WWE RAW Power Rankings: Cena Still the Man

February 22, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

A solid tease for this weekend’s Elimination Chamber pay per view, this week’s RAW set the table with every PPV matchup getting some playtime. It’s obvious that the main event for the PPV got the most attention, but the solid show-wide card made sure to showcase every single competitor.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who has the most momentum going into the last pay per view before Wrestlemania.

Honorable Mention: Big E. Langston: Jack Swagger and The Real Americans have had a plethora of good fortune lately, but Langston’s decimation of Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal says a lot. A young and dominant champion, Langston is ready to do whatever he has to in order to take down the former World Heavyweight Champion Swagger.

5: The Wyatt Family: Total destruction. Between Harper and Rowan’s strikes and Wyatt’s cunning and unique finisher, the Family dined on the Matadores and Sin Cara. Ready to take on The Shield at Elimination Chamber, this encounter will go down as one of the most important faction feuds of this generation.

4: The Shield: While Dean Ambrose’s unhappiness with his faltering stock is a concern, Reigns’ clean win over Mark Henry and the crowd’s response to his Superman Punch/Spear combination is enough to prove that The Shield and especially Reigns are extremely over right now. It’s unknown how long this group will stay together, but at any rate, their run has been a great one.

3: Sheamus: After being on the shelf for months with an injury, the Celtic Warrior is back and hungry for gold. His match with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton this week proves he belongs at the top of the card. Much like Daniel Bryan and John Cena, it’s doubtful he’ll win gold this Sunday, but his presence alone in the company makes for a wonderfully deep top of the card.

2: Daniel Bryan: The deck is always stacked against him, but that’s only because that’s when he’s at his best. WWE Creative knows Bryan is the best underdog in the business, so don’t be surprised that Bryan had two tough matches against Christian and Kane this week on RAW. Regardless of what shape he’s in, Bryan will get a huge pop and will use the extra emotional element to make his appearance at the Elimination Chamber a memorable one.

1: John Cena: Say what you want about Cena, but the guy wrestled his tail off this week on RAW. Fighting one of the best pure performers in the company in Antonio Cesaro, Cena was amazing. While he’s most likely not going to win at Elimination Chamber, he’s sure to make it interesting.

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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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