NXT Power Rankings: Kill Owens Kill

While the card was thin, the main event between Kevin Owens and Alex Riley was a solid one that continues to put Owens over as one of the most dominant NXT Champions of all time.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who starred in NXT’s first show outside of Full Sail University.

Honorable Mention: Alexa Bliss: Her count-out win over NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks was easily the biggest of her career. Can she use that momentum to get herself firmly planted in the Women’s Title scene?

5: Tyler Breeze: A win in singles action against Kalisto proves once again that Breeze is a member of the top of the card with the likes of Adrian Neville, Hideo Itami, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor and Kevin Owens. But with only one singles title in the brand, he’ll have to continue to work meaningless matches until he’s put back in a NXT Title feud. With a ton of charisma and a slew of solid offense, it’s only a matter of time until he’s given another shot.

4: Dana Brooke: Whoa. With a wonderful look, Brooke could be the next breakout Diva in NXT. In a cool vignette, Brooke was introduced to the NXT Universe and now, the excitement surrounding her debut can begin.

3: Blake and Murphy: The NXT Tag Team Champions got a singles win over Colin Cassady this week on NXT and continue to build a feud with the best on-mic team in the promotion. Although they don’t have much charisma, if any team can get some out of them, it’s Cassady and Enzo Amore.

2: Alex Riley: He’s in great shape and should still be in the ring- this feud with Kevin Owens has absolutely proved that. But with a huge roster on both NXT and on the main brand, how much of an opportunity will Riley really have?

1: Kevin Owens: While Alex Riley gave him a run for his money, Owens continued to prove he is special. The crowd responds to him and he’s one of the most versatile big men in the company. Because of that, injuries or not, expect him to keep that title for a while.

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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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