One of the best cards in NXT history capped off a solid show that never let up. Add in a new Women’s NXT Champion and this was certainly a special episode.
Matches:
NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor: This was a lengthy and even matchup until Johnny Gargano hit the ramp and distracted Balor. This opened the door for a Low Blow and Last Shot from Cole, who got the win.
Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain: These two have a ton of chemistry and beat the crap out of each other. One mistake by Dain allowed Priest to get the win with The Reckoning.
Cameron Grimes vs. Kushida: Another excellent matchup between the two, which saw Grimes hit the Double Stomp out of nowhere.
Io Shirai vs. Santana Garrett: Santana didn’t lay down, but Shirai got the win with the Moonsault.
Travis Banks vs. Pete Dunne: Banks did everything but win this one as Dunne kicked out of the Kiwi Crusher and won after an X-Plex and Bitter End.
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley: This was an absolute war, with the back and forth ongoing throughout. Ripley’s heart proved to be her biggest weapon, as she escaped the Clutch and hit the Riptide for the win.
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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