WWE RAW Power Rankings: Clash of the Titans

February 12, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Betty White’s appearance this week on RAW was just silly enough to work, but the real highlight of the show was the solid card. With Antonio Cesaro and Daniel Bryan continuing to gain fan support and John Cena’s presence in the WWE Title picture picking up steam, RAW was certainly interesting.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who has the most to lose going into the Elimination Chamber.

Honorable Mention: The New Age Outlaws: Their antics with Betty White were cool enough to work and with the Tag Team titles around their waists and plenty of competition in the division, Road Dogg and Billy Gunn are enjoying a career renaissance.

5: The Wyatt Family: Their performance on RAW this week was stellar. Sure, it helps that they were in the ring with Goldust, Cody Rhodes and Rey Mysterio, but Wyatt’s running Sister Abigail was simply nuts. Between their feud with The Shield and their continually solid promos

4: Antonio Cesaro: While he won’t win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber, the WWE Universe is beginning to understand once again what a special performer he is. With lackluster competition in the United States and Intercontinental title scenes, Cesaro needs, no he deserves another upper mid-card singles run before he’s elevated into WW Title contention on a more permanent basis.

3: Daniel Bryan: He doesn’t have to wrestle on RAW to make the list. The crowds chants and his promo in the beginning of the show where he demanded a match with Kane were good enough. While this is a feud the WWE Universe has seen before, it’s still a damn good one. The real face of the company, Bryan has a plethora of momentum going into the Elimination Chamber.

2: Randy Orton: After his loss last week to Daniel Bryan, Orton seems to have come to the conclusion that he’s better off kissing the Authority’s ass than fighting them for every inch they give him. While it hasn’t helped his win-loss record, Orton has still found a way to hold on to the most important title in the industry.

1: John Cena: WWE’s Superman knows his career is at a crossroads. While he’s still the most important piece to the company’s puzzle, he knows there are plenty of guys, who, with the right push, could fill his shoes. However, with another shot at the WWE World Heavyweight title, it’s obvious not quite ready to step aside.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13870 Articles
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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