NXT Power Rankings: Awesome Balance

Eva Marie’s in-ring debut, the promise of a Dana Brooke and Charlotte Flair encounter and a beefy card made this past week’s NXT an awesome one.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who starred in an entertaining bounce-back episode of NXT.

Honorable Mention: Baron Corbin: His win this week over a nameless competitor does nothing to build his credibility in NXT. He’s got a great look and an even better finisher, but he still has yet to have that memorable feud. His time may be running out.

5: Eva Marie: She was surprisingly solid in her first match on NXT and it’s obvious her trainer Brian Kendrick has been a huge help to her. Using Kendrick’s old finisher as well, Marie is already in a much better place than she was a few months ago. Let the girls on “Total Divas” talk some smack now.

4: Samoa Joe: His win over Mike Wallace this week was your typical Joe fare, but you can’t help but be excited at the thought of a Joe/Rhyno match in a few weeks, even if you’ve probably seen them tango in TNA before.

3: Bailey: How can you not love Bailey? Beautiful, funny and open-hearted, she’s like the John Cena of the NXT Women’s Division. She deserves a shot at the NXT Women’s title. But first she wants a shot at Charlotte Flair.

2: Kevin Owens: His feud with John Cena now over, Owens finds himself right back in the NXT title scene. His loss to Finn Balor still stinging, what will Owens do to get the title back?

1: Finn Balor: In his first promo as NXT Champion, Balor was stoic but determined. This will definitely be a different title run than Kevin Owens’. Regardless, while he doesn’t have the destructive power or charisma of Owens, he’s got an abundance of heart, humbleness, and skill in the ring.

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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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