WWE NXT Power Rankings: Shayna Baszler Is A Heel’s Heel
By Warren Hayes
NXT SINGLES DIVISION POWER RANKINGS (positions 6 and 5)
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#6 Nikki Cross
So today I had a sandwich. Actually, it was a wrap. A smoked meat wrap. I was in a rush and picked it up kind of quick-like at the supermarket at lunchtime. I sit down to take a bite out of it and to my shock and surprise there was a pickle in there. A briny, delicious, crisp pickle that enhanced the flavor of the juicy cured meat. Its vinegary goodness didn’t outshine the meat, but rather added a succulent sour tinge that one expects from a pickle while making the entire sandwich-eating experience so much better for it.
It’s Nikki Cross. I’m talking about Nikki Cross. The pickle is Nikki Cross, if you didn’t get it by now.
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#5 Velveteen Dream
If I were a betting man, which I’m not, I would bet on Velveteen Dream having a terrible year.
What? I told you I’m not a betting man.
Anyone who’s paying attention understands that Dream is one one of the more refreshing and compelling characters in all of WWE right now. But on top of that, he is also one of the most exciting in-ring performers. Despite his match at TakeOver Philadelphia against Kassius Ohno being thrown together at the last minute, he still managed to motivate it and give it a backstory with his 30-second knock-out claim. It was a little detail that went a long way, serving as a launchpad to what is undoubtedly going to be a stellar year.