WWE RAW Power Rankings: Rollins and Authority Continue to Thrive

September 24, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Don’t let the mega-sized card fool you.

From wrestling bunnies to meaningless divas matches, this was the last thing anyone expected to see after a drama-filled Night of Champions. While Seth Rollins, John Cena and Dean Ambrose entertained, there was too much fluff otherwise.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who made the most of their time on-screen in a tame episode of RAW following Night of Champions.

Honorable Mention: Goldust and Stardust: Fresh off their win at Night of Champions, The Rhodes brothers continued their eclectic ways in a six-man tag with Cesaro against the Usos and Sheamus. While the match was more entertaining filler and didn’t do much to establish the new champions as dominant, expect Stardust and Goldust to help start a new tag team era in the WWE.

5: Dolph Ziggler: Less than 24 hours after he was cheated out of the IC title, Ziggler won it back the same way he was screwed. One of the best workers in the company, Ziggler needs feud with someone other than The Miz in order to bring back the legitimacy of the IC title. A working man’s champion, he’ll do exactly that if given the right opportunity.

4: Alexander Rusev: He’s mowed down everyone who has stood in his way and still doesn’t have much to show for it. An indication of what the company thinks of him or simply his slow climb up the ladder, Rusev is beginning to establish himself in the promotion’s deep mid-card.

3: Dean Ambrose: Although some of his promo felt forced, Ambrose was solid on the microphone this week and certainly fit in alongside John Cena in a battle with The Authority. Although it appears he won’t get his match with Seth Rollins right away, the fans love of his wild persona and a boatload of potential in and out of the ring make him someone who will play a huge role in the promotion moving forward.

2: Seth Rollins: Make no mistake, Rollins is going to get his rear-handed to him eventually, but for the time being, he’s carving an awesome niche as an up and coming heel. While he’s not quite WWE World Heavyweight title material ready just yet, a few more matches with John Cena and Dean Ambrose will certainly help with his credibility.

1: John Cena:Continuing to find ways to stay revenant without the WWE World Heavyweight title, Cena continues to be the uber fan favorite, even if the 30-somethings of the WWE Universe are sick of him. Tough as nails and ready to teach Seth Rollins and The Authority a lesson, Cena still has plenty of stories left to tell.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13855 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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