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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. Tiffany Stratton [NR]

With Rhea Ripley set to miss SummerSlam with her torn meniscus, it's time for desperate measures. There will be a 5-Way Ladder Match to crown an Interim WWE Women's Champion at the PPV, and Tiffany Stratton earned the first spot by beating Jacy Jayne on SmackDown.

9. Jade Cargill [No Change]

Joining Stratton at SummerSlam will be Jade Cargill. Charlotte Flair attacked Cargill during her qualifying match with Nia Jax on SmackDown, causing Cargill to advance via disqualification.

8. Lola Vice [NR]

Lola Vice earned an opportunity to instantly reclaim the NXT Women's Championship from Kendal Grey after she defeated Kelani Jordan and Kali Armstrong in Tuesday's main event.

7. The Vision [-4]

The Vision celebrated its World Tag Team Championship victory last week and the official start of Austin Theory & Maxxine Dupri's relationship, set in stone by them assaulting Dupri's former friends in Alpha Academy.

6. Chad Gable [NR]

Speaking of Alpha Academy, its former leader Chad Gable ran the gauntlet on Raw, with victories over Rusev and Ethan Page securing an opportunity to battle PENTA for the Men's Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.

5. Iyo Sky [+3]

As she prepares to challenge Liv Morgan for the Women's World Championship at SummerSlam, Iyo Sky picked up a win over Morgan's Judgment Day teammate Roxanne Perez in Raw's opening match.

4. CM Punk [-2]

CM Punk watched his current SummerSlam opponent Cody Rhodes's back on SmackDown in his main event bout with Gunther, before a brawl involving all three men and Sami Zayn broke out to set up their tag team battle at Saturday Night's Main Event.

3. Zaria [NR]

With Layla Diggs ruled out due to injury, Zaria instead defended her Women's North American Championship against Izzi Dame, Lizzy Rain and Nikkita Lyons in a Fatal Four-Way, emerging victorious with her title reign still intact.

2. The Vanity Project [NR]

All three members of The Vanity Project saw success on Tuesday's edition of NXT. First, Ricky Smokes & Brad Baylor retained the NXT Tag Team Championships against Sean Legacy & Dorian Van Dux in the night's opener. Later on, Jackson Drake came out on top over Tavion Heights.

1. Kendal Grey [No Change]

The NXT Women's Champion stays atop the Power Rankings after nobody did enough to knock her off her perch, as she watched Lola Vice become the next challenger for her title on Tuesday's show.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Je'Von Evans - Despite not winning Raw's Gauntlet match, Je'Von Evans did put up a good performance, with wins over Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee.

NARAKU - On NXT, NARAKU scored his latest win, this time against Tate Wilder, as he pursues another shot at the NXT Men's Championship.

Finn Balor - It was back-to-back wins over the former MFTs on SmackDown for Finn Balor, this week against Talla Tonga.

The War Raiders - Chasing a chance at the WWE Tag Team Championships, The War Raiders defeated Fraxiom on SmackDown.

Cody Rhodes - Although it was just by disqualification, Cody Rhodes picked up yet another win over Gunther on SmackDown.

The Power Rankings Table (since WrestleMania 42)

1. Cody Rhodes - 10 weeks (1 week at #1)
2. Roman Reigns - 9 weeks (2 weeks at #1)
3. Oba Femi - 9 weeks
4. PENTA - 7 weeks (1 week at #1)
5. Iyo Sky - 6 weeks
6. Becky Lynch - 5 weeks (2 weeks at #1)
7. Paige & Brie Bella - 5 weeks (1 week at #1)
8. Trick Williams - 5 weeks (1 week at #1)
9. Rhea Ripley - 5 weeks
10. Liv Morgan - 5 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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