WWE RAW Power Rankings: Barely Any Rumblings

A less than mediocre episode of RAW, saved only by appearances from Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar, as well as the announcement of Randy Savage’s admission to the 2015 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame, was nearly ruined by awful promo, slow-moving matches and storylines that are anything put entertaining.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who made the most out of a lackluster show that did little to build momentum for Royal Rumble.

Honorable Mention: Dean Ambrose: His segments this week allowed him to showcase his humorous side, one that can go a long way in the PG era. One of the deepest characters on the mic and in the ring in the WWE, Ambrose is going to eventually get his shot, but it’s going to be a different type of journey when compared to most. While his possible feud with Rusev isn’t going to be a wild one, it’ll get him back in contention for a title.

5: Roman Reigns: His win over Luke Harper this week was on impressive one and his promo time with The Big Show was decent. Using more moves in the ring, Reigns continues to prove he’s more than a two-move guy. With a great look and plenty of “it,” he’s going to get a push- and soon. It just makes you wonder how soon when he’s wasting valuable “peak” time in a meaningless feud with The Big Show.

4: Daniel Bryan: Ready to get back in the mix, Bryan told the New Orleans crowd that he has a goal of headlining Wrestlemania. Last year, even in the face of a devastating neck injury, he was still easily the most “over” star in the company. The fact that it makes sense for him to return to the spotlight doesn’t guarantee him a spot back at the top of the company, but it sure does help.

3: John Cena: His match with Seth Rollins this week was the best match on RAW this week and so far this year. Away from the horrible job Creative is doing with his character, you’d be hard pressed to find any fault with his performance on the show this week. Simply put, he’s still the top face in the company and is capable of much more, in the ring and mic- if given the right opportunity.

2: Seth Rollins: Thanks to help from The Authority and his pals, Rollins racked up another win over John Cena. Away from Brock Lesnar, Rollins, the current Money in the Bank, is easily the top heel in the company and a guy, who like Cena, could get even more done if he had better opportunities thrown his way. A top-notch talent in the ring and with a budding presence on the mic, he needs to have a belt around his waist- and soon.

1: Brock Lesnar: Thanks to Paul Heyman, Lesnar doesn’t have to worry about saying a word before his Triple-Threat match title defense at Royal Rumble. Regardless of what the number game may be or what the WWE is trying to set up, you have to think that Lesnar holds on to the title, at least through Wrestlemania.

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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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