The first NXT after Takeover 36 was a solid one, with plenty of fresh matchups and new faces, as well as the faction warfare that has been fueling the mid-card for the last month.
Matches:
Timothy Thatcher w/ Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ridge Holland w/ Pete Dunne: Holland got the win with the Powerslam variation. After the match, Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Birch beat on Ciampa and Thatcher.
Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne: Carter and Catanzaro got the win with the Neckbreaker/450 but after the match, Mandy Rose had words for the losers.
Kay Lee Ray vs. Valentina Feroz: Ray won in a squash thanks to a Super Kick and the Gory Bomb.
NXT Breakout Tournament: Carmelo Hayes vs. Odyssey Jones: Jones dominated, but Hayes stole the win with a Crucifix.
Boa vs. Xyon Quinn: Quinn got the win with the Running Double Axe Handle in an encounter that saw Boa distracted by his stablemates.
Hit Row: Ashante “Thee†Adonis, Isaiah “Swerve†Scott and Top Dolla vs. Legado del Fantasma: Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza and Santos Escobar: As always, this was as evenly matched as they come, but LDF got Electra Lopez to get involved and he paid dividends with a steel pipe. That allowed Escobar to steal the win over Scott with a Rollup.
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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