NXT Power Rankings: Can Anyone Beat Owens?

March 28, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

An insane main event capped off a wonderful episode of NXT that although thin on content, delivered in a myriad of different ways.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who left this week’s NXT with the title.

Honorable Mention: Emma: Sure, it was just a slap, but Emma’s actions to Bayley this week on NXT set the scene for an awesome feud between two great workers, putting even more spotlight on the NXT Women’s Division. Overlooked on the main roster, Emma now has an excellent chance to shine now that she’s back in NXT.

5: Tyler Breeze and Hideo Itami: Their feud has no real charisma behind it, but in the ring, it just works. Their two-out-of-three falls match next week will be a blockbuster, If only NXT had a secondary singles title, this feud would be able to heat up even more. For now, however, we’ll just have some solid matches to watch.

4: Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore: These guys are primed for a serious run at the Tag Team titles and don’t let the dragged out length of this feud fool you. More to do with the lack of experience of the champions than anything wrong with Cassady and Amore, these two have proven themselves time and time again.

3: Sasha Banks: Nothing against Alexa Bliss, but you’ve got to be on your game and then some to beat someone like Banks. Although Bliss got in some nice offense against Banks this week on NXT, Banks is the boss for a reason. With her modified Crossface, The Bank Statement, Banks is one of the best female performers in the industry today.

2: Finn Balor: He came up short in his bid for the NXT Championship, but proves he belongs. Already a top star in Japan and a proven commodity on the indie scene, Balor continues to earn his stripes in NXT.

1: Kevin Owens: The most dominant Champion in NXT history, Owens continues to mow down everyone in his path.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13856 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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