6. Kyle O'Reilly
O'Reilly has made a huge splash over the past few years on the independent wrestling scene. Hailing from British Columbia in Canada, O'Reilly has been able to make a huge name for himself on the independent wrestling scene competing in promotions like Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Dragon Gate & New Japan Pro Wrestling. His strong suit has been in tag team wrestling where he has competed in two different successful tag teams: Future Shock with Adam Cole and currently with Bobby Fish in reDRagon. He has shown versatility in the ring adapting the hard hitting style of Japanese Strong-Style pro wrestling with a focus on MMA and kickboxing. As others on this list, at just 27 years of age, his best years are ahead of him. His work in promos has continued to approve and a spot in NXT will allow that part of his game to flourish.