My Power 25: Week of 9/23/12-9/29/12

#25 Beth Phoenix (LW=Unranked)

The rumor is that Beth Phoenix is leaving at the end of October, but that did not stop her from having a successful week. On RAW she teamed with Eve to beat Layla and Alicia Fox and on Smackdown she beat former Diva's of Doom partner, Natalya. 

#24 Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (LW=22)

After losing the tag team titles, Kofi and R-Truth have not been as successful. This week Kofi lost two matches to Dolph Ziggler and R-Truth's only moment was throwing water in Vickie's face.

#23 Ted DiBiase (LW=23)

Ted is keeping his winning streak alive. This time by beating Michael McGillicutty on Superstars.

#22 The Miz (LW=18)

The Miz may end up being the first champion to drop off the Power 25. This week he lost a singles match to Ryback on RAW. On Smackdown, he hosted another episode of Miz TV and had his set destroyed, once again.

#21 Zack Ryder (LW=15)

Zack Ryder had a big drop this week. He started off the week teaming with Santino Marella and losing to the Prime Time Players. He then lost to Wade Barrett on Smackdown. Woo woo woo you know it.

#20 Prime Time Players (LW=21)

The Prime Time Players may get their shot at the tag team titles finally, as long as they win the tag team tournament. This week they pick up the win over Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.

#19 Wade Barrett (LW=20)

 

Wade Barrett had another successful week. He beat Tyson Kidd on RAW and Zack Ryder on Smackdown. 

#18 Cody Rhodes (LW=19)

Cody Rhodes has shown up lately by teaming with Damien Sandow in the Rhodes Scholars. This week they beat The Usos.

  #17 Santino Marella (LW=13)

Santino had one of the bigger drops this week in the rankings. On RAW he teamed with Zack Ryder and loss to the Prime Time Players. On Smackdown he got another chance to regain his United States Championship and loss to Antonio Cesaro.

 #16 Eve Torres (LW=17)

Eve teamed with Beth Phoenix and beat Layla and Alicia Fox on RAW. Then on Superstars Eve loss a match to Layla.

 #15 Layla (LW=16)

Layla had just the opposite of Eve. She loss to Eve and Beth Phoenix on RAW, but got a win against Eve on Superstars.

 #14 Brodus Clay (LW=11)

Brodus Clay had a rough week. It was looking bright when he would face off against Tensai, who has been on a losing streak lately. Unfortunately Big Show made his presence known and got Brodus Clay disqualifiied. He then beat up Clay too.

#13 Antonio Cesaro (LW=14)

Cesaro ended up defending his United States Championship against Santino on Smackdown. In order for Cesaro to be able move up in the rankings more, he is going to have to face off against better competition. 

   #12 Big Show (LW=Unranked)

 I debated on where I should put Big Show on the list. I eventually decided that he deserved to be on the upper tier because he did win his number one contendership match against Randy Orton.

#11 Damien Sandow (LW=10)

Damien teamed with Cody Rhodes on RAW to defeat The Usos. 

  #10 Kane and Daniel Bryan (LW=9)

The tag team champions did not compete in any match this week. Hopefully Dr. Shelby is working on making them work better as a team.

#9 Ryback (LW=12)

Ryback had one of the biggest weeks of his career. He beat the Intercontinental Champion, The Miz on RAW and then defeated the behemoth, Tensai on Smackdown.

#8 Sin Cara (LW=8)

Sin Cara teamed with Rey Mysterio and Sheamus to beat Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga on RAW.

 #7 Rey Mysterio (LW=6)

Just like his tag team partner, he helped beat the team of Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga.

 #6 Dolph Ziggler (LW=7)

Ziggler had a double win over Kofi Kingston on both RAW and Superstars. He also hinted at the time drawing near for when he will cash in his Money in the Bank.

#5 Alberto Del Rio (LW=4)

Alberto teamed with his ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, and his lawyer, David Otunga, but eventually loss to the team of Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Sheamus.

#4 Randy Orton (LW=2)

Randy Orton loss a number one contender match to Big Show on Smackdown. He also suffered an injury at the hands of Alberto Del Rio. This could Ultimately make his ranking suffer.

 

#3 John Cena (LW=3)

John Cena brought out his own "pipe bomb" on RAW this week when he confronted the WWE Universe about his future for Hell in the Cell. He says that he will be there.

