NXT Power Rankings: Lets Get to It Already

August 7, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Any time Adam Rose and Tyson Kidd main event a show, something went wrong. Not a horrible show in the ring, this week’s NXT failed to captivate from a story perspective. The tired old Kidd/Nattie Neidhart marriages issues angle was never over and it never will be. WWE Creative simply needs to do better.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see what tag teams have begun to pick up steam as the #1 contenders tournament for the NXT Tag Team Title tournament approaches and what up and coming stars want to challenge for NXT’s singles titles.

Honorable Mention: Bull Dempsey and Mojo Rawley: With the NXT Tag Team Tournament quickly approaching, this makeshift team could surprise a few people. Although sidesteps for both of these singles performers, it’ll be interesting to see how they function as a team.

5: Bayley: She wants a match with NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair and it looks like she just might get it.

4: The Ascension: Viktor and Konnor continue to destroy every team in their path, but again, their inability to sell in a match or tell any type of story in the ring is scary. The longest reigning champions in NXT History could be nothing more than filler on the show and a team that can’t get it done in the WWE. While not their fault, WWE Creative needs to try to do more with them creatively.

3: Charlotte Flair: Her win against Becky Lynch this week was a solid one, but one that proves the NXT Women’s division is pretty weak. In order for Flair to truly thrive and eventually get to the WWE’s main roster, she needs to fight a dominant opponent. With Bayley and Sasha Banks sitting on the sidelines, expect a major feud soon.

2: Tyler Breeze: For the second week in a row, Breeze took out a much larger opponent, quickly and thoroughly. His status as a top heel in the promotion now cemented, all Breeze has left to do is to take on NXT Heavyweight Champion Adrian Neville- and win.

1: Adrian Neville: Done with Breeze’s antics, Neville is ready to defend his title. Still admired by fans, Neville’s stock is at its highest, but still needs this feud to go well to assure his lift ticket to the WWE roster.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14318 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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