Ranking NXT's top 5 performers - June 27

With all NXT performers vying for an eventual main roster spot, any act on the roster is in constant competition with each of its peers.

Each week these Superstars compete to earn the right to be the one to make the jump to the main roster, move up on the NXT card or simply keep their dreams alive on the brand. This was the first NXT show since NXT Takeover: Chicago, the episode taped at that show and also the UK tournament and championship matches that took place more recently.

At the UK shows in the Royal Albert Hall, Moustache Mountain, the team of Trent Severn and Tyler Bate, captured the NXT tag team championships from the Undisputed era. This week's episode of NXT introduced the tag team a little better to fans less familiar with their work in what was a fun though a slightly lacking episode of NXT.

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This is who I felt shone the brightest on the latest instalment of the black and yellow brand:

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Honourable Mentions:

Evans lost out this week against Candice LeRae

Lacey Evans - It's becoming clearer and clearer as each week goes by that Evans is a star in the making. She stands out right from her entrance and this week put in a good showing against the mega-talented Candice LeRae. Evans needs to raise the level of her in-ring work before she will be main roster ready.

Tommaso Ciampa - Ciampa seems to be headed for a title shot against Aleister Black if this week's programming is anything to go by. He did a good job this week of turning his attention from Gargano to Black without losing any of his intensity or momentum.

Johnny Gargano - Gargano cut a very good backstage segment where the mental strain of his battles with Tomasso Ciampa was evident. He came across as beginning to lose it and his bout with EC3 next week promises to be something to behold, here's hoping the match isn't just a one-off.

5. Kyle O'Reilly

The former tag team champion was back in action this week

O'Reilly has been one of NXT's most consistent performers for some time now. He gets regular in-ring action and never turns in a dud. This week's 6-man tag match between Undisputed Era and Moustache Mountain & Ricochet really made me note how Adam Cole needs to be showcased more prominently to regain the spotlight on himself in the group. O'Reilly has done nothing wrong in weeks and turned in another great performance this episode.

4. Candice LeRae

LeRae's real-life marriage to Johnny Gargano needs to become a smaller part of her character

LeRae hasn't been given very much creatively. She performed admirably in her role in the Gargano vs Ciampa feud but as a singles competitor has had little to do. Her only storyline to this point has bee n her losing because she's too pre-occupied with her husband's drama. This week she finally picked up a good win against Lacey Evans that cements her as a high up on the NXT women's ladder and also showcased watch she could do. The injured arm part was brilliant and really created a story for an otherwise unspectacular match

3. Tyler Bate

Bate is just 21 years old

Bate shone in the inaugural UK championship tournament and his subsequent rivalry with now-champion Pete Dunne. Now as one-half of the NXT tag team champions, Bate is once again in a prominent role on NXT programming and showed what he could do this week. His ridiculous feats of strength win over almost any crowd and given his tender age, Bate has the potential to become a big player for WWE.

2. Trent Seven

Seven is 36 and trained his partner Tyler Bate

Seven isn't someone who most fans of WWE or even NXT will be familiar with. He doesn't look like a star, he's not the youngest face on the roster and it's pretty safe to say he won't be winning the WWE championship anytime soon.

What Seven is, however, is a brilliant professional wrestler. He is funny, compelling, charismatic and brilliantly entertaining. Severn looked like he was loving every second of this week's episode from the moment he walked down the ramp with an enormous grin on his face.

Seven was great in the ring this week, with strong tag team moves, enormous chops and great timing. I, for one, am very glad to see him being featured so prominently on NXT programming.

1.Ricochet

Ricochet was pinned by Adam Cole in the main event

While it was a little confusing why Ricochet chose to intervene in the feud between Moustache Mountain and Undisputed Era, if the payoff is a program between him and Adam Cole, I am very much okay with it. Ricochet wowed as usual throughout this week's main event and at one point pulled off a ridiculous backflip evasion of an incoming double team move that was instantly the spot of the night. Ricochet is so talented and his feats of athleticism often leave him the performer people are left thinking about at the end of a show, this episode was no exception.

NXT prospect rankings top 10:

1.Ricochet - 17pts

2.Tommaso Ciampa - 15pts

3.Kyle O'Reilly - 13pts

4.Johnny Gargano - 12pts

5.Velveteen Dream - 11pts

6.Oney Lorcan - 9pts

=7. EC3 - 4pts

=7. Shayne Baszler - 4pts

=7. Pete Dunne - 4pts

=7. Trent Seven - 4pts

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