5 Superstars who struggled in NXT but have succeeded on the main roster

#2 Alexa Bliss

Alexa has made watching WWE Bliss since her debut

Much like Carmella, Alexa Bliss could have EASILY taken top spot here!

When Alexa Bliss was drafted to SmackDown Live at number 20, not even on the main show, who would have thought she would be where she is today?

Little Miss Bliss is one of only two women to have held both the RAW and SmackDown Women's Champions, and she's the first, beating Charlotte to the crown.

Bliss was also the longest reigning RAW Women's Champion, too, until Ronda Rousey took that crown - and Five Feet of Fury even held her own in the ring with The Baddest Woman on the Planet, too.

Now, Bliss did have a fair few matches in NXT - but was best known as the manager of Blake and Murphy, helping them win the NXT Tag Team Championships - and even working as an unnamed ring announcer on the developmental brand.

There's no doubt WWE knew she had talent, but it's only been unleashed on the main roster, most prominently with her own talk show segment - A Moment of Bliss - becoming a regular feature!

Bliss did have a handful of chances at the NXT Women's Championship but always seemed to fall short and never quite looked like the complete package. Since joining the main roster, her rise has been meteoric - with her promo skills being hailed as some of the best in the business right now and her in-ring work is pretty solid too.

No matter what happens from now on, Bliss' first 18 months on the main roster were maybe the most surprising of all time.