POWER 25 for the week of Dec. 25, 2010

In conjunction with The Academy of Wrestling Arts & Sciences (AWAS), ranks the Top 25 Superstars in WWE each week with POWER 25. The rankings are based on victories, quality of opponents, momentum and overall in-ring dominance, as well as intangibles. Be sure to check back every Saturday for the latest POWER 25. Here are the rankings for Dec. 25.

Superstar	Last Week
1		EDGE The Rated-R Superstar captured his tenth World Championship at WWE TLC in a wild Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match.
2		THE MIZ The WWE Champion was lucky to escape WWE TLC with his title, but he got his comeuppance the next night on Raw when he was pinned by Jerry Lawler after an RKO from Randy Orton.
3		RANDY ORTON At WWE TLC, The Viper was screwed out of the WWE Championship by The Miz,  but he struck back in a major way on both Raw and SmackDown.
4		JOHN CENA For the first time in six months, The Nexus was nowhere to be seen on Raw thanks to the epic beating John Cena gave Wade Barrett and his rebels at WWE TLC.
5		REY MYSTERIO The Master of the 619 came up short at WWE TLC, but bounced back with tag team victories later in the week.
6		JOHN MORRISON After defeating Sheamus in a fantastic bout at WWE TLC, John Morrison is now the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship.
7		ALBERTO DEL RIO After being pushed off a ladder through a table at WWE TLC, the aristocrat is probably still pulling splinters out of his backside.
8		DANIEL BRYAN Not only did the United States Champion defeat his mentor, William Regal, on Raw, but he got a congratulatory smooch from both Bella Twins.
9		BIG SHOW The World's Largest Athlete became "The World's Largest Santa" this week and made the holidays very unhappy for "Dashing" Cody Rhodes.
10		KANE For months, The Big Red Monster was the most dominant force in WWE, but Edge put out his fire and took his World Heavyweight Championship this week.
11		SHEAMUS The 2010 King of the Ring was knocked off his throne by John Morrison at WWE TLC, losing a Ladder Match and an opportunity to become the No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship.
12		NATALYA The Divas Champion smashed Lay-Cool through a table at WWE TLC, but already has to deal with a new adversary in Melina.
13		SANTINO MARELLA & VLADIMIR KOZLOV The WWE Tag Team Champions suffered a brutal attack from The Nexus at WWE TLC, but that didn't stop them from scoring some big victories this week.
14		DOLPH ZIGGLER At WWE TLC, the Intercontinental Champion was lucky to leave with his title, but wasn't as lucky in his showdowns with John Cena this week.
15		KOFI KINGSTON The exciting Superstar was on a winning tag team on SmackDown, but he couldn't score the victory when it counted in the Ladder Match at WWE TLC.
16		DREW McINTYRE After a dominanting victory over Kaval on SmackDown, Drew McIntyre has the attention of the WWE Universe.
17		"DASHING" CODY RHODES The second-generation Superstar's perfect features were nearly rearranged by Big Show this week.
18		BETH PHOENIX The Glamazon picked up impressive tag victories over Michelle McCool & Layla at WWE TLC and on Thursday's "WWE Superstars."
19		JERRY LAWLER The WWE Hall of Famer proved he still had it this week when he pinned WWE Champion The Miz in a huge Six-Man Tag Team Match on Raw.
20		MELINA Not only did Melina become the No. 1 contender to the Divas Championship, but she displayed a new mean streak by slapping Natalya.
21		THE NEXUS Once the most feared faction on Raw, The Nexus was nowhere to be seen this Monday night after being destroyed by John Cena at WWE TLC.
22		CM PUNK After spending a few weeks on the Raw broadcast team, CM Punk made a shocking return to the ring by bashing John Cena with a steel chair on both Raw and SmackDown.
23		MARK HENRY The World's Strongest Man was the winner of the big Battle Royal at this week's sensational Tribute for the Troops event.
24		TEAM LAY-COOL: LAYLA & MICHELLE McCOOL So much for being flawless. Team Lay-Cool was on the receiving end of a pair of vicious beatings this week.
25		JACK SWAGGER With multiple losses this week, the brash Jack Swagger continued to disappoint.