WWE RAW Power Rankings: Survivor Series Ready

With a new Intercontinental Champion and a host of other developments, this was not only one of the better episodes of RAW in weeks, it was a damn good go-home show before Sunday’s Survivor Series.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see what the promotion looks like less than a week before Survivor Series.

Honorable Mention: Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose: Easily a matchup of two future WWE Champions, Wyatt and Ambrose continue to build tension for what will be a fun encounter at Survivor Series. While a win or loss doesn’t particularly hurt any of their current standing, Wyatt needs the win a bit more, especially after coming back from a three-month exodus.

5: Ryback: It’s funny that he’d take on the Swiss-native Cesaro this week after declaring his neutrality this week on RAW. On a monster-sized roll, it’ll be interesting to see where Ryback goes after Survivor Series. If the WWE is smart, they keep him in the ring with Cesaro, who made him look better than anyone else has up until this point.

4: Luke Harper: Although he got some help from Seth Rollins, Harper worked a solid match against Ziggler, who also went out of his way to make him look awesome. One of the most talented big men in the company, Harper has the potential to be a wonderful Intercontinental Champion, doing something his mentor Bray Wyatt hasn’t been able to do yet- win singles gold.

3: Alexander Rusev: Dominant is not the word. Although he’s been fed mostly lower mid-carders, Rusev continues to devour everything and anyone who comes in his way. Now a full-fledged member of The Authority, he has nothing to fear.

2: John Cena: The Authority has done everything they can to destroy him and his team, but if anything, Cena has proven he’s the type of person who can rise above fear tactics. With his team set for Survivor Series, Cena and his boys will give The Authority something they don’t want- a match.

1: Seth Rollins: The best young heel in the business continues to be a bastard and do whatever he can to hurt any legitimate star in the company that doesn’t see things his way. With the support of Triple H, Kane and his security force, he’s not the easiest guy to get to either. With an amazing finisher as well, your chances at success are limited, even if you manage to get a few shots in.

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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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