NXT Power Rankings: Three’s Company?

May 12, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

NXT tries hard every week to make every show have at least one major sticking point, whether it be a developing feud, a title tournament or a Battle Royal for a shot at a title. This week had all three. Not only did the NXT Women’s title finish its first round of competition, but the Adam Rose and Camacho feud continued to heat up , while the Battle Royal for a NXT title shot at NXT Payback closed off the show.

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who the new #1 Contenders for the NXT Title are and more.

Honorable Mention: Tyler Breeze: He’s not nearly in the same class as Sami Zayn or Tyson Kidd, but he’ll be a Dark Horse pick for a #1 contenders spot for the NXT Title next week. Is the cool gimmick and entrance enough to get him over?

5: Kalisto and El Local: They may not be a perfect fit to take on the Ascension, but this team is a heck of a lot of fun. Local is bigger, but surprisingly nimble, while Kalisto may be a better fit to eventually replace Rey Mysterio than Sin Cara. His finisher, a Spinning Wheel Kick variation is pretty damn cool, but his version of Ultimo Dragon’s Reverse DDT variation may be even cooler.

4: Alexa Bliss: No one expected Alicia Foxx to win this match, but no one knew anything about the NXT rookie in Bliss. Say what you want about Foxx, but the girl can work. Taking a beating from the veteran, Bliss ended up with the Rollup win. With her adorable look and athletic move set, Bliss has some tools worth developing.

3: Charlotte Flair: A few weeks after she beat former NXT Womens Champion Paige, Flair beat Emma this week on NXT to get to the second round of the NXT Womens Title tournament. Will she eventually take on her buddy Sasha Banks for the title? We can’t wait, if it happens. Athletic, beautiful and solid on the microphone, Flair is a star in the making.

2: Tyson Kidd: The former WWE Tag Team Champion has been reborn in NXT. With Zayn and NXT Champion Adrian Neville the two best faces in the company, it’s a big possibility that Kidd will leave next week’s show with a shot at the title.

1: Sami Zayn: Arguably the most popular performer in NXT, Zayn deserves a title shot, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll get it. A match with Adrian Neville would be awesome, but with his angle with Corey Graves still looming, it’s quite possible Graves will end up costing Zayn his chance at the NXT Title.

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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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