NXT Power Rankings: In-Zayn

Powered by five entertaining matches and the beginning of new feuds, the latest episode of NXT was a decent hour of wrestling action.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see what stars in the promotion are the most prepared to make the jump to the WWE.

Honorable Mention: The Ascension: Delivering another beat down on Hideo Itami this week, Konnor and Victor are now even more the hated heel powerhouse team. What took so long?

5: Tyler Breeze: Debuting a new submission finisher this week on NXT, Breeze used the Fujiwara Arm Bar to earn the win. While he’s not in the NXT title picture right now, he’s just a few wins away. With one of the best gimmicks in the promotion, Breeze, even at this point, could work on the lower card of the WWE.

4: Enzo Amore and Colin Cassidy: They are easily the best tag team on the mic in NXT. They can work too, but they need a double team finisher that backs up all the talking. If they can do that, they’ll be something special.

3: Simon Gotch and Aiden English: What they lack on the mic, they make up with excellent i-ring work, a double double-team finisher and a gimmick that they make work.

2: Hideo Itami: Although he hasn’t been let loose yet in an NXT ring, Itami continues to build steam in an angle with The Ascension.

1: Sami Zayn: Easily the #1 contender in NXT, Zayn proved himself in a smooth match with the much larger Titus O’Neil. Even in the loss, Zayn sold his heart out and made O’Neil look like a monster. With that, the only question is, when does Zayn get his title shot?

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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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