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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 23:
Also, find out what the number next to each Superstar's name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TRIPLE H (19) The Punjabi Giant fell hard at the hands of The Game as Triple H hooked in the Pedigree and picked up the win at SummerSlam. Now he has four other Superstars to worry about at Unforgiven. |
1 | |
| 2 |
What a week for The Animal! First, he showed himself to be the better man in the bout between him and John Cena. Then, he destroyed Paul Burchill on Raw. Now what's The Animal going to do about Kane? |
3 | |
| 3 |
Undertaker's banishment is over and The Deadman is back on SmackDown. Vickie Guerrero and the rest of "The Family" better be on watch, especially after witnessing Edge's fate at SummerSlam. |
NR | |
| 4 |
The Straightedge Superstar has proven day-in and day-out that he deserves to be the World Heavyweight Champion. He's shown himself to be a fighting champion, but now he needs to focus on Unforgiven. |
5 | |
| 5 |
At SummerSlam, the World's Strongest Champion retained his title in poor fashion, but as he proved this past week on ECW, he is still a force to be reckoned with inside the ring. |
6 | |
| 6 |
As we all know, Matt Hardy will never give up, and that is not good news for the ECW Champion. Hardy has proven that he will give it all he has and more to bring him closer to the ECW Title. |
7 | |
| 7 |
Despite his intimidating size advantage, The Great Khali was unable to defeat Triple H at SummerSlam, and in his qualifying match for the Championship Scramble, he lost again thanks to an assist from The Game. |
4 | |
| 8 |
It seems as though the other SmackDown Superstars have taken notice of Kozlov's dominance as several of them teamed up in the 10-Man Battle Royal to eliminate the powerful Moscow Mauler. |
8 | |
| 9 |
It is astounding that Chris Jericho would refuse to apologize for punching Shawn Michaels' wife Rebecca in the face, but he still proved himself in the ring by defeating the World Heavyweight Champion on Raw. |
11 | |
| 10 |
The Big Red Monster was as eerie as ever with his message regarding Rey Mysterio on Raw. The scariest part is that when Batista confronted him, Kane got the better of The Animal and left him on his back. |
10 | |
| 11 |
Festus was out-smarted by SmackDown's Franchise Playa' in the second qualifying match for Unforgiven's WWE Championship Scramble earning MVP a chance to vie for the WWE Championship. |
12 | |
| 12 |
Due to unfortunate circumstances, The Jamaican Superstar lost his Intercontinental Title by default when The Glamazon pinned Mickie James at SummerSlam. Kingston will no doubt be looking to get it back. |
9 | |
| 13 |
The World's Largest Athlete showed his in-ring prowess in SmackDown's 10-Man Battle Royal for the WWE Championship Scramble. Too bad he didn't notice that The Brian Kendrick's feet never hit the ground. |
13 | |
| 14 |
MVP may have bested him at SummerSlam after the distraction from Shelton Benjamin, but Jeff Hardy will have a chance for revenge and to win the WWE Championship at the same time at Unforgiven. |
16 | |
| 15 |
After SummerSlam, the Women's Championship is back around the waist of one of Raw's most dominant Divas. With Santino Marella by her side, it seems the sky's the limit for "Glamarella." |
20 | |
| 16 |
The World Tag Team Champions had a bad week. First, they watched JTG of Cryme Tyme run off with their gold, and then they lost their 2-on-1 Handicap Match against John Cena. |
14 | |
| 17 |
Natalya lost this week against Maria due to Maryse's interference, and when Divas Champion Michelle McCool came to make the save, Natalya left in quite a hurry. Looks like she's waiting for her time to attack. |
17 | |
| 18 |
Though the Chain Gang Commander may have lost at SummerSlam to Batista, he used that as motivation in his match against the World Tag Team Champions to pick up a win even after the beating he took. |
18 | |
| 19 |
The Miz & John Morrison returned to their winning ways on ECW as they teamed with Chavo Guerrero to defeat Tommy Dreamer, Super Crazy & Evan Bourne in Six-Man Tag Team action. |
19 | |
| 20 | 15 | ||
| 21 |
In a strange twist of fate, The Brian Kendrick will be heading to Unforgiven with a chance to win the WWE Championship thanks to Ezekiel Jackson catching him before his feet hit the ground during the Battle Royal. |
NR | |
| 22 |
Thanks to Beth Phoenix, the Intercontinental Championship is still around Santino Marella's waist. "Glamarella" seems to be a lethal pairing, and now that they are both wearing gold, everyone better watch out. |
25 | |
| 23 |
The Michaels family is in our thoughts after what happened at SummerSlam. We don't care what Chris Jericho has to say, he hit Rebecca and there should be repercussions for his actions. |
21 | |
| 24 |
Another week out of action doesn't bode well for the WWE Tag Team Champions. It also doesn't look too good when they both are decimated by Undertaker with back-to-back chokeslams. |
22 | |
| 25 |
The United States Champion earned his opportunity at the WWE Championship on Friday with a little assistance from Mike Knox, who, by distracting Finlay, opened up the door for Benjamin to get the win. |
24 |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"Undertaker at No. 3. Well done. I'm glad he's able to start that high. He deserves it." - Diane
The Academy replies: If you can make a Superstar like Edge virtually disappear, you definitely deserve a top five spot.
"One loss and Evan Bourne is off? That's harsh. He is ECW." - Jack
The Academy replies: We admit, the drop is a little rough for a tag team loss. But, with Undertaker getting on the P25 and The Brian Kendrick doing what he's doing, someone's got to take the fall.
"I think HBK's wife should be on the P25 just for taking a hit like that." - Jim
The Academy replies: Unfortunately, she's not technically a Superstar. But, you're right, she took that shot just like one of our Divas.
FAREWELL
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Edge – Edge was nowhere to be seen this week after Undertaker chokeslammed him to hell after their Hell in a Cell Match at SummerSlam. We wonder if and when we'll ever see the Rated-R Superstar again.
Evan Bourne – Unfortunately for Bourne, his team's inability to pick up the win on ECW costs him his spot on the P25. We're not too worried though, as we see Bourne making his return to the P25 sooner than later.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Ricky Ortiz – Ortiz is still undefeated on ECW and is quickly living up to his own hype. If he extends his streak once again, The Academy will have no choice but to welcome him to the P25.
D-Lo Brown – If it weren't for The Glamazon, it looked as if D-Lo was on the fast track to becoming Intercontinental Champion on Raw. Santino and Kofi both should be on notice as D-Lo might insert himself into the Intercontinental Title hunt.