Plenty of promo and a huge card set the scene for a fourth of July episode of RAW that was balanced as much as it as pointless considering the wacky ending. Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who’s thriving with Battleground just around the corner.
Honorable Mention: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady: Their decision to help John Cena is a huge one for the former NXT stars. Able to work the mic and in the ring, Amore and Cassidy are without a doubt future WWE World Tag Team Champions.
5: Rusev: He’s in the best shape of his career and has been incredibly dominant over the past few months. At this point there isn’t a man on the WWE roster that has found a way to spell the Accolade, but with Darren Young on his way back, Rusev may have a huge challenge on his hands.
4: Seth Rollins: The WWE continues to push Rollins as a dominant force and his win over Dolph Ziggler this week proved it. It’ll be interesting to see where this feud with Roman Reigns goes once “The Guy†comes back from his suspension.
3: John Cena: He’s involved in the biggest feud in the promotion right now. That’s exactly where you want your franchise to be.
2: The Club: They’ve had some moments in the ring, but this week, AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows proved they could hold their own on the mic. This may not be one of the best moments of their careers, but it was an important one in terms of showing what they can accomplish in the WWE.
1: Dean Ambrose: “The Dude†not only beat The Miz, but he let Rollins know who the champ is. Not bad for an episode of RAW.
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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