WWE RAW Power Rankings: No Surprises

This week’s episode of RAW was horribly paced, but there were several bright spots.

Check out our weekly RAW Power Rankings to see who didn’t put fans to sleep early.

5: The Wyatt Family: After another great vignette on RAW this week, it’s time for the family to make their WWE debut. With The Shield’s momentum dying down, the Family can easily fill a void on the card.

4: The Shield: Sure, these guys have lost some steam since they stopped their feud with Daniel Bryan and Kane, but they still represent a large chunk of the title landscape in the company. Still brimming with potential, they shouldn’t be taken lightly. Their chemistry, teamwork and cunning always make their contests a treat. However, if they don’t reclaim their buzz and soon, their days of reign of terror in the WWE will soon be over.

3: Dolph Ziggler: Sure, this was just a win over Jinder Mahal, but Ziggler needed this. Not only did he beat Mahal, he embarrassed 3MB. The number one contender for the World Title, Ziggler is ready for a real run with the strap. It doesn’t matter if he’s a face or a heel either. Ziggler, although good on the microphone, makes his living in the ring.

2: Daniel Bryan: “I want to be the WWE Champion,” Bryan said at the start of he show this week. At this point, it’s safe to say that the fans would love to see Bryan with the WWE title, but he’s going to have to go through John Cena most likely to do it. Although he’s one of the best workers in the company, the chances of Bryan overtaking the face of the company seems impossible. Regardless, not many people can get the fans this worked up and Bryan continued his positive momentum in a special referee role.

1: CM Punk: A week after the Prime Time Players tried to make an example of Punk, “The Best in the World” beat them both with little help from his partner, Curtis Axel. The feud between Punk and Paul Heyman/Brock Lesnar is the most interesting on the show, even if it hasn’t been focused on nearly as much as it should be.

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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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