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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 October 13:
Also, find out what the number next to the Superstar name means. Continue...
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BATISTA (14) The World Heavyweight Champion holds onto the Power25 top spot with an impressive win over The Great Khali in the Punjabi Prison Match at No Mercy. |
1 | |
| 2 |
RANDY ORTON (5) The Legend Killer was awarded, then lost, then won the WWE Championship at No Mercy, but was stunned as Shawn Michaels returned to Raw, seeking revenge for Orton’s punt to his head months ago. |
5 | |
| 3 |
The Straightedge Superstar’s battle with Big Daddy V at No Mercy was interrupted by Matt Striker, but a new threat to the ECW Champion is John Morrison, who beat Punk Tuesday night. |
2 | |
| 4 |
The Game scored his 11th World Championship at No Mercy, defeating Randy Orton. But he couldn’t hold onto the title after two brutal defenses, losing the championship back to Orton at night’s end. |
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| 5 |
The WWE Tag Team Champion beat his partner MVP in a pizza-eating contest at No Mercy, but couldn’t keep it down. Hardy should come train with Academy members, who can down half a pie in mere minutes. |
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| 6 |
The Punjabi nightmare took out his No Mercy loss frustrations on Jamie Noble on SmackDown. Will the giant get another chance to regain the World Heavyweight Championship? |
3 | |
| 7 |
ECW’s resident monster seemed to have CM Punk’s number at No Mercy, but his teacher interfered, leading to a DQ. Will the big man get another chance against Punk at Cyber Sunday? |
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| 8 |
The Deadman teamed with his brother Kane to beat MVP and Hardy on SmackDown, then laid out Finlay and Rey Mysterio, who were fighting for a title opportunity. We think Taker wants in on that chance. |
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| 9 |
For Academy members, seeing the Big Red Machine teaming with Undertaker again brought back fond memories of past tag title reigns. For MVP and Matt Hardy, it just brought headaches. |
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| 10 |
The Master of the 619 just can’t catch a break. First, his match with Finlay ends with the wily Irishman faking an injury, then Undertaker beats down both Finlay and Rey on SmackDown. |
10 | |
| 11 |
Want pepperoni with that? The ballin’ playa was bawling after his WWE Tag Team Championship partner Matt Hardy barfed up pizza on his clean white threads at No Mercy. |
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| 12 |
The Intercontinental Champion won a hard-fought match against Mr. Kennedy on Raw. Now the “Rainbow-haired warrior” is up for a WWE Championship match at Cyber Sunday. |
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| 13 |
The World Tag Team Champions were winners in a wild six-man tag match at No Mercy, teaming with Mr. Kennedy. |
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| 14 |
The Glamazon is the new queen of the Divas, beating Candice Michelle for the Women’s Championship at No Mercy. |
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| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 |
The former champion saw her title reign come to an end at No Mercy at the strong hands of Beth Phoenix. But Candice picked up a win over the Glamazon in six-Diva tag action on Raw. |
14 | |
| 17 |
The Samoan Bulldozer hurt Triple H in their championship match at No Mercy, then beat down the Cerebral Assassin for good measure on Raw. Can The Game find a way to stop this raging monster? |
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| 18 |
The former No. 1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship might have seen their chances evaporate with a loss to the Highlanders on Raw. |
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| 19 |
The shillelagh-swinging Superstar ambushed Rey Mysterio at No Mercy, but received a taste of his own medicine on SmackDown as the Undertaker crashed his No. 1 Contenders Match with Mysterio. |
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| 20 |
The World’s Strongest Man hasn’t been seen around the locker room since getting a Druid ride to “who knows where” last week on SmackDown. |
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| 21 |
The former ECW Champion and self-proclaimed “Shaman of Sexy” made an impression on the locker room with his defeat of CM Punk. |
NR | |
| 22 |
SmackDown’s chopper expert chopped down Chris Masters Friday night, but received the Master Lock post-match from an embarrassed Masterpiece. |
NR | |
| 23 |
The reality TV star continues to rack up wins on ECW on Sci Fi, beating Balls Mahoney Tuesday night, much to the chagrin of Kelly Kelly. |
NR | |
| 24 |
The Green Bay gladiator came up big at No Mercy, earning a six-man tag victory, but couldn’t carry the momentum to Monday, losing to Jeff Hardy. |
NR | |
| 25 |
Burke is still aching over his Championship Challenge loss to Tommy Dreamer two weeks ago. Seeing Big Daddy V manhandle the ECW Original this week gave him some satisfaction. |
21 |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"No votes for CM Punk for No. 1? Where's the love for ECW?" - Bruce
The Academy replies: That's not a reflection on ECW. CM Punk retained the gold, but not in the way he wanted to. Plus, he dropped a match to John Morrison.
"MVP has no business moving anywhere but up. He's that whole tag team!" - Dick
The Academy replies: Maybe that's his problem. He's been so focused on beating his own teammate; perhaps it has been distracting him. During this past week, he had no business moving up.
"Deuce & Domino falling off? I don't know, man. That just doesn't seem right." - Harvey
The Academy replies: What have they done in the past weeks to secure their place on the P25? Once they start cracking some heads again, they'll be back on the right side of the tracks.
FAREWELL...
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their spot on the POWER 25 this week:
Deuce & Domino - The former WWE Tag Team Champions are still struggling to find their way. Deuce suffered a loss to Jimmy Wang Yang on SmackDown Friday night.
Hardcore Holly - With a third battle against Cody Rhodes this coming Monday on Raw, the ring veteran might not be off the P25 for long.
Tommy Dreamer - The ECW Original slips from the Power 25 after two straight losses to Big Daddy V.
OTHERS EARNING VOTES...
The following Superstar(s) also received votes from members of the Academy:
The Highlanders - Rory and Robbie are making waves on the P25 radar with their defeat of London & Kendrick.
Jesse & Festus - Now that’s the face of an up-and-coming tag team on SmackDown!