NXT Power Rankings: Breeze Wants a Shot

While the card wasn’t anything special, there was enough promo and last-minute match adds to ensure that next week’s mega event will be just that.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who put themselves in a prime situation to strike at the next NXT Takeover event.

Finn Hungry: Finn Balor: The frontrunner in the three-way match for the #1 Contender spot for the NXT title, Balor is already WWE main roster ready. All he needs is a better finisher (Every indie guy does a Double Stomp and technically Low-Ki is the guy who made it famous in the bigger promotions in the United States.) and more time to cast his spell over the NXT Universe and he’s all set to leave.

Honorable Mention: Carmela: Despite a losing effort to Alexa Bliss, Carmella had a moment of sorts this week on NXT, cutting a solid promo for her boys Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady against the NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy.

5: Baron Corbin: Rhino will be a test. Especially when you consider that Corbin is known for one move and Rhino can and will throw a hearty offense, ranging from strikes at Suplexes at whoever he faces. In spite of his charisma, Corbin’s match with Solomon Crowe this week was an interesting one as the crowd seemed to turn on him.

4: Sasha Banks: She’s awesome. The reigning and defending NXT Women’s Champion simply is in a league of her own. She’s charismatic, entertaining on the mic and possesses one of the best movesets in female wrestling today. Make no mistake, her match with Becky Lynch at the NXT Takeover event will be an awesome one.

3: Tyler Breeze: This guy wants another shot at the NXT title and if he continues to Super Kick every one the way he did this past week on NXT, he’ll get just that.

2: Sami Zayn: Regardless of if he wrestles at the next NXT Takeover event or not, Zayn has already proven he’s main roster ready. So enjoy his last few matches while you can- there aren’t many left.

1: Kevin Owens: He’s the man in NXT for a reason. And crazy to think we’ve seen only small sampling of what he’s capable of. Whoever he faces at the next NXT Takeover event, expect to see more moves and more dominance.

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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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