WWE RAW Power Rankings: RKOs and Curb Stomps Galore

You can’t create a rivalry. It has to be organic. Throwing three decent competitors in the ring and praying for magic isn’t enough.

The WWE should know better.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who starred in a lackluster episode of RAW.

Honorable Mention: Adrian Neville: How many guys get a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight title in their second week? One of the most versatile high-flyers in the promotion and the world, Neville, even in a losing effort to Seth Rollins, put on a show. Athletic and charismatic, all Neville needs is some time on the mic- this way he doesn’t become a Kofi Kingston/Evan Bourne type, forced to put on great matches because that’s the only way he can get over.

5: The Lucha Dragons: Their win over The New Day continues the team’s rise up the Tag Team up the tag team ranks. While Kalisto had the big week last week, it was Sin Cara that stole the show this week with an awesome Senton for the win.

4: Sheamus: His new look and gimmick makes the most of his destructive in-ring style but forgive us for not being excited about his lackluster match with Mark Henry this week.

3: John Cena: His win over Stardust this week was vintage Cena, but it continues the trend of making the United States title as viable as ever. Eager to get back in the ring with former Champion Rusev, Cena continues to gain momentum and enjoy his ride to the top of the middle of the card. Although not the company’s main guy, he’s still an important piece of the puzzle.

2: Randy Orton: Two wins on this week’s RAW, Orton was one of the only bright spots on an otherwise weak episode.

1: Seth Rollins: His win over Adrian Neville was a decent performance, but his antics with Kane and Randy Orton put him over the top. Much like a Jeff Jarrett, cheat all day-type champ, Rollins is able to still give the crowd something special thanks to one of the coolest finishers in the sport today. With Randy Orton on his tail, Rollins is sure to have his hands full going into Extreme Rules.

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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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