[Statistician]

The year 1996 is famous for the breakout of Stone Cold Steve Austin with his Austin 3:16 speech. Also, it was the debut year for the Rock. So also, it was the year when Triple H won his first Intercontinental Championship. Now say, the NXT concept existed back then, who do you think would have been the contestants, and who would have turned out the victor; based upon their actual career achievements.

 

[MOBELS]

Probably the Rock and a bunch of other jobbers that no one remembers

 

[imEnigmaticAsshole]

i doubt any one really big would have been in NXT..because if vince saw big potential in a guy he would bring him straight up to the main roster....

 

[Hotdiggity11]

NXT wasn't needed back then because many wrestlers were already well-known before coming to the WWE.

 

[dxbender]

^Rock,Austin,HHH weren't known before coming to WWE were they?

 

[Unsexed]

Eh Austin was, he was Stunning in WCW, HHH was in WCW too as Jean Paul Levesque

 

[Geeee]

In 1996, the WWF needed every interesting guy on TV.