10 WWE Main Roster Wrestlers Who Were WORSE In NXT

10. Heavy Machinery

Heavy Machinery were a prominent tag team in 2018 NXT, yet they never captured the Tag Team Titles, often coming close but never being able to put the champions away. The huge size of Otis and Tucker made their defeat an impressive sight.

In their move to the main roster the duo had some solo success - Tucker becoming a two-time 24/7 Champion and Otis winning 2020’s Money in the Bank contract - but they ultimately failed again to take tag team gold.

Their greatest improvement in transitioning from NXT to the main roster was their character work. Tucker took tentative steps to becoming his own man; however, while an improvement on his NXT presence, he was overshadowed by his partner.

Otis thrived on the main roster in his odd couple romance with Mandy Rose. Rather than being played just for laughs, the mismatch between the beautiful Rose and slovenly Otis had some genuinely heartfelt moments.

When Heavy Machinery imploded, Otis excelled and continues to do so on SmackDown - having found renewed tag team success alongside Chad Gable as Alpha Academy.

Tucker wasn’t so fortunate, being released on 15 April 2021, though he left the WWE a better prospect for whichever promotion he stakes his claim in.