10 Reasons Tommaso Ciampa could become the greatest NXT champion ever

2. An early brush with greatness

After kicking around Chaotic Wrestling for nearly two years, Ciampa got on WWE's radar. They were so impressed with his poise and presence that they almost immediately put him on television, where he portrayed Muhammed Hussein's lawyer.

He actually stood across the ring from the Undertaker, only days into his WWE contract. However, WWE believed that while Ciampa was quite skilled he needed to learn how to wrestle and look good on television at the same time, so he was sent to their Ohio Valley Developmental territory. Still, it's quite impressive that he managed to work an angle with Undertaker so quickly.