NXT Coverage: Not So Much the Future Right Now

Appearances by Paige, Emma, Tyson Kidd and Bo Dallas continue to prove that NXT is quickly becoming more about a place for lower mid-card performers to go than where the stars of tomorrow develop.

Where was Mojo Rawley this week? The Ascension? Tyler Breeze? Corey Graves?

Although the matches were solid for the most part, NXT is beginning to lose its roots. A few months ago, this show was at its best when the card was filled with youngsters and sporadic appearances from WWE talent.

In order for the show to get better, it needs to go back to the original formula.

Matches:

Bayley, Emma and Divas Champion Paige vs. Sasha Banks, Summer Rae and NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair: The BFFs worked over Emma for most of the match, as Flair in particular used her signature submissions and strikes. Once tagged in, Bayley hit some strikes and modified Exploder Suplex. Soon enough all six competitors were in the ring and squabbles between Flair and Rae allowed Bayley to Rollup Flair for the win.

Colin Cassady vs. Sylvester LeFort with Marcus Louis: Cassady made quick work of LeForte with a Big Boot and a Sit-out Side Urinage Suplex.

Sami Zayn vs. Mr. NXT (Bo Dallas): A good back and forth that ended after Zayn pulled off Dallas’ mask and nailed him with the Big Boot. After the match, Zayn had security escort a grieving Dallas out of the ring.

NXT Champion Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd w/Natalya Neidhart: This was a great match filled with signature maneuvers, submissions and strikes. In the end, Kidd used the Blockbuster and a whole assortment of moves, including the Sharpshooter and a Somersault Leg Drop, but couldn’t put Neville away. Frustrated, Kidd went for the chair, but Neidhart took it away from him. When Kidd turned around, he got nailed with a Superkick from Neville, who then hit the Red Arrow 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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