NXT Power Rankings: Just Blah

Three filler matches and a decent main event that was ruined with a predictable and silly heel finish, this week’s NXT could only be enjoyed by fans that are just happy to be in front of the television.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who made the most of a sub-pr episode of NXT.

Honorable Mention: Summer Rae: It looks like the WWE wants to shove Summer Rae down their viewers collective throats. In a feud with Layla on RAW and Charlotte on NXT, Rae is a busy gal. That doesn’t mean she’s exactly thriving though. Needing more time in the ring and on the microphone, Summer has potential, but it won’t be realized until she develops her in-ring game a bit more. That’s what this crazy schedule is all about.

5: CJ Parker: This kid, like Summer Rae, has been shoved down NXT viewers’ throats for months and his feud with Xavier Woods is a complete waste of time. His Swinging Standing Side Kick finisher as well is anything but special and between that and his annoying mic work, he’s running out of options.

4: Bull Dempsey: After another win, Dempsey continues to prove he’s an old-school brawler with potential. His vow to win the NXT title is an intriguing one as well.

3: Tyler Breeze: The fact that he was announced by the ring announcer, but didn’t appear on the show in any way, is a testament to how poor the writing is on this show. Simply put, Breeze needs to be on the show more.

2: Sami Zayn: In NXT purgatory, Zayn needs to make the jump to WWE as soon as possible. While NXT Champion Adrian Neville at least gets some scraps, wrestling RVD a few weeks ago, Zayn hasn’t been able to face anyone he can really show his skills against in quite some time. Simply put, he’s too good for NXT.

1: Adrian Neville: Like Zayn, Neville has hit a wall, but unlike the former El Generico, Neville’s offense is all high-flying and on the WWE, he’d be over exposed. While in NXT, Neville needs to develop his arsenal more and become a little less flashy. The fact that he’s allowed to wrestle the same match every week hasn’t helped him much either.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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