WWE RAW Power Rankings: TLC Primer

December 7, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

The introduction of the tease, this week’s Monday Night RAW was what was to be expected, the beginning of the foundation for TLC, with every feud getting just a enough attention to spur some thought until next week.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see what stories are developing with less than two weeks before TLC.

Honorable Mention: Jimmy and Jey Uso: They’ve been the workhorses of the WWE Tag Team division for over a year now and with their win in the Tag Team Turmoil matchup this week on RAW they earned themselves a shot at Damien Sandow and The Miz’s WWE Tag Team Championship. Although they may not have what it takes to win, they’ll do something even better, put Miz and Sandow over even more. Add in the drama between Jimmy and The Miz and things could get a bit spicy.

On the Rise: Jack Swagger: After several missed opportunities to take out United States Champion Alexander Rusev earlier this year, can this now be Swagger’s chance to make good on his near limitless potential?

5: Bray Wyatt: Even though his win over R-Truth this week on RAW was anything but monumental, Wyatt continues to prove he’s a force and someone Dean Ambrose must take very seriously at TLC. With his rocking chair broken, it’s apparent now that Wyatt understands that more than ever before.

4: Big Show: Call him a sell out all you want, but Show knocked out Cena again this week and took out Rowan with steel steps. Bad heel turn or not, the aging big man continues to make an impact.

3: Dolph Ziggler: The best worker the company has right now with no Daniel Bryan or CM Punk, Ziggler deserves a shot at Brock Lesnar. The perfect example of a hard-working underdog champion, the roof would blow off the place if he was ever given an opportunity like that.

2: John Cena: The show was weak, but Cena did his part my allowing Rollins to make him look vulnerable heading into TLC. With another good performance this week on RAW, Cena continues to pull his weight.

1: Seth Rollins: You put John Cena through a table and that’s a nice way to guarantee a beating in your future, but it’s also a quick and not so easy way to make an impact. Easily the top heel on RAW when WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar isn’t on the show, Rollins continues to prove his versatility.

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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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