WWE RAW Power Rankings: Viper and Cena at Their Best

An effective balance of promo and in-ring work, this week’s RAW began to put the cement on the already solid foundation for the upcoming Summerslam pay per view.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who’s on the rise with just two and a half weeks until Summerslam.

Honorable Mention: Chris Jericho: Nothing beats a good old-school Y2J bashing on Stephanie McMahon. Add in Jericho’s feud with Bray Wyatt and his importance to the current state of the company is immeasurable.

5: Bo Dallas: Although he suffered his first loss, Dallas quickly beat on R-Truth and kept up his annoying ways. One of the best up and coming heels in the company, his first loss is definitely a blessing in disguise.

4: Antonio Cesaro: The King of Swing’s testicles grew about three sizes this week as he challenged WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena to start this week’s Monday Night RAW. His promo before the match was just as ballsy. But usually the case for the Swiss Superstar, Cesaro backed it all up. Wrestling one of the best matches of his young WWE career, Cesaro pushed Cena to the limit and continued to make the case that he deserves more time on the microphone and of course, in the ring.

3: AJ Lee/Paige: Simply put, this is the best angle in Divas history, next to Trish Stratus and Lita. With a few chapters already written, it continues to take shape and build into something special. With Lee now aware of Paige’s potential and the fire between the two fully lit, this feud can really grow. Their next match at Summerslam will be an epic unless they don’t get the ring time they need/deserve.

2: Randy Orton: Talk about making a statement. Destroying Roman Reigns this week on RAW, Orton has reestablished himself as a top heel and someone you don’t want to screw around with. The Viper is back.

1: John Cena: His promo at the start of the show was proof of his ability on the mic, while his match with Cesaro proves that he’s a much better worker than anyone thinks. Easily one of the most well-rounded performers of this era, Cena’s reign as WWE World Heavyweight Champion may come to an end at Summerslam, but he’s certainly made the most of it.

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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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