Whether it was the original version of NXT where an NXT Rookie was paired with a WWE Pro or NXT the current developmental system of WWE, many of today’s WWE Superstars on the main roster have come out of NXT. Some of these superstars have made it to the top, some have made a huge impact and some still have yet to make their presence felt. I am very confident that there will be many more superstars to come out of NXT in the near future.
NXT Alumni
The following superstars listed below have managed to land spots on the main roster. Some have gone on to become top stars, some are still working their way to the top and some even still spend part of their time down at NXT.
Adam Rose and some of his Rosebuds – Adam Rose owns numerous victories over former World Champion Jack Swagger and The Rosebuds continue to follow him.
AJ Lee – 3-time WWE Divas Champion and Slammy Award Winner.
Alex Riley – Owns victories over 3 former World Champions and current panelist for the Raw Pre-Show and for Kick-Off shows before the WWE Pay-Per-View events.
Bad News Barrett – 5-time Intercontinental Champion, Slammy Award Winner, main evented SummerSlam in 2010, main evented Survivor Series in 2010, former leader of The Nexus and former leader of The Corre.
Big E – Former Intercontinental Champion.
Bo Dallas – Owns victories over 3 former World Champions and beat Bad News Barrett in one of the biggest upsets in Raw history.
Bray Wyatt – Owns numerous victories over former World Champions and main evented the TLC Pay-Per-View in 2014.
The Bunny – Slammy Award Winner, former member of The Rosebuds and owns a few pinfall victories in matches.
Byron Saxton – Current commentator for both Smackdown and Superstars and current backstage interviewer.
Curtis Axel – Former Intercontinental Champion, former WWE Tag Team Champion and owns a victory over former World Champion, current WWE COO and future WWE Hall of Famer Triple H.
Damien Mizdow – Former WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner, former Mr. Money in the Bank and owns numerous victories over former World Champions.
Daniel Bryan – 3-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, former World Heavyweight Champion, former United States Champion, former WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner and has main evented 2 WrestleManias.
Darren Young – Slammy Award Winner, main evented SummerSlam in 2010, owns a victory over former United States Champion Cesaro and has come close on a couple of occasions to becoming a WWE Tag Team Champion.
David Otunga – 2-time WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award winner, main evented SummerSlam in 2010 and was the team captain for Team Johnny at WrestleMania 28.
Dean Ambrose – Longest reigning United States Champion in WWE history, Slammy Award Winner, 2-0 at WrestleMania, main evented the Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View in 2014 and main evented the TLC Pay-Per-View in 2014.
Eden – Current Smackdown ring announcer and current backstage interviewer.
Emma – Owns victories over numerous former WWE Divas Champions.
Erick Rowan – Slammy Award Winner and main evented Survivor Series in 2014.
Eva Marie – A nominee for the “Diva of the Year” Slammy Award in 2013, owns 2 victories over former WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee, competed in a 7-on-7 Traditional Survivor Series Tag Team Match in 2013 and current star cast member of WWE reality show Total Divas.
Fandango – Beat former World Champion and future WWE Hall of Famer Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29 and owns numerous victories over other former World Champions.
Heath Slater – 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner, main evented SummerSlam in 2010 and owns victories over 2 former World Champions.
Justin Gabriel – 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner and main evented SummerSlam in 2010.
The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) – Owns a victory over former World Tag Team Champions Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay) and own victories over 2 pairings of former WWE Tag Team Champions.
Rusev w/ Lana – Rusev is the current United States Champion and has yet to be pinned or submitted on the main roster and Lana has been managing him through it all.
Luke Harper – Former Intercontinental Champion and main evented Survivor Series in 2014.
Naomi – Owns victories over numerous former WWE Divas Champions and former star cast member of Total Divas.
Paige – 2-time WWE Divas Champion, first diva to ever hold both the WWE Divas Championship and NXT Women’s Championship simultaneously and the youngest WWE Divas Champion in history.
Renee Young – Current leading panelist for Kickoff Shows before Pay-Per-View events and current backstage interviewer.
Roman Reigns – Former WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner and 2-0 at WrestleMania.
Ryback – Slammy Award Winner, main evented multiple Pay-Per-Views and own numerous victories over former World Champions.
Seth Rollins – Former WWE Tag Team Champion, Slammy Award Winner, current Mr. Money in the Bank, 2-0 at WrestleMania, main evented the Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View in 2014 and main evented Survivor Series in 2014.
Summer Rae – Owns numerous victories over former WWE Divas Champions and former star cast member of Total Divas.
Titus O’Neil – A nominee for the “Tag Team of the Year” Slammy Award in 2014, has come close to becoming a WWE Tag Team Champion on numerous occasions and owns 2 victories over former World Champion Jack Swagger.
Tom Phillips – Former Smackdown commentator and current backstage interviewer.
Xavier Woods – Has beaten juggernaut and former WWE Superstar Brodus Clay on numerous occasions, former tag team partner of former United States and WWE Tag Team Champion R-Truth and current ally of two former Intercontinental Champions : Kofi Kingston and Big E.
JoJo – Competed in a 7-on-7 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match in 2013 and former star cast member of Total Divas.
Corey Graves – Current panelist for the Raw Pre-Show.
Tony Dawson – Current backstage interviewer.
