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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 August 2:
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) Triple H has faced opponents like The Great Khali before and won, but his absence from SmackDown this week has us wondering if The Cerebral Assassin has something planned for the Punjabi Giant. |
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| 2 |
CM PUNK (9) What's a little blood to a guy like CM Punk? This guy has the guts that defines a true champion. His win over the "hottest free agent" in sports-entertainment only helped to prove what type of man he is. |
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| 3 |
Matt Hardy might have the chance to pick up a second major singles championship victory in under six months with his match against ECW Champion Mark Henry looming in the not-so-distant future. |
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| 4 |
The Animal may not have gotten the World Heavyweight Championship Match that he wanted at SummerSlam, but Mike Adamle certainly gave the fans what they wanted with Cena & Batista going one-on-one. |
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| 5 |
If there is one man to get advice from in facing The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell, Mick Foley was the right choice. Unfortunately for Edge, his TLC tactics won't be applicable when August 17 comes around. |
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| 6 |
The Big Red Machine has been creating chaos the last few weeks on Raw. This week, it wasn't much different, except for the chaos being averted thanks to an FU from John Cena in the main event. |
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| 7 |
Many people are wondering why Kozlov isn't stepping it up and facing higher quality opponents, but our question is, what if it is those said opponents that are avoiding facing the Moscow Mauler instead? |
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| 8 |
Unfortunately for Jamie Noble, he hadn't been studying the tapes. The Intercontinental Champion beat Jamie Noble using the impressive agility that helped earn him the title in the first place. |
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| 9 |
The World's Strongest Champion will never hear The Academy ask to cover our backs after what he let happen to Colin Delaney. |
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| 10 |
Chris Jericho moves down one spot, almost dropping out of the top 10, not just for his lack of in-ring action, but also for our realization that we won't be seeing anymore of the old Y2J. |
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| 11 |
Big Show certainly made quick work of Domino on Friday. Afterward, Umaga confronted The World's Largest Athlete, but no punches were thrown. We think that is best for the Samoan Bulldozer's sake. |
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| 12 |
We have known that MVP has a mouth that can get him into trouble, and for two weeks in a row, that has proven true. His ill-chosen words for Jeff Hardy have earned him the Legend Thriller's full attention. |
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| 13 |
The Dirt Sheet stars must hate hearing "former WWE Tag Team Champions." Well, they will have to get used to it unless they have some plan up their sleeve to get the titles back around their waists. |
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| 14 |
The Women's Champion picked up a victory over Jillian this week, but her celebration was short-lived. After the match, she was blindsided by Katie Lea Burchill with Burchill sending a message to Raw's new GM. |
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| 15 |
We have known John Cena to be one of the best, and he has never stepped down from a fight before. But with SummerSlam just weeks away, his match against Batista might have him training twice as hard. |
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| 16 |
The World Tag Team Champions had a successful title defense this week at the expense of Raw's announce team. Poor Michael Cole. He wanted no part of it, and in the end was decimated by the champs. |
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| 17 |
For two weeks in a row, Hardy has come so close to putting down The Great Khali, but in the end has come up just short. This week, he has the distraction of MVP to thank for that. |
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| 18 |
Thanks to Y2J, things have not been going well for The Showstopper for the last few months. Hopefully, when HBK appears on Raw next Monday, Michaels will be able to shed some light on his situation. |
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| 19 |
On SmackDown, Umaga made his way to ringside and got in Big Show's face, which is not something we suggest. We have no idea what the Samoan Bulldozer is thinking. Then again, have we ever? |
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| 20 |
The father and son team lost on ECW to the former WWE Tag Team Champions. After the match, Mike Knox came to ringside and beat down Finlay. Things aren't looking good for those from Ireland right now. |
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| 21 |
The Divas Champion better be prepared to give it her all in defending her title. There's only one way to go when your on top with so many people waiting to capitalize on that moment. |
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| 22 |
Natalya was out of action this week, which does not bode well for the young Diva. She has shown herself to be more then a formidable opponent for any Diva, but needs to be in action to keep her spot. |
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| 23 |
Don't get us wrong. We do not condone any sort of relations with Santino, but we can't argue with The Glamazon's impressive in-ring prowess, and we welcome her back for that and that alone. |
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| 24 |
Due to supposed bronchitis, United States Champion Shelton Benjamin lost his match against Mr. Kennedy on SmackDown. We'll wait and see if he's telling the truth by how he feels when next Friday rolls around. |
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| 25 |
The WWE Tag Team Champions were out of action this week putting them on the bubble. If they don't step into the ring next week, they may be keeping their titles but saying goodbye to the P25. |
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Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"Beth and Santino gross me out. They shouldn't even be considered for the P25." - Jack
The Academy replies: Sorry, but there are no rules in the P25 against PDA. Plus, their win earns them a spot.
"How can Kozlov be No. 7 when he hasn't faced anybody good yet?" - John
The Academy replies: Say what you will, but undefeated is undefeated.
"Where's Maria? She won. She should at least be getting votes." - Kate
The Academy replies: It takes more than one win to earn a P25 spot. We'll see how she keeps doing on SmackDown.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Jesse & Festus – With no action this week, Jesse & Festus say farewell to the P25. This duo needs to be more consistent if they want to remain on the P25 for a longer time in the future.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Santino Marella – Santino picked up a win in tag team action over D-Lo Brown & Kelly Kelly. The bigger part of this story is what is going on between him and Beth Phoenix. Believe us, we'll be watching it closely as we might be seeing the formation of WWE's next power couple.
Ricky Ortiz – Ricky Ortiz was back in action this week and picked up a win by disqualification over Chavo Guerrero. Ricky might break onto the P25 sooner rather than later.