NXT Power Rankings: Tyler Gets Breezed By

August 18, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Whoa, in what was easily one of the best Main Events in NXT history, the show did something it hasn’t done in weeks, entertain.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who advanced in the NXT Tag Team Tournament and who left the show as NXT Champion.

Honorable Mention: Bull Dempsey: Even in defeat, Demsey found a way to establish his dominance. Although he’s still rough around the edges, he’s like a poor man’s Taz already. We just need to see more moves from him- enough ground and pound already. His Bull Dozer finisher is an awesome move, but may serve better as a set up hold. A guy this nasty needs a submission finisher.

5: The Vaudevillains: The best gimmick on NXT, Simon Gotch and Aiden English are committed to it and are blast to watch. From their cool entrance to their cool Double Senton variation finisher, they get better every week. Their win over Bull Dempsey and Mojo Rawley wasn’t their most impressive win, but it advanced them in the NXT Tag Team tournament for a title shot against The Ascension and gets them one step closer to where they deserve to be.

4: Sasha Banks: Bayley may have gotten the win this week on NXT to get a title sot against Charlotte Flair, but Banks continues to prove herself as a one of a kind worker. Her Back Stabber/Crossface combination is wonderful to watch, but her use of other submission holds the likes of the Goku-Raku Gatame make her a special performer. Make no mistake, she will be a NXT Womens Champion and a Divas Champion one day.

3: Kalisto: He’s tiny, but he’s got a nice variation of Ultimo Dragon’s Reverse DDT, a great mask and the fans love him. With Rey Mysterio’s retirement imminent and Sin Cara’s inability to get over with fans on RAW, Kalisto has a golden opportunity to make a name for himself and move through the NXT ranks.

2: Tyler Breeze: This match made Breeze a legitimate force in NXT, if you weren’t convinced he was already. Although his title match was a wash after Tyson Kidd interfered, Breeze has proven he can have a great match with anyone and is so much more than a pretty face.

1: Adrian Neville: Already an NXT Champion, Neville didn’t need another good match to pad his resume, but he got an amazing one this week against Tyler Breeze. His rivalry with Breeze and Tyson Kidd continues to grow as well, forcing what appears to be a fatal four-way with Sami Zayn in the near-future.

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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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