WWE RAW Power Rankings: Merry Christmas From The Showoff and The Franchise

December 25, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

A huge card and appearance by some of the biggest stars in the history of the sport made this week’s Monday Night RAW a worthy three-hour time investment. Although it was void of any real shocks, the card was deep and aside from a few laughable moments, it did a decent job of laying the foundation for the upcoming Royal Rumble pay per view.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who was full of holiday cheer and who was focused on making sure they went home with a win to celebrate the holidays the right way.

Trending Up: Adam Rose: His loss to R-Truth wasn’t a help, but his decimation of Bunny will give him the heel status and momentum he needs to take his career to the next level.

Picking up Steam: Fandango: Whoa. Did Fandango just get a quick with over former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger? Damn skippy. One of the most dynamic up and coming performers in the company, could this be the time he finds the right tune to dance to?

Honorable Mention: Rusev: An appearance on Piper’s Pit only proves he’s on his way to becoming one of the company’s top heels- if he isn’t already.

5: Roman Reigns: A win over Big Show, even by count-out, continues to prove that there are huge things on the way for Reigns.

4: Bray Wyatt/Dean Ambrose: A monster feud that is set to continue for the next few months for the sheer reason that the fans love it and they can get even crazier. But just how crazy can they get?

3: Dolph Ziggler/Luke Harper: These two have wonderful matches together, but they need to talk more on the mic to build this angle even further This feud could be for the WWE World Heavyweight title one day and there needs to be more at stake than the Intercontinental title. There needs to be an emotional element involved. otherwise, it’s just great in-ring work that only hardcore fans will “get.”

2: Seth Rollins: He’s a damn good heel, but he’s an even better worker. In one of the best performances on RAW this year, Rollins pushed Cena to the limit and continued to prove why so many see him as a future WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

1: John Cena: In one of his best matches in recent memory, Cena not only got the win over Seth Rollins, he kept up with the much younger performer in an offensive showcase that got a rare “This is awesome” chant. When was the last time you’ve heard that during a Cena match? Hate him all you want, Cena is still the most decorated star in the company and a worthy top contender for the WWE World heavyweight Championship.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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