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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 31:
Also, find out what the number next to each Superstar's name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRIPLE H (11) The King of Kings is at the top of his game and remains at the top of the P25. However, will he still reign supreme next week, or will Randy Orton topple him with a loss at One Night Stand? |
1 | |
| 2 |
UNDERTAKER (7) The Deadman was left standing on SmackDown, but that won't matter at One Night Stand. The Phenom has everything to lose as his career teeters on the line in a TLC Match against Edge. |
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| 3 |
BATISTA (1) The Animal had Big help on SmackDown in his win over Hawkins & Ryder, not that he needed it. At One Night Stand, we don't think Batista will want help as he attempts to hurt HBK in their Stretcher Match. |
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| 4 |
The Big Red Machine may be watching from the locker room at One Night Stand, but the future of his ECW Championship will be in the hands of the five men battling in Sunday's Singapore Cane Match. |
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| 5 |
The Showstopper was spared for some reason by Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho on Raw. We don't think HBK will be so lucky in the Stretcher Match against Batista at One Night Stand. |
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| 6 |
The Legend Killer chose to face Triple H at One Night Stand in the same type match he won the WWE Championship in at No Mercy. The question is, will Orton be the Last Man Standing this Sunday? |
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| 7 |
Mr. Money in the Bank has an opportunity at One Night Stand to earn a shot Kane's ECW Championship. If he's successful, CM Punk may be wearing gold before you know it. |
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| 8 |
If The World's Largest Athlete can win the Singapore Cane Match at One Night Stand, the ground may soon be shaking in the Land of the Extreme with two of the largest men in WWE going at it. |
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| 9 |
At the end of SmackDown, it was Edge who was backing up the ramp as Undertaker stood tall amongst the carnage he left in the ring. Will it be the same story after their TLC Match at One Night Stand? |
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| 10 |
The United States Champion keeps his spot in the top 10 this week with a victory on SmackDown over ECW's Elijah Burke. With the Draft coming up, we wonder who his next challenger may be. |
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| 11 |
We don't understand what's going through the head of the Intercontinental Champion. Y2J looked as if he was going to beat Shawn Michaels with a chair on Raw but helped him up instead. What's up with that? |
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| 12 |
Guerrero one-upped CM Punk on ECW. At One Night Stand, it won't be as easy when he'll have four men to beat to earn a chance at the ECW Championship. Let's not forget about the Singapore Canes either. |
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| 13 |
The Chain Gang commander has to step up his game come Sunday, or Cena will be, as JBL said, "bleeding like a stuck pig" after their First Blood Match and will walk out of One Night Stand the loser. |
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| 14 |
However much Shannon Moore like's to stand out from the crowd, Kozlov just added The Reject to the list of competitors that have fell victim to the brutality of the Monster from Moscow. |
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| 15 |
The Jamaican Superstar may have gotten back on the winning track after Shelton Benjamin ended his undefeated streak last week, but the post match beating left him little time to celebrate. |
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| 16 |
"The Dirt Sheet" hosts fall two spots this week as they were unable to pick up a win against Kane on ECW and the Tuesday Night Delight found Friday decidedly undelightful in his loss against CM Punk. |
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| 17 |
MVP proved to be back in his winning ways with a dominant win over Jamie Noble on SmackDown. Now, will he attempt to regain the United States title, or has he set his sights set on something bigger? |
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| 18 |
The Green Bay Loudmouth may have thought his issues with William Regal were over after Regal lost their Loser Gets Fired Match, but now he has Paul & Katie Lea Burchill to contend with. |
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| 19 |
The Glamazon was out of action this week as she commentated for Melina's match against Jillian on Raw. She will be in action on Sunday, though, as she battles Melina in an "I Quit" Match at One Night Stand. |
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| 20 |
The WWE Women's Champion was not in action this week and may not have a match at One Night Stand, but she definitely will be watching Melina & Beth Phoenix's "I Quit" Match very closely. |
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| 21 |
Finlay picked up his second win in two weeks over Chuck Palumbo on SmackDown. This time, the Revved-up Superstar didn't stand for it as he pummeled the Irishman after the match. |
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| 22 |
The Samoan Bulldozer has shown time and time again that he's a monster in the ring. During One Night Stand's Falls Count Anywhere Match, he'll have the opportunity to cement that reputation against Jeff Hardy. |
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| 23 |
After a distraction by Cherry, Michelle McCool debuts on this week's P25 with an impressive win over Maryse. The Academy likes the way the Power 25 has been looking recently with all the lovely Divas. |
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| 24 |
Knox lost for the second week in a row on ECW in a match against Kofi Kingston. He didn't take too kindly to the defeat, though. After the match, Knox joined Shelton Benjamin in beating down Kingston. |
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| 25 |
This week, ECW's GM took a break from beating on Colin Delaney which makes him drop a spot. Another week without any action and we'll see a new face in the P25. |
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Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"One week and Jeff Hardy is off already? Give him a break." - Danny
The Academy replies: That's the danger of being No. 25. If there was a No. 26, he'd be right there, so don't expect him to be off for long.
"Beth has no business being ranked above the Women's Champion." - Rebecca
The Academy replies: They've been moving closer and closer since Mickie took the gold. It doesn't look like Beth will have the edge for much longer, if the pattern continues.
"CM Punk deserves to be in the top five at all times. Put him back up there!" - Steve
The Academy replies: Don't forget, the Straightedge Superstar lost this week. He has a big opportunity at One Night Stand to jump back into that top five.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Jeff Hardy – Hardy gets leveled off the P25 this week thanks to a wicked Clothesline from Hell delivered by the self-made millionaire in Hardy's tag team loss against Umaga and JBL.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Chuck Palumbo - The Revved-up Superstar may not have notched any wins as of late, but the beating he gave Finlay on SmackDown sure opened our eyes to the possibility of his return to the P25.
Paul Burchill - In recent weeks, Paul Burchill has caught our attention while tributing his wins to former Raw GM William Regal. Now that Regal is looking in the classifieds, Burchill has taken it upon himself this week to seek revenge against the man that shelved him: Mr. Kennedy.