate appearing on a Saturday morning kids show, sure it seems like a good idea to you and your publicist, but you will just end up looking like a fool.

Face the Facts: Yoshi Tatsu

I’m still trying to figure out what the big deal is about this guy but in the meantime I have to give him credit for not only being in the main event on ECW, but also for getting the win over someone like William Regal. Much like with Zach Ryder this shows that the WWE has tremendous faith in this young competitor.

On the Rise: Zach Ryder

Speaking of Ryder, I would say that his appearance in the main event again this week solidifies his status as a top superstar on ECW. It’s strange to think that this purple sweat band wearing pretty boy is in the same place that C.M. Punk was a couple of years ago. The only question is will he be able to rise to the same heights once he gets the call up to either Raw or Smackdown?

Flat-Footed: Orton & Punk

This is a joint award this week as we find two of the WWE’s biggest heels at the bottom of the pile in terms of points and success. Punk didn’t even make it onto the chart, which is astonishing after his meteoric rise in the heel world over the past several weeks. I know the WWE want to hype their PPV but damn let a heel have some success will you? Far too little was seen of either man this week and what was seen was shovelled up and tipped out on a wave of face propaganda. Simply disappointing.

Crossing the Line: Mick Foley and Abyss promo

Considering the recent worries that TNA is going the way of the old WCW I have to say that I was impressed this week with the story construction for the rivalry of these two men. Once again TNA excels in showing both sides of the story and although one may seem a little easier to root for than the other there is clearly a choice to be made in which side you support. The promo was a great way to define character agendas and get the ball rolling before their inevitable match.

Hopefully I’ve made it clear how much this week annoyed me in terms of main event heel punishment. Although with this there is some good in that the younger heels were able to grab some much needed points. Now all that’s left is for these young lions to take the spotlight at Hell in a Cell, and hopefully for the more experienced heels to get their revenge on their cocky face opponents. This is James Wright signing off.