A handful of squash matches ruined a night with a one-of-a-kind Main Event and some decent promo, making this week’s NXT a decent, but more passable grappling experience.
Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who made the most of a weak night on NXT.
Honorable Mention: Bayley: NXT’s super good-girl Diva got the surprise win over Emma this week on NXT and continues to grow as a performer.
5: Rhino: His win was over a nobody, but he managed to put the entire NXT roster on notice. He wants a shot at the best in the promotion and despite his age, he’s still a more than formidable opponent.
4: Jason Jordan: His first singles win ironically was against his former tag team partner Tye Dillinger this week on NXT. With a great look and a cool Pump Handle Release Suplex finisher, it’ll be interesting to see what they do with him moving forward.
3: Blake and Murphy: The defending Tag Team Champions dispatched the former Champions thanks to quick tags and heel tactics. But can they do the same thing against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady?
2: Sami Zayn: He’s back and he’s pissed. With a title shot in hand against NXT Champion Kevin Owens, Zayn has a golden opportunity to get his title back.
1: Tyler Breeze: His win over Hideo Itami was a landmark one for his career and one that has to move him up the card.
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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