WWE RAW Power Rankings: Airplane Spins, Dirty Dutch and Pain

The final RAW before The Elimination Chamber left a lot to be desired, but powered by a huge card, RAW delivered the goods inside the ring.

Check out our weekly power rankings to see who has the most upside heading into this weekend’s Pay Per View.

5: Wade Barrett: Even though Bo Dallas beat up on him before his match with Kofi Kingston, Barrett was smart enough to get the win. Although he’s still rough around the edges, Barrett continues to solidify his place in the mid-card.

4: Antonio Cesaro: He didn’t even wrestle. So how did he make the list? With a modified airplane spin on the outside, Cesaro continually rammed The Miz up against the guardrail. It was a thing of beauty. The most dominant U.S. Champion possibly in the past decade, Cesaro is one of the hottest commodities in the company right now.

3: Jack Swagger: With a new attitude and a new manager in “Dirty” Dutch Mantell, Swagger has finally gotten the repackage he deserves. Because of that, he’s also got a spot in the Elimination Chamber. With technical skill and his impressive moveset, Swagger could be tough to beat this Sunday.

2: Chris Jericho: Y2J’s second damn good match in as many weeks. A huge asset to the roster, his ability to have a high quality match with whomever he performs with is an attribute rare in the company today. His win over Daniel Bryan this week puts him in the Elimination Chamber this weekend. Considering his recent string of solid performances, he’s sure to play a part in the match.

1: Mark Henry: The World’s Strongest Man wasted no time in his first match back on RAW as he made quick work of former World Champion Great Khali. With a clean win over Randy Orton on Smackdown last week, Henry is on a big time roll. With his killer instinct, he may have the momentum to get himself the win in the Elimination Chamber this weekend.

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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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