5 Superstars who could challenge Adam Cole for the WWE NXT Championship

#4 Matt Riddle

Matt Riddle and Adam Cole are no strangers to each other

By this point, it almost feels like every Superstar from the NXT roster has had their fair share of issues with The Undisputed Era and the same goes for one half of the reigning NXT Tag Team Champions, Matt Riddle.

Throughout the majority of 2019, Riddle faced The Undisputed Era over the course of multiple tag team matches and also competed against the likes of Adam Cole and Roderick Strong individually.

In the past year, Riddle also unsuccessfully challenged Cole for the NXT Championship and in the initial stages of 2020, 'The Original Bro' decided to shift his focus towards the NXT Tag Team Division.

Entering the Dusty Classic Tournament with Pete Dunne, The Broserweights surprisingly ended up winning the tourney and if that wasn't enough, at NXT TakeOver: Portland, the newly formed tag team would end up defeating The Undisputed Era to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.

The win also marked Riddle's first title win in the WWE. However, since then things have not been in favor of 'The Original Bro', as his tag team partner Pete Dunne got stranded in the U.K. and failed to make it back to the US, leaving the status of the NXT Tag Team Championships up in the air. However, Riddle being as innovative as he is found a temporary tag team partner in the form of WWE's newest signee Timothy Thatcher and the duo went on to successfully defend the tag team titles against The Undisputed Era.

Now, Matt Riddle, as well know, is quite a polarizing figure in the world of professional wrestling and has already established himself as a fan-favorite among the WWE Universe for his well-known antics. Riddle stepping up to Adam Cole on this occasion would be a completely different ball game, as on this occasion, the former has the back-up of two of the toughest men from NXT in the form of Pete Dunne and Timothy Thatcher.

With Dunne and Thatcher's support, Matt Riddle could easily even-up the numbers game against The Undisputed Era and who knows, maybe in the future, both Dunne and Thatcher decide to come up with other plans for themselves...