NXT Power Rankings: Nothing Black and White About Gotch and English

Two solid shows in a row and the announcement of a new GM and two-hour special, NXT is back on the type of footing it needs to be.

With five matches this week and some new feuds, the show was damn good.

Check out this week’ s NXT Power Rankings to see is surging leading to the next NXT Takeover event.

Honorable Mention: Tyson Kidd: His “win” over Tyler Breeze this past week on NXT keeps him relevant on the show. What will he do to Breeze if the “Glamorous One” continues to stand in his way of Adrian Neville’s NXT title? Who knows, but if he’s continually booked to face off against the brand’s top stars, it’s hard not to take him seriously.

5: Enzo Amore: Already the best talker on NXT, Amore is pissed and set for the biggest solo match of his career at the next NXT Takeover. With the tag team revival of Colin Cassady didn’t end the way he would have liked, he’s still got plenty of potential as a singles performer.

4: Mojo Rawley: A week after he was destroyed by Bull Dempsey, Rawley made quick work of Steve Cutler and told the NXT Univverse he’d lost his smile. Beginning the inevitable turn to a heel, the athletic, but boring Rawley needs to step it up in the ring or he’ll never make it to the WWE. Simply put, his move set is a joke.

3: Kalisto and Sin Cara: Fresh off the biggest win of their careers, Kalisto and Cara appear set to take on Simon Gotch and Aiden English for a shot at the NXT Tag Team Champions, The Ascension.

2: Charlotte Flair: She’s the lead bitch in the NXT Women’s division and proved it again in a convincing win over the tough new face Becky Lynch. With enhancement talent all vanquished, Flair needs a real challenger at Takeover. Whether it be Bayley or Sasha Banks, Flair will get her wish very soon.

1: The Vaudevillians, Aiden English and Simon Gotch: These guys are the most exciting tag team in NXT and that includes the Tag Team Champions, The Ascension. Although jokey and light-hearted, this guys can work and have the most potential of any tag team on the brand. Bring on Viktor and Konnor. These guys are ready.

mm
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.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*