WWE RAW Power Rankings: RKOs for Everyone

Teases for big matches and lots of talking, this week’s Monday Night RAW tried its hardest to get fans excited for Extreme Rules, but did little enticing to spice things up.

Check out this week’s WWE RAW Power Rankings to see who went into Extreme Rules this weekend with the most momentum on their side.

Honorable Mention: The New Day: You may not have liked how it happened, but The New Day are the #1 contender’s for the WWE Tag Team titles and will get a shot against Cesaro and Tyson Kidd. Behind Xavier Woods’ recent heel tactics, The New Day are riding possibly their hottest streak since they formed a few months ago. Is it enough to get the Tag Team title though?

Keep Your Eyes On: Fandango: In his first match without Rosa Mendez by his side, Fandango made quick work of Curtis Axel. While it was a quick encounter that was far from a match of the year contender, it’ll be interesting to see what’s next for Fandango.

5: Roman Reigns: After destroying Bo Dallas this week on RAW with a Superman Punch and Spear, Reigns promised he’d bring a “big fight” for The Big Show in their Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules.

4: Naomi: Her win over Brie Bella this week puts her in a prime place to challenge for Nikki Bella’s Divas Championship. Although her new persona change isn’t the most charismatic, it’s hard to ignore her potential in the ring.

3: John Cena: His win over Kane wasn’t a sexy one, and while Cena would have been better suited to take on a NXT star or another hungry youngster, he’s still hungry for his match with Rusev at Extreme Rules.

2: Randy Orton: “The Viper” hit RKOs on plenty of WWE Superstars and provided some of the only cool moments on this week’s RAW. But without his signature finisher against Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules, how much of a threat can he really be?

1: Seth Rollins: The WWE Champion is petrified of Randy Orton, but don’t let that fool you. With a ton of charisma and plenty of support for The Authority, Rollins isn’t about to give up the WWE World Heavyweight title anytime soon.

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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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