The First 10 NXT Champions: Where are they now?

#3 Bo Dallas (May 23, 2013)

Big E lost the NXT title to Bo Dallas, back when the latter was doing quite well for himself in WWE. This was the only time Bo Dallas won the NXT title. He would go on to become a Tag Team Champion with Curtis Axel on WWE RAW.

Dallas also won the 24/7 title on one occasion. He has been out of action since last November, when he asked WWE for some time off. His partner Curtis Axel was released by WWE earlier this year, thus putting an end to The B-Team.

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#4 Adrian Neville/Pac (February 27, 2014)

Adrian Neville won the NXT title in a Ladder match that headlined NXT Arrival. The 16-minute encounter ended when Neville grabbed the belt and celebrated as the show went off the air. Unfortunately, he couldn't reach the same heights after he left NXT.

In early 2019, Neville was announced as one of the first wrestlers to sign with All Elite Wrestling. He soon became one of the promotion's mainstays and had a critically acclaimed match with Orange Cassidy at AEW Revolution earlier this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Neville hasn't been able to wrestle for AEW for a while due to issues related to international travel.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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Edited by Atharva Papnoi