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 29.
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 |
REY MYSTERIO (8) (Watch | Photos) With two wins this week, one at SummerSlam and one on SmackDown, the Intercontinental Champion can't be denied his spot at No. 2 on the P25 as he fought the whole way to get there. |
5 | |
| 3 |
RANDY ORTON (Watch | Photos) Orton reached deep down in his bag of tricks at SummerSlam, but nothing worked. It wasn't until Brett DiBiase attacked the ref that The Legend Killer was able to take out John Cena to retain his gold. |
3 | |
| 4 | 1 | ||
| 5 |
JOHN MORRISON (Watch | Photos) Unfortunately, a lot of big things happened this week and The Friday Night Delight drops because of it. Morrison certainly hasn't lost a step though and we believe he'll be headed back up in no time. |
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| 6 |
In very bizarre fashion, The Jamaican Superstar was M.I.A. this week. If he was watching though, he now knows that both The Miz and Jack Swagger are aiming for his United States Championship. |
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| 7 |
Yes, Captain Charisma did retain the ECW Championship in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, that angered William Regal, Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov and they made him pay for it. |
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| 8 |
D-GENERATION X: TRIPLE H & SHAWN MICHAELS The most legendary tag team in WWE history has reformed, and as proven this week at SummerSlam and on Raw, that doesn't bode well for The Legacy. |
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| 9 |
As "The All-American American" said, it doesn't matter who is in his way, he's going after Kofi Kingston's United States Title. This week, Primo was the man to find out that Swagger is a man of his word. |
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| 10 |
Both times Ziggler has faced Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio for the gold, he's been just a hair's breath from winning the title. The Academy is thinking that the third time might be a charm. |
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| 11 |
Everyone has been noticing The World's Strongest Man's smile lately, and perhaps the saying that "positive thinking brings positive things" is true - like a Unified Tag Team Title Match at WWE Breaking Point. |
13 | |
| 12 |
Perhaps a little assistance from Raw's special guest host Floyd Mayweather Jr., was just the edge they needed, but MVP & Mark Henry are now heading to WWE Breaking Point with gold in mind. |
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| 13 |
Retaining the titles at SummerSlam was important, but when you have the gold, the target is on your back. Now the Unified Tag Team Champions have MVP & Mark Henry to worry about at WWE Breaking Point. |
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| 14 |
THE LEGACY: CODY RHODES & TED DiBIASE Though they lost twice, The Legacy looked quite impressive against DX's Triple H & Shawn Michaels and proved on Raw they're not about to back down. |
10 | |
| 15 |
The Englishman may have lost at SummerSlam, but he made up for it on Tuesday night and earned himself a future ECW Championship opportunity against Christian. |
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| 16 |
Luckily, Mickie James doesn't drop any spots, but being the victim of the pinfall in the Six-Diva Tag Team Match on Raw isn't sitting well with The Academy and may weigh on things next week. |
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| 17 |
ECW Champion Christian provoked The Moscow Mauler on ECW and got exactly what he asked for. That vicious headbutt Kozlov delivered will have Captain Charisma thinking twice next time. |
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| 18 |
The Big Red Monster won a huge match - pun intended - at SummerSlam against The Great Khali and because of that, he moves up three spots. Unfortunately for him, we think Khali wants to go for round two. |
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| 19 |
This is certainly a bittersweet week for Matt. Although he was victorious in tag team action with John Morrison against The Hart Dynasty, he also saw his brother Jeff lose his title and spot in the WWE. |
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| 20 |
When the "Chick Magnet" has his mind set on something, 9 times out of 10 he'll get it. Because of that, United States Champion Kofi Kingston should watch out as The Miz has his sights set on gold. |
24 | |
| 21 |
We love that the Women's Champion has come back out of hiding, but McCool still needs to step back in the ring if she wants to regain the faith of The Academy and keep her spot on the POWER25. |
20 | |
| 22 |
Big Zeke will take any opportunity to lay the hurt on someone and he showed exactly that at SummerSlam as Jackson, Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal decimated ECW Champion Christian after his win. |
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| 23 | 19 | ||
| 24 |
The sound of the gong could only have signaled one thing at SummerSlam, and that was the return of The Phenom. This is great for the WWE Universe, but not for World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk. |
NR | |
| 25 |
The Glamazon not only won a pre-SummerSlam 15-Diva Battle Royal, but for the last several weeks she has been quite impressive. If Phoenix is on a roll, the rest of Raw's Divas should be put on notice. |
NR |
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
Jeff Hardy - At SummerSlam, he lost his title and on SmackDown, he lost a Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage Match leaving us with no choice but to bid a fond farewell.
The Great Khali - The Punjabi Playboy lost to Kane Sunday night and because of that he loses his spot on the P25.
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Alicia Fox - A pin on Divas Champion Mickie James is huge for Fox and has her quickly catching the attention of The Academy.
Mr. McMahon - Happy birthday to Mr. McMahon who turned 64 this past Monday AND picked up a pin on the WWE Champion with a little help from John Cena and DX.
