WWE.com has a weekly ranking system called the "Power 25," but I find it too arbitrary. It seems to be based too much on what is happening that week, so I don't think it can gauge who is truly popular over the long term.

So I came up with my own power list, which I update every month. It is constructed according to number of recent appearances in pay-per-views since February 2010 (when WWECW ended), height on a PPV card, number of PPV victories, and how recently one appeared. RAW Superstars alternate with SmackDown! Superstars on the list, with those from RAW always ranked higher. Female Superstars are generally ranked lower than male singles Superstars but higher than male tag Superstars.

NOTE: Undertaker and Triple H are not on the list because they have not been seen - or at least not often - in some time, while Beth Phoenix has completely fallen off the list due to her injury.

The "Hot List" for July/August:

1. John Cena
2. Rey Mysterio
3. The Miz
4. Big Show
5. Chris Jericho
6. Kofi Kingston
7. Randy Orton
8. Drew McIntyre
9. Sheamus
10. Jack Swagger
11. Edge
12. CM Punk
13. R-Truth
14. Kane
15. Ted DiBiase
16. Montel Vontavious Porter
17. John Morrison
18. Matt Hardy
19. Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd)
20. Christian
21. Evan Bourne
22. Layla
23. Mark Henry
24. Michelle McCool
25. Eve Torres
26. Cody Rhodes
27. Maryse
28. Dolph Ziggler
29. Alicia Fox
30. Kelly Kelly

I understand that this list is probably going to be controversial. Well, I welcome the debate. Argue away!

Kane is the World Heavyweight Champion, and has been destorying everyone in his path for over a month. He should be ranked higher. MVP should be ranked lower, because he hasn't done much lately.

this list is basically just everyone on the roster,pretty much

Everyone on the roster who is used- but that's not the point. The point is where they are ranked.

oh no,that was my point,so not much of a list when everyones on it

So ignore the bottom half. Nobody pays any attention to anyone past 100 on the PWI 500, but that doesn't stop PWI from putting them on anyway. The more guys on the list, the more debate there is.

ok,well let the debatin begin,

henry? no

no nexus?

and yes kane should number 1,rey lost the title,he should b further down,cena 2,sheamus should also b higher up

kofi should b lower,he hasnt had a match in a while now,laycool should b higher 2,same reasons,there champions,HD as well,there tag champs

What are you talking about? Kofi has been wrestling (in pretty good matches, to boot) every week on Smackdown.

Layla is the only one who WWE recognizes as a champion. Also McCool has lost more than Layla has recently.

Sheamus has been running scared recently, and Orton made him look like a Punk last week. Cena has been facing insurmountable odds everyweek. He looks strong, even in defeat. Rey is the former champion, who only lost because he was forced to wrestle his 2nd match of the night, injured, with no preparation. He also got the better of Kane (the current champ) on the end of last week's show.

Now that I think about it, Orton should be #1.
Kane #2.

o yea,i was just thinking cuz i aint seen kofi in matchs on raw lately,duh,forgot he was on SD now,and nothin 2 say about henry huh

Hey Kool-Aid!!!!

The problem with a pro wrestling ranking list is that no matter how scientific it is, it can't predict anything because the bookers often seem to like throwing us a curve. Who could have predicted, for example, that in June 2007 Candice Michelle, who up until that point had been famous in the ring for....well, pretty much nothing, would win the WWE Women's Championship? Or that Sheamus - a man whom you might not have even known existed if you weren't watching ECW on SciFi on Tuesday nights - would become WWE Champion last December?

If I had to rank all WWE Superstars between 2006 and 2010 (when the company offered three brands), it would probably start out like this:

1. John Cena
2. Batista
3. CM Punk
4. Randy Orton
5. Undertaker
6. Rob Van Dam
7. Triple H
8. Edge
9. Tommy Dreamer
10. Jeff Hardy
11. Chris Jericho
12. Christian.

And the rest of the list:

13. Sheamus
14. Rey Mysterio
15. Big Show
16. Shawn Michaels
17. Ric Flair
18. King Booker
19. Jack Swagger
20. Great Khali
21. Bobby Lashley
22. Umaga
23. Mr. Kennedy
24. Kane
25. John "Bradshaw" Layfield
26. Mark Henry
27. John Morrison
28. Vladimir Kozlov
29. Montel Vontavious Porter
30. Matt Hardy
31. Kofi Kingston
32. Finlay
33. Chavo Guerrero
34. Shelton Benjamin
35. Chris Benoit
36. Ezekiel Jackson
37. William Regal
38. The Miz
39. Big Daddy V
40. Santino Marella
41. R-Truth
42. Elijah Burke
43. Drew McIntyre
44. Carlito
45. Sabu
46. Gregory Helms
47. Hornswoggle
48. Dolph Ziggler
49. "The" Brian Kendrick
50. Ted DiBiase
51. Jimmy Wang Yang
52. Super Crazy
53. Kenny Dykstra
54. Matt Striker
55. Cody Rhodes
56. Sim Snuka
57. Chris Masters
58. Sandman
59. Marcus Cor Von
60. Zack Ryder
61. Kevin Thorn
62. Shannon Moore
63. Jamie Noble
64. Funaki

After this we get into "jobber" and tag-teamer territory, at which point I pretty much have to stop the list!