User blog comment:ImperiexSeed/The oldest being, archangel or leviathan?/@comment-184.77.255.73-20120506183558/@comment-4920092-20120509145645

Am I the only one who remembers that Djinn can NOT warp reality? They create illusions.

And Crowley was bound by a simple devil's trap, Alastair needed to be bound by an Enochian Circle. Alastair is stronger than Crowley. Being the King of Hell may give one a power-boost, but it doesn't necessarily make you stronger than every other demon. Also remember that Crowley only took the throne because every upper-level demon on the show is now dead. Azazel, Lilith, and Alastair were all killed by the Winchesters.