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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 June 17:
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 |
With a win over John Cena at ECW One Night Stand, Rob Van Dam becomes only the seventh man to ever own the prestigious top spot on the POWER 25. |
5 | |
| 2 |
With Foley by his side, Edge walked into enemy territory and defeated ECW's Dreamer & Funk... A mere moments later, the Rated-R Superstar helped end Cena's WWE Championship reign. |
2 | |
| 3 |
Down with the King! The U.S. Champion gained a measure of revenge Friday night when he gave King Booker a royal beating. |
3 | |
| 4 |
Just days suffering a match-ending injury at One Night Stand, the World Champion climbed into the ring and turned back the Cruiserweight Champion, Gregory Helms. |
4 | |
| 5 |
After 10 weeks on top of the POWER 25, John Cena is in serious danger of falling out of the Top 5. |
1 | |
| 6 | 7 | ||
| 7 |
The Wrestling Machine has only been an ECW wrestler for a few weeks, but he has already adapted to the extreme style... Just ask Justin Credible. |
10 | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 |
Henry is an equal-opportunity ass kicker... Not only does he target current Superstars, but he also destroys the retired. |
6 | |
| 10 | 12 | ||
| 11 |
Big Show dominated the Extreme Battle Royal before being eliminated by Sabu and his steel chair. |
15 | |
| 12 | 13 | ||
| 13 |
The death-defying Sabu shoots up the POWER 25 after winning the first-ever Extreme Battle Royal. |
20 | |
| 14 |
It's been a bad couple weeks for Kane... The Big Red Monster must put the other "Kane" behind him if he wants to get back into the Top 10. |
9 | |
| 15 |
According to a WWE.com poll, fans think Benjamin has no chance of retaining the Intercontinental Championship at Vengeance. |
11 | |
| 16 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 17 | ||
| 19 | 16 | ||
| 20 |
After a bloody and brutal battle at One Night Stand, Mick Foley debuts at No. 20 on the POWER 25. |
NR | |
| 21 | 24 | ||
| 22 | NR | ||
| 23 | 19 | ||
| 24 |
Stay away from Mickie... It seems like everybody she comes in contact with ends up on the shelf. |
18 | |
| 25 | NR |
Do You Agree?
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
"I couldn't be happier. For years, I knew RVD was the best in
the business. Now, everybody else knows what always knew. RVD! RVD!" -
Joe
The Academy replies: Way to go Nostradamus.
"With DX back together, why aren't Triple H and HBK ranked
together, like London and Kendrick?" - Jess
The Academy
replies: The reason why The game and HBK aren't ranked together is because
they haven't competed together as a team in many years. London &
Kendrick, however, have competed as a team. In fact, they are tag
champs.
"Why isn't Terry Funk in the POWER 25?" -
Clint
The Academy replies: When was the last time Funk
won a match on WWE or ECW TV? The P25 is no nonsense. He's gonna need to do
more than lose an eye in the ring to get ranked.
FAREWELL...
The following Superstar(s) failed to maintain their spot on the POWER 25 this week:
Gunner Scott
The SmackDown youngster has a bright
future, despite being dropped from this week's P25.
Matt Hardy
Tag loss on SmackDown proves costly for Hardy.
Psicosis & Super Crazy
The Mexicools will need to get back on the same page if they want back on
this page.
KEEP AN EYE ON...
Keep an eye on the following Superstars during the upcoming week:
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy is undefeated since returning to
SmackDown.
Ric Flair
A win over No. 2 Edge this Monday on RAW
will undoubtedly land the Nature Boy back on the P25.