WWE RAW Power Rankings: Award Show Nonsense Before TLC

December 9, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Awards Shows are filler TV and Wrestling Award Shows are even worse. With a thin card and no real drama or suspense, this week’s episode of RAW did nothing to create buzz for TLC.

Although there are a ton of predictions out there and thoughts on what could happen at the event, nothing was teased on this week’s RAW to get you excited before the big event.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who not only starred on this week’s RAW, but who took home a Slammy Award and built some momentum for the upcoming Tables, Ladders and Chairs PPV.

Honorable Mention: The New Day: They can all work and Kofi Kingston got a much-needed win over Stardust this week on RAW, but with no drama or feud in the works, what can they do to get over with fans and make themselves hot commodities? At this point, they’ve barely scratched the surface, being back for only a few weeks, but with no real promo work, they look more to be a mid-card faction than anyone to be afraid of.

5: AJ Lee: Her acceptance speech for the Diva of the Year award was fitting. Redefining the term, Diva, Lee is still the best performer in the division or not, regardless of if there is a strap around her tiny little waist or not.

4: Damien Sandow: He’s hilarious and deserves a bigger role, but for now, he’ll have to be happy with a stunt Tag Team title around his waist. A former Money in the Bank winner, Sandow will get his next singles push in the next few months. That’s something you can bet on.

3: Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt: With no Brock Lesnar match at TLC, this will be the match to watch- make no mistake. The WWE’s top Anti-Hero vs. The Most Ruthless Heel on the roster? Sign us up now. It’s just a shame there’s no title at stake.

2: Seth Rollins: The “Undisputed Future of the WWE” scored another heel-ish win this week, this time over the likes of former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler. Talking smack about Sting and Randy Orton after the win, Rollins continues to prove he’s not only one of the company’s biggest breakout stars, he’s the WWE’s best heel.

1: John Cena: We’ve seen Cena take out Big Show before, but this time, Cena is more focused than ever to get back in the WWE World Heavyweight title hunt. Although the rumors say he’s a feud or two away from hanging up his boots, he’s sure to go out with a bang.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13872 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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