WWE RAW Power Rankings: Engine Idling Before Fast Lane

February 19, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With a lack of swerves and unpredictability, the last episode of RAW before Fast Lane was anything but bold. More safe than sorry, this week’s RAW lacked the type of fire needed before a PPV.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who’s poised to put on a real show at the last pay per view before Wrestlemania.

Honorable Mention: Bray Wyatt: In another stirring vignette, Wyatt continued to discuss someone who has fallen from grace. A man that was once feared, but is now a shell of his former self. Whoever this may be (The Undertaker, possibly?) or not, it’s good news, Wyatt needs a new feud in the worst way.

5: Dean Ambrose: His win over Luke Harper this week was another solid match for one of the most well-rounded workers in the WWE. Hungry for a shot against Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett, Ambrose is one of the top young talents in the business. With a lengthy United States title run already under his belt, an Intercontinental title reign would be great for him. Although a match with Barrett would be a better fit at Wrestlemania, it would still be a great one for Fast Lane.

4: Dolph Ziggler: His DQ win over Seth Rollins this week keeps him pertinent and keeps him within striking distance of something bigger and better. However, with no one to dance with in terms of a feud right now, Ziggler, just like Erick Rowan and Ryback, are left without much to do.

3: Triple H: Damn, he’s pissed off and he wants a piece of Sting. Ric Flair warned him not to take “The Franchise” lightly, but his emotions may have gotten the best of him here.

2: Roman Reigns: His win over Kane was of the cheap variety and it says something that the WWE had Reigns’ match at the top of the show’s first show. Regardless, it’s hard to imagine Reigns’ not getting the win over Bryan at Fast Lane for the simple fact that it appears to be the direction the WWE desperately wants to go in. It doesn’t matter if he’s not a ring general or even close to being the powerhouse he claims to be. It is what it is.

1: Daniel Bryan:  The best pure performer in the WWE, Bryan has an uphill battle to fight at Fast Lane, but he’ll do it with the full support of the fans. Never losing the WWE title, Bryan doesn’t need a title to justify his place in the WWE Universe.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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