10 Wrestlers Who Should Have Been NXT Champion
8. CJ Parker
Whether you agree with this entry or it utterly baffles you will heavily depend upon your exposure to New Japan Pro Wrestling. It is there that former NXT superstar CJ Parker is thriving as Juice Robinson, an eccentric foreign babyface who the Japanese audience is really starting to get behind.
The fact that a rival promotion has found the star quality in a talent where Triple H could not is probably something the WWE won't be shouting about. The fact remains however, that had they kept Juice on the roster, he could have developed into an integral part of NXT instead of 'the guy who Kevin Owens squashed in his debut'.
It is indeed possible that Parker needed to make the transition to Japan in order to find his feet at the top flight of wrestling. Had he been able to work out the kinks in his character while still in Orlando, it's tough to believe he wouldn't be NXT Champion by now, if not already a part of the main roster.