WWE RAW Power Rankings: Best in the World vs. The Streak

There was plenty of drama this week on RAW, but little in the way of in-ring action. Regardless, there was a hearty helping of matches on a beefy card. With some momentum now on their side, the members of this week’s WWE RAW Power Rankings will be dangerous with Wrestlemania right around the corner.

With 33 days before the big event, time may be running out for many stars looking to establish themselves in time to get on the card.

5: Ryback: The rough and tumble rookie doesn’t have much chemistry with anyone in the ring. He’s just a wrecking machine that continues to win. Could the United States Title be in his future? At this point, it looks to be an all but certainty. In order to get there though, Ryback may have to go through Mark Henry first. Ryback has consistently been about getting his fill, but with Henry, he may have bitten off more than he can chew. In what can easily be Ryback’s toughest challenge, the youngster may have to step out of his comfort zone to have a solid match, while Henry may have to take things slow with the massive greenhorn in order to put him over.

4: Daniel Bryan and Kane: There seems to be no decent tag teams left in the company, besides team Hell No. After another quick win over The Prime Time Players, Bryan and Kane makes it obvious. They are easily the best tag team the WWE has had in years; no doubt about it. It’s ultimately sad however that the lack of competition may tarnish their overall legacy.

3: Mark Henry: The World’s Strongest Man made quick work of fan favorite Zack Ryder with the World’s Strongest Slam. Dismantling the entire mid-card since his return, Henry looks primed for a big time encounter with Ryback. Given the type of worker Henry is, he’ll have no problem putting Ryback over, but the rookie will sell- if he likes it or not.

2: The New Age Outlaws: Sure, these guys won’t be on the show next week, but they looked good. The fans still love them and ironically they ae still in decent enough shape to put a young team over and to help bolster the tag team division. Much like Triple H and Shawn Michaels had their little DX comeback a few years ago, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn deserve one last hurrah.

1: CM Punk: The Best in the World now has an opportunity to break the Undertaker’s streak after a massive win in a Fatal Four Way on RAW. Playing he heel every step of the way, Punk picked his spot and make the most of a tiny opportunity against three of the best workers in the company. In order for him to beat The Undertaker, a similar effort will be needed.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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