With Finn Balor’s injury and a dull card, this week’s RAW feel flat on its face. Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see which performers made the most of a bad situation.
Honorable Mention: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady: Despite their loss to Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho at Summerslam, Cass’ count-out victory over Rusev continues to give the former NXT standouts more bragging rights and credibility.
5: Bayley: Her debut this week on RAW was one of the few bright spots on a lousy episode. NXT most beloved icon, Bayley is ready to be a star.
4: The New Day: It’s hard to hate a team that’s so entertaining and has managed to keep the WWE Tag Team titles for a year. With Gallows and Anderson hungry for another shot and several good tag teams in the WWE coming up, it’ll be tough for them to keep the straps for another year. Regardless, it’ll be an entertaining ride.
3: Kevin Owens: His win over Neville was thanks in part to Chris Jericho, but a win is a win. One of the most dynamic performers on RAW, Owens is just a push away from being a WWE Universal Champion. Unlike someone the likes of Roman Reigns, Owens has certainly paid his dues.
2: Roman Reigns: His win over Chris Jericho gets him in the Fatal Four-Way for a shot at the Universal Title next week, but he’ll have to beat Kevin Owens, Big Cass and Seth Rollins to take the strap.
1: Seth Rollins: Even in defeat at Summerslam, Rollins put on a heck of a show and with Finn Balor’s injury, The Architect is still in a prime position to win the WWE Universal Championship. One of the best workers in and out of the ring, Rollins will always be in the hunt for any title he wants.
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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