WWE RAW Power Rankings: You’re Fired

This week’s RAW provided excellent drama and great in-ring work- at the perfect time, just six days before Money in the Bank. Between the “arrival” of the Wyatt Family, the Vikki Guerrero situation and a wonderful Daniel Bryan/Sheamus opening match and a solid main event between CM Punk and Randy Orton, RAW got it done this week.

Check out our weekly Power Rankings to see goes into Money in the Bank with the most momentum.

5: Vikki Guerrero: You have to love to see her squirm and boy did she this week. A classic female heel- perhaps one of the best the company has ever had, Guerrero’s “firing” made for some good television. Don’t let her dismissal fool you. Guerrero will play a role in the show in the near future. Simply put, her antics this week were enjoyable and helped spice up the show. Add in the drama of the McMahon and Triple H meeting and it’s easy to see this angle, albeit slow at first, was more entertaining than it should have been.

4: Daniel Bryan: Even in the opening match, Bryan proves he’s one of a kind. Consistently bringing the best out of his opponents, Bryan made Sheamus look like much more than the former World Champion he is. With a bevy of speed, explosive power, a variety of maneuvers and unbridled enthusiasm, Bryan is one of the best performers of the modern era. Like Bret Hart and Dynamite Kid before him, Bryan proves every week that the size of dog in the fight is nothing compared to the size of fight in the dog.

3: Dolph Ziggler: The guy doesn’t even have to wrestle for the crowd to go bonkers. Most likely still recovering from injuries, Ziggler has been used teasingly over the last month or so, which makes his upcoming match with Alberto Del Rio for the World title highly anticipated. This will be a great match at Money in the Bank.

2: Mark Henry: He’s in a league of his own in terms of promo lately. Some of Henry’s best work on the microphone took place this week when he told John Cena that the WWE title would validate his WWE career and wasn’t scared to sell out “his momma” to do it. A wrecking machine who finally has the playground to run around in, Henry made a big time statement this week.

1: The Wyatt Family: The vignettes were awesome. Well-planned and charismatic, the group made a big time impression on the WWE Universe. “Husky Harris” chants aside, The Wyatt Family’s first RAW appearance was a successful one.

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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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