WWE RAW Power Rankings: Universally Awesome

Thanks to the work of two NXT icons Sasha Banks and Finn Balor, the first RAW of the new era was a solid one with plenty of in-ring action.

Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who else starred in a memorable episode.

Honorable Mention: Nia Jax: In her first match on RAW, Jax squashed an indie opponent, but don’t let that fool you. She’ll be in the conversation for the WWE Women’s Championship by next year at this time.

5: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: Their decimation of The New Day is a great move to get them the momentum back that they lost following Battleground.

4: Sasha Banks: In one of the best matches on RAW in 2016, Banks proved why she was a star in NXT and why she deserves to be the face of the WWE Women’s Division moving forward.

3: Roman Reigns: His win in the second Fatal-Four Way match on the first RAW of the new era was a special match for the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion. With Stephanie McMahon against him and credibility to reestablish, Reigns has a big ladder to climb to get back to where he was just a handful of weeks ago.

2: Finn Balor: His first match on RAW went perfect. His second was even better. Dominant, but opportunistic, Balor did exactly what you’d want him to do and more, beating, Cesaro, Owens and the United States Champion Rusev and Roman Reigns on his first night. Make no mistake, Balor is on a wonderful path.

1: Seth Rollins: He wasn’t in action this week, but with a guaranteed title shot for the new WWE Universal title, Rollins is as relevant as ever.

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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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