NXT Power Rankings: Ten Billion Strong

This was the type of episode of NXT a wrestling fan can get used to. Four good matches, zero filler.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see what young stars made the biggest impact on a filler-free episode of NXT.

Honorable Mention: Sasha Banks: Her win over Alexa Bliss and promo continue to cast her as one of the most dominant Divas in NXT. Does she have what it takes to beat Charlotte Flair?

5: Simon Gotch and Aiden English: The number one contenders for the NXT Tag Team titles, the Vaudevillians have done everything right, but win the straps. Over with the fans and easily the most polished team, their battle with the Lucha Dragons will be an engaging one.

4: Calisto and Sin Cara: The reigning NXT Tag Team Champions beat Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy with an awesome combination of power and speed and look primed to defend against English and Gotch. Although the smaller team, they’ve gotten by most opponents with an abundance of heart- and unpredictability.

3: Hideo Itami and Finn Balor: It’s rare that you have two guys that are amazing singles stars as teammates, but for the time being, that’s what Balor and Itami are. Stiff, in great shaw and in the case of Balor, uber charismatic, they have limitless potential by themselves and as a team.

2: Sami Zayn: Nice guys finish last and Zayn continues to be one. Until he gets that killer instinct all champions have, he’ll continue to be a fan favorite, but one who doesn’t have a strap around his waist.

1: Adrian Neville: The NXT Champion continues to find ways to win and that’s what all long-term champions do.

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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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