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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. Imperium [NR]

The latest editions of the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments kicked off on Raw, with the show main-evented by the latest chapter of the Gunther vs Sheamus story. Yet again The Ring General emerged victorious and advanced to the quarter-finals.

9. The Awesome Truth [-6]

Nothing more than a backstage skit for the World Tag Team Champions this week, and hopefully the countdown to The Awesome Truth dropping their gold is now underway.

8. Roxanne Perez [NR]

Over on NXT, Roxanne Perez extended her reign as NXT Women's Champion against the main roster's Chelsea Green in a rare heel vs heel match.

7. Jey Uso [-1]

Jey Uso's quest to capture a World Championship fell short again at Backlash France, with Damian Priest pushing back his challenge. But he yeeted back into form on Raw, advancing in the King of the Ring against Finn Balor.

6. The Bloodline [NR]

The new era of The Bloodline truly arrived this week, with Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga beating Randy Orton & Kevin Owens at Backlash France, thanks to the debuting Tanga Loa. Tonga followed this up with a victory over Angelo Dawkins in the King of the Ring tournament.

5. Judgment Day [NR]

Damian Priest completed a successful first defense of his World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash France over Jey Uso. However, internal tension in Judgment Day blighted their celebrations, and on Raw, Finn Balor failed to follow in Priest's footsteps as he lost to Uso in a King of the Ring bout.

4. Trick Williams [-2]

In the Supernova Sessions, Trick Williams found the first challenger for his NXT Championship in the form of Noam Dar, while continuing his flirtations with the Meta-Four's Lash Legend.

3. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill [NR]

New Women's Tag Team Champions were crowned at Backlash France, with the powerhouse pair of Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill conquering The Kabuki Warriors. Then on SmackDown, both Belair & Cargill advanced in the Queen of the Ring tournament against Candice LeRae and Piper Niven respectively.

2. Bayley [+3]

In front of the raucous crowd at Backlash France, Bayley overcame Naomi and Tiffany Stratton in a Triple Threat to retain the WWE Women's Championship.

1. Cody Rhodes [No Change]

In a rare 5-star WWE match, Cody Rhodes fended off the challenge of AJ Styles in his first defense of the Undisputed WWE Championship. Then on SmackDown, he discovered his next challenger will be the current United States Champion Logan Paul.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Ilja Dragunov - In his first Raw outing, Ilja Dragunov had an excellent match with Ricochet to advance in the King of the Ring.

Lyra Valkyria - Also making her main roster debut, Lyra Valkyria scored a Queen of the Ring victory over Dakota Kai.

Nia Jax - The Queen of the Ring continued on SmackDown with Nia Jax's win over Naomi.

Carmelo Hayes - Back to the King of the Ring, Carmelo Hayes advanced at the expense of the newly returned Baron Corbin.

Randy Orton - Finally, Randy Orton staked his claim to become the next King of the Ring by defeating AJ Styles in their Round of 16 clash.

The Power Rankings Table (since WrestleMania 40)

1. Cody Rhodes - 5 weeks (3 weeks at #1)
2. Bayley - 5 weeks
3. Trick Williams - 5 weeks
4. Jey Uso - 5 weeks
5. Judgment Day - 4 weeks (1 week at #1)
6. Roxanne Perez - 4 weeks
7. Sami Zayn - 3 weeks (1 week at #1)
8. The Awesome Truth - 3 weeks
9. Becky Lynch - 2 weeks
10. Ilja Dragunov - 2 weeks

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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