WWE RAW Power Rankings: Bad News is Always Good News for The Authority

With The Authority back in power, Seth Rollins and Wade Barrett especially enjoyed this week’s Monday Night RAW, as Rollins was announced a the third participant in the WWE World Heavyweight title match at Royal Rumble, while Big Ole Bad News reclaimed the Intercontinental title from fan Favorite Dolph Ziggler.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who else made the most of The Authority’s resurgence.

Win or Lose, He Shows Off: Dolph Ziggler: He doesn’t need a belt. They could even “fire” him and it doesn’t matter. Regardless of who he’s in the ring with, Ziggler breaks a sweat and makes himself and his opponent look fierce and passionate. It’s a skill few in the promotion have and because of that, he’ll always be involved in something special.

Honorable Mention: The Big Show: Regardless of if you’re tired of his act or not, he continues to be a thorn in Roman Reigns’ side and get valuable TV time in the process.

5: Wade Barrett: You can’t deny how much WWE Creative loves Barrett. How many other people miss six months and get their title back? Not many at all. The new Intercontinental Champion, expect Barrett to face off with Dolph Ziggler once again in the promotion’s efforts to bolster and fortify the mid-card. Charismatic and armed with a cool finisher, Barrett has plenty of potential, he just has to stay healthy.

4: Bray Wyatt: His win over Dean Ambrose in the first ever RAW ambulance match was the highlight of the night in an otherwise slow-moving episode of RAW. With no Luke Harper or Erik Rowan by his side and his feud with Ambrose basically over, where does he go from here?

3: Dean Ambrose: A mainstay of the WWE mid-card, Ambrose has much bigger and better things ahead of him than Bray Wyatt. The only question is, who does he feud with next?

2: John Cena: He’s still got a lot of explaining to do after allowing The Authority back in the picture. He’s not a happy camper either considering Seth Rollins access to his WWE World Heavyweight title match with Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble. For the first time in quite some time, Cena seriously has a lot to prove. it would be a great time to see less Hustle, Loyalty and Respect and a heck of a lot more Ruthless Aggression.

1: Seth Rollins: You simply have to hate him. He’s that much of an evil heel. But with the support of The Authority and now a part in the WWE World Heavyweight title match at Royal Rumble, Rollins’ star power continues to grow. Athletic, charismatic and one of the best young workers in the business, Rollins is the type of guy the WWE needs to be on the top of his game for the promotion to get back on track.

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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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