WWE RAW Power Rankings: A ‘New’ Cena for Summerslam?

August 15, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Hulk Hogan’s birthday sounds like a fun way to spend a Monday night before Summerslam, but aside from a few surprises, this week’s RAW was just one big tease and far from the great go-home show needed before Summerslam.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who’s got momentum on their side for the company’s big summer pay per view.

Honorable Mention: Jack Swagger: His win over a blue chipper in Antonio Cesaro sets the scene for what will be a more than tolerable Flag match between him and Alexander Rusev at Summerslam. At his highest point in months, Swagger needs this win incredibly badly, especially considering the mediocre showing at last month’s pay per view.

5: Dean Ambrose: This guy is a phenomeanal ring psychologist. He hasn’t wrestled on RAW for what feels like weeks, but he has consistently been under Seth Rollins’ skin. Over with the crowd and more than capable in the ring, the match between these two is going to be a

4:Paige/AJ Lee: This continues to be one of the best Diva feuds in years. The younger Paige continues to play games, but Lee showed a mean streak after her loss to Eva Marie, beating on the Total Divas star on the outside. With Lee’s charisma and tenacity and Paige’s technical skill, this will be one of the best women’s matches in Summerslam history.

3: Roman Reigns: His match with Curtis Axel and Ryback was a joke as he was able to avoid getting hurt and managed to get even more psyched for his match with a reinvigorated Randy Orton. The biggest match of his young career, expect Reigns to “bring it” this weekend in Los Angeles.

2: Brock Lesnar: Paul Heyman wants that title around his clients waist and was willing to shoot promo for ten minutes to start the show this week to prove it. Although Lesnar hasn’t wrestled since Wrestlemania 30, expect the very best from the former WWE and UFC Champion. Hired mercenary or not, this is what Lesnar gets paid for.

1: John Cena: This will be a John Cena he says that fans haven’t seen before, one that is willing to do whatever it takes to hold on to the WWE World Heavyweight title. Regardless of if he retains the title this weekend, his promo this week was funny, but full of passion. Simply put, Lesnar brings out the best in the leader of the Cenation. It should be a blast to watch.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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