With just three matches and sparse promo, this week’s NXT was a wash away from an excellent match between “Cien†Almas and Cedric Alexander.
Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see who else got it done in the ring and on the mic in a mediocre overall episode.
Honorable Mention: Dan Matha: The guy is built like an animal. His debut in two weeks will be an interesting one.
5: Billie Kay: Her win over Aliyah this week on NXT proves again that she’s the one who has the best chance of ending Asuka’s undefeated streak.
4: Cedric Alexander: His win over “Cien†Almas in his debut was a solid one. Alexander definitely has the tools for a monster run in NXT.
3: Austin Aries: His win over Orney Lorcan this week on NXT was awesome, but Aries isn’t satisfied. Aries wants a piece of Hideo Itami, but he’s going to play some mind games first. One of the most exciting TNA World Champions over, Aries is one of the few competitors that can bring Itami to a level he hasn’t touched yet on American soil.
2: Asuka: Liv Morgan thinks she’s ready to challenge Asuka for the NXT Women’s title, but she’ll find out, just like Nia Jax and Bayley have, that Asuka is the most dominant Women’s Champion NXT has ever had. Still undefeated, there isn’t a woman in her league in NXT right now.
1: Samoa Joe: The entire NXT roster is on notice. Joe wants the NXT title back and is willing to choke out anyone who gets in his way.
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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