10 WWE Questions You Most Want Answered (Oct 13)
6. When Will Shinsuke Nakamura Debut On The Main Roster?
I think we'll first see Nakamura at the 2017 Royal Rumble, as a surprise entrant in the titular match. However, I don't think he'll become a fully-fledged main roster member until several months after that, continuing to defend the NXT Championship and enjoying a very strong reign in the meantime.
Hopefully when Shinsuke does eventually make it to Raw or SmackDown (surely Raw), he'll continue to be portrayed as a very dangerous competitor. NXT Champions have an inconsistent track record when moving up to television; for every Seth Rollins there's a Bo Dallas.