6 Former NXT World champions who succeeded on the main roster

#5 Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre defeated Bobby Roode to become the NXT Champion.

Drew McIntyre was released from WWE in 2014. McIntyre then worked for various Independent Wrestling promotions and achieved success in a short amount of time. McIntyre was rehired by WWE in 2017.

He made his WWE return by joining NXT where he became the NXT World Champion within 4 months. McIntyre then lost his World Title to Andrade "Cien" Almas in November and took some time off due to an injury.

McIntyre made his return from injury on the Raw Brand during the Superstar Shakeup where he aligned himself with Dolph Ziggler. Ever since arriving on the main roster, McIntyre has been booked as a monster. McIntyre has gone toe to toe with the likes of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman.

McIntyre is rumoured to break out as one of the top heels of the Raw brand soon. If that does end up happening, expect a successful future for the Scottish Psychopath.

About the author

Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav