#6 Shinsuke Nakamura
Within four months of his NXT debut, Nakamura captured the brand’s top title. However, his reign was short-lived. He left NXT as a two-time NXT Champion. The King of Strong Style debuted on April 4th episode of Smackdown Live interrupting The Miz and Maryse.
Nakamura then feuded with Dolph Ziggler. His biggest win came on August 1st episode when Nakamura defeated John Cena to earn himself a number one contender match for the WWE Championship. Since then, Nakamura has earned himself two WWE Championship matches. Though he lost both those matches to Jinder Mahal, Nakamura still remains one of the top babyfaces in the company.
Edited by Shruti Sadbhav