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

#4. Finn Balor's Irish luck followed him from NXT to RAW

Finn Balor won the Universal Championship in his first month on the main roster

Finn Balor made his debut on NXT in September 2014. In July 2015, he won the NXT Championship at The Beast in the East by defeating Kevin Owens.

The Extraordinary Man Who Can Do Extraordinary Things held the NXT title for 292 days before dropping it to Samoa Joe on a live event in April 2016.

On July 19, 2016, Balor was drafted from NXT to RAW and debuted a week later. On his first appearance on The Red Brand, Balor wasted no time going for the gold. He won a fatal-four-way against Owens, Cesaro, and Rusev, then a match against Roman Reigns, to earn a shot at the newly introduced Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

BREAKING: New @WWE Universal Champion @FinnBalor suffered injury during @SummerSlam match! https://t.co/WEuWSSneol pic.twitter.com/amFC2UYPkI

— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2016

On August 21 2016, Balor, as The Demon King, defeated Rollins in an epic match to become the first-ever Universal Champion, but it did not come without a price.

The Irish Superstar sustained a shoulder injury during his historic match, which required surgery and meant he would be out for up to six months. He had to relinquish his title just hours after winning it. Despite this, he made this list as he became champion on the main roster in less than a month after his promotion from NXT.