NXT Coverage: Aiden Gets Some Bad English

A week before their big “Vengeance” card, NXT has another solid card that continued to develop and showcase some of their cool, young stars. From Bayley to Aiden English, NXT is chock full of up and coming personalities that deserve time to perform. Although there was a real lack of storyline development aside from a brief skirmish between Corey Graves and Sami Zayn, this was a solid show that made good use of the WWE Superstars that appeared on it.

Matches:

Mojo Rawley vs. Bull Dempsey: Rawley had a supporter in the crowd in New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski, who wore a Rawley shirt and cheered every time Rawley hit a move. Unfortunately for Rawley, Dempsey came out swinging with overhand punches, keeping the energetic NXT star on the ground through the early goings. Rawley changed the tide with a Belly-to-Back Suplex and a few Splashes in the corner before he hit the Jumping Rear End Bump and finished him off with a Running Banzai Drop in the middle of the ring.

Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze: Corey Graves interfered before the match could get started and took out Zayn. No contest.

Adam Rose vs. Camacho: Rose is a rockstar and his entrance is a lot of fun. Once that match starts, the experience is equally as silly. “Flying” around the ring, Camacho was more confused than impressed at first. Camcho did have a moment or two with plenty of strikes and a nice Belly-to-Back Suplex. After Camacho taunted Rose’s eccentric style, Rose fired back with a modified Bronco Buster, a Spinebuster and his Choo Choo Clothesline for the win.

Bayley w/Natalie Neidhart vs. Sasha Banks w/Charlotte Flair: A definite contrast in styles, Banks was pissed, but Bayley was all about having a good time and getting back at her bully. After Bayley was in control early on, Banks fought back in typical heel fashion, using strikes, beals and submission maneuvers to gain an advantage. After Banks rolled up Bayley, the an favorite reversed the move into a counter of her own for the win.

Aiden English vs. Sheamus: After the two performers yammered on even sang, they got to business. Ironically, English was the aggressor early on. Sheamus then went on a tear and hit a plethora of signature offense, but English was opportunistic, attacking Sheamus on the outside. Soon enough, English nearly got the win with a nifty Top Rope Neckbreaker and continued the assault with a Chin Lock. After another submission maneuver, Sheamus eventually squeezed out and hit a Tilt-a-Whirl Powerslam and followed it up with Brogue Kick for the win.

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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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