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 August 1.
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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JEFF HARDY (9) (Watch | Photos) There is absolutely nothing that CM Punk can say about The Charismatic Enigma after he defeated him for the gold fair and square Sunday night and successfully defended it against John Morrison on SmackDown. |
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RANDY ORTON (7) (Watch | Photos) The Legend Killer stays at No. 2 this week, just missing moving up to the top, after he successfully defended his title at Night of Champions and defeated Primo in his debut on "WWE Superstars." |
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| 3 | 1 | ||
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REY MYSTERIO (1) (Watch | Photos) Rey Mysterio was put through one of the most brutal battles of his career on Sunday. Despite that, The Master of the 619 rose from the ashes, his Intercontinental Title still in hand after besting Dolph Ziggler. |
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JOHN MORRISON (Watch | Photos) It was a bittersweet week for The Friday Night Delight. He did pick up a win on "WWE Superstars," but he ended the week on a low note losing a World Heavyweight Title Match on SmackDown. |
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| 6 |
Fighting against five other men is never easy. And it's that much worse when you're the one risking your title. The Jamaican Superstar faced that scenario first-hand on Sunday but came out still looking golden. |
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| 7 |
Watching the grin get wiped off The Straightedge Superstar's face at Night of Champions was priceless. And now he is the one that has to scale the mountain to get back the World Heavyweight Title. |
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| 8 |
Back on top in ECW, Captain Charisma regained the title in a brutal back-and-forth against ECW Original Tommy Dreamer. It's not over yet, though, with a rematch on Tuesday night. |
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| 9 |
While things were anything but Shaq-licious for Jericho on Raw, the cocky Superstar does move up a spot for picking up Big Show as his replacement tag team partner and retaining the titles against The Legacy. |
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| 10 |
Not only did The King of Kings come up short in the WWE Championship Match at Night of Champions, he also failed to "Beat the Clock" on Raw in his match against Cody Rhodes. |
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| 11 |
Swagger appeared stunned after losing his match against Evan Bourne on Raw. "The All-American American" had so much confidence going into the match - perhaps too much - and fell short after a quick roll-up. |
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| 12 |
Although things could have gone a little bit better between The World's Largest Athlete and Raw's special guest host Shaquille O'Neal, that doesn't matter since Show is still golden following Sunday's tag team win. |
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| 13 |
Watching The Miz tap out in the STF was a dagger to the heart of The World's Strongest Man. Henry could do little but watch as SummerSlam's WWE Title Match slipped through his fingers. |
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| 14 |
They may not have won the Unified Tag Team Titles at Night of Champions, but they did help Randy Orton retain the WWE Title and went even further by preventing Triple H from earning a rematch at SummerSlam. |
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| 15 |
We know his name, but we also know he isn't very happy. After dominating most of the match against Rey Mysterio on Sunday, Ziggler's loss undoubtedly hurts the young Superstar that much more. |
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| 16 |
It wasn't easy, but Michelle McCool managed to retain her gold against Melina. There is, however, no rest for the wicked. That said, now the Women's Champion must concentrate on her next opponent. |
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| 17 |
The ECW Original is no longer the champion in the Land of the Extreme. Despite his loss to Christian at Night of Champions, he now has an opportunity to get his title back next week on ECW. |
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| 18 |
For weeks it seemed as if Maryse did her best to avoid facing Mickie James. Now we understand why. After watching Mickie capture the Divas Title at Night of Champions, Maryse's fears appear justified. |
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| 19 |
The return of Chris Masters certainly didn't please MVP. The Masterpiece was The Franchise Playa's "Beat the Clock" opponent, and The Ballin' Superstar can't be happy with the match's double count-out. |
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| 20 |
We don't necessarily know what is going on between The Moscow Mauler and Ezekiel Jackson, but what we do know is that Kozlov was victorious on ECW winning in a very dominant fashion. |
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| 21 | NR | ||
| 22 |
For the last four weeks, Hornswoggle has stacked up victories against Chavo Guerrero. Although the stipulations have been in 'Swoggle's favor, his streak is still quite an impressive feat. |
NR | |
| 23 | 20 | ||
| 24 |
Surprisingly enough, it still looks like The Big Red Monster is on his heels running from The Great Khali. Could it be true that cruel, sadistic Kane is frightened of The Punjabi Playboy? |
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| 25 |
Losing her opportunity to regain the Women's Title has Melina dropping two spots this week, and now at No. 25, the SmackDown Diva is at the brink of falling off the P25. |
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The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Maryse - Losing to Mickie James on Sunday not only cost the French beauty her Divas Championship, but also her spot on the Power25.
Shelton Benjamin - The Gold Standard out of action this week. Adding to his negatives, he was also rejected from a seat on "The Abraham Washington Show."
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Evan Bourne - With an impressive win over Jack Swagger on Raw, "Air" Bourne has regained the attention of The Academy.
Sheamus - The young Irish Superstar has been quite dominant on Tuesday nights and we can't wait to see his next match.
Ezekiel Jackson - Unfortunately for Vladimir Kozlov's opponent, Jackson attempted to one-up The Moscow Mauler by brutalizing the downed in-ring warrior after his loss.
