WWE Power Rankings: Hell Yes: Daniel Bryan is the Best Worker in the WWE

Big unveilings, ambulances and dancing wrestlers step aside. This week’s Review Fix RAW Power Rankings highlight the gritty and polished performances of both the established and up and coming stars that really “worked” in the squared circle this week.

5: Titus O’Neill: Damn did this guy manhandle Sheamus for a bit on RAW this week. Sure, he didn’t get the win, but for a short while, he looked like a convincing and dominant singles performer. It’s obvious that Darren Young may not want to hear this, but Young may be the better performer of the two.

4: Chris Jericho: Y2J could still be a better WWE or World Champion than 95 percent of the people on the roster. Fans still respond to him and he can still work. His angle with Fandango is one of the more colorful ones in the company right now. But make no mistake, it has the potential to be one of the best in the ring as well. Although his tag team match with The Miz against Wade Barrett and Fandango was nothing to call home about, Jericho was the one real bright spot both creatively and in the ring.

3: Big E. Langston/AJ Lee: Talk about an upset win. Sure, he needed an Eye Rake to turn the tide, but a win over Alberto Del Rio is huge for any youngster. With Dolph Ziggler on the shelf, Langston has filled in well as a guy who can fill up some time on RAW. As far as Lee goes, she continues to dominate the Divas division with a sexy blend of submission and charisma. Her angle with Kaitlyn has the potential to be one of the best ones in the Divas Division in years.

2: The Shield: These guys continue to do everything right in the ring and on the microphone. And now they have the credibility that comes with the Tag Team and United States titles. With another RAW epic under their belts, The Shield continues to carve their legacy as one of the best threesomes in recent memory.

1: Daniel Bryan: Say whatever you want about The Shield, but Bryan has helped them tremendously by making them look like gods in the ring. At the same time, Bryan has been an offensive machine. Lets not forget about the promos before the match this week where Bryan felt as if he was the “weak link” in Hell No. With something to prove, to himself, Bryan put on one of the best performances of his career on RAW this week.

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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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