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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 May 10:
Also, find out what the number next to the Superstar name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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TRIPLE H (9) The Cerebral Assassin earns the No. 1 spot this week deservingly. The Game is wearing top gold in WWE and we think that Randy Orton is going to have to give it everything next Sunday in the steel cage. |
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| 2 |
UNDERTAKER (9) Taker may not have been on SmackDown this week, but that is probably for the best. We don't know what he would have done if he did show up, and we don't think Vickie and Edge would have wanted to find out. |
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| 3 |
SHAWN MICHAELS (1) No matter what, Shawn Michaels makes it a rememberable match. The man can barely walk and he still kicked in Morrison's teeth to lead him and Y2J to a win and earn him a number one vote for the P25. |
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| 4 |
Four matches in one week is rough. Two wins for Mr. Money in the Bank and he climbs another spot on the P25. If he cashes in the briefcase and wins, he'll move up more then one spot next time. |
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| 5 |
The Legend Killer didn't seem too happy when the lights were turned out on his match for the second week in a row, but when it happened, he capitalized with an RKO on WWE Champion Triple H. |
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| 6 |
Kane earned an opportunity to win the WWE Tag Team Titles with CM Punk on ECW and almost won a chance to fight his brother for the World Heavyweight Championship. All we can say is, wow. |
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| 7 |
Medically cleared, huh? Look below here and you'll see what we think of Edge's actions from SmackDown. But when all is said and done, he still does get the Championship Match against Undertaker. |
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| 8 |
Robbed. There is no other word for it. The Animal was taken to the limit by John Morrison and then eliminated the Big Show only to watch opportunity slip through his hands thanks to the Ultimate Opportunist. |
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| 9 |
Y2J was back in action this week much to our delight. He and Shawn Michaels had a huge win over the WWE Tag Team Champions, but we are more excited about them facing each other at Judgment Day. |
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| 10 |
Chavo picked up an unimpressive win on Raw, and had two losses at the hands of Kane. He needs to figure out how to get a win over the Big Red Machine if he ever wants to be ECW Champion again. |
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| 11 |
The World's Largest Athlete further proved his dominance this week. He dismantled Tommy Dreamer and then was the last ... err ... second to last eliminated in the Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge. Sorry, Batista. |
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| 12 |
The United States Champion was vying for a chance to face Undertaker at Judgment Day and fell short in the end after a valiant effort. An impressive win over CM Punk, though, still moves him up one spot. |
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| 13 |
We've been hearing a lot of talk from JBL about what he's going to do to John Cena at Judgment Day, but we've heard nothing from Cena himself. What's the deal with that? |
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| 14 |
The Jamaican Superstar won again on ECW, this time at the expense of Matt Striker. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of a post match celebration thanks to Shelton Benjamin |
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| 15 |
MVP moves up this week with an impressive performance in the Chase to the Championship. He may have not won the championship opportunity, but we can see a distinct possibility of one in his future. |
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| 16 |
The Glamazon was not able to regain the Women's Championship in her rematch on Raw. When Melina went to hit Mickie James with her boot, it was Beth who ended up tasting the leather instead. |
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| 17 |
Phil Atlas was the most recent victim of the Russian Superstar. The calculating Kozlov dismantled him on SmackDown increasing his impressive winning streak on Friday nights. |
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| 18 |
With a loss to the team of Chris Jericho & Shawn Michaels and a one-on-one loss for Morrison against Batista, it's not looking too good for the WWE Tag Team Champions with Judgment Day just around the corner. |
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| 19 |
The Samoan Bulldozer was missing again this week and drops another spot because of it. We don't know where he's been, but he'll be off the P25 if he doesn't return to action soon. |
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| 20 |
Since his King of the Ring win, the Raw GM has shown that he is not a person to cross. Now, with his actions getting the thumbs up from Mr. McMahon himself, every Raw Superstar should be scared. |
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| 21 |
Ask Tommy Dreamer what he thinks of Mike Knox. In his first ever Extreme Rules Match, Knox took all the punishment the ECW Original could dish out and was still able to come out on top. |
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| 22 |
Finlay made it into the Chase to the Championship Over-the-Top-Rope Challenge after a controversial finish in his qualifying match against MVP. We can't say he did too well in the challenge itself though. |
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| 23 |
WWE Women's Champion Mickie James picks up another win over Beth Phoenix this week. Not to steal any of her thunder, but she might want to thank Melina for the assist, or at least Melina's boot. |
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| 24 |
This dominant Diva picks up another win this week in fitting fashion - with the Sharpshooter. We expect big things from Natalya, and it looks like she'll have no problem delivering. |
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| 25 |
We welcome ECW's newest Superstar to the P25 this week. Congratulations to Delaney on a big win over ECW GM Armando Estrada and finally getting a chance to live his dream. |
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Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"Welcome, Colin Delaney! If there was a P25 for effort, you'd be No. 1." - Darius
The Academy replies: That was a HUGE win for him on a big episode of ECW. And who knew how jacked Estrada was? That makes the win even more impressive.
"John Cena didn't lose; he shouldn't drop so much for not being in action." - Mark
The Academy replies: This isn't the only recent week Cena hasn't been in action. In some ways, no match can be more harmful than a loss. But you know Cena. This won't last for long.
"Undertaker is forced to shed his title, he drops to No. 2 ... This whole thing is just not fair." - Jim
The Academy replies: Sports-entertainment is not always fair, which we're sure you know. The Deadman is still pulling in plenty of first place votes, though, so don't worry just yet.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Shelton Benjamin – We bid a fond farewell to ECW's "Gold Standard." We all know how hard the Road to WrestleMania can be, but Shelton seems to be having more issues with the road after WrestleMania.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Mr. Kennedy - Though he lost this week, the Green Bay loudmouth has definitely made his presence known, at least to GM William Regal. Also, who can blame the guy for the loss? It was the entire ECW roster!
Mark Henry - Laying out a challenge to The World's Largest Athlete is unthinkable to most people. The World's Strongest Man isn't most people, and he definitely has our respect for the gutsy challenge.