After a few sloppy episodes, NXT got back on track thanks to the debut of Dana Brooke and a solid main event from Rhino and Sami Zayn.
With the promise of a three-way number one-contender’s match for the NXT Women’s Title and another Kevin Owens/Alex Riley bout next week, NXT isn’t about to get boring any time soon.
Matches:
CJ Parker vs. Solomon Crowe: In what was probably Parker’s last televised match in NXT, Parker was extra physical, but Crowe matched him strike for strike and even added in his share of high-flying antics. Although Parker hit his signature Clothesline and Scissor Kick, Crowe was able to kick out and then get the win with Headbutt from the top rope and the Stretch Muffler.
Baron Corbin vs. Steve Cutler: The new-look Cutler was destroyed in seconds after a Clothesline and the End of Days.
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady w/Carmella vs. Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton: Although the NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy hit the ring to give Carmella flowers, Amore and Cassady got the win with Amore’s Assisted Rocket Launcher Splash.
Dana Brooke vs. Blue Pants: Brooke got the win with a Seated Death Valley Driver, but Blue Pants unloaded on her with kicks to gain the support of the crowd.
Sami Zayn vs. Rhino: Zayn sold his tail off in this match as Rhino hit him with everything from a High Impact Spinebuster to his Modified Neckbreaker. Going as far to slap Rhino in the face, Zayn never kept coming and just when it appeared he was done for, Zayn hit Somersault Plancha on the outside, but was hit with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. After Rhino missed the Gore however, Zayn hit the Helluva Kick for the win.
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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