5 Great Wrestlemania moments from NXT alumni

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#4. NXT is 2-2 (or 3-1) in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

If you're not sure who to bet on in an Andre, make sure to at least pick an NXT alumnus.
If you're not sure who to bet on in an Andre, make sure to at least pick an NXT alumnus.

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal can, at times, seem like a pretty transparent way for WWE to cram the WrestleMania card with as many names as possible while promoting their own brand of wrestling history through the continued use of the company's favorite star of all time.

That said, it's also almost always a very welcome diversion on a marathon card, and twice has been won by NXT alumni (three times if you count Cesaro, who won the inaugural Andre at WrestleMania XXX).

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In fact, only one superstar who did not compete at Full Sail University, The Big Show, has taken the bronzed Eighth Wonder of the World home; the others have gone to Cesaro, Baron Corbin, and Mojo Rawley.

The usually-stoic Baron Corbin soaks up a big win on his first night as a WWE superstar.
The usually-stoic Baron Corbin soaks up a big win on his first night as a WWE superstar.

Corbin, who made his debut in the match at WrestleMania 32, and who seemed to find out the night before not only that this would be his promotion but also that he would be victorious (if Breaking Ground's footage of the Dallas NXT event is to be believed), seems to have benefitted the most from his association with the match, and had the most immediate main roster success afterward, although time will have to tell with Rawley.

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Edited by Pratyay Ghosh
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