A new GM on the way and a new NXT Takeover event announced? This was the episode of the show the world has wanted to see for weeks. With five matches in an hour and the development of several new feuds, this past week’s NXT was more like the first few shows when the brand was originally put on the WWE Network.
That’s the show that people want to see and that is what is best for business.
Matches:
Tag Team Tournament: The Vaudevillians, Aiden English and Simon Gotch vs. Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady: After Enzo and Cass cut some fun promo, Gotch and English waisted little time and hit the That’s a Wrap Double Senton for the win. After the match Marc Louis and Sylvester LeForte hit the ring and shaved off a piece of Amore’s trademark beard.
Tyler Breeze vs. Tyson Kidd: Less than a few minutes in, Breeze took his phone and left the match to give Kidd the win via count-out.
NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch: Flair had little trouble with the screaming Lynch, who was outmatched despite some success with strikes. After a few sequences, Flair won with her Flipping Seated Neckbreaker.
Mojo Rawley vs. Steve Cutler: Rawley made quick work of the rookie Cutler with the Hyper Drive, despite the fact that the crowd wanted Cutler to destroy him. After the match, Rawley announced he had “lost his smile.â€
Tag Team Tournament: Adam Rose and Sami Zayn vs. Kalisto and Sin Cara: Talk about a surprise. With near-falls a-plenty, Kalisto and Cara got the win after Cara took out Zayn on the outside and the tiny Kalisto nailed Rose with his variation of the Ultimo Dragon Reverse DDT. With Rose down, Cara finished him off with the Senton Bomb.
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.
A new GM on the way and a new NXT Takeover event announced? This was the episode of the show the world has wanted to see for weeks. With five matches in an hour and the development of several new feuds, this past week’s NXT was more like the first few shows when the brand was originally put on the WWE Network.
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