NXT Power Rankings: Takeover Ready

Bo Dallas’ NXT career is over and Natalya Neidhart will face Charlotte Flair in the finals of the NXT Women’s Title tournament. Add in the new feud between Tyler Breeze and Sami Zayn, as well as the announcement of the rest of next week’s killer two-hour show and it’s fair to say this week’s NXT was a solid one.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who has momentum on their side going into NXT’s next two-hour special, Takeover.

Honorable Mention: Bo Dallas: The longest-running NXT Champion is done with the promotion after losing to former Intercontinental and NXT Champion Big E. Langston. With greener pastures ahead in the WWE, Dallas definitely made his mark in the company’s developmental program.

5: Paige: Sure, Paige is still a hottie and an awesome worker, but she continues to give her doubters plenty to talk about. With another weaker match against a larger opponent in Tamina Snuka, Paige’s primary moves, the Page Turner and Scorpion Crosslock, were not used in the match and she barely escaped with the win.

4: Sami Zayn: His feud with Corey Graves is apparently over and a new one with Tyler Breeze appears set to begin. As long as he maintains his popularity and continues to work with the best performers in NXT, Zayn will always be a whisker away from an NXT Title shot. Although he’s not in the mix right now, that won’t be the case for long.

3: Adam Rose: His count-out win over Camacho on this past week’s NXT wasn’t uber impressive, but it’s hard to ignore how popular he is with NXT fans right now. With some more polish

2: Tyson Kidd: With a NXT Title shot at Takeover, Kidd continues to prove his worth as a singles performer. Armed with a plethora of high-flying moves and the always-unique Blockbuster, Kidd’s successful run in NXT will lead to an eventual solid and dependable return to the WWE.

1: Adrian Neville: A win over Curt Hawkins isn’t going to get Neville in the WWE Hall of Fame, but it was another example of his overall dominance in NXT. With the constant talk of someone needing to replace the high-flying antics of Rey Mysterio, Neville could be the perfect candidate.

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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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