#2 Adam Cole and the Undisputed Era
NXT ends 2017 in a curious place. The roster is strong, but there's a wrinkle. It's champion, Andrade "Cien" Almas, isn't the top heel. That spot belongs to Adam Cole, who has wrecked havoc alongside his Undisputed Era stablemates since their arrival in Brooklyn on August 19th.
After winning the first War Games match in nearly 20 years at the last TakeOver, 2017 ends with Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish as the new NXT Tag Team Champions. The question now isn't if, but when Adam Cole joins them in wearing championship gold by capturing NXT's top title.
That will likely happen at TakeOver: New Orleans, the night before WrestleMania. However, it happens, the Undisputed Era will rule the roost on NXT for the lion's share of the year.