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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 September 22:
Also, find out what the number next to the Superstar name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BATISTA (10) The Animal is now in the driver's seat on SmackDown and the POWER 25 rankings after his Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship victory at Unforgiven. |
4 | |
| 2 |
JOHN CENA (7) The WWE Champion was disqualified at Unforgiven. How much more punishment can Cena watch his father take at the hands of the Legend Killer? |
2 | |
| 3 |
CM PUNK (1) The ECW Champion successfully defended his title against Elijah Burke at Unforgiven. Now the rest of the locker room is chasing the champ in GM Armando Estrada's Chase for the ECW Title Challenge. |
3 | |
| 4 |
THE GREAT KHALI (1) The Punjabi nightmare fell from the top of the POWER 25 after his loss to Batista at Unforgiven. On a sad side note: We haven't seen the messenger we sent to tell Khali the bad news all week. Uh-oh... |
1 | |
| 5 |
The WWE Tag Team Champions beat Deuce & Domino at Unforgiven, but lost to them on SmackDown in a non-title match. At times, this partnership is as shaky as a Jell-o mold on the San Andreas Fault. |
5 | |
| 6 |
Carlito learned at Unforgiven that it takes much more than weapons to beat The Cerebral Assassin. The Game faces the crafty islander inside a steel cage next Monday night on Raw. |
8 | |
| 7 |
The Legend Killer picked up a moral victory at Unforgiven with a DQ win, but got a taste of his own medicine as Mr. Cena punted Orton's head. Orton took out his frustrations on Mr. Cena the next night in the ring. |
6 | |
| 8 |
Fans on SmackDown have to wonder if MVP will ever be able to beat Matt Hardy at a one-on-one competiton. But they'd better watch Deuce & Domino if they want to keep those WWE Tag Team Titles. |
7 | |
| 9 |
The Big Red Monster is still suffering the effects of his Belfast Brawl loss to Finlay last week. |
9 | |
| 10 |
The former World Champion put up a valiant effort at Unforgiven, but could not shake off the after-effects of the Vise Grip enough to come out on top over The Great Khali and Batista. |
10 | |
| 11 |
The World Tag Team Champions answered their critics and successfully fended off London & Kendrick at Unforgiven. But even the two of them couldn't beat The Game. |
14 | |
| 12 |
Talk about surprises! The Women's Champion showed how resourceful she is in topping the powerful Beth Phoenix at Unforgiven. |
15 | |
| 13 |
The ECW goliath stomped down Boogeyman on ECW on Sci Fi. We guess those worms are not the breakfast of champions. |
16 | |
| 14 |
The World's Strongest Man has a return match against Undertaker, who returns to SmackDown next week. Obviously, Henry is not resting in peace over his loss at Unforgiven. |
11 | |
| 15 |
The Intercontinental Champion had a spectacular title defense against former champion Shelton Benjamin on Raw. |
19 | |
| 16 |
The Samoan Bulldozer is still recovering from Triple H's sledgehammer assault two weeks ago. But he'll get a chance at revenge at No Mercy against The Game. |
13 | |
| 17 |
The Deadman rises back onto the POWER 25 after his win over Mark Henry at Unforgiven. But the Academy members wonder what he sent Kristal and Theodore Long as a wedding gift. A coffee urn? |
NR | |
| 18 |
The Bad Apple had an arena full of weapons to use, yet couldn't beat Triple H at Unforgiven. Now he'll be trapped in the 15-foot-high steel cage with The Game next week on Raw. |
17 | |
| 19 |
The former ECW Champion and self-proclaimed "shaman of sexy" is still recovering from his title loss to CM Punk. |
12 | |
| 20 |
The tag-team high-flyers fell at Unforgiven to Cade & Murdoch, but tried to lend a hand to Triple H by scaring off the World Tag Team Champs after his handicap match. They got stereo Pedigrees as a thank you. |
22 | |
| 21 | 23 | ||
| 22 |
Note to self: When trying to get post-match comments from the Glamazon, don't ask her how she let such a title opportunity slip away, like at Unforgiven. We are down one voice recorder after such a mistake. |
20 | |
| 23 |
The Irish ring veteran continues to watch his former associate Hornswoggle try to assimilate into the McMahon family. He always has a home under the ring during Finlay's matches, he reminds the little one. |
21 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 |
The Experience couldn't defeat CM Punk at Unforgiven, but he'll have another chance at ECW gold in the Chase for the ECW Title Challenge. He's already got a win under his belt. |
25 |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"Why is Mark Henry still as high as No. 14? Undertaker buried him." - Derek
The Academy replies: He dropped significantly for that loss. But one loss isn't going to completely wipe Henry out.
"Big Daddy V is finally getting the rankings he deserves. Thank you, Academy!" - Phil
The Academy replies: We had no choice! If you can even find some object that can stop this man, we'll put it on the P25.
"Why is Snitsky dropping six spots? You deserve whatever he does to punish you!" - Teri
The Academy replies: Ouch. There's not much we can do about the ranking, though, until he gets back in the ring and does that voodoo he does so well, once again.
FAREWELL...
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their spot on the POWER 25 this week:
Hornswoggle - Sorry little guy. Without defending that Crusierweight Title, you slip from the rankings. Who do you think you are, Mr. McMahon's son? ... oops, sorry...
OTHERS EARNING VOTES...
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of the Academy:
Cody Rhodes - It was a very noble and honorable thing to do for Cody to try to save Mr. Cena on Raw. The Academy voters took note.
Balls Mahoney - The original ECW chair-swinging freak picks up a win over Mike Knox. Was that Kelly Kelly looking his way?