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 15.
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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JEFF HARDY (2) (Watch | Photos) The World Heavyweight Champion has been on fire in recent weeks, but it couldn't last forever. You can't win every match, and The Hart Dynasty were happy to prove that fact. |
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RANDY ORTON (3) (Watch | Photos) Although the WWE Champion lost by count-out to Big Show on Raw, the event that followed is what has our attention. What will happen when The Viper teams with John Cena this Monday on Raw? |
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| 4 |
REY MYSTERIO (Watch | Photos) Being M.I.A. this week doesn't see The Master of the 619 drop from the No. 4 spot, but if he wants to keep that Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam, he's going to have to step things up big time. |
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JOHN MORRISON (Watch | Photos) An up-and-down week for Morrison leaves him standing still as he defeated David Hart Smith on "WWE Superstars," but then lost to CM Punk on Friday night's SmackDown. |
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With Hardy losing and The Straightedge Superstar winning Friday night, it seems that the momentum could be turning in the former World Heavyweight Champion's favor heading into SummerSlam. |
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Being at the top is the hardest place to be as the target is on your back. At least Captain Charisma knows the next man coming for his head is William Regal and can adjust his focus accordingly. |
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| 8 |
A win over Evan Bourne is always impressive, even for a man of "The All-American American's" size, but we think his favorite part of Raw is what he did to MVP after his match against Chris Masters. |
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| 9 |
One moment, it looked like The Jamaican Superstar had his Mixed Tag Team Match all sewn up, and then the next, Kofi was looking up at the lights after a Backstabber and pin combination by Carlito. |
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| 10 |
This unit brings instant prestige to the Unified Tag Team Championship and it will be interesting to see what happens when they team up against John Cena and WWE Champion Randy Orton on Raw. |
NR | |
| 11 |
THE LEGACY: CODY RHODES & TED DiBIASE A win over Mark Henry & Hornswoggle is good, but facing a reunited D-Generation X at SummerSlam will be a much trickier task for the talented young Superstars. |
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| 12 |
With an Intercontinental Championship Match quickly approaching, a win against a tough opponent like Finlay should give the young, brash Ziggler a lot of confidence as SummerSlam nears. |
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| 13 |
The search for Shawn Michaels is over and now The Game has the Ying to his Yang back when it comes to D-Generation X. All this means is that The Legacy should be put on notice. |
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| 14 |
Though The Legacy are quite formidable opponents, The World's Strongest Man can't be happy with the loss that came with him teaming with Hornswoggle - and we really don't want to see him unhappy. |
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| 15 |
A win over Chris Masters serves as retribution for what happened a few Mondays ago, but what happened after the match will only add fuel to the fire in MVP's rivalry with Jack Swagger. |
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| 16 |
The Women's Champion has been out of action lately, but we know we will be seeing her soon. Hopefully her mind is on defending her title as there are many Divas that want that gold. |
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| 18 |
Every opponent put in the ring with The Moscow Mauler falls to the same fate, and it isn't a very pleasant one. We wonder what is next for Kozlov and what destruction will come of it. |
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| 19 |
The Divas Champion lost in tag team action this week, but wasn't the one who got pinned. What Mickie James really has to concentrate on is her future Divas Championship opponent Gail Kim. |
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| 20 |
Being named the No. 1 contender to the ECW Championship and defeating former champion Tommy Dreamer on Tuesday night vaults Regal onto the P25 at No. 20. |
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| 21 |
We're certainly afraid for Ranjin Singh's well being and think it is absolutely frightening what the demented Kane is possibly capable of. Can The Great Khali stop him? |
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| 22 |
Finally getting her chance to shine, this Raw Diva immediately capitalized on a huge Diva Four Way No. 1 Contender's Match and earned a future golden opportunity against Mickie James. |
NR | |
| 23 |
This was a horrible week for the former ECW Champion. Not only did he find out that William Regal was the new No. 1 contender on Tuesday nights, but he also lost to the Englishman in one-on-one action. |
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| 24 |
Big Zeke is one of ECW's most dominant Superstars and with his incredible power and strength, we think there are great things to come for this behemoth in the Land of the Extreme. |
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| 25 |
That was a stunning move by the "Calgary Kid," as he duped everyone to earn back his spot on the Raw roster. Now the self-proclaimed "Chick Magnet" has to quit all the talk and make a real splash on Mondays. |
NR |
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Hornswoggle - Following last week's lack of true in-ring action and this week's tag team loss, we must say farewell to WWE's pint-sized Superstar.
Sheamus - We know that Sheamus can't be happy about losing to Goldust on "WWE Superstars," but expect him to come back strong and make a return to the P25 in no time.
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Carlito - Pinning the United States Champion is huge for the Caribbean Superstar. Hopefully he can take the momentum and run with it.
The Hart Dynasty - Although things haven't been going great in recent weeks, a win over World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy puts them back on the map.
Melina - When Michelle McCool gets back in the ring, she better be ready for this former Women's Champion.
