Is the NXT Championship a Blessing or a Curse?

#12 Andrade "Cien" Almas - Blessing?

Andrade "Cien" Almas (14th NXT Champion)

Andrade debuted in NXT as a baby face in shiny white clothes with a nice hat. It's pretty funny to think about that when you compare what he was to what he has become. After showing him as lost and wild, Zelina Vega arrived and reinvented Almas. She became one of the best managers in the business and was integral to his rise. Her promos have been excellent, and she isn't afraid to jump into the match for a sneaky Hurricanranna.

They were just announced to join Smackdown Live, so it's too soon to tell how they are going to handle him, but I'd say that a person of his size should have more opportunities on Smackdown than on Raw where the "Big Boys" play.

I believe a fight between him and AJ Styles more than I believe him against Lesnar or Strowman. I don't want to see him in a tag team match or 6-man tag with any of the Mexican wrestlers though, because that will reduce him to being another racial caricature instead of allowing this character to continue evolving. If another Mexican wrestler joins him, he better be a Heel.