NXT Power Rankings: Balor Ready for War

The arrival of Eva Marie and the return of the Vaudevillians, as well as updates on Sami Zayn set the scene for a decent episode of NXT.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who returned and why Finn Balor is extra excited to take on Kevin Owens.

Honorable Mention: Adam Rose: Even in a losing effort to Tyler Breeze, Rose showed a ton of moxie and that FCW Champion Pedigree that’ll serve him well moving forward. Say what you will about his gimmick, but the guy can work when given an opportunity.

5: Eva Marie: Her quest to prove herself in NXT will be interesting, especially if she cries through every heckled-filled promo.

4: Tyler Breeze: The Beauty Shot continues to get him wins out of nowhere, but it’s not nearly as impactful a maneuver as say, the RKO. In order for Breeze to get to the next step, he’s got to add another big move to his arsenal. With the ability to have great matches with just about anybody, Breeze is just a shot away from landing on the main roster.

3: Aiden English and Simon Gotch: Easily one of the best Tag Teams in NXT history to have never won the titles, English and Gotch made their return this past week and were solid in a win over Marcus Louis and Jason Jordan. Ready to get back in the mix, it makes sense for these guys to finally win the titles.

2: Finn Balor: His win over Rhyno this week once again proves he’s main roster ready, but another shot at the NXT title may give Balor the strap and allow Owens to stay on RAW and Smackdown full time. But don’t think for a second that Balor won’t earn it.

1: Kevin Owens: Ready to defend the NXT Title against Balor on July 4 in Japan, Owens has his hands full on so many levels, but is proving that he is the ass-kicking machine everyone in the WWE hoped he’d be when they signed him.

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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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