5 Best NXT call-ups to the WWE main roster 

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WWE has given us some spectacular call-ups from NXT over the years

#3 Paige dethrones the WWE Divas Champion (2014)

Very few WWE Superstars have won a championship on their first night on the main roster
Very few WWE Superstars have won a championship on their first night on the main roster

Keith Lee was the first WWE Superstar to hold both the NXT and North American Championships at the same time. Adam Cole was the first actual NXT Champ-Champ, holding both the North American Championship and NXT Tag Team Championship.

However, the third entry on our list was the first WWE Superstar to hold titles on both NXT and the main roster. Paige was light years ahead of her time. The then NXT Champion had a bright future ahead of her, as WWE made her the first woman to ever hold the belt, signifying that there were big things in store for her.

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Clearly, that was the case, as she debuted on RAW on April 7th, 2014, and defeated AJ Lee to capture the WWE Divas Championship. It was such a special moment for her career that it even appeared in the movie based on Paige's life, "Wrestling With My Family."

Paige started the night off, congratulating AJ Lee for her performance at WrestleMania the previous night. Lee, not caring about her opinions, became insulted and decided to make an example out of her that night. Paige claimed she wasn't ready for a WWE Divas Championship opportunity.

However, that couldn't have been further from the truth. Paige ended AJ Lee's 255-day long reign with a Paige Turner, shocking the WWE Universe and leaving her first night on RAW with a new title in tow.

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