WWE RAW Power Rankings: The Beast Wants to Eat

April 1, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Returns, debuts, busted announce tables?

This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW had it all.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who made the most of the first RAW after Wrestlemania.

Honorable Mention: Sheamus: Regardless of what you think of his new haircut, Sheamus made a big time return this week on RAW, taking out Dolph Ziggler and Daniel Bryan. One of the most destructive performers in the company, Sheamus’ return definitely spices up the mid-card.

Adrian FREAKING Neville: His debut on RAW this week went exactly as planned. Hitting the Red Arrow to put down Curtis Axel, Neville is another young star ready for his chance at the brass ring.

Orton Hungry for Title: After one of his best Wrestlemania performances ever, Randy Orton had another solid week on RAW, sending another clear message to the Authority.

5: Daniel Bryan: Although it appears he’s going to have his hands full with Sheamus, Bryan put on another awesome show on RAW this week against Dolph Ziggler. One of the most popular performers in the promotion, Bryan is always at his best against tough opponents, so a feud with Sheamus could actually be great for him as well.

4: Kalisto: In arguably one of the best in-ring debuts in RAW history, NXT star Kalisto put on a high-flying clinic the promotion hasn’t seen since Rey Mysterio. Revitalizing the Tag Team division, Kalisto and Sin Cara have the potential to add a whole element to the show that’s been absent for years.

3: John Cena: His win over Dean Ambrose this week on RAW goes a long way in making the United States title one that means something. A few more weeks of solid matches and maybe fans will even start to warm up to the guy again.

2: Seth Rollins: Refusing to fight Brock Lesnar this week on RAW, Rollins was at his cocky best and was able to escape relatively unscathed. With Lesnar now suspended, what’s next for Rollins and the WWE World Heavyweight title? Could Randy Orton get the shot he deserves?

1: Brock Lesnar: Screwed out of his rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Lesnar destroyed the set and got suspended indefinitely, creating a one-of-a-kind scene that puts him over as a destructive face the likes of the WWE have never seen before.

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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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