5 Best moments from NXT in 2019: A prophecy fulfilled, WWE takes an early shot in Wednesday Night Wars

#2 NXT invades the main roster

The Game played perfectly

Picture it, you're running a wrestling promotion and over half of your talent is unable to make the show. In fact, the majority of your roster is stuck overseas. What do you do?

Well, WWE decided to shatter the "break in case of emergency" glass case and hit the NXT button.

Various NXT Superstars took a long flight to Buffalo, New York in order to invade SmackDown at the KeyBank Center. Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley, and more representatives of the Wednesday night show ran roughshod over the blue brand.

The Psycho Killer himself, Tommaso Ciampa, who had recently returned from injury even made an appearance. The former NXT Champion crashed Miz TV and defeated the A-Lister in singles competition.

Later on that night, we got an NXT Championship match. Daniel Bryan was looking for a fight backstage when he came across Triple H and Shawn Michaels. They pointed to their champion, Adam Cole, who delighted in the thought of embarrassing the former WWE Champion on live TV.

What followed was one of the best main events to take place on RAW or SmackDown throughout the year. Adam Cole would end up defeating Daniel Bryan, solidifying himself as a force to be reckoned with. Throughout the month of November leading up to Survivor Series, NXT made themselves known, ruining RAW and SmackDown whenever the opportunity arose.

It was worth it, clearly, as what used to be known as the "developmental brand" emerged victorious from Survivor Series, absolutely crushing the other two brands in dominant fashion. The invasion was a success, and it could no longer be denied that NXT was truly the greatest show under the WWE umbrella.