10 NXT Superstars who won championships in their first year on the main roster

#5. Carmella had better luck on Smackdown than NXT

Carmella cashed her Money in the Bank briefcase to win her first title in WWE

Carmella joined NXT in 2013 and spent three years in the black and yellow brand. Nevertheless, her only shot at championship gold came right before her promotion to the main roster.

The Princess of Staten Island won a Battle Royal to earn a shot at Bayley's NXT Women's Championship in January 2016. Carmella went head-to-head against the Champion on February 10 episode but suffered a defeat. She would not get another chance until her debut on SmackDown.

Carmella was drafted from NXT to SmackDown on July 19 and made her debut on the 26th.

This is no time for moonwalking... @CarmellaWWE is CASHING IN her #MITB contract! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/27YQnol6lv

— WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2018

She made history becoming the first-ever Ms. Money in the Bank, but her first few attempts to cash in on the Champion Charlotte Flair failed.

On the April 10 episode of SmackDown, Carmella found her perfect opportunity when The IIconics, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, attacked Charlotte.

Ms. Money in the Bank rushed to the ring and cashed in her briefcase to take advantage of a weakened Charlotte. She hit The Queen with the Superkick to win her first-ever title, nine months following her main roster debut.