Grading The First 10 NXT Champions

The Godfather of NXT, Triple H unveiling the initial design for the championship.
The Godfather of NXT, Triple H unveiling the initial design for the championship.

#3 Bo Dallas

All he had to do was Bo-Lieve.
All he had to do was Bo-Lieve.

Bo Dallas was the cornerstone of NXT while they made their transition into a brand that tours and holds major events. He was easily one of the most despicable figures on the NXT roster, which was all the more reason for his brilliance. Everyone Dallas faced would be cheered, the crowd would literally turn their backs on him and Dallas lived in delusion for all of it. His run with the title was extremely entertaining and his antics were what made NXT become more prominent. He lost the strap to Adrian Neville in a ladder match at NXT Arrival: 2014.

His main roster run, however, has been a nightmare. It started out well, as he debuted in the 2013 Royal Rumble and eliminated Wade Barrett. He was put in a feud with him and even got a shot at the Intercontinental Championship. His run as Bo-Lieve was where everything went south. Incredibly over with the fans, WWE had his winning streak bizarrely end against jobber R-Truth. He has been a jobber ever since, being part of the Social Outcasts and Braun Strowman's punching bag, The Miztourage.

His run with the NXT Championship is uber memorable, and his main roster run can't even hold a candle to that. He is still just 27 and has room for recovery, so he probably will not stay a jobber forever. Up until now, however, its an F for his main roster run.

Grades: A as NXT Champion, F on the main roster, C overall.

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