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Welcome to another edition of POWER RANKINGS from Smark Out Moment! Each week, we will break down the current roster and examine who has gone up the WWE hierarchy and who has unfortunately taken a step down the ladder. Factoring in things such as wins and losses, suspensions, injuries, making a name for oneself, being humiliated, and more, who is at the top of the food chain and who needs to make up some ground next week?

Here is the key code for the rankings shorthand when referencing their position in relation to the previous week:

NR = Not included in last week's rankings at all

+ Green = the number of moves up in the rankings compared to last week

- Red = the number of moves down in the rankings compared to last week

Honorable Mentions = five superstars who just barely missed the cut

10. LWO [-5]

It was a rough week for the LWO, with Santos Escobar falling to Montez Ford in a singles match on SmackDown, while a returning Logan Paul set his sights on Rey Mysterio's United States Championship.

9. Chase U [NR]

In the first-ever Bada Bing Bada Boom Battle Royal, Chase U overcame all other teams and last pinned Angel & Humberto to earn an opportunity at the NXT Tag Team Championships.

8. LA Knight [-4]

Building up to the biggest match of his career at Crown Jewel, LA Knight had a promo battle with Paul Heyman on SmackDown in Roman Reigns' absence.

7. Carmelo Hayes [NR]

After his friend Trick Williams was assaulted backstage and ruled out of the main event number one contender's match, Carmelo Hayes defeated Baron Corbin and Dijak to secure an immediate rematch for Ilja Dragunov's NXT Championship.

6. Ilja Dragunov [-3]

Speaking of the NXT Champion, Ilja Dragunov only appeared on NXT to announce the main event match, and he now awaits a third clash with Carmelo Hayes at Halloween Havoc.

5. Imperium [NR]

Monday's Raw was a great night for Imperium. First, Ludwig Kaiser picked up a victory over Johnny Gargano thanks to an assist by Giovanni Vinci. Then in a battle of the big men, Gunther withstood the challenge of Bronson Reed to continue his record-breaking Intercontinental Championship reign.

4. Drew McIntyre [-2]

As we head towards Crown Jewel, Drew McIntyre had a very personal promo exchange with Seth Rollins before they battle over the World Heavyweight Championship.

3. Judgment Day [+7]

The Judgment Day's grip on the Undisputed Tag Team Championships was only released for a week. On Raw, Finn Balor & Damian Priest got revenge on Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso to recapture the titles, ensuring every member of the group has gold once again.

2. Becky Lynch [-1]

No matches for Becky Lynch this week, but she did set up two title defenses for next week – against Indi Hartwell on Raw and, should she survive that, Lyra Valkyria at NXT Halloween Havoc.

1. Damage CTRL [+7]

Despite the unenviable proposition of defending a championship against Charlotte Flair, Iyo Sky withstood this challenge thanks to some help from her Damage CTRL comrades to retain her WWE Women's Championship.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Shinsuke Nakamura - Bouncing back from his failure to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Shinsuke Nakamura beat Ricochet in a Falls Count Anywhere match on Raw.

Chelsea Green & Piper Niven - In singles action on Raw, Piper Niven defeated Natalya, before the Women's Tag Team Champions showed up on NXT to distract Tegan Nox.

Karmen Petrovic - As the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament continued on Tuesday, Karmen Petrovic booked a spot in the semi-finals by beating Jaida Parker.

Arianna Grace - Later on in the night, Arianna Grace secured the final semi-final slot with her victory over Brinley Reece.

Austin Theory & Grayson Waller - While they couldn't win the Undisputed Tag Team Championships last week, Austin Theory & Grayson Waller were victorious over Dragon Lee & Cameron Grimes on this week's SmackDown.

The Power Rankings Table (since WrestleMania 39)

1. Judgment Day - 29 weeks (11 weeks at #1)
2. Seth Rollins - 21 weeks (1 week at #1)
3. Kevin Owens - 18 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
4. Sami Zayn - 18 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
5. LWO - 15 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
6. Damage CTRL - 15 weeks (1 week at #1)
7. Imperium - 13 weeks
8. Austin Theory - 12 weeks
9. Bianca Belair - 11 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
10. The Bloodline - 11 weeks (2 weeks at #1)

Do you think anyone should be listed differently?

What can these Superstars do to get back up at the #1 spot?

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