Wrestlemania 31 Power Rankings: Rollins’ Future is Now

Title changes galore and appearances from the nWo, DX, Rhonda Rousey and The Rock?

This year’s Wrestlemania certainly had an old-school feel.

Check out our Wrestlemania Power Rankings to see who left the promotion’s flagship event with Wrestlemania moments that’ll last a lifetime.

Honorable Mention: The Big Show: It makes sense. The guy should have won it last year and even though he’s on the last leg of his career, it was a nice moment for the former WCW, ECW, and WWE Champion.

The Real End of the Monday Night War: Seeing Sting and Triple H go at it like that- and the return of DX and the nWo, was a fitting end to a rivalry that took many millennial back to their childhoods. While many will say that the added faces needed to be there to make up for the lukewarm match, it was a fun time regardless.

Ronda Rousey: Her appearance at Wrestlemania 31 was a shocker. The best female fighter in UFC history, Rousey made her presence felt, taking out both Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a damn cool Wrestlemania moment. But Rousey’s appearance leaves even bigger questions. Will she stay with the company?

Stealing’ the Win: Cesaro and Kidd retained their titles in a crazy opener that was all about offense. The team’s vast, Natalya, even got in on the offense, locking in the Sharpshooter on El Torito. Although the tag team division isn’t as strong as it used to be, Kidd and Cesaro shined and proved once again why they have the titles in the first place.

5: Daniel Bryan: Winning his first Intercontinental title at Wrestlemania, Bryan proved he’s still got something left in his tank after several losses in a row leading up to Wrestlemania. Still one of the top talents in the promotion, Bryan will bring back the prestige to the title, especially with the WWE World Heavyweight title being defended far less than it used to be.

4: Randy Orton: Hitting perhaps one of the best variations of the RKO in WWE history, Orton created one of the coolest moments of this year’s Wrestlemania. With Rollins now WWE World Heavyweight Champion, it’ll be interesting to see where Orton goes from here.

3: John Cena: In one of the most important moments of his career, well at least according to Michael Cole, Cena beat Rusev to win the United States title and end Rusev’s undefeated streak. With Daniel Bryan and John Cena firmly in control of the mid-card titles, it’ll be interesting to see how they’ll be booked from here on out.

2: The Undertaker: Taker had a more than solid match (Even better considering he hasn’t been in the ring in a year) with Bray Wyatt and proved once again that he’s the king of Wrestlemania. Still a beloved figure in the WWE Universe, you have to wonder what’s next for the Deadman.

1: Seth Rollins: The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Rollins stopped what was an amazing match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, creating an amazing finish to what ultimately turned out to be a great Wrestlemania.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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