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WWE.com, in conjunction with The Academy of Wrestling Arts & Sciences, 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 March 18 (Saturday Night's Main Event results are not reflected in these rankings):
Note: Each week, Mobile Alert subscribers get the Top 5 on Friday (one day before the rest of the world).
| This Week | Movement | Superstar | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Champ showed great resilience at Saturday Night's Main Event, surviving his own teammate's Pedigree to pick up the win for RAW. |
1 | |
| 2 |
Will The Legend Killer regret landing the RKO on The Wrestling Machine at Saturday Night's Main Event? |
2 | |
| 3 |
Orton's impact is being felt on both brands... It appears the youngest champion in WWE history has retuned to form... Orton may be the favorite to win at WrestleMania. |
5 | |
| 4 |
The Rabid Wolverine forced Orlando Jordan to tap out yet again this week on SmackDown... Can he do the same to the Wrestling God at WrestleMania? |
4 | |
| 5 |
Saturday night, The Game proved he has no desire to co-exist with John Cena... The King of Kings won't stop until he's back on the throne. |
3 | |
| 6 |
Rey is the sentimental favorite heading into WrestleMania 22... Can he finish what he started at the Royal Rumble? |
6 | |
| 7 |
Superior talent, fine film maker and the best damn talk show on TV makes Edge an A-lister on anyone's guest list... But will being dragged into Mick Foley's hardcore gutter be career suicide or another Edge epic? |
7 | |
| 8 |
Never make a giant angry... Show's still fuming over the FU... He could be more dangerous now than ever. |
9 | |
| 9 |
The Big Red Machine is one of the most consistent Top 10 Superstars ever... He's heating up at the right time - WrestleMania season. |
10 | |
| 10 |
RVD was caught in the middle of the Flair-Benjamin war... Gotta believe Monday night's loss was just an aberration for Mr. Monday Night. |
8 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 |
A win is a win, tainted or otherwise... Benjamin is still the Intercontinental Champion. Big Momma must be very proud. |
15 | |
| 13 |
Masters gets dragged down by another tag team fiasco... The Masterpiece does his best work alone. |
12 | |
| 14 |
The World's Strongest Man has become SmackDown's unofficial wrecking ball... But can brute force overcome the Phenom? |
13 | |
| 15 |
Nearly one decade after helping screw Bret Hart, HBK gets screwed by Mr. McMahon at Saturday Night's Main Event... WrestleMania just got even more personal. |
14 | |
| 16 |
He's been money in the bank for his entire career... Does the Nature Boy have one last title run in him? |
16 | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 |
Loss to Finlay may prove to be a valuable lesson... Lord have mercy on Lashley's next opponent. |
18 | |
| 19 |
No one beats an Irishman wielding a shillelagh on St. Patrick's Day, especially if he's a crafty veteran who likes to fight. |
22 | |
| 20 | 19 | ||
| 21 |
Will scaring the crap out of your opponent give you an advantage... probably. Boogey has scared Booker right out of the POWER 25... Will he ever be heard from again? |
20 | |
| 22 |
Stone Cold's Stunner at Saturday Night's Main Event will hurt longer than any hangover JBL has ever experienced. |
21 | |
| 23 |
Shane-O-Mac flaunts the fact that he's playing with a stacked deck, and there's nothing anyone can do about it... Just ask HBK. |
25 | |
| 24 | NR | ||
| 25 |
The most annoying entry into the P25 ever... Individually, who doesn't want to shove Nicky or Mikey's pom poms straight up their megaphones... But as a team, how can anyone beat the Squad ? |
NR |
What do you think of this week's POWER 25 rankings?
Send your comments to The Academy now.
"I want to see Matt Hardy on the POWER 25 next week! I don't understand why he's not on there now?"
-Kelly
"RVD was robbed - both on Monday and here on the POWER 25."
-Jeff A.
"How are people like Shane, Burchill and the Spirit Squad on the POWER 25, while Booker T, Matt Hardy and Trish Stratus are not?"
-Candi
"I got the Top 5 on my cell phone on Friday. Awesome!"
-Henry
"Spirit Squad rules. Even Mitch."
-Sally
"Shane is a legit force. He'll be in the Top 10 soon."
-Frank D.
"No. 25 should be all the members of Spirit Squad except Mitch. He never wrestles."
-Robert
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their spot on the POWER 25 this week:
Super Crazy
Crazy's four-week run on the POWER 25 comes to an end.
Gregory Helms
The Cruiserweight Champion can't even sniff the POWER 25 after inactivity due to surgery on his nose.
Keep an eye on the following Superstars during the upcoming week:
Booker T
If Booker can shake The Boogeyman at Saturday Night's Main Event, he may find himself back on the POWER 25.
Matt Hardy
He's heading to WrestleMania 22... Is the POWER 25 next?
Trish Stratus
Can the Women's Champion work her way back into the POWER 25?