This week’s RAW had plenty of solid wrestling action, but will ultimately be remembered for the John Cena/AJ Lee kiss and Antonio Cesaro’s dominance as the U.S. Champion.
Continue reading to see who else we think made the most of their time on the show this week.
5: Ryback: Fans freaking love this guy. His win over Tensai was huge as he finally nailed the Shellshock on the big man. The fact that he even cut a tiny promo before his match is a step in the right direction for him.
4: Wade Barrett: With another win of Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston, Barrett continues to make his case for a real shot at that title. For the first time in his career as well, Barrett has found serious chemistry with an opponent.
3: John Cena/AJ Lee: The kiss that sealed Lee’s future in the WWE. It also made Cena the envy of millions of nerds everywhere. The WWE’s first power couple in quite some time, the storyline options will keep Cena out of the title picture so youngsters can develop, but will keep him enough in the limelight that he can continue to be the company’s cash cow. Lee’s charisma and courage towards Dolph Ziggler earned her big time bonus points with female fans as well.
2: Antonio Cesaro: Yeah, he’s cocky, but when you’re this good, you can be. Between a nasty European uppercut and his Neutralizer finisher, Cesaro is one of the hottest items in the WWE right now. It’s too goddamn bad that they don’t get it yet.
1: Dolph Ziggler: Who knows when he’ll turn in his money in the bank briefcase in, but if this feud with Cena can truly take off, Ziggler will be more than a guy with a plethora of talent. He’ll be a legitimate heel with plenty of heat.
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.
This week’s RAW had plenty of solid wrestling action, but will ultimately be remembered for the John Cena/AJ Lee kiss and Antonio Cesaro’s dominance as the U.S. Champion.
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