WWE RAW Power Rankings: A Waste of Living Legends’ Time

January 22, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

A weak card and wasted opportunities with several legends appearing, this week’s episode of RAW did nothing to build any momentum for the Royal Rumble. As a matter of fact, the show was such a slowly-paced mess that it was a test of patience to sit through the entire show.

If anything it did more for Wrestlemania, as the thought of a Sting/HHH encounter seems more likely than ever now.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who did their part in a losing effort on a weak episode of RAW.

Moment of the Night: Away from Sting’s appearance that saved the show, Billy Gunn’s Tilt-a-Whirl Slam on The Ascension’s Viktor was something out of a video game. The Bad Ass has still got it. The same goes for JBL, who also managed to nail Konnor with a Beautiful Clothesline From Hell.

Honorable Mention: The Big Show: His segment with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels was easily one of the most entertaining moments of the show. Although he is not even close to half the worker he used to be, Show continues to be a guy that can be depended on to put people over, convincingly.

5: Roman Reigns: One of the top young faces in the WWE today, he’s definitely one of the top choices to win this weekend’s Royal Rumble.

4: Daniel Bryan: We’ve seen Bryan get screwed over by The Authority and it looks like WWE Creative wants to go back to the same old song. If it feels a lot like early 2014, that’s the exact way Bryan is being booked. Ready to finish off Bray Wyatt on RAW this week, Bryan was the victim of interference from Kane that eventually cost him his match. Healthy and ready to reclaim his throne, it appears Bryan has a longer journey ahead of him than anyone thinks.

3: John Cena: The Authority continues to say he’s past his prime, but Cena has proven time and time again that he’s anything but. If not for the double-dealings and nonsense from The Authority, Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler and Ryback would have had their jobs back two weeks ago. As the mind games continue between The Authority and Cena, expect the worst from the heels to not let up, forcing Cena to tap into a place he hasn’t felt in years. When that happens, Cena will have a career resurgence both he and the WWE have needed from him for the past year. Thanks to some help from Sting, things were a little easier for the leader of the Cenation.

2: Brock Lesnar: He was pissed at the start of this week’s episode of RAW and didn’t his “situation” with Seth Rollins fixed until the end of the show, kind-of. More the victim of weak writing than a poor performance, expect Lesnar to turn in an awesome one at Royal Rumble. If this week’s RAW has proven anything, it’s that The Authority’s games are no match for Lesnar’s strength.

1: Seth Rollins: Although he fumbled his promo at the start of the show, Rollins is still the hottest heel in the company. In need of a career-defining moment, Rollins isn’t quite up to the task of holding the WWE World Heavyweight title, yet- especially with no prior title reigns in any other singles division in the WWE. But continuing to get under the skin of John Cena and Brock Lesnar on a weekly basis, Rollins is primed to make more noise than he ever has before.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14317 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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