Check out our 2018 205 Live Power Rankings to see who made sure this year was a memorable one in the WWE Cruiserweight Division.
10: Tony Nese: He’s been used more as enhancement talent than anything else, but he’s still loaded with potential and had several solid matches on the show in 2018.
9: Akira Tozawa: The former Cruiserweight Champion struggled in 2018, but showed some chemistry with Brian Kendrick.
8: Jack Gallagher: Along with Drew Gulak, Gallagher is one part of the toughest duo in the division.
7: Brian Kendrick: The crafty veteran continued to put on excellent performances.
6: Lucha House Party: Gran Metalik, Kalisto and Lince Dorado have proven that they can put on spot shows with just about anyone.
5: Drake Maverick: The 205 Live GM came in and made the show a heck of a lot better.
4: Drew Gulak: He came up short several times in his quest for Cruiserweight gold, but he’s still a force.
3: Mustafa Ali: The heart of 205 Live has moved on to Smackdown and proven he’s got what it takes to survive on the Blue Brand.
2: Buddy Murphy: The Cruiserweight Champion proved he was for real when he won the title, but continues to dominate every time he steps in the ring.
1: Cedric Alexander: Although he was beaten by Buddy Murphy, Alexander is still the top face in the division and someone who is ready to take the leap to RAW or Smackdown.
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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