NXT Power Rankings: Kidd’s Rebirth?

May 19, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

A beefy card, a rare promo from the Ascension and a damn good three-way match to determine Adrian Neville’s next challenger for the NXT Championship highlighted another solid episode of the WWE’s minor league show.

Scary to think that every week these kids grow up a little bit more. Even without Neville and Corey Graves on the card, the show got it done. Take that TNA.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who has the most momentum leading up to the brand’s big event, Takeover.

Honorable Mention: Tyler Breeze: He’s come a long way over the past few months, going from a cool gimmick to a well-rounded performer that can sell for the top talents in the organization. Although he still has a long way to go, he showed a lot in his promo this week and in his match with Tyson Kidd and Sami Zayn.

5: Colin Cassidy: He’s huge, has an awesome finisher and a fun catch phrase. All he needs is more time on the show. With Mason Ryan released, he’s sure to move up the card. Much like Breeze, he’s definitely shown more potential over the last few weeks.

4: Mojo Rawley: He’s still an untapped potential, but he keeps earning wins over some talented individuals. Aiden English is a weird character, but the guy can perform. The fact that Rawley won over him so handily this week shows that WWE brass, for some reason, is very high on the Hype Man.

3: Charlotte Flair: How can you not love Charlotte? She’s hot, has a great theme and is an excellent performer. Her win over Alexa Bliss sends her to the NXT Women’s Championship tournament finals, where she will either face off against Nattie Neidhart or her pal Sasha Banks. Right now, she’s got to be the favorite to wear the strap.

2: Sami Zayn: He’s the biggest name in NXT and the hardest worker, but the title still eludes him. Much like Daniel Bryan, it’s only a matter of time until he brings home gold. But with the NXT Title firmly around the waist of Adrian Neville, that opportunity will not be coming anytime soon.

1: Tyson Kidd: A shot at the NXT Title is a good thing for Kidd, who has found a role mentoring the younger stars of the company. Although it’s probably not where he wants to be, Kidd has proven over the last month or so that he is still an excellent worker. That’s got to mean something.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13887 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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