WWE RAW Power Rankings: Once, Twice, Three Times a Bearded Wrestling Machine

Daniel Bryan wrestled three times on free TV and Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Christian and Rob Van Dam added in solid performances.

Can you really ask for more?

In one of the better RAWs this year, in terms of in-ring action, the WWE absolutely delivered. While the storyline is still developing on multiple fronts, there’s plenty of room

Check out our weekly WWE Power Rankings to see who’s in the driver’s seat with just a few more weeks until Summerslam.

5: Alberto Del Rio: “Mexico’s Greatest Import” was once again stellar in the ring this week on RAW, defeating Sheamus with a sneakily executed cradle. While the World TItle lacks the prestige of the WWE title, Del Rio continues to provide “The Big Gold Belt” with the credibility it desperately needs. If only Creative could make fans care about him and Dolph Ziggler facing off for the title, then maybe things would get really spicy.

4: Christian: Three wins in a row have turned the former World Champion from being a respectable worker around just to make youngsters look good to someone who may be able to challenge for the Intercontinental or United States titles. Plain and simple, he can still perform and the fans respect him. All he needs is a decent angle with the right guy and all of a sudden, he’ll matter again.

3: Mark Henry: After he cut some top-notch promo, Henry got a little help from Jimmy and Jey Uso and all of a sudden, The Shield looked beatable for the first time in their WWE careers. This could be a fun six-man tag and with a rejuvenated Henry in the middle of it all, the matches are sure to be filled with plenty

2: Dolph Ziggler: The former World Heavyweight champion had a solid match with Darren Young this week, but the response he continues to get from the crowd makes it obvious that bigger things are tail on the horizon. With Big E. Langston and AJ Lee still pissed at him as well, he’s at least involved in an entertaining storyline that will allow him to showcase his unique blend of skills.

1: Daniel Bryan: Three matches in one night prove that Bryan is in a league of his own in this company in terms of in-ring ability. A world title run makes sense, but the world of professional wrestling is often void of things considered rational.

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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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