NXT Power Rankings: Takeover Ready

It’s hard to argue with six matches and plenty of promo to fuel what will be an awesome NXT Takeover main event. Add in a plethora of attention to the other title matches and feuds for the event and this week’s NXT actually did a better job to tease a big show than the WWE usually does.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who made the most of their tune-up matches before NXT Takeover.

Honorable Mention: Kenta: With his debut set for Takeover, the WWE Universe will finally see what Kenta is all about. Although it’s sad to see him in NXT first and not the WWE, he’ll be a dominant force in NXT that will quickly challenge for the promotion’s title.

5: Charlotte Flair: The reigning and defending NXT Women’s Champion will face her biggest test at the next NXT Takeover, something needed desperately to add legitimacy to her reign. With Bayley riding the biggest high of her career, Flair will have her work cut out for her. However, if her dominance is any sign of what is to come, Flair will do just fine.

4: Tyson Kidd: A dependable hand in the WWE, Kidd’s presence in the Fatal Four-Way match at NXT Takeover is all about making sure the match is solid. He can sell his heart out and has the type of offensive attack that works well with his opponents. At the same time, Kidd has proven to be dominant at times in NXT and could very well beat any of his three foes at Takeover and win the NXT title.

3:Tyler Breeze: He’s over with the NXT faithful and has momentum on his side. His match last month with Adrian Neville proved he’s one of the elite workers in the promotion. With only one singles title in NXT, it’s all or nothing for Breeze, so a roll of the dice and memorable performance at Takeover is in order. Otherwise, this push over the last four months was all for nothing.

2: Sami Zayn: He’s the best worker in NXT, but unlike Breeze and Kidd, he doesn’t need to have a title around his waist to be taken seriously. Ready to make his splash in the WWE, an NXT title win would be a nice way for him to end his run with the promotion, but chances are it won’t happen.

1: Adrian Neville: Like Charlotte Flair, this will be the biggest challenge Neville has faced as a champion. With a tune-up win over CJ Parker this week on NXT, Neville wasted no time and destroyed the mid-carder. He’s ready.

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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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