Who should become the first NXT North American Champion?

Who would you like to see become the first ever NXT North American Champion?
Who would you like to see become the first ever NXT North American Champion?

#2 Lars Sullivan

David Meltzer reported that Sullivan was originally pencilled in to main event the show against Andrace
David Meltzer reported that Sullivan was originally pencilled in to main event the show against Andrace "Cien" Almas

Why he should win: Lars Sullivan returned to NXT programming last week and picked up right where he left off by running over his opponent. Sullivan has all the makings of a monster heel but still needs to flesh out his character a little more in developmental. Putting the title on Sullivan could raise it's prestige as Sullivan could have a lengthy run with the title, defeating challenger after challenger and, hopefully, allowing the NXT universe to get to know the Sullivan character a little better.

Why he should not: A major problem with Sullivan winning the title is that he will eventually have to lose it and that could kill his momentum as an unstoppable force. Yes, WWE can get fancy with it's booking and have Sullivan drop the title in an undeserved manner, but in my mind, that would be fairly unusual for NXT. Sullivan pursuing or winning the title's secondary title doesn't seem the right fit and while him being in this match elevates the title's standing, if he were to win, I don't see a comfortable path for Sullivan to then pursue the NXT championship. WWE seems to be very high on Sullivan and I doubt it will be long before he is thrust into the NXT championship picture, so a win here makes limited sense.

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