WWE.com, in conjunction with The Academy of Wrestling Arts & Sciences (AWAS), ranks the Top 25 Superstars in wrestling each week with POWER 25. The rankings are based on victories, quality of opponents, momentum and overall in-ring dominance, as well as intangibles. Be sure to check back every Saturday for the latest POWER 25. Here are the rankings for March 14.
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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| 2 | 3 | ||
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RANDY ORTON (Watch | Photos) Supposedly for Triple H's well-being, Randy Orton did not go to Raw in Jacksonville, Fla. The Legend Killer's "kindness" went unthanked as The Game showed up at his house and attacked Orton anyway. |
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JACK SWAGGER (Watch | Photos) The ECW Champion was MIA this week leaving us at The Academy thinking that despite his amazing athleticism, The All-American American may be getting too comfortable, which may cost him his title. |
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On Raw, The Deadman let it be known that he would not be letting Shawn Michaels end his streak. This was punctuated with an impressive win later in the week against Vladimir Kozlov on SmackDown. |
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Ever since winning his freedom from JBL at No Way Out, The Showstopper has shown a resurgence of confidence. That found confidence was evident when he told Undertaker that he would win on April 5. |
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After Shawn Michaels gave him his first loss in one-on-one competition, we expected The Moscow Mauler to bounce back. Not so fast. Undertaker handed Kozlov his second defeat on SmackDown. |
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| 9 |
Everyone has their breaking point, and on SmackDown, it looked as if Jeff Hardy had reached his. Fueled by his brother's antics, Jeff finally attacked Matt, giving him a beating that was long past due. |
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| 10 |
Despite taking a few stiff shots to the chin from his brother, everything Matt Hardy has done has paid off. Especially now that Jeff has finally agreeing to face him in one-on-one action. |
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| 11 |
After Christian & Finlay disposed of Kane in their Six-Man Tag Team Match on Raw, The Master of the 619 capitalized on the opening by getting the pin on World Tag Team Champion John Morrison. |
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The week didn't start out good for The World Tag Team Champions, with losses on Raw and ECW. When the gold was on the line, however, the duo pulled the "W" when it truly mattered most. |
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All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately for CM Punk, that means his Intercontinental Championship reign as well. The Straightedge Superstar lost his title against an underhanded JBL on Raw. |
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| 14 |
After several weeks of disappointing losses and coming up empty with every cast he made, JBL finally hooked a big one, defeating CM Punk to become the new Intercontinental Champion. |
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Technically, Rhodes & DiBiase picked up one of the biggest wins of their careers by defeating Triple H by forfeit. In reality, the two were left watching their mentor get attacked with nothing they could do. |
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On both SmackDown and Raw, The Irishman picked up two big wins with the victory Friday night giving him the much-coveted final spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania. |
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The Big Red Monster's loss on Monday cost him big this week as he falls down three spots. We wouldn't want to be a member of the Raw roster next week as Kane will most certainly be on a rampage. |
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| 18 |
In a Champion vs. Champion Match on Raw with all the SmackDown and Raw Divas watching, Melina came up short against Divas Champion Maryse thanks to a slight distraction from Michelle McCool. |
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| 19 |
After losing to the team of Shelton Benjamin & Chavo Guerrero on SmackDown, The Ballin' Superstar drops a spot on the P25 and seems to be losing steam as WrestleMania draws near. |
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| 20 |
Captain Charisma jumps onto the list this week with a huge win on ECW in a battle royal to qualify for this year's Money in the Bank Ladder Match. His win in six-man tag team action on Raw didn't hurt either. |
NR | |
| 21 |
Maryse may have lost in a Divas Tag Team Match on SmackDown thanks to her partner Michelle McCool, but her win over Women's Champion Melina on Raw was quite an impressive feat. |
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| 22 |
Even with the addition of John Cena into the World Heavyweight Championship Match at WrestleMania, Big Show still has a mental advantage over Edge after his secret relationship with Vickie was revealed. |
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| 23 | 21 | ||
| 24 |
Despite heading to WrestleMania, The World's Strongest Man was nowhere to be seen this week on any of WWE's programs. Because of that, he is a hair's breath from dropping from the Power 25. |
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| 25 |
Thanks to a distraction by the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Kofi's win on Raw over Chris Jericho in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match is enough to earn the Jamaican Superstar the No. 25 spot. |
NR |
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Beth Phoenix - The Glamazon's dominance over Raw's Women's Division seems to be waning, prompting The Academy to drop her off this week's Power25.
Chris Jericho - Perhaps thanks to a distraction by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, Jericho will not be in this year's Money in the Bank Ladder Match and has lost his spot on the P25.
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Tyson Kidd - Over the last several weeks, Tyson Kidd has shown promise on ECW with several wins, including most recently against Paul Burchill.
Shelton Benjamin - The United States Champion seems to be gaining steam heading into WrestleMania and the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
