WWE RAW Power Rankings: Bye Bye Bryan, Neville Rising

It’s kind of sad when Daniel Bryan’s relinquishing of the Intercontinental title and the return of the Elimination Chamber were the biggest news on an episode of RAW before a pay per view. At the same time, an awesome John Cena/Adrian Neville match and the continued dominance of Luke Harper and Erick Rowan made for a few cool spots.

Check out this week’s WWE RAW Power Rankings to see who looks to make Payback more than a passable WWE PPV.

Honorable Mention: Luke Harper and Erick Rowan: The WWE Tag Team Division is in desperate need of new blood and the reformed team of Harper and Rowan add a level of toughness and unpredictability the division sorely needs. Two of the most talented big men in the sport today, Harper and Rowan have the pedigree to take home the titles from The New Day.

5: Adrian Neville: John Cena and Rusev may be getting all the attention these days, but Neville was a hair away from walking out of this week’s Monday Night RAW with the United States title. A former NXT Champion, make no mistake, Neville will have gold around his waist this year.

4: Dean Ambrose: His win over Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble wasn’t anything amazing, but it gives him some momentum going into Payback. Charismatic as hell, Ambrose would make a far better WWE World Heavyweight Champion than Roman Reigns, but isn’t in the same league as Seth Rollins or Randy Orton, yet.

3: Roman Reigns: His win over Kane this week on RAW gives him perhaps the biggest jolt of momentum since his run against Brock Lesnar before Wrestlemania. Regardless, it’s still obvious he’s not quite the guy the WWE needs him to be. At the same time, that doesn’t mean he isn’t talented or useful. Expect him to play a big role in Payback, but don’t expect to see him leave with the title.

2: Randy Orton: If someone is going to beat Seth Rollins at PayBack, it’ll be Orton. With plenty of fan support, stranger things have happened, but don’t count on it.

1: Seth Rollins: He’s young, rash and already proven in big time matches. he’s not leaving Payback without his title.

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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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