WWE Royal Rumble Power Rankings: Reignin’ Supreme

January 27, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

A decent card, a wonderful main event for the WWE World Heavyweight title and a Royal Rumble that granted Roman Reigns his first ever shot at the WWE World Heavyweight title set the scene for a damn good Pay Per View that changes the battlegrounds in a big way.

Check out our Royal Rumble Power Rankings to see who starred in one of the biggest stages on the Road to Wrestlemania.

Honorable Mention: Antonio Cesaro and Tyson Kidd: Sure, it was just the Kickoff match, but these guys had a great match and are way more charismatic and technically proficient than both the Usos and The Miz and Damien Sandow. Add in their awesome new shirt and hope for some decent booking and they can be the breakout tag team of 2015. Vince McMahon said a few months ago Cesaro needed “something,” and the same has been said about Kidd before. Maybe this is their time.

5: The Ascension: Although it was far from a beautiful win, the strike-heavy tandem of Viktor and Konnor defeated the legendary New Age Outlaws in a much-needed statement win for the former NXT Tag Team champions. A few more of these and perhaps the duo won’t be hated by the WWE Universe.

4: Seth Rollins: Arguably his best performance yet, Rollins continues to prove he’s the top young heel in the business today. With the Money in the Bank briefcase still in his possession, Rollins’ World Heavyweight title aspirations haven’t been slashed just yet.

3: John Cena: The fans in Philly were against him from the get-go, but Cena had a wonderful match and nearly won the WWE World Heavyweight title on several occasions. Still the company’s top babyfaces, Cena is in a weird spot. He’s still the guy, but he’s not “the guy.” His pending feud with Alexander Rusev is also an engaging one and will keep him in an important storyline that fans care about.

2: Roman Reigns: Winning the Royal Rumble, Reigns will get a WWE World Heavyweight title shot against Brock Lesnar. While the crowd didn’t seem too excited by it, Reigns’ win definitely shakes up the title scene.

1: Brock Lesnar: If anyone has ever earned their nickname, it was Lesnar. A complete “Animal,” Lesnar fought through two of toughest opponents he’s ever faced and absolutely destroyed them, retaining the WWE World Heavyweight title and proving once again he’s one of the most dominant WWE World Heavyweight Champions, ever. Say what you want about his part-time schedule, but Lesnar sure gives you his best when it counts.

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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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