NXT Power Rankings: Joe and Nakamura Ready For War

With plenty of new faces and angles to be developed, this week’s episode of NXT was about a new page in the promotion being unveiled. Although squash match heavy, how can you complain about the announcement of a Samoa Joe/Shinsuke Nakamura title match at NXT Takeover Brooklyn?

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who left the first episode of NXT’s new era with something to brag about.

Honorable Mention: Kota Ibushi: His amazing performance in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic earned him a match on NXT and he took advantage, beating Buddy Murphy with a beautiful Sit-Out Last Ride.

Billie Kay: Armed with a new entrance and a chance to develop a gimmick, the beautiful Kay has a ton of potential. With a few cool Suplex and Submission variations in her arsenal and a solid Yakuza Kick finisher, the leggy Kay has the ability to move up the card.

No Way Jose: His squash win over Steve Cutler wasn’t amazing, but it’ll continue his angle with Austin Aries. How he performs against the greatest man who ever lived will be an important moment for him.

TM-61: With so many tag teams leaving NXT for RAW and Smackdown, Shane Thorne and Nick Miller have a great opportunity to establish themselves.

Shinsuke Nakamura: Everyone expected him to beat Wesley Blake this week on NXT, but fresh off his win over Finn Balor two weeks ago, Nakamura appears more confident than ever. With a guaranteed NXT title shot against Samoa Joe at Takeover Brooklyn, Nakamura is on a massive hot streak.

Samoa Joe: He’s ready for Shinsuke Nakamura, but is he ready for his mind games? Easily the best main event of an NXT event, Nakamura/Joe will be amazing.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13870 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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