WWE Power Rankings: Bryan Still the Man

The promo between CM Punk and Paul Heyman fueled the emotional element of the show, while Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton stole the show in what turned out to be another solid episode of RAW.

Check out our Weekly RAW Power Rankings to see who else shined on a entertaining episode of the WWE’s flagship program.

5: Randy Orton: Daniel Bryan may get more of the headlines in their current feud, but make no mistake; this is the best Orton has looked in over two years. Passionate in the ring and less vocal, the Viper is back.

4: AJ Lee: The Divas division hasn’t seen a champion this devious in years. While she’s not as seasoned a performer as some of the better Divas champions of yesteryear, Lee’s reign represents a kind of renaissance in the division. Adorable, but evil, Lee is a perfect companion to Dolph Ziggler and an even more capable Divas Champion.

3: Dolph Ziggler: He hasn’t wrestled on RAW in over a month, but he’s still a ball of fire. WWE fans want to see him square off with Del Rio for the World title, but they especially want to see “The Show-Off” square off with Chris Jericho. Once that happens, with the World title on the line, Ziggler will be more over than he is right now. How that affects his relationship with AJ Lee and Big E. Langston remains to be seen, but it should be interesting.

2: CM Punk: Damn Punk was emotional this week on RAW. In one of the best promos of his career, Punk demanded the truth from Paul Heyman. Citing professional jealousy, Heyman told Punk he was the one to initiate the fight when he claimed Lesnar “needed” Heyman last week. Even though Punk didn’t get the answers he was looking for, one thing is clear. Brock Lesnar and Punk are about to go to war.

1: Daniel Bryan: Is anyone more over than Bryan in the WWE right now? His “Napoleon Complex” gimmick is a bit out there, but the fans are eager for more. Easily the best worker in the company, Bryan has become so much better on the microphone than anyone could have ever thought. His matches with Randy Orton this week again proved he is one of the most well rounded performers in the world today.

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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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