WWE RAW Power Rankings: The Beast is Ready

February 12, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

While it wasn’t as entertaining as Seth Rollins’ antics on Instagram, this week’s RAW featured a beefy card and plenty of plot development for the upcoming Fast Lane Pay Per View. Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who, unlike Rollins, doesn’t need to show their privates to get over on Social Media.

Too Cool For Numbers: Sting: Although he didn’t appear on this week’s show, the fact that there’s a Triple H and Sting match at Fast Lane is too cool for school.

Honorable Mention: Paige: With no AJ Lee and a limited role for Natalya Neidhart, Paige continues to be the only Diva performer that hardcore performers can latch on to. Her win over Brie Bella this week on RAW was a one-sided one for the former NXT Women’s Champion and Divas Champion, leaving her with one more Bella to beat before she can get the title back and bring some much-need legitimacy to the Divas Division.

5: Bray Wyatt: In arguably his best match on RAW, Wyatt absolutely demolished former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler and continues to make his case to be in the middle of a feud for a title. Stuck in the middle of the card, Wyatt needs to keep the wins- and promos coming.

4: Seth Rollins: While his quest for the WWE World Heavyweight title hasn’t had nearly as much controversy as his “scandal” on Twitter and Instagram, Rollins is still the poster boy for “The Authority.” However, considering how Triple H feels about keeping the product clean and his recent comments about former WWE diva Chyna and Rollins could be in some hot water.

3: John Cena/Rusev: Thanks to Lana and a cool vignette, The “Bulgarian Brute” did an awesome job of setting up their United States title feud at Fast Lane. Still unpinned and unsubmitted, Rusev is a serious threat to Cena, but a win for The Face of the WWE Universe could change his fortunes drastically. Considering how much each competitor has to gain with a win here, this will be a much better match than expected.

2: Daniel Bryan/Roman Reigns: You knew it had to happen. The two respectable faces had to have some heat between them. Now hungry for a shot against Brock Lesnar, expect the fire to build until Fast Lane.

1: Brock Lesnar: He doesn’t care who he has to face at Wrestlemania. Either Daniel Bryan or Roman Reigns will have their hands full. He’s the Beast for a reason. Regardless of what his next step is in the WWE and even if he “loses,” Bryan or Reigns will have to have the match of their lives trying to convince the WWE Universe that he can be taken down.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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