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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 July 26:
Also, find out what the number next to each Superstar's name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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TRIPLE H (10) Thanks to some distractions on Sunday, The Game was able to hit the Pedigree on Edge allowing him to retain his title. At SummerSlam, he has a much greater challenge facing him ... in The Great Khali. |
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| 2 |
CM PUNK (9) The World Heavyweight Champion has proven week after week that he is willing to fight and defend his title, but twice this week he was robbed of the chance to prove himself worthy against Batista. |
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| 3 |
Hardy was unfortunate enough to lose the United States Championship at The Great American Bash, but earning an ECW Championship opportunity at SummerSlam might have softened the blow. |
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| 4 |
The Big Red Monster has been on a rampage as of late and his actions have been unpredictable. We have two important questions: What will he do next and what's in that burlap sack? |
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| 5 |
As Raw ended, The Animal was fuming over the result of his World Heavyweight Championship rematch. Who can blame him? Twice in less than 24 hours he was denied the opportunity to win the title. |
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| 6 |
Not only did Edge lose at The Great American Bash, but he also got some harsh news from his wife on SmackDown, he will be facing the returning Undertaker at Summerslam in a Hell in a Cell Match. |
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| 7 |
As always, another impressive display from the Moscow Mauler. Kozlov was pit against ECW Original Stevie Richards on SmackDown and defeated him like all his opponents beforehand. |
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| 8 |
In mixed tag team action on Raw, Kofi Kingston ended up on the losing side against Paul & Katie Lea Burchill. It seems as though Kofi and Women's Champion Mickie James have common enemies. |
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| 9 |
Y2J has been in rare form as of late. Not only did he take out Shawn Michaels, but he has also chosen to be no one's savior but his own - which seems to be working to his benefit. |
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| 10 |
With Tony Atlas by his side, the World's Strongest Man seems unstoppable. Add in an opponent who will never give up in Matt Hardy at SummerSlam, and we are sure that the equation will make for a great match. |
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| 11 |
Big Show was obviously one of the two favorites going into the Battle Royal on SmackDown, but unfortunately for him, it was the Punjabi Giant and not The World's Largest Athlete, whose number was called. |
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| 12 |
SmackDown's Ballin' Superstar hasn't been doing much as of late, which makes us think that it's not a contract season. We hope to see MVP step it up soon as we have bought into the hype. |
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| 13 |
In life, there are winners and there are losers. Despite all their talk, Miz and Morrison proved that they are with the latter group after losing the WWE Tag Team Titles. |
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| 14 |
Katie Lea Burchill has been one big thorn in the side of the Women's Champion. This week, Mickie James ended up being on the losing end against Katie Lea & Paul Burchill after teaming with Kofi Kingston. |
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| 15 |
The Chain Gang Commander had a rough start to the week with his brutal NYC Parking Lot Brawl against JBL. He also may have added a new enemy in Batista after their altercation at the end of Raw. |
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| 16 |
The Legend Thriller came just short of facing Triple H at SummerSlam. After eliminating Big Show in the Battle Royal, Jeff Hardy was unable to make it two toppled giants as The Great Khali prevailed. |
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| 17 |
Despite the referee making the right decision, HBK wanted to fight on against Y2J. Unfortunately, the officials may have let him go on a bit too long and Jericho may have shelved The Showstopper for good. |
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| 18 |
The Samoan Bulldozer has been quite impressive as of late, but I guess you can't win them all. Umaga came up short on SmackDown with The Great Khali winning the Battle Royal in the end. |
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| 19 |
This Irish duo needs to stop watching and start winning after they saw Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder win the WWE Tag Team Titles on Sunday, and Matt Hardy earn an ECW Title Match at SummerSlam on Tuesday. |
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| 20 |
Though they may have been on the losing side of the Six-Man Tag Team rematch on Raw, the World Tag Team Champions continue to impress the Academy with us expecting great things from the duo. |
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| 21 |
In what many might call an upset, the All-American Girl became the inaugural Divas Champion after making Natalya tap out in the center of the ring. Now that she's champion, she needs to watch her back. |
NR | |
| 22 |
Natalya drops three spots this week after losing the inaugural Divas Championship Match at The Great American Bash to Michelle McCool. We are sure that this is just a minor setback for the young Diva. |
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| 23 |
There ain't no stoppin' him now. The Gold Standard has made the most out of his move to SmackDown and is now the United States Champion after defeating Matt Hardy at The Great American Bash. |
NR | |
| 24 |
Hawkins & Ryder sneaked away with a victory on Sunday, beginning their first championship reign in WWE. The question is, how long will the duo be able to hold onto the titles? |
NR | |
| 25 | 24 |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"Natalya's been on the P25 for more than a month and Michelle just got there. How is Michelle higher?" - Tom
The Academy replies: Did you catch The Great American Bash? You can't argue that Michelle isn't having a hotter run than Natalya after that match.
"It's about time Mark Henry is in the top 10. He's a champion, after all." - Bob
The Academy replies: The only way for him to go from here is up. He's about 1,000 pounds of man with his supporters.
"I don't think Matt Hardy should move up after losing a title." - Roy
The Academy replies: True, he did lose the United States Championship. But, he's in the running for quite a huge prize at SummerSlam.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Chavo Guerrero – Things haven't been going Guerrero's way as of late and he'll need to turn things around to make his return to the P25.
Mr. Kennedy – Ever since making his move to SmackDown, the Green Bay Loudmouth has been off his game and needs to step things up ASAP.
Evan Bourne – There was a lot of action this past week, and unfortunately for Bourne, he was on the bubble and got bounced off this week's list.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Beth Phoenix – After defeating Santino Marella last week, The Glamazon returned to wrestling Divas with an impressive victory over Kelly Kelly.
D-Lo Brown – In what may have been the most surprising thing to happen this week, D-Lo Brown stepped back into a WWE ring with an impressive win over Santino Marella.
The Great Khali – The Punjabi Giant has earned himself a title match against Triple H at SummerSlam which puts him back on the Academy's radar.