Wrestlemania XXX Power Rankings: The Yes Era Begins

April 8, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With the guard passed to Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar conquering the streak, the WWE has a vastly different landscape after Wrestlemania.

Check out our Wrestlemania XXX Power Rankings to see who else took advantage and made Wrestlemania moments of their own.

Honorable Mention: John Cena: His win over Bray Wyatt and The Family keeps him pertinent, but makes Wyatt a legitimate contender for the WWe World Heavyweight Title. With no one else standing his way, expect someone to come out of the woodwork this week on RAW to set up his next angle.

5: AJ Lee: There is no one in the Divas Division even close in terms of storytelling ability. There are a few like Naomi and Nattie Neidhart who can perform in the ring as well as her, but bottom line is she held on to the Divas title for a reason. Only Kharma can change that.

4: Antonio Cesaro: His loss in the kickoff Tag Team title match was a perfect transition to his win in the Battle Royal. Already one of the company’s best workers, Cesaro is ready to make a run at the Intercontinental Title and eventually the WWE World Heavyweight Title. All he needs is some more mic time so he can develop a persona fans can fall for him. They already love what he does in the ring.

3: The Shield: Not many people can say they’ve destroyed both Kane and The New Age Outlaws, but The Shield is a special group. With three of the best young performers in the business, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are kings of their own castle right now. What’s next for them? Could it be another encounter with The Wyatt Family?

2: Brock Lesnar: Is he the right guy to have conquered the streak? The shocked looks on fans were priceless. There were even reports of fans leaving the arena after the match. Regardless of what you think, the WWE has managed to get fans emotionally invested in this one and that’s all that matters.

1: Daniel Bryan: Well, he’s finally the WWE Champion. How long can he keep the title? The fact that Randy Orton was not pinned only creates more controversy, which is sure to spill over through Extreme Rules. Bottom line though, after months and months of chasing Orton and the Authority, Bryan and his legions of fans have what they want.

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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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