WWE RAW Power Rankings: Bad News, Bryan is in a B-Movie

WWE Creative’s ridiculous storyline writing didn’t destroy this week’s RAW, but it sure did hurt. Why Creative would turn the Bryan/Kane feud into “See No Evil 2” is a joke. Regardless, the two continue to deliver in the ring and with a lack of decent challengers to Bryan’s WWE World Heavyweight title, it’ll have to do for now.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who made it out of Extreme Rules in one piece and is ready for more.

Honorable Mention: Antonio Cesaro: Although he got his match thrown out against RVD, Cesaro was dominant against a living legend. With Paul Heyman by his side, the more aggressive Cesaro is holding his own against everyone and anyone who steps in the ring with him. Expect a singles title around his waist very soon.

5: Sheamus: He’s probably not anyone’s first choice to be the new United States Champion, but after winning the 20-man Battle Royal this week on RAW, Sheamus is wearing the strap. After languishing in the mid-card since his return, Sheamus has asserted himself right in the middle of things. Who will be his first challenger?

4: The Shield: Don’t let Dean Ambrose’s U.S. Title loss this week on RAW fool you, The Shield is not falling apart. Needing time to develop as a team, the strap belonged more around the waist of a singles performer who can defend it with more regularity. With Evolution and The Wyatt Family on their backs now, The Shield’s battles are just beginning.

3: The Wyatt Family: Bray Wyatt continues to cut top notch promo that the smarks love. Their budding, but continued rivalry with The Shield will do nothing but good for both teams. Waytt’s continued feud with John Cena is also another important key to the mergence of the Family’s leader. Bottom line, these guys get better every week.

2: Wade Barrett: Talk about a career turn around. After making him an annoying sideshow character for months, Barrett is now the cool heel. His win over Big E. Langston this week on RAW keeps the Intercontinental title around his waist- it’s not going anywhere for the foreseeable future.

1: Daniel Bryan: You can’t hate on Bryan because WWE Creative has turned his angle with Kane into a B-movie. With his win over Alberto Del Rio this week, Bryan continues to rack up clean wins over former WWE Champions. At this point, they are like candy to him.

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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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