NXT Power Rankings: Sing-A-Long With English and Friends

March 27, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With plenty of matches, featuring some new faces and just enough build up to NXT week’s show, this week’s NXT left viewers with plenty of things to think about. What will become of Sami Zayn after being attacked by Corey Graves? Can NXT Champion Adrian Neville keep his belt against Bo Dallas next week? Is Charlotte ready to face off with NXT Women’s Champion Paige?

Check Out This Week’s NXT Power Rankings to see what NXT superstars managed to turn some heads before their upcoming “Vengeance” show.

Honorable Mention: Sasha Banks: The “Boss” of NXT has plenty of pizazz and makes a great heel team with Charlotte Flair. With so many divas in the WWE not pulling their weight in the ring, Banks would be a perfect fit.

5: Corey Graves: Continuing his feud with Sami Zayn, Graves took out the NXT fan favorite before his match with Tyler Breeze. Although their last match on NXT wasn’t that special, expect the next chapter to feature much more ferocity. Between his cocky persona, several cool submissions and backbreaker combinations, Graves is a cool combination of Roderick Strong and CM Punk.

4: Bayley: She’s a gem. Adorable, in great shape and magnetic, Bayley has a ton of ability. Her Hug Life gimmick is one that could totally get over with WWE. A girl next door styled Diva, Bayley just needs more ring time and a finisher that could draw more eyes on her. Right now, she’s the fan favorite, but her character is quick to be bullied. Once we see her as a bit stronger, even more fans will flock her way.

3: Mojo Ralwey: He’s got great entrance music, a clear persona and celebrity supporters in the form of New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski- all he needs is a better finisher and a high-impact set up hold and he’s set. Splashes and a Banzai Drop from an Athletic guy? Try again dude. Give this guy something that showcases his ability and doesn’t make him look as green as he is.

2: Adam Rose: This guy is a party animal. With one of the coolest intros in professional wrestling, Rose, like Mojo Rawley, gets a lot of yes on him before the match starts. A better performer than Rawley, Rose is pretty polished and understands his limitations. His win over Camacho was a solid one, but not too many wrestlers can get by with a Lariat finisher. Although Rose’s is not bad, it’s not enough to get him to the WWE. For now however, Rose is an NXT favorite.

1: Aiden English: Not many wrestlers can sing their way to the ring, but English does. Once in the ring, English held his own much longer than you’d expect against former WWE Champion Sheamus. Overall, he’s got a similar, but smaller build to Antonio Cesaro and is also very smart in the ring. Between his ability in the ring and on the microphone, he’d make a perfect tag team partner for Damien Sandow.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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