NXT Power Rankings: Owens Still Da Man

If you thought Riley/Owens I was solid, the rematch was even better- especially if you’re Kevin Owens. Well, before Sami Zayn hit the ring and made sure the world knew he wants a rematch for the title. Aided by four other decent matches and more drama throughout the card, this past week’s NXT got the show moving in the right direction again.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who made the most of small opportunities that can end up changing the NXT landscape dramatically.

Honorable Mention: Becky Lynch: Everyone knows Charlotte Flair will be in the WWE soon and Bayley will get her shot at the NXT Women’s title again, but this is Lynch’s time. Stealing a victory in a key triple-threat match this week on NXT, Lynch is the next in line for an opportunity against Sasha Banks.

5: Alex Riley: He fought hard against NXT Champion Kevin Owens, but came up short again. What’s next for him?

4: Finn Balor: His win over Tye Dillinger this week on NXT proves he’s in a league of his own. Much like performers the likes of Hideo Itami, Tyler Breeze, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Balor is WWE ready and needs a big time feud to keep him pertinent and get him over even more. With Owens holding on to the NXT Title and no secondary title, there’s little for a guy like Balor to do at this point.

3: Hideo Itami: One of the best workers in NXT, Itami continues to prove he’s WWE ready. The bigger question, however, is when does he get a shot at the NXT title?

2: Tyler Breeze: His calling out of Finn Balor this week didn’t get him much air-time, but make no mistake, it’ll be an amazing in-ring feud and one that will once again prove how talented Prince Pretty really is.

1: Kevin Owens: The most dominant champion NXT has ever had, is there anyone that can beat Owens?

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
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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