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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 17:
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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TRIPLE H (15) Triple H tops the P25 for the second week in a row. The Game ended Raw on top of a steel cage and certainly proved that he will do anything in his power to make sure The Age of Orton is over come Judgment Day. |
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| 2 |
UNDERTAKER (4) The Deadman stays at No. 2 even without holding the World Heavyweight Championship. He got his chance at revenge against Vickie Guerrero on SmackDown and will get a chance at Edge on Sunday. |
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| 3 |
HBK stunned us on Raw when he admitted that his knee injury was a complete fabrication. He may have the psychological advantage over Jericho, but how will Batista play into all of this? |
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| 4 |
Orton picked up a win over John Cena, but not without the help of Raw GM William Regal and JBL. Afterward, Triple H entered the ring and laid out Orton. RKO's Judgment looks imminent. |
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| 5 |
Punk split his decisions this week with a win and a loss. The loss may play a bigger part in things as Punk took a singles loss to WWE Tag Team Champion The Miz, one-half of the team he will face with Kane on Sunday. |
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| 6 |
The ECW Champion was outmatched this week in his home court. At the end of his match against WWE Tag Team Champion John Morrison, the Big Red Machine was on the bad end of the three-count. |
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| 7 |
The Ultimate Opportunist lives up to his name at every turn. Last week, he stole the Championship Chase to Judgment Day Match from Batista, and this week he laid out Undertaker to end SmackDown. |
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| 8 |
The Animal has played the fool ever since Backlash. We'd be sick of getting the short end of the stick, too, and after the comments directed at Shawn Michaels on SmackDown, HBK better watch out. |
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| 9 |
Y2J's head must be spinning following Raw. After finally giving into the belief that HBK's injury was real, Michaels tells him it's not. Wait. What?! We doubt the Sweet Chin Music helped Jericho's situation, either. |
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| 10 |
After proving to be so dominant against the top competitors for the World Heavyweight Championship last week, Big Show picked up a big tag team win over MVP & Mark Henry. |
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| 11 |
The United States Champion picked up a win over one of the most athletic Superstars in WWE, Shelton Benjamin. Hardy continues to prove his U.S. Championship is no fluke. |
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| 12 |
Chavo turned his back on Edge, SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero, Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins instead of doing his part in the 6-on-1 Handicap Match on SmackDown. What now? |
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| 13 |
In his not-so-triumphant return, John Cena was pinned by Randy Orton. At Judgment Day, The Academy hopes Cena gets his hands on JBL and makes him eat his words. |
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| 14 |
Kofi showed a different side of himself this week as he laid out ECW's Gold Standard on ECW. With a rematch looming in the not-so-distant future, we wonder if Kingston will be able to keep his streak. |
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| 15 |
Beth didn't exactly do things by the book this week, but still got the required result. After Raw, The Glamazon was informed that she'd be in a Triple Threat Match for the Women's Championship on Sunday. |
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| 16 |
Two huge single wins for the WWE Tag Team Champions this week on ECW. The Miz picked up a victory over CM Punk and Morrison put away ECW Champion Kane. Their Judgment Day may not be so bad. |
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| 17 |
This week's guest on Being Manhandled by a Monster from Moscow: Funaki! Oh wait, we probably shouldn't sound too excited. We can bet that Funaki wasn't excited either when he became Kozlov's latest victim. |
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| 18 |
SmackDown's Ballin' Superstar hasn't exactly been impressive as of late. Ever since losing the United States Championship, MVP seems to have lost all his momentum as well. |
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| 19 |
ECW Superstars have been getting punished by Knox left and right. This week, ECW's Colin Delaney was put up against Knox and, as in their previous outings, he dominated Delaney. |
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| 20 |
William Regal is not a man you want to cross. John Cena, Mickie James and Jeff Hardy, not to mention Mickie James's brother and his girlfriend, all felt the wrath of Raw's GM this week. |
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| 21 |
Umaga has been M.I.A. in recent weeks and made his return on Raw by the side of Raw GM William Regal. Unfortunately for the Samoan Bulldozer, his return was trumped as Hardy picked up the win. |
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| 22 |
The Irishman may not have liked the outcome of the Championship Chase last week, but he couldn't complain this week with his win in tag action and the partner he was teamed up with, Big Show. |
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| 23 |
Mickie James picked up a tag team win on Raw this week. The bigger news is that she will have her hands full come Judgment Day when she defends her title against Melina and Beth Phoenix. |
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| 24 |
Natalya has quickly become one of the most dominant Divas on the SmackDown roster. She came out of the gate strong and has made quite a name for herself and quite an impression on The Academy. |
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| 25 |
Cherry skates her way onto the P25 this week after winning a 6-Diva Tag Team Match on ECW and getting the last laugh over Maryse. Who needs Deuce & Domino, anyway? |
NR |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"I can see Undertaker slipping away with first place votes and I don't like it." - George
The Academy replies: Well, the power is in The Deadman's hands. Winning back the gold at Judgment Day should solidify him among the top of the P25.
"I'm loving all these Divas on the P25. It's about time." - Francesca
The Academy replies: Four Divas and counting! Cherry couldn't be denied a spot after the week she had.
"William Regal should be taken off the P25 for ticking off all of us fans!" - Wes
The Academy replies: Sorry. We attempted to remove him, but he threatened to cancel this week's rankings.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Colin Delaney – We congratulate Colin on getting a contract last week, but this week, two losses drops him off the list. It doesn't look too good for him either, as it seems he may have made a permanent enemy out of ECW GM Armando Estrada.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Mr. Kennedy - The Green Bay loudmouth makes up for his 14-on-2 loss last week with a win over Snitsky.
Armando Estrada - ECW's GM Armando Estrada revealed his incredible physique last week and picked up his first win on ECW this week. He definitely has our attention.
Jeff Hardy - His return may have been interrupted, but it just allowed him to show us what he does best as he picked up a big return win over Umaga on Raw.