8 Moments That Led Seth Rollins To WWE 2K18 Cover Star

8. First NXT Champion

From the minute he walked through the doors of Florida Championship Wrestling, fresh off signing his WWE contract, Seth Rollins was poised for greatness in Vince McMahon's company.

He was athletic and had the look of a Superstar the promotion could plaster on posters, t-shirts and action figures and market to the masses. His eventual promotion to the main roster and Superstardom was all but a certainty.

First, he would make history.

When FCW transformed into NXT, Rollins was tapped to be the first champion of the revolutionary new brand. He defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final and rose the NXT Championship high in the air for the first time, setting the bar for every Superstar that would follow him.

While his reign would be cut short thanks to that aforementioned promotion, there was no denying that Rollins had kicked off a journey that would lead to bigger, better and historic accomplishments while bringing a legitimacy to a brand new venture that would revolutionize the industry.