WWE RAW Power Rankings: Debates, Pre-Order Characters and IC Title Frenzy

July 18, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Despite a ton of filler, Monday Night RAW got the job done, teasing every match for Battleground in a way that a stripper manages to get that last dollar bill out of a blue collar working man’s wallet.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who put themselves in a great situation for this weekend’s Battleground pay per view.

Honorable Mention: The Miz: It’s been a long time since this guy’s found his way on the list. His surprise win over United States Champion Sheamus this week on RAW have Miz some much needed momentum in the Intercontinental Championship Battle Royal at Battleground. Although a run with the IC title won’t resurrect his ailing career, it definitely can’t hurt either.

5: Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter: These guys have to been this over since the first few months they were originally paired together. Swagger’s best chance to move up the card, he needs to take down the undefeated Bulgarian Brute or may be stuck in the mid-card forever.

4: Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erik Rowan: Harper and Rowan’s ambush on the WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos sent a clear message. Harper and Rowan are ready to run with the titles and will prove how good they are in what will be an epic two-out-of-three falls match at Battleground. While the crowd is beginning to grow weary of Wyatt’s sermons, but it’s impossible to ignore the impact he had on this week’s episode of RAW. Not many people get to deliver their finisher on Chris Jericho on the ramp, so don’t take Wyatt’s actions lightly. Unlike John Cena, Jericho won’t mind putting over Wyatt, which he desperately needs. But make no mistake, he’ll make Wyatt earn it in the ring.

3: Sting: The announcement that Sting would be a part of “WWE 2K15” should hopefully only be the beginning of his involvement with the company.

2: Roman Reigns: He’s the next big singles star in the company and he continued to prove it with another solid performance on this week’s Monday Night RAW. A different type of personality than Cena, he’s not Superman and doesn’t pretend to be. A man of few words, Reigns

1: John Cena: He’s going to have his hands full, but Cena appears to be the odds-on favorite to hold on to the WWE World Heavyweight title at Battleground. Considering that Randy Orton and Kane have little momentum and Roman Reigns lacks the experience, who else gets to hold the belt?

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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