WWE RAW Power Rankings: Owens and Ambrose Continue to Thrive

June 18, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

From the ashes of Money in the Bank came an episode o Money Night RAW that had to be one of the weakest of 2015. With only Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose truly standing out of the crowd, it was another night with a huge card, but nothing really to talk about.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who stood out in a lackluster episode of the WWE’s flagship program.

Honorable Mention: R-Truth: Two wins in a row could be a huge deal for Truth, who has struggled to find his way over the last few years. Although Wade Barrett ultimately got the last laugh this week on RAW, ˇruth is a seasoned and dependable worker who may have a few more tricks under his sleeves.

5: Randy Orton: You shouldn’t be surprised with his loss over Kane this week on RAW, thanks to Sheamus’ interference, but seeing him go after Sheamus earlier in the show was pretty cool, for now. While it’s not exactly when Orton wants to be, he’s going to have to get past Sheamus before he can firmly establish himself as a contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

4: Bray Wyatt: His promo work this week on Roman Reigns was chilling. While not many are looking forward to their feud, any time Wyatt gets a chance to cut promo is a good time.

3: Kevin Owens: His win over Dolph Ziggler and decimation of Machine Gun Kelly was another clear indication that Owens is WWE ready and is a prime situation to win singles gold. Currently on television more than any other WWE superstar in the promotion, Owens is quickly making a name for himself to anyone who’s been living under a rock for the past decade and doesn’t know who he is.

2: Dean Ambrose: On just one leg, Ambrose beat 2015 Money in the Bank winner Sheamus and is still in the hunt for Seth Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship. One of the most popular young performers in the company, Ambrose may not be ready for a run with the gold, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get a ton of TV time.

1: Seth Rollins: You can’t be mad a Rollins because WWE Creative is making a mockery of him. One of the best overall performers in the promotion, this tired and lazy, spoiled brat heel gimmick is getting old. Already proving himself against everyone in the WWE, Rollins needs to make a face turn or get more of a legitimate swagger so feuds with guys the likes of Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose seem like a joke. Simply put, Rollins this matchup with Brock Lesnar more than anything else in the world right now. This is where he proves himself.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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