RAW Power Rankings: Kickin’ It Old School

There wasn’t too much drama this week on RAW, as the Old School concept took precedent over the current story lines. Regardless, there were a key developments that will definitely play a role in the future of the show and in the upcoming Royal Rumble pay per view.

Check out our RAW Power Rankings to see who was able to make themselves stand out amid the plethora of former WWE stars on Old School RAW.

5: Big E. Langston: His quick win over Curtis Axel wasn’t beautiful, but it was rough and tough- the new calling card for every Langston match. With the possibility of an angle with Ryback in the wings as well, Langston continues to gather momentum and make his case that he’s quickly becoming one of the company’s most promising young stars.

4: Batista: He doesn’t even have to be on RAW to make our list. The announcement this week that he’ll be an entry in the Royal Rumble is huge. The thought of him getting back in the WWE World Heavyweight Title mix spices things up creatively.

3: The Legends: From Ted DiBiase, Diamond Dallas Page, Ric Flair and Roddy Piper to Bob Backlund, IRS, The New Age Outlaws and Nikolai Volkoff, this week’s RAW was simply fun. While it deviated from many of the main story lines, the fun and silliness was a welcomed escape.

2: Brock Lesnar: Paul Heyman talks smack for a few minutes and Lesnar “breaks” Mark Henry’s arm before The Big Show gets involved. Lesnar needs to kill some time before the Royal Rumble and this doesn’t seem like that bad an idea. Lesnar and Show have a storied history and he thought of them in the ring again could bring back some memories.

1: The Shield: Their little segment with Roddy Piper was interesting, but Roman Reign’s match with CM Punk was a better main event then you might have originally thought. Reigns, at one time, was considered the weak link of the group, has to be looked at as the member with the most potential.

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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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