NXT Power Rankings: High Flyin’

May 7, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

With plenty of action and just enough build-up for this week’s show, NXT got the job done. It’s definitely hard to beat this brand in terms of the amount of content they produce in the ring in such short time, but more importantly even the brands’ weaknesses, mainly the inferior promo skills of the performers, isn’t as much of a hinderance as it could be.

Regardless of those hiccups, this past week’s NXT was exciting, even without two of the brand’s biggest stars, Sami Zayn and Corey Graves.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who advanced in the NXT Women’s Title tournament and who else managed to thrive on a stacked card.

Honorable Mention: Brodus Clay: Sad that Clay’s best match in the WWE was a loss to Adrian Neville. Regardless of where he goes from here, Clay has at least proven he can work with a guy in much better shape.

5: Mojo Rawley: He’s still a one-dimensional gimmick, but the fans absolutely love him. Someone needs to give him a better finisher and then he’d be so much easier to watch.

4: Tyson Kidd: One of the better workers in the WWE, Kidd has rejuvenated himself in NXT. However, how long can Kidd perform in the minor leagues before growing complacent? Simply put, this guy could thrive in a host of other promotions and it’s only because of the WWE’s roster depth that he’s languishing in NXT in the first place.

3: Adam Rose: After weeks of trying to find a finish that works, Rose has the modified front Neckbreaker and it works well. The only problem is that there’s little else. Unlike Fandango, who doesn’t let his gimmick overcome what he does in the ring, Rose is virtually all gimmick at this point.

2: Sasha Banks: She’s a workhorse and with a new Backcracker/Crossface finisher combo, she’s just as deadly. Equally as beautiful as she is talented, Banks has plenty of room to grow. The thought of her squaring off with her BFF Charlotte Flair for the NXT Women’s Championship is an intriguing one.

1: Adrian Neville: The NXT Champion continues to fight his way through all obstacles and with new teeth in his mouth, he dominated the much larger Brodus Clay. Can anyone beat Neville in NXT right now?

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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