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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. Bayley [NR]

Bayley became the first woman to advance in the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion, defeating Candice LeRae and B Fab in a Triple Threat on SmackDown.

9. Fallon Henley [NR]

Fallon Henley enjoyed a successful first defense of her Women's North American Championship on Tuesday, beating the former champ Kelani Jordan thanks to some assistance from Fatal Influence.

8. Damage CTRL [+2]

Dakota Kai is back from her injury break, and scored the pin in Damage CTRL's victory over Pure Fusion Collective on Raw.

7. Motor City Machine Guns [-4]

Due to interference from the deranged Tommaso Ciampa, The Motor City Machine Guns suffered a DQ loss in their WWE Tag Team Championship defense against The Street Profits on SmackDown.

6. Trick Williams [-4]

Trick Williams compered a heated exchange between Ridge Holland and Andre Chase, setting up a number one contender's match for his NXT Championship.

5. LA Knight [+3]

LA Knight enjoyed a comfortable United States Championship defense against Humberto Carrillo on SmackDown, but then suffered a post-match attack by the returning Shinsuke Nakamura.

4. Nia Jax [NR]

The final title defense of the week was in the main event of SmackDown, where Nia Jax retained her WWE Women's Championship against Naomi, thanks to help from Tiffany Stratton.

3. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill [+4]

In a Power Rankings packed with title defenses, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill are top of that particular tree by defending their Women's Tag Team Championships against Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez.

2. Cody Rhodes [-1]

Cody Rhodes drops down due to zero in-ring action this week, as he pushes towards a future WWE Championship match with Kevin Owens.

1. Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer [+3]

Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer's unbeaten run as a duo continued on Tuesday's NXT with a win over Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson. But with both eyeing the Iron Survivor Challenge, this tandem is likely heading for a split.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Pete Dunne - The Bruiserweight beat Kofi Kingston to further dampen the upcoming New Day anniversary celebration.

Damian Priest - Before he battles Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship, Damian Priest beat Imperium's second-in-command Ludwig Kaiser on Raw.

Sol Ruca - Qualifying matches for both the Men's and Women's Iron Survivor Challenges started this week on NXT, with Sol Ruca the first to make it thanks to her victory over Cora Jade.

Wes Lee - Next, Wes Lee advanced to the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge by defeating Cedric Alexander.

Je'Von Evans - Finally, Je'Von Evans also reached the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge after beating the hapless Lexis King.

The Power Rankings Table (since WrestleMania 40)

1. Cody Rhodes - 25 weeks (8 weeks at #1)
2. Judgment Day - 24 weeks (6 weeks at #1)
3. Jey Uso - 18 weeks (2 weeks at #1)
4. Damian Priest - 16 weeks (5 weeks at #1)
5. Imperium - 16 weeks (3 weeks at #1)
6. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill - 15 weeks (2 weeks at #1)
7. Rhea Ripley - 15 weeks (5 weeks at #1)
8. Trick Williams - 14 weeks (2 weeks at #1)
9. Bayley - 14 weeks
10. Roxanne Perez - 13 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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