8 Best Options For Dethroning Samoa Joe As NXT Champion

6. Andrade 'Cien' Almos

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It has come as a big surprise to many that the former La Sombra isn't taking part in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, as many felt that the tournament itself was to act as the launching pad for the now-rechristened Andrade 'Cien' Almos in WWE and NXT. The full list of CWC competitors has been announced, but Almos is nowhere to be seen.

So with that avenue forgotten, it seems that NXT proper is going to be where Almos establishes himself for the time being. He made his debut at TakeOver: The End... by defeating Tye Dillinger, and although the crowd was fairly split (thanks in no small part to their love for The Perfect 10) Almos' ability more than won them over.

Andrade Almos is simply too good at this whole professional wrestling thing to be missing from any discussion when it comes to the NXT Championship. Whether as a face or a heel, he'll find himself in and around the top of the mountain sooner rather than later.

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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.