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 Sept. 19.
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| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
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| 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | ||
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JOHN MORRISON (Watch | Photos) On SmackDown, The Friday Night Delight went one-on-one with the vicious Mike Knox and impressed the Academy by picking up a decisive victory over such a brute of an opponent. |
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| 4 |
KOFI KINGSTON (Watch | Photos) Although The Jamaican Superstar lost on Raw, Kingston got the win when it mattered at WWE Breaking Point, and, despite The Miz stealing his title, is still the United States Champion. |
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| 5 |
RANDY ORTON (Watch | Photos) Not only did Orton say the words "I quit," costing him his WWE Championship, but to make matters worse, the next night he lost a No Holds Barred Match against Batista on The Animal's last night on Raw. |
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| 6 |
A successful title defense at WWE Breaking Point and a win over Paul Burchill on "WWE Superstars" have Captain Charisma climbing one position higher on this week's P25. |
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| 7 |
D-GENERATION X: TRIPLE H & SHAWN MICHAELS The unthinkable happened this past weekend — D-Generation X submitted. Can The Game & HBK redeem themselves against The Legacy at Hell in a Cell? |
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There's no denying that this brash and controversial Superstar wants to win, and is willing to do so by any means necessary. On "WWE Superstars," Ziggler let Finlay find that fact out first-hand. |
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| 9 |
Teaming with special guest host Trish Stratus on Raw, Henry & MVP gained some ground back against the Unified Tag Team Champions, but that still doesn't make up for the lost golden opportunity on Sunday. |
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| 10 |
THE LEGACY: CODY RHODES & TED DiBIASE Not only was their victory over DX the biggest of their young careers, they were the first pairing to ever make the team of HBK & The Game submit. |
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| 11 |
Unfortunately for Jericho & Big Show, their two tag team and singles losses on Raw and SmackDown outweigh their successful title defense against Mark Henry & MVP at WWE Breaking Point. |
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| 12 |
Capitalizing on the distraction of MVP walking away with Kofi Kingston's United States Title, "The All-American American" nailed the gutwrench powerbomb on the champion and scored the pin. |
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| 13 |
Hand-picked as Raw guest host Trish Stratus' tag team partner, MVP ended up on the winning team of what turned into a Six-Person Tag Match after Big Show interfered in the original bout. |
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| 14 |
As most people see it, The Phenom was robbed in his World Heavyweight Championship Match, and it looks like SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long will pay for what transpired. |
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| 15 |
Although he lost by disqualification on SmackDown, Kane defeated The Great Khali in a Singapore Cane Match at WWE Breaking Point and brutally assaulted The Punjabi Giant with a chair Friday night. |
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| 16 |
Watching intently on Raw, the Divas Champion got a front-row view of her No. 1 contender, as Alicia Fox defeated Gail Kim in one-on-one action. Now Mickie knows who's gunning for her gold. |
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| 17 |
This was not the Blackpool, England, native's best week. Not only did he lose in an ECW Title Match, but he was also kept out of the No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal as per ECW GM Tiffany's decision. |
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| 18 |
At WWE Breaking Point, the self-proclaimed "Chick Magnet" came up short against United States Champion Kofi Kingston. On Raw, he made up for it by stealing Kofi's title while picking up a tag team win. |
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| 19 |
With William Regal kept out of the 10-Man Battle Royal, Kozlov and Jackson certainly were the men to beat, but, in the end, both men came up short and Kozlov was the second to last man eliminated. |
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| 20 |
The Animal returned this week with a huge announcement and two impressive victories over Chris Jericho and Randy Orton. Everyone on the SmackDown roster better be ready as Batista is back! |
NR | |
| 21 |
With perhaps the biggest win of his young career, the Long Island native won a 10-Man Battle Royal on ECW to become the No. 1 contender to Christian's ECW gold. Now that is something to "Woo" about. |
NR | |
| 22 |
Michelle McCool was in action this week against her rival Melina, and unfortunately for the Women's Champion, she came up short. McCool better step it up if she doesn't want Melina taking her title. |
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| 23 |
After losing the Submission Match last week to World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, Matt Hardy was nowhere to be seen this Friday night leaving the Academy with no choice but to drop him a couple spots. |
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| 24 |
An impressive win over Gail Kim in a No. 1 Contender's Match for the Divas Championship has Alicia Fox jump onto the P25 at No. 24. Mickie James had better watch her back as Fox is hunting for gold. |
NR | |
| 25 |
Unfortunately for Big Zeke, he was unsuccessful in assisting William Regal in winning the ECW Championship and was unable to be the last man standing in Tuesday's No. 1 Contender Battle Royal. |
22 |
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their position on the P25 this week:
The Great Khali - With a loss at WWE Breaking Point and a vicious beating by Kane on SmackDown, Khali falls off this week's list.
Finlay - Unfortunately, The Irishman was beaten by Dolph Ziggler, which leaves us bidding him farewell.
Sheamus - Not being able to secure the No. 1 contender spot to the ECW Title in the 10-Man Battle Royal Tuesday night also results in The Celtic Warrior losing his spot this week.
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of The Academy:
Melina - A win over her rival, Women's Champion Michelle McCool, impressed the right people here and might see Melina breaking onto the P25.
Evan Bourne - Two wins in two weeks is definitely an impressive feat for any Superstar.
The Hart Dynasty - A win over Cryme Tyme this week on SmackDown has the members of the Academy clamoring for these young Superstars.