#2 CM Punk (LW=5)

After dropping off for a few weeks, CM Punk, is back towards the top of the Power 25. He had three very good promos against AJ Lee, Mick Foley, and John Cena.

#1 Sheamus (LW=1)

It is no surprise that Sheamus finds himself at the top of the power 25 again. This week he teamed with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara to beat Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga.

Goodbye: These superstars were not able to retain their spots on the Power 25
Kaitlyn (24): After her injury she did not compete, but says that she noticed that her attackers hair is blonde.

Drew McIntyre (25): He did not compete this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Royal Rumble Profile: Sam Houston

I am putting these out more than one at a time because some of them take hardly any time at all to write. I will put these and championship profiles up whenever I am bored and doing nothing else.

All time
Number of Appearances:
Best Performance: 14th
Worst Performance: 14th
Highest Draw: 8
Lowest Draw: 8
Longest Time: 14:39
Shortest Time: 14:39
Total Time: 14:39
Most Eliminations: 0
Total Eliminations: 0

1988 Royal Rumble
Entry Number: 8
Time: 14:39
Performance: 14th
Eliminations:  None
Eliminated By: Ron Bass

Houston makes a big impact in his first Royal Rumble by entering the ring and clearing it by himself. He didn't eliminate anybody, but he made his presence shown. He also has a quick tussle with Danny Davis. He is eventually eliminated by Ron Bass.

WWE Championship: Superstar Billy Graham

Superstar Billy Graham: April 30, 1977-February 20, 1978

After many failed attempts, Graham finally won the WWWF Championship from Bruno Sammartino on April, 30 1977. He wrestled many greats throughout his stint as the champion. One of his most famous matches came when he wrestled Harley Race in an NWA-WWWF champion unification match. The match ended in a one hour time limit draw with both men a bloody mess. He eventually lost the title on February 20, 1978 to Bob Backlund. Graham holding the title for 296 days is the longest title reign for a heel in WWE history.

Scores:

Strength: Graham had many notable matches and feuds. He held the title for the longest a heel has held the title. 10/10

Length: He held the title for 296 days. This may not be as long as Sammartino or Morales, but it was a very long time of a heel at that time.  8/10

Opponents: He wrestled many of the greats of the time including Sammartino, Dusty Rhodes, and Harley Race. 10/10

Matches: One of his most famous matches was his one hour brawl with Harley Race. He also faced Dusty Rhodes in a Texas bullrope match. 10/10

Final Score: 38/40= 95% A 

Royal Rumble Profile: Jim Brunzell

All time
Number of Appearances: 1
Best Performance: 16th
Worst Performance: 16th
Highest Draw: 7
Lowest Draw: 7
Longest Time: 12:06
Shortest Time: 12:06
Total Time: 12:06
Most Eliminations: 1
Total Eliminations: 1

1988 Royal Rumble
Entry Number: 7
Time: 12:06
Performance: 16th
Eliminations: Boris Zhukov
Eliminated By: Nikolai Volkoff

Jim Brunzell is there to mainly help out the face side of the ring. He does manage to help eliminate Boris Zhukov, but is eliminated himself right before his tag team partner enters the ring.

My Power 25- Week of 9/16/12-9/22/12

This week was a hard one to place because of Eve winning the Diva's Championship and Kane and Daniel Bryan winning the Tag Team Championships. I decided to put Kane and Daniel Bryan together on the Power 25.

#25 Dew McIntyre (LW=Unranked)

 

Drew McIntyre debuts on the Power 25 after defeating Jinder Mahal on Superstars. He then joined Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater in a beat down on Brodus Clay.

#24 Kaitlyn (LW=19)

Kaitlyn did not get a chance to cash in on her championship match. She was attacked and ended up tearing a tendon in her foot. She is going to be out of action for the next couple of weeks and will most likely drop off of the Power 25 next week.

#23 Ted DiBiase (LW=Unranked)

Ted DiBiase returned from injury at Night of Champions to participate in the pre-show battle royal. He then defeated JTG on Superstars.

#22 R-Truth and Kofi Kingston (LW=18)

R-Truth and Kofi Kingston loss the WWE Tag Team Championships to Kane and Daniel Bryan at Night of Champions. They then lost their rematch to the Tag Team Champions on RAW.

#21 Prime Time Players (LW=22)

The Prime Time Players beat The Usos on Smackdown.

#20 Wade Barrett (LW=24)

Last week Wade Barrett told the WWE Universe that he was going to make a statement. He did just that by beating his former Nexus and Corre teammate, Justin Gabriel.

