WWE RAW Power Rankings: Rollins Gets Rolled Over

April 17, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

This week’s RAW wasted a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of a crazy London crowd, throwing a huge card together that had little to no real wild moments.

But that doesn’t mean the entire night was a waste of time. Check out this week’s RAW Power Rankings to see who left London with a reason to sip on some tea.

Something Special: Although Sheamus ruined the party, the match between Adrian Neville and Dolph Ziggler was awesome. It was a moment that’ll be remembered as an important one for the young Neville.

Honorable Mention: Paige: Her win in the Divas Battle Royal gets her a shot against Nikki Bella at Extreme Rules and it’s about time. Easily the most “over” worker in the Divas Division, Paige continued her dominance and cut an awesome promo to her hometown crowd. However, after Naomi’s actions, Paige will have to take care of business there first.

5: The Big Show: A couple of weeks ago, it looked like he was better off retiring, but this week, he destroyed Roman Reigns. Could The Giant have one more big feud let in him?

4: The Lucha Dragons: Although it was their weakest performance yet in the WWE, it was a big win over another talented young team in the Ascension and further proves that these guys have plenty of potential.

3: John Cena: His win over Wade Barrett this week on RAW continues to show that he’s got so much more versatility in the ring that he gets credit for. While he did go out of his way to make Barrett look solid, he’s still the US Champ, so don’t think for one second that he’s going to move any lower on the card. With Rusev eager to get another shot at the title as well, Cena is sure to have a prominent role on the show in the weeks ahead.

2: Randy Orton: His win over the Tag Team Champions allows him to pick the stipulation for his match with Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules. Easily the hottest face on the show right now, especially considering the smaller roles for guys like John Cena and Daniel Bryan, as well as Brock Lesnar’s “suspension,” Orton is the guy that has the best shot at taking the WWE World Heavyweight title from Seth Rollins.

1: Seth Rollins: Although Kane nearly broke him in half, Rollins is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and one of the best young heels in the business today. As his feud with Randy Orton continues to intensify, expect Rollins to get even better at his craft.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14267 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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