Ranking 10 NXT Call-Ups That Must Happen

10. Hideo Itami - 2/10

The former KENTA was one of NXT's highest-profile signings and was brought in at the same time as Finn Bálor. Unlike Bálor, Hideo Itami hasn't fulfilled the promise he brought with him. This was partly due to a serious injury that cost him over a year, and partly because there hasn't yet been a feud with the creative impact to make him seem like a star.

The WWE had faith in Itami, enough to put him into the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royale, and haven't given up on him yet. Itami doesn't have anything to prove in terms of in-ring quality but needs a programme that gets the audience behind him before he's looked as a potential main roster wrestler again.

If NXT and Itami himself can pull that off, he could be inserted into the main roster or Cruiserweight scene, perhaps as an opponent for Bálor once more, or even into a storyline that sees WWE's crop of formerly Japan-based stars working together.