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Which current NXT star would you debut on the main roster

4.9K views 58 replies 40 participants last post by  DammitChrist  
#1 ·
If you could take one current NXT performer (singles or tag team) and have them debut on the roster in the next month who would it be?
Also, which show and angle would you place them in?

For me it would be a heel Samoa Joe against a fully face AJ: it would freshen things up, help bring back a bit of prestige to the title after the Ellsworth debacle and would guarantee quality matches.
Also, from a selfish POV I'm a big fan of both men.
 
#8 ·
I had it all written out. Rusev/Sami Zayn US title feud up until wrestlemania where Zayn wins. Zayn title celebration on post-raw, beats Rusev again, after match ends...

GLORIOUS! Starting the Sami Zayn vs Bobby Roode US title feud.

Bobby Roode would be the crown jewel of my mid-card for as long as i can until the inevitable main event push.
 
#11 ·
Well, assuming The Revival are already on their way up...

Joe. And Asuka & Nakamura shortly after.

I'd rather get Tye an NXT title win under his belt before calling him up.
I'd be absolutely OK with this, even if it's just a short run. He's put a lot in to NXT over the years and has found something that's really connected with the crowd, and he's in good form, and a decent enough worker. It would be nice to see someone who's a bit more of a "home grown" talent get a crack at the main title in NXT.
 
#17 ·
Bobby Roode. Apart from maybe Joe, he is the only guy in the NXT roster who would not get lost in the shuffle within 3 months.

There are some great wrestlers in NXT but there just aren't any vacancies for what they do on main roster. Revival, Dillinger..... are great but I don't see any Revival or Dillinger-shaped holes in MR.
 
#18 ·
I'd take out Nakamura and put him in a match against Brock Lesnar at Fast Lane.
 
#19 ·
Asuka or Nakamura just because those two intrigue me the most. How will they work on a bigger stage given their language issues. Asuka might be taken more seriously if they just have her come in and beat the fuck out of people but I fear people will see Nakamura as a weird Japanese guy who jerks and shakes his body around too much.
 
#20 · (Edited)
Joe, easily. Not sure where to put him. I feel like he's a better fit for SmackDown, but I don't want him in Bray Wyatt's way.
 
#25 · (Edited)
Management doesn't care you mean, the fans care big time. That's unfortunately how somebody like AJ Styles who's terrible at everything BUT in ring work and would've been a jobber 5 or 6 years ago can be the most protected person on his brand.
 
#27 ·
I think they liked it because they probably assumed you were being sarcastic and imitating Vince. At least that's how I read the quote.
 
#30 ·
I Feel like this is a reason that IF they get called up to main roster, that they will be midcard or below. they are both kinda old. If vince was gonna push them, then i think he would have had them skip nxt like aj styles. at the very least, joe has a chance of getting a umaga like push, since he is a fat samoan (no offense, but its true). Nakamura on the other hand...especially through someone like vince's eyes, may end up as a yoshi tatsu guy. Not all nxt champs succeed (big e, neville,bo dallas).