WWE RAW Power Rankings: The Return of the Viper

November 7, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Simply put, there wasn’t much fluff on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. Every match looked to build a future feud and had a purpose. With so much bad booking as of late on RAW, this was certainly a step in the right direction. Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see how both team’s are stacking up for this coming Survivor Series Pay Per View.

Honorable Mention: Ryback: Another big win, this time with Ryback actually selling, makes us think that Ryback could be for real this time around. While he still needs another big time power move or two to really make himself the powerhouse he needs to be, it’s hard to argue with how dominant he’s been lately.

5: Dolph Ziggler: His determination and strength against The Authority resonated with fans. Although he’d be a great addition to the heel faction and is so much better as a heel, Ziggler continues to prove himself as an upper-mid-card draw that works his ass off in the right every night. You can’t teach that.

4: Mark Henry: Although he lost this week via DQ to The Big Show, Henry continues to prove he is a dominating force and he’s nowhere near ready to slow down. Triple H and The Authority apparently have a big time interest in Henry and if he joins them, things can get extra spicy for the Legend.

3:Dean Ambrose: With his third win over Cesaro in a week and a half, Ambrose continues to climb up the card. While it would be awesome to see him join Team Cena for Survivor Series, Ambrose looks primed for a battle with Bray Wyatt. At this point, either one of those matches can benefit Ambrose, so he’s in a pretty good spot either way.

2: Seth Rollins: He’s a dastardly heel. A bastard. Someone you want to see get destroyed. The longer it takes to happen, the better Rollins will ultimately become. The top young heel in the company, Rollins is brimming with potential.

1: Randy Orton: He’s going to be the guy that destroys Seth Rollins. The guy that does everything Dean Ambrose and John Cena wanted to do, but couldn’t. And when he finally does, he’s going to be more over as a face than he ever has before. It’s been a long time coming, but Orton is about to reestablish himself in a very big way.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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