3. Punishment Martinez
Sure Nikki Cross has targeted a slew of performers on her path to Aleister Black. Yet, what if it's all a red herring on the part of the Scots-woman. What if the attack on Black is by someone else entirely new. Maybe management sees this as an opportunity to reset Cross after the promotion of SANITY.
She could find another ruthless partner in the incoming Punishment Martinez. The big man isn't much of a character coming in from ROH, one of the oddest Indie wrestlers to fit perfectly into the WWE mould at least physique wise. He could become a muscle for Cross, while the latter a voice for him. A dominant duo much to court chaos in NXT. The perfect recipe would be to target anyone and everyone, rattle their cages.
Make a statement on their destruction, by destroying Aleister Black. After all Black despite losing his NXT Championship is the big fish of the yellow brand. He's yet to lose fairly and could be the perfect first opponent for Martinez to tackle. For now, this seems like the only agenda that might push someone as erratic as Cross on the warpath of Aleister Black.