10 Challengers For NXT Championship After TakeOver: Chicago

9. Eric Young

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Eric Young has put together a few decent feuds as leader of Sanity, but it may be time for him to make a move towards the NXT Championship.

Young and his militia are a dangerous obstacle for babyfaces to overcome. The losses to Strong and Dillinger haven't truly dented his mystique, meaning he has plenty more to offer in NXT. Having Young as NXT Champion, surrounded by his impenetrable wall of cronies, makes for the perfect stronghold atop developmental. Up-and-coming faces would have to take on the entire Sanity legion in order to claim the brand's top prize.

Then there's the intra-faction intrigue. WWE management are clearly high on Killian Dane, therefore a clash with his mentor over the NXT Title would be a pivotal moment in his development.

Believe it or not, Young was stablemates with Bobby Roode back in their early TNA days as 'Team Canada.' NXT is unlikely to exploit that link in their backstories, and equally unlikely to have the two heels feud. Look for Young to make his NXT Championship push further down the line once a babyface has toppled Roode.

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