WWE RAW Power Rankings: Rollins Joins Evolution, New Champ at MITB?

June 6, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

In the wake of the events following Payback and Batista’s “quitting” the company, there were plenty of other developments that made this week’s RAW entertaining. With the possibility that the Money in the Bank ladder match could determine a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion if Daniel Bryan cannot compete, the cool factor went through the roof.

Check out this week’s WWE RAW Power Rankings to see who came out of Payback and into RAW with the momentum needed to make a splash at the upcoming Money in the Bank pay per view.

Honorable Mention: Bo Dallas: The former NXT Champion is still undefeated following a win over Kofi Kingston this week on RAW. With two dependable champions for the mid-card titles in Wade Barrett and Sheamus, don’t expect Dallas to challenge for a title anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean that his winning ways won’t continue through the rest of the summer.

5: Adam Rose: Either Jack Swagger is that bad or Rose has potential. The safe bet is the latter as Rose’s convincing over the former World Heavyweight Champion in Swagger was easily the biggest of his young career.

4: Wade Barrett: Even in defeat this week on RAW, Barrett more than held his own against United States Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Rob Van Dam. One of the only cool heels on the show, Barrett has plenty of potential to move up the card. Proof of that can easily be seen with his new pyrotechnic entrance and the fact that it took two finishers to put him away. Could a feud with Cesaro be on the horizon? If that is the case, it could be this generation’s Rock vs. Triple H encounter for the IC Title, as both Barrett and Cesaro are future WWE World Heavyweight Champions.

3: John Cena: The leader of the Cenation had some harsh words for Stephanie McMahon and managed to beat Kane (by DQ) just a night after he beat Bray Wyatt in a Last Man Standing match at Payback. Not a bad night, eh? Even though Cena is both hated and loved by fans, he continues to be a voice that gets a legitimate reaction from the WWE Universe. Simply put, he’s someone that deserves the spot they have on the show right now.

2: The Wyatt Family: If Luke Harper’s solid skills on the microphone weren’t enough, Harper and Rowan’s dominating win over the WWE Tag Team Champion Usos proves that they are for real. Even if Bray Wyatt can’t get the big win over John Cena just yet, Harper and Rowan have proven they are a force all by themselves.

1: Evolution: With Batista’s departure, Seth Rollins’ arrival into the faction makes them younger and more dangerous than ever before. Following The Shield’s most dominant moment at Payback, it appears Evolution has begun a new era of dominance themselves.

 

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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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