WWE RAW Power Rankings: The Family Begins Their Reign

November 9, 2013 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Plenty of angles and matches with nearly zero filler. This was one of the better RAWs in months.

Check out our weekly RAW Power Rankings below to see who’s surging with Survivor Series around the corner.

Honorable Mention: Randy Orton: His promo before the match was a flashback to the days of Rick Rude. His match with Big E. Langston was also a solid one where in spite of some trouble with the bulky muscleman, Orton stepped up and retained his WWE Championship.

5: John Cena: Although he’s now Smackdown’s main guy, Cena continues to have solid matches on RAW. Simply put, RAW continues to get the best of Cena in small enough doses that don’t drive his haters crazy.

4: The Wyatt Family: These guys have it all, from great promo work from Bray Wyatt to the eerie magic of huge bruisers Luke Harper and Erik Rowan in the ring. Now that they’ve got two magicians to work with in the form of CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, they have an opportunity to show the world what they got. Even if this isn’t exactly the best move for Punk and the surging Bryan, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the trio.

3: Daniel Bryan: Much like CM Punk, it appears Bryan’s WWE title aspirations have been put on hold. The fans support of Bryan however has far from wavered. The thought of these two indie veterans turned WWE superstars as a Tag Team is something that can solidify the middle to top of the card and who knows, could turn into a WWE Tag Team title war in good time. His feud with WWE Champion Randy Orton now behind him, Bryan will continue to be a fan favorite and similar to Punk, will be ready for another WWE title run when the time is right.

2: CM Punk: A win against Luke Harper isn’t going to get him back in the WWE Title picture any time soon, but it plays a huge role in getting the Punk/Daniel Bryan/The Wyatt Family over. If the matches between these guys continue to be this solid, everyone will win as The Wyatt’s will get the credibility they need to become stars and Punk and Bryan will continue to be just popular enough to jump back into real title contention once the feud is over.

1: The Big Show: The seven-footer hasn’t been this over in years. Sure he’s inconsistent and half the worker he used to be, he’s still entertaining and will be a formidable foe for Orton while Daniel Bryan and CM Punk fight The Wyatt Family and other mid-carders are being developed. It’s not the best situation, but at least it keeps Show relevant. For the time being, it’s not a bad fix.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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