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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. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark [NR]

The women's tag team division has been given renewed focus in recent months, and one of the most consistent winners of this revival is the team of Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark. On this week's Raw, they picked up their latest win over Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell.

9. Kevin Owens [-4]

There was very little further build-up for Kevin Owens' US title match with Logan Paul at Royal Rumble on SmackDown, outside of a video package showing a brawl between them at the WWE Performance Center.

8. Dragon Lee [+2]

Back on his quest to regain the North American Championship from Oba Femi, Dragon Lee scored a win on NXT over Scrypts.

7. Trick Melo [+1]

With Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams' next match in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic taking place next week, this week they were both in singles action. First on NXT, Trick continued his momentum with a victory over Josh Briggs. But Carmelo was not as fortunate on SmackDown, losing to Austin Theory.

6. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin [NR]

On the other side of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic bracket, the first finalist was determined on Tuesday's NXT. Bron Breakker & Baron Corbin's blossoming tandem eliminated Nathan Frazer & Axiom to advance to Vengeance Day.

5. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter [-2]

Katana Chance & Kayden Carter's brief run as Women's Tag Team Champions came to an end this week, as their stance as fighting champions came back to bite them on SmackDown…

4. Damage CTRL [NR]

SmackDown was where Damage CTRL's Kabuki Warriors of Asuka & Kairi Sane captured tag team gold for the first time since 2020, and Kairi's first championship since returning to WWE late last year.

3. Seth Rollins [-1]

With many fearing that Seth Rollins would have to relinquish his World Heavyweight Championship on Raw due to injury, Rollins cut a promo to kick off the show vowing that he will defend his title at WrestleMania no matter what.

2. Randy Orton [-1]

Randy Orton seemed to be the last man standing on SmackDown ahead of the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Fatal Four-Way at the Royal Rumble. But, he was knocked out by LA Knight to add more doubt to Orton's challenge on Saturday.

1. Legada del Fantasma [+3]

Legada del Fantasma climb to the top of the Power Rankings before the Royal Rumble thanks to Santos Escobar's victory over Carlito on SmackDown, thanks to the interference of the newly called-up Elektra Lopez.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Ivar - Bouncing back from last week's surprise loss to Akira Tozawa, Ivar defeated Chad Gable on Monday's Raw.

Drew McIntyre - In Raw's main event before the Royal Rumble, one of the pre-match favorites Drew McIntyre earned a win over Damian Priest.

Lexis King - In a glorified squash match, Lexis King picked up the victory over his recent rival Trey Bearhill.

Blair Davenport - Another NXT squash match saw Blair Davenport swat aside Karmen Petrovic.

Austin Theory - An assist from Grayson Waller helped Austin Theory get the win over Carmelo Hayes on SmackDown.

The Power Rankings Table (since WrestleMania 39)

1. Judgment Day - 37 weeks (16 weeks at #1)
2. Seth Rollins - 32 weeks (3 weeks at #1)
3. Kevin Owens - 24 weeks (5 weeks at #1)
4. Legada del Fantasma - 23 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
5. Damage CTRL - 20 weeks (1 week at #1)
6. Sami Zayn - 18 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
7. Imperium - 16 weeks
8. LWO - 15 weeks (4 weeks at #1)
9. Trick Williams - 15 weeks
10. Becky Lynch - 14 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?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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