5 top TNA wrestlers in WWE today

Ever since the formation of Total Nonstop Action (TNA), WWE has lost its monopoly of being the only live televised wrestling program. After the news of Jeff Jarrett being inducted into the Hall of Fame class of 2018 came out, many people have been comparing Superstars' success in TNA and WWE. Some have benefited from only one company while there have been few who achieved stardom wherever they went.

Over the years many superstars have switched from TNA to WWE, owing to a better career push or improved financial status. Following are some of the people who made a name for themselves in TNA before coming to WWE.

Check out the list.

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#5 Eric Young

Former NXT Tag Team Champion.

Eric Young was a part of TNA from 2004-2016. He won 11 championships during his career and is considered a TNA Original. He is also one of only four men to win TNA's Grand Slam Championship. A veteran of the business, Young had an impressive run with the company.

Young joined WWE as a part of NXT in May 2016. He formed a stable, SAnitY, and led them to tag team victories till the mid of 2017. In August 2017, he won the NXT Tag Team Championship as a part SAnitY, but lost the titles only two months later. His main roster call-up is highly anticipated and the WWE Universe will be eager to see what EY can deliver.

#4 Xavier Woods

A 4-time WWE Tag Team Champion.

Xavier Woods debuted in TNA as Consequences Creed in 2007 and had a decent run. He held the TNA World Tag Team Championship once. He was the part of The Frontline which had a great feud with The Main Event Mafia. Xavier got released from TNA in 2010.

Woods joined WWE in 2010 and did not have the best of starts. But the formation of The New Day in 2014 changed everything for him. A part of one of company's greatest ever stables, he is a 4-time tag team champion. At just 31 years old, Woods has a lot left in him and has a guaranteed roster spot as a tag team.

#3 Bobby Roode

The current United States Champion.

A TNA Original, Bobby Roode was a part of the company for a good 12 years. He was the longest reigning Heavyweight Champion in the company's history and a part of the longest reigning Tag Team Champions. Throughout his time in TNA, he became one of the best all-round athletes and his matches delivered plenty of drama. He left the company in 2016.

After joining WWE as a part of NXT in 2016, Roode became an engaging character. He had a great feud with Shinsuke Nakamura whom he defeated and became the NXT Champion for the first time. He lost the title to the returning Drew McIntyre after holding it for seven months. He made his main roster debut following it and since then has never looked back. He is the current United States Champion and 2018 surely has something big for 'The Glorious One'.

#2 Samoa Joe

The Destroyer's return is awaited.

Another TNA Original, Samoa Joe had an 18-month undefeated streak after joining the company in 2005. He has multiple championship belts to his name and is a 10-year veteran of the company. Famous for his submissions, Joe has had numerous outstanding matches with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, one of them even achieving a 5-star rating. He left TNA in February 2015.

Joe joined WWE as a part of NXT in May 2015. Soon he moved up the ladder and became the NXT Champion in 2016. He's one of the only two people to have held the title twice. After losing the title to Shinsuke Nakamura, Joe made his Monday Night Raw debut in January 2017 and had a great year that involved impressive feuds with Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Currently out due to a foot injury, 'The Samoan Submission Machine' will look forward to doing what he does best, destroy.

#1 AJ Styles

The best of both worlds.

Mr. TNA, as he was dubbed, AJ Styles is probably the best wrestler to have stepped foot inside a TNA ring. He was one of the first faces of the company and was a multiple time TNA World, and Tag Team Champion. Styles had a number of unbelievable matches with the likes of Christopher Daniels and Sting and was already a household name before arriving in the WWE.

Styles joined WWE in the January of 2016 and debuted in that year's Royal Rumble event. Just two years in the company and AJ is already a fan favorite. With two U.S Championship and two WWE Championship (also current) reigns under his name, 'The Phenomenal One' couldn't have dreamed of a better time.