NXT Power Rankings: B Team Solid

Despite a lack of Championship matches and top their talent, this week’s NXT was a solid one thanks to the return of Alex Riley and a damn good Main Event between Hideo Itami and Tyler Breeze.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who shined on the promotions B-team.

Honorable Mention: Alexa Bliss: Although she was put over by the more dominant Carmella, Bliss showed off a new finisher in the Sparkle Splash and has her sights set on the NXT Divas Championship. While Sasha Banks will have no

5: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady: They cut a passionate promo this week on NXT and helped themselves with a big win over The Lucha Dragons. With plenty of charisma and Cassady’s size and strength, the New Yorkers have plenty of potential and could overtake Blake and Murphy in their bid for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

4: Alex Riley: With his win over CJ Parker this week, Riley has proven he’s still a more than capable in-ring performer. With big solid size, charisma and Blockbuster finisher, Riley is a lot more dangerous than you think.

3: Hideo Itami: In another solid matchup with Tyler Breeze, Itami dominated, but couldn’t pull out the win. One of the most talented workers on the roster, all Itami needs is some more time on the microphone.

2: Tyler Breeze: His win over Hideo Itami was one of the biggest in his career. A top talent on the brand , this win could be the beginning of his next singles push.

1: Kevin Owens: He’s got his sights set on Finn Balor, but he knows that he has to get through Alex Riley first. Not scared of anyone in the ring and growing confidence on the microphone, Owens is quickly coming into his own as the NXT Champion.

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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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