Every WWE Championship And The Superstar That Defined It
48. NXT Championship (2012 - 2017) - Finn Bálor
In many ways the first truly iconic NXT Champion as the show morphed from developmental league to iconic super-indie, Finn Bálor's record-setting 292 days with the original title saw the black-and-gold brand elevated in his dual images.
As himself and his Demon alter-ego, Bálor put forth a string of exhilarating defences, particularly in a feud against Samoa Joe that completely reinvented the 'