WWE RAW Power Rankings: Rollins Still on Top

May 1, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

No title matches and more building for the next pay per view, this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW was more filler than substance, but there were a few cool moments among the mediocrity.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who made the most of a pretty weak overall episode of RAW.

Honorable Mention: The New Day: Their capturing of the Tag Team titles at Extreme Rules, as well as Big E. Langston’s win over Tyson Kidd on RAW, gives the trio massive momentum. Although they lack the in-ring polish that Cesaro and Kidd have, the fans hate them so much it makes sense that they have the Tag Team titles.

5: Bray Wyatt: His appearance on this week’s RAW opens up so many interesting opportunities, especially considering the possibility that his brother is involved. One of the most charismatic heels in the promotion, Wyatt is definitely in line for a big push.

4: Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus: While the match they had at Extreme Rules wasn’t anything to get excited about, the energy they both had on RAW gets us a lot more interested in what the next step his between these two.

3: Adrian Neville: In easily one of the best performances of his young career, Neville continues to prove that the NXT system is flooded with talent and the top performers in that brand have a place on RAW. Luke Harper is no slouch and the two had easily the best match on RAW this week.

2: Randy Orton: Say what you want about his chances at regaining the WWE World Heavyweight title, but Orton is still a fan favorite that has a place at the top of the card.

1: Seth Rollins: Roman Reigns and Randy Orton are not ideal dance partners for him. Simply put, Rollins needs to be in the ring with someone smaller and athletic, to truly showcase his athletic ability. At the same time, it’s hard to ignore his charisma. More than a transitional champion, Rollins hasn’t quite found his niche but don’t confuse him with someone like The Miz. He’ll eventually find his way.

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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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