WWE RAW Power Rankings: Lana and Owens Steal The Show

Away from Kevin Owens’ appearance on RAW this week and Dean Ambrose’s thrusting himself into the WWE World Heavyweight title scene, this week’s episode of RAW was mediocre.

Check out this week’s WWE RAW Power Rankings to see who made the most of an episode that’ll remembered more for the exploits of Lana than anything else.

Honorable Mention: Sheamus: His win over Ryback this week on RAW continues to prove he’s ready for another run at the Intercontinental Championship. Although he’s not in the best place as a heel right now- he’s not hated with a passion by fans, he’s got enough momentum to continue to build his current situation into something solid.

All About Lana: Her departure from Rusev’s ranks is an interesting one. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes from here. Does she have a future with Dolph Ziggler?

5: Wade Barrett: His win over Adrian Neville, much like Sheamus, makes him another guy you have to think is in the running for the Intercontinental Championship. With the King of the Ring scepter and robe around him, he’s got what it takes to round out the mid-card and make the IC Title something special again.

4: The Tag Team Division: After weeks of no Lucha Dragons and the disappearance of a few other good teams, the announcement of the Tag Team Elimination Chamber has breathed some light into a division that can be so much better than it is right now.

3: Kevin Owens: Wow. Hearing the “Fight Owens Fight” chants on RAW was awesome. Owens cut his teeth on RAW and was not only solid on the mic, he was dominant as he nailed Cena with his Pop-Up Powerbomb. Ready to make the jump to the WWE, expect to see Owens on RAW again, very soon.

2: Dean Ambrose: He’s proven he’ll go to ridiculous lengths to get a shot at Seth Rollins in the past, so why should that change because Rollins has the WWE World Heavyweight title? A fan favorite and still coming into his own, Ambrose could use this feud to firmly establish himself, even if he doesn’t end up with the belt.

1: Seth Rollins: Still the champion, Rollins, who’s now using The Pedigree as his finisher, is as close to untouchable as you can get right now. While Ambrose may get a few laughs in their current feud, Rollins will get the last one.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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