7 most successful NXT call-ups

Modified Dec 07, 2017 18:25 GMT

#2 Seth Rollins

Being the first ever NXT Champions, a lot was expected from Rollins when he made his main roster debut and now, you can definitely say that Rollins delivered.

Seth Rollins debuted on the main roster at Survivor Series alongside Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns, attacking Ryback during his triple threat match against CM Punk and John Cena, allowing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain his title.

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The trio, then went on a path destruction, beating everyone on the main roster.

After his 18-month long run with The Shield, it was clear that Rollins was the breakout star. He disbanded the faction, winning the Money in The Bank briefcase shortly thereafter, and successfully cashing in the briefcase at WrestleMania 31.

This made headlines as one of the greatest ‘Mania moments of all time. Rollins, then went on to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for 220 days, until he was sidelined due to a knee injury.

After returning from his injury, he regained the title for a brief period, but he just hasn’t been pushed as well as before.

Rollins recently reunited with his Shield brethren, so it’s safe to say that WWE has some big plans for him.

Seth Rolins' accomplishments in NXT and WWE

NXT Gold Rush Tournament (2012)

NXT Championship (1 time)

WWE/Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Roman Reigns (1) and Dean Ambrose (1)

WWE United States Championship (1 time)

WWE World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Money in the Bank (2014)

Slammy Awards (9 times)

• Anti-Gravity Moment of the Year (2014) Diving off the balcony at Payback

• Breakout Star of the Year (2013) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield

• Double-Cross of the Year (2014) Betraying The Shield and joining The Authority

• Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield

• Fan Participation (2014) "You Sold Out"

• Match of the Year (2014) Team Cena vs. Team Authority at Survivor Series

• Superstar of the Year (2015)

• Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) – #BelieveInTheShield with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as The Shield

Tag Team of the Year (2013) with Roman Reigns

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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