6 Former NXT World champions who succeeded on the main roster

The NXT Championship has been active since 2012.
The NXT Championship has been active since 2012.

#1 Seth Rollins

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The inaugural NXT Champion, Seth Rollins.

Seth Rollins made history in 2012 when he won a tournament to become the first ever NXT Champion. Seth Rollins then remained as the NXT Champion for the rest of 2012, before losing the title to Big E in 2013.

While Seth Rollins was enjoying his reign as the NXT World Champion, he also made his main roster debut at Survivor Series 2012 as a part of “The Shield” along with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. The Shield became one of the most dominant and successful stables of the modern era.

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Seth Rollins turned on his Shield brothers in 2014 to join the Authority. Seth Rollins found huge success as a singles superstar. Since arriving on the main roster in 2012, Seth has won the Tag Team Championships, Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE Championship 2 times each and the United States Championship 1 time.

Seth Rollins became a Grand Slam Champion this year at Wrestlemania 34. Seth Rollins is, without a doubt, one of the top Superstars in WWE today and the future looks even brighter for him.

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