⁠From NXT to WWE: Top 4 Most Successful Transitions

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Well, as a part of their career progression, numerous prominent wrestlers have switched from NXT to WWE’s main roster over the past few years. Often popularly hailed as the launch pad for wrestlers, NXT trains and polishes them and, once they have proven their worth, these wrestlers receive their much-awaited call-ups from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where they can undoubtedly get a larger audience base and even more dynamic exposure.

Moreover, in addition to being a major career progression, the transition of wrestlers from NXT to WWE also leads them to higher salaries, bonuses, and more merchandising revenue. Have you ever wondered about the iconic professional wrestlers who have switched from NXT to WWE? Well, let’s find out.

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In this article we will take a look at the top four professional wrestlers who have successfully transitioned from NXT to WWE.

⁠From NXT to WWE: Top 4 Most Successful Transitions

• Roman Reigns

The American professional wrestler and former football player, Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, popularly referred to by his ring name “Roman Reigns”, is at the first spot in our list of the top four WWE Superstars who made the most successful transitions from NXT to the main roster.

Often hailed as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, Roman Reigns made his NXT debut in 2012 and, owing to his dominant exploits inside the ring, he transitioned into the WWE’s main roster in the same year in the 2012 Survivor Series with The Shield event. Well, the leader of “The Bloodline”, often hailed as one of the most dominant factions in the history of WWE, Roman Reigns undoubtedly established himself as one of the most popular faces of the World Wrestling Entertainment company in the 2020s.

• Becky Lynch

Next, at the second spot in our list of the top four professional wrestlers who have successfully transitioned from NXT to WWE, we have the Irish professional wrestler Rebecca Quin, popularly known by her ring name “Becky Lynch”. Often referred to as one of the greatest women’s professional wrestlers of all time, Becky Lynch made her star-studded NXT debut in 2014 and switched to WWE’s main roster in 2015.

Over the years, Becky Lynch has undoubtedly displayed her unmatched wrath inside the ring. Becky Lynch aka became the first-ever SmackDown Women’s Champion and also established herself as the first women’s WrestleMania main event (WrestleMania 35).

• Seth Rollins

The iconic American professional wrestler, Colby Daniel Lopez, popularly known by his ring name “Seth Rollins”, is at the third spot in our list of the top four WWE Superstars who made the most successful transitions from NXT to the main roster. Seth Rollins made his roaring NXT debut in 2012 and established himself as the first-ever NXT champion, opening the golden gateway of the World Wrestling Entertainment company for him in the same year.

Seth Rollins entered the WWE arena at the 2012 The Shield event and took off the opponents with a blow. Often popularly referred to as one of the most dominant professional wrestlers in the world, Seth Rollins is a five-time world champion in WWE and also the only wrestler to have clinched the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and NXT Championship.

• Charlotte Flair

Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four professional wrestlers who have successfully transitioned from NXT to WWE, we have another American professional female wrestler, Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, often popularly referred to by her ring name “Charlotte Flair”. Daughter of the legendary wrestler, Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair made her NXT debut in 2013 and a couple of years later in 2015, transitioned into WWE’s main roster.

A 14-time World Champion and often hailed as one of the most lethal female professional wrestlers in the world, Charlotte Flair has undoubtedly established herself as one of the most successful and dominant wrestlers in the World Wrestling Entertainment over the years.

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