WWE RAW Power Rankings: Second City Saint Inspired

The anticipated arrival of CM Punk was the driving force behind this week’s RAW, but there were plenty other cool developments. Although the Wrestlemania XXX card isn’t in perfect shape just yet, the unpredictability factor is there. Anything can happen.

Check out our weekly RAW Power Rankings to read who else is not taking the straight road to Wrestlemania 30.

Honorable Mention: Paul Heyman: Paul E. set the table for this week’s RAW with a monologue that not only teased CM Punk’s return, but ultimately ended up being a promo for the Brock Lesnar/Undertake feud at Wrestlemania 30. One of the most charismatic personalities in the business, Heyman got the Chicago crowd pissed as soon as the show began.

5: The Wyatt Family: With another win over The Shield, the Family have never been stronger. While their Wrestlemania matchup seems unclear, especially with the friction in The Shield an ongoing factor, they’ll still play a huge role in the event either way.

4: Daniel Bryan: While Batista’s heel role is a bit confusing, Bryan outclassed him on the microphone and in the ring this week on RAW. The best worker in the company, Bryan continues to add names to the list of wrestlers he makes look much better than they actually are. Make no mistake, Batista is not as good as Bryan made him look this week. With the thought of a Bryan/Triple H match on the horizon for Wrestlemania 30, Bryan’s stock continues to rise.

3: Brock Lesnar: Just 18 minutes into this week’s RAW, Lesnar nailed former World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry with the F5 through an announce table. That’s how you make an impact. Easily one of the Undertaker’s biggest challenges ever, Lesnar has momentum on his side and with WWE title aspirations as well, he needs the win more than anything.

2: Jimmy and Jey Uso: It’s been a long road to the Tag Team title for the young team. Many never thought would ever wear gold. Although they have a ways to go before they are as charismatic as the team they beat for the titles, The New Age Outlaws, they are a pair of energetic workers that break a sweat every time they get in the ring.

1: CM Punk: The CM Punk chants went on for three hours. It didn’t matter who spoke, who hit a monster move, who went through the announce table. If that doesn’t prove Punk’s popularity and his importance to the company, not much else will. The naysayers will say it had more to do with the Chicago crowd, but then explain why there have been chants every week Punk has been off the show. Simply put, the WWE is better with Punk in it and Wrestlemania will be a far better card with “The Second City Saint” on it.

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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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