8 WWE Superstars you forgot appeared on NXT

Modified Jun 22, 2020 06:33 GMT

These main roster stars appeared on NXT during the early days of the promotion

#6 Jake Hager aka Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger’s run in WWE didn’t live up to expectations despite the man being a former world champion. Hager has now done a much better job of establishing himself as an interesting character in AEW as well as a force to be reckoned with as the muscle of the Inner Circle. During his WWE run, Hager even had a match a couple of matches in NXT which are often overlooked.

Hager’s first NXT match came against Sami Zayn in August 2013, which he won. His second match came in 2014, where Rusev forced him to submit.

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#5 Dolph Ziggler

Another main roster star who has had a couple of matches in NXT is Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler went down to NXT for a couple of matches in 2013. As you guys will notice, most of the matches on this list took place in either 2013 or 2014, when the current version of NXT was just starting out.

Ziggler’s first match in NXT was in a live event in 2013 where he teamed up with former WWE star Brad Maddox. The pair faced Briley Pierce and current AEW star Trent in a winning effort.

Ziggler’s second NXT match was during a TV taping in July 2013 where he beat the ‘Bulgarian Brute’ Rusev.

Edited by Alan John