WWE Payback Power Rankings: Rollins Still Champ, But is it Enough?

Payback was a waste of time, there’s no doubt about it.

Regardless there were a few performers who stepped up and showed that they may be the only real reasons to watch.

Check out our Payback power rankings to see who stood out the most in what has to be one of the worst WWE PPVs of 2015.

Honorable Mention: Sheamus: His win over Dolph Ziggler at Payback has to put him in a great place to challenge for the now vacant Intercontinental Championship. Leaner and meaner than ever, you have to like Sheamus’ chances at moving up the card, but he may need another big time feud to be the WWE World Heavyweight contender he used to be, once upon a time.

5: The New Day: Love them or hate them, they are still the WWE Tag Team Champions. Heels, to the fullest extent, it’s fair to say that they are growing on the WWE Universe like a fungus. All three are talented workers and together have created something much better than them by themselves. That’s what a good tag team or faction is all about.

4: Adrian Neville: The fans come to see Neville fly and he didn’t let them down at Payback. A prime contender for the Intercontinental Championship, Neville is a few big matches away from becoming the star everyone expects him to be.

3: John Cena: He may have gotten some help from Lana, but Cena’s match with Rusev was another great one that continues make the United States title mean something. With no Intercontinental Champion right now as well, Cena’s role in the WWE is an incredibly important one.

2: Kane: He picked his side. After teasing a face turn for weeks, Kane let the world know he’s not going to be a fan favorite anytime soon.

1: Seth Rollins: He needed help from Kane and J & J security, but he’s still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The best heel in the company, he needs to have a different type of feud, however, to be taken as seriously as he deserves to be. Until Brock Lesnar returns for his shot, Rollins will have to make the best of what’s given to him, which will either be former WWE Champions the likes of Orton or promising youngsters the likes of Reigns and Ambrose.

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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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