WWE RAW Power Rankings: Too Much Wrestling?

A massive main event and a few solid matches made for a more wrestling-heat RAW that was more meat and less sizzle. Storyline is important and this week’s RAW missed the mark with too much grappling and now enough drama.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who has momentum on their side with just two weeks to go before Hell in a Cell.

Extra Credit: Alexander Rusev: Another win, another week for the up and coming star. Regardless, with a small arsenal of moves and a lack of charisma, how far can he got with this gimmick?

Honorable Mention: The Wyatt Family: The promos for Luke Harper and Erik Rowan have all been well done and has helped fuel the anticipation for their returns. What will they have in store for the WWE Universe? A safe bet is a whole lot of destruction.

5: AJ Lee: While Paige is a wonderful performer, Lee is still in a league of her own. No one in the Divas division is as complete a package as she is and because of that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to build a competent feud for her. Bottom line, it’s probably in the WWE’s best interest to let Paige develop and until then, let Lee carve her own path. For now that may hurt the division, but in the long-run, it’ll benefit both Divas.

4: Randy Orton: His win over Dolph Ziggler this week on RAW won’t restore his credibility, but it will help him get back into this storyline between Cena, Rollins and Ambrose. Still one of the most talented performers on the roster, Orton needs a big time face turn.

3: Seth Rollins: He’s got a big X on his back and the bad news is Randy Orton may be the one, not Ambrose and Cena, to take him out. The top heel in the company right now away from Brock Lesnar, Rollins needs a few convincing wins and fast. Otherwise , he’s just a little wiesel with promise.

2: Dean Ambrose: The fans love him and even with his new-less devastating Double-Arm DDT finisher, Ambrose is still a force to be reckoned with. Proving he can work with Cena, Ambrose’s stock continues to rise.

1: John Cena: Love him or hate him, he shows up every week to work and never calls it in. While it seems his WWE World Heavyweight Title chances will be limited as long as Brock Lesnar is champion, make no mistake. He is still the franchise player.

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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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