The lack of storyline development aside, this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW had a huge card with plenty of solid wrestling action. From six-man tags to singles matches, this week’s dose of RAW action had a bit of something for everyone.
Check out our weekly RAW Power Rankings to see who enjoyed the most success in the squared-circle.
5: The Miz: Wow. Did anyone imagine The Miz beating United States Champion like that? Earning the submission win over Antonio Cesaro this week, The Miz has the most momentum he’s had in quite some time. Regardless, only a mark could take the win ultra seriously. All the The Miz did was win a meaningless non-title match and not the title. It’s still a start though.
4: Alberto Del Rio: A huge win against one of the company’s best workers in Dolph Ziggler. After the match was where Del Rio shined the most however. After Ricardo Rodriguez helped him out by stealing the Money in the Bank briefcase, Del Rio let Ziggler know that he wasn’t going to be a victim. Although his face run has been a bit rushed, this week’s RAW moment with Del Rio was one of the best on the show.
3: Jack Swagger: A huge submission victory for Swagger over former World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan this week. With more ring time and promo work, Swagger and Dirty Dutch Mantell continue to climb up the mid-card ladder. Could another World Title run be in the cards for the youngster?
2: Mark Henry: After another lopsided win over Sin Cara and a great showing at Elimination Chamber, Henry is one of the most dominant stars in the company. Regardless of the lack of creative vision for him right now (a feud with Great Khali? Is WWE Creative on drugs?) Henry is one bad man.
1: The Shield: These guys work wonderfully together. The best part is, you haven’t seen anything yet. Aside from the quick tags and enormous amount of stamina the three of them have, none of the three have used the type of offense that got them to the WWE.
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.
The lack of storyline development aside, this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW had a huge card with plenty of solid wrestling action. From six-man tags to singles matches, this week’s dose of RAW action had a bit of something for everyone.
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