#19 Cody Rhodes (LW=23)

Cody Rhodes lost the fatal four way at Night of Champions, but he showed that it did not bother him by beating Daniel Bryan on Smackdown. 

#18 The Miz (LW=21)

Not only did Miz retain his Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions, but he introduced his new talk show, Miz TV.

 

#17 Eve Torres (LW=20)

 

Eve got her opportunity when Kaitlyn was struck with an injury before her match at Night of Champions. Eve took advantage of the situation and beat Layla for the Diva's Championship. She also beat Beth Phoenix on RAW. Now the only question is, "Who attacked Kaitlyn?"

#16 Layla (LW=14)

Layla was not ready for her match with Eve and she lost the Diva's Championship. She did try to retain herself by beating Natalya on Smackdown.

#15 Zack Ryder (LW=15)

 

Zack Ryder won the pre-show battle royal, but did not succeed in capturing the United States Championship at Night of Champions. He then lost to Damien Sandow on RAW.

#14 Antonio Cesaro (LW=17)

 

Antonio Cesaro defended his United States Championship against Zack Ryder at Night of Champions. He then let an argument with Aksana cost him a match against Santino Marella on Smackdown.

#13 Santino Marella (LW=16)

Santino started off the week slow with a loss to Dolph Ziggler. He then had a huge upset when he beat the United States Champion, Antonio Cesaro, on Smackdown.

#12 Ryback (LW=11)

Ryback did not have any action this week, but he did make a statement. He destroyed the set on the debut episode of Miz TV. The Miz better watch out or else he will be feeding his Intercontinental Championship to Ryback.

#11 Brodus Clay (LW=13)

The Funkasaurus had a pair of wins this week against Heath Slater on RAW and Smackdown.

     

#10 Damien Sandow (LW=12)

Damien Sandow had a two wins this week. He defeated Zack Ryder on RAW and Kane on Smackdown.

#9 Kane and Daniel Bryan (LW=8 and 10)

Kane and Daniel Bryan beat R-Truth and Kofi Kingston at Night of Champions and then again on RAW. They had a slight bump when Kane lost to Damien Sandow and Daniel Bryan lost to Cody Rhodes due to the others interference on Smackdown. At the end of the night on Smackdown they were able to put asides their differences and beat Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. They now accept the other as a tag team champion and Kane is going to Disneyland.

#8 Sin Cara (LW=7)

Sin Cara was the unfortunate one and took the pin during the Intercontinental Fatal Four Way match at Night of Champions. He did redeem himself when along with Rey Mysterio, he beat Primo and Epico.

#7 Dolph Ziggler (LW=6)

Ziggler did not win his Night of Champions match against Randy Orton. He then beat Santino Marella on RAW, but also lost a tag team contest with Alberto Del Rio against Randy Orton and Sheamus.

#6 Rey Mysterio (LW=9)

Rey Mysterio was not able to obtain the Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions. He did manage to beat Epico and Primo with his partner Sin Cara.

#5 CM Punk (LW=4)

CM Punk did retain his WWE Championship at Night of Champions, but only because the match ended up in a draw. Then on RAW, along with Alberto Del Rio, he lost a tag team match against John Cena and Sheamus and he was the one who got pinned.

#4 Alberto Del Rio (LW=2)

Again, Del Rio failed in his quest to become the World Heavyweight Champion. He then also lost a tag team match on both RAW and Smackdown with CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler as his partners. 

#3 John Cena (LW=5) 

John Cena was cheated out of his WWE Championship by a reversed decision by the referee. He then pinned CM Punk in the tag team main event on RAW. With his injury, will John Cena be able to stay at the top of the Power 25?

#2 Randy Orton (LW=3)

Randy Orton had a huge week. It started off with a win over Dolph Ziggler at Night of Champions. He then beat Tensai for the second week in a row on RAW. On Smackdown, he teamed with Sheamus to beat Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler.

#1 Sheamus (LW=1)

 For the fourth week in a row, Sheamus is on top of the Power 25. He defeated Alberto Del Rio at Night of Champions to retain his World Championship. He then teamed with John Cena on RAW and beat Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk. He finished out the week teaming with Randy Orton on Smackdown and beating Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler.

Goodbye: These Superstars were unable to retain their spots on the Power 25.

Jerry Lawler (#25): After suffering a heart attack on last weeks show. He did not appear on this weeks show.