NXT Power Rankings: Neville Needs Competition

July 10, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Although there was way too much focus on Tyson Kidd (Who cares if he’s got marital problems) and not enough in terms of quality matches, this week’s NXT featured the end of the BFFs and the continued feud between Adrian Neville and Tyler Breeze. It’s going at a snail’s pace, but at least its moving.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see what else occurred on a less than balanced episode of NXT.

Honorable Mention: CJ Parker: After months of walking around the crowd, Parker finally got the win and later, picked on Xavier Woods. This could be the beginning of a decent run in NXT for him, but it’s probably nothing.

5: Colin Cassady: Just like last week, Cassady seems recharged with the reappearance of Enzo Amore, but bouts with Sylvester LeFort are not going to help him climb the ladder. The seven-footer needs a bigger meal and if Amore keeps talking, the two New York-Natives may just get it.

4: Tyler Breeze: What a wiseass. His career-threatening injury (one he incurred while “hand-modeling”) was a nice distraction in a show that didn’t have enough storyline. We cannot wait for him to cash in his title shot against NXT Champion Adrian Neville.

3: Charlotte Flair: The end of the BFFs is a great thing for Flair. Aside from Sasha Banks, there’s no one in the same league as Flair right now when it comes to a well-rounded product in and out of the ring. With AJ Lee back as Divas Champion, Flair could use this as a great opportunity to get some matches in with Paige and Banks before she heads to the main roster.

2: Sami Zayn: Like Adrian Neville, Zayn is a star and being able to wrestle against main roster stars is a testament to his ability. However, unlike Neville, he’s the complete package and doesn’t need to jump off the top rope. The internet fans love him and anyone who’s seen him perform knows he’s polished. Make no mistake- he’s WWE ready.

1: Adrian Neville: Still basking in the win over Rob Van Dam last week, Neville did nothing this week but get annoyed by Tyler Breeze. Simply put, it’s in WWE’s best interest to keep Neville in the ring every week and to have him develop his entire arsenal of moves. Otherwise, he’s just a flashy high-flyer with a ceiling. He’s still a main attraction in the promotion and will be as long as he’s there, but he can be so much more.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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