WWE RAW Power Rankings: Not So Jolly in England

November 13, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

RAW was amazing for the first 25 minutes and mediocre the rest of the way. It’s kind of hard to top a Super Chokeslam through a table. The WWE didn’t even appear to try.

Although the rest of the show featured plenty of in-ring action, there wasn’t much to get excited about.

Check out our weekly RAW Power Rankings to see who heated up RAW in the UK the most this week.

5: Curtis Axel: His win over former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler this week was a huge one. A few more clean victories over established WWE superstars and Axel may start to get the credit he deserves. Even though the Intercontinental title is at its lowest point in terms of credibility in years, Axel’s win this week on RAW is a step in the right direction.

4: Randy Orton: “The Face of the WWE” was “boring” this week, well according to the British crowd. Nevertheless, he sold a ton against WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust, before he was Chokeslammed through the announce table during the show’s opening segment. After weeks of being invincible, this wasn’t a step in the wrong direction for Orton. Instead, it builds drama for Orton’s bout with Big Show at Survivor Series.

3: John Cena: One of his best matches on RAW since his return. Selling a plethora of offense from Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger, this match was one of the best matches on the card. His current feud with Alberto Del Rio may need a little more heat, but if Cena continues to turn in performances like this one, the World Heavyweight Championship is in more than capable hands.

2: CM Punk/Daniel Bryan: This makeshift tag team got the biggest pop of the night and Punk’s continued dismantling of Paul Heyman keeps that feud another possibility for him. Both superstars wrestled a solid match against The Shield and went through their signature offense. At this point, it’s obvious that they are the best two workers in the company and can make anyone they share the ring with better. So why are they in the ring with The Shield, a now proven team, instead of the Wyatt Family?

1: The Big Show: Getting his redemption on Randy Orton this week, Show continues to prove his doubters wrong. With a furor in his eyes and in solid shape, who knows what Show can do against Orton at Survivor Series.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13868 Articles
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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