NXT Power Rankings: New Neville, Still on Top

With another Baron Corbin squash match and the debut of Hideo Itami, as well as a tag team main event with Titus O’Neil, Tyson Kidd, Sami Zayn and NXT Champion Adrian Neville, there wasn’t any letdown following a solid NXT Takeover event last week.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who appears in line for an NXT title shot and more.

Honorable Mention: The Ascension: No longer Tag Team Champions, Viktor and Konnor are pissed. The end result could be some of their best work with the company.

5: Baron Corbin: He’s got a look and an amazing finisher, but forgive us if we’re scared about his future. Look at what has happened to Bull Dempsey and Mojo Rawley, two guys that have been booked similarly, steamrolling opponents to only show a plethora of weaknesses. However, to be fair, Corbin hasn’t cut a promo yet and has a much more diverse move set. This guy could make it.

4: Charlotte Flair: Cold, calculated and precise in the ring, Flair is NXT’s queen bee and has no problem proving it every week. With Bayley out of the way for now and a win over WWE Diva Emma, Flair is in a league of her one right now.

3: Hideo Itami: While his debut match was highlighted by a botched Springboard Dropkick, Itami did highlight his vicious arsenal of kicks and quickly finished off Justin Gabriel with a Double Stomp from the top rope.

2: Sami Zayn: After getting screwed out of the NXT title at Takeover, Zayn is focused on showing the NXT Universe that he is a better performer and man than NXT Champion Adrian Neville. While it’s impossible to know if this will end up with Zayn getting a much-deserved title shot in singles action, it is moving in that direction, even if it is a bit slower than most would like.

1: Adrian Neville: His new attitude is a much-needed change after months of being NXT’s version of John Cena. Still performing at an elite level, but with an wire of arrogance and confidence, Neville’s character is much more entertaining as a result.

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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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