NXT Power Rankings: Thank You ‘Boss’

Appearances by Adam Rose and Tyson Kidd continued to bog down the flow of NXT, while filler matches and the surprising re-showing of Tyler Breeze’s music video killed this week’s NXT before it could thrive.

If not for Sasha Banks, this would have been a forgettable show altogether.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to hear about the several missed opportunities on another lackluster episode of NXT.

Honorable Mention: The Vaudavillians: A great entrance, vivid personalities and some heel tactics make the team of Aiden English and Simon Gotch a clear alternative to the powerhouse team of Viktor and Konnor, the NXT Tag Team Champions, The Ascension. Their win over Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore make them obvious number one contenders. So when’s the match?

5: CJ Parker: Eh is the word for Parker. Sure, he’s the aggressor right now in his angle with Xavier Woods, but he hasn’t had a decent match yet. His finisher is a mess and can’t work the crowd. He has a great look, but needs to step it up before he can be taken seriously.

4: Jason Jordan: Even in the loss to Adam Rose, Jordan showed poise and that he was being held back tremendously. A great athlete, he needs to get a few wins under his belt where he can show the NXT universe his entire arsenal of moves.

3: Tyler Breeze: Alright, Breeze is a fun heel, but why show his video again? Pure filler. Simply put, Breeze needs to be in the ring. His angle with NXT Champion Adrian Neville has zero steam right now and sadly, that’s not Breeze’s fault at all.

2: Sasha Banks: Her win over Alexa Bliss this week was awesome as she debuted a damn good finisher combination. A talented worker with plenty of talent in the ring and on the mic, the creative team at NXT would be smart to finally but Banks in the ring with NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair.

1: Sami Zayn: No one is perhaps being held back more in NXT than Zayn, who has already proven he can hang with Adrian Neville, Tyson Kidd and Antonio Cesaro. This feud with Kidd is a pointless one. He needs to get to the WWE already.

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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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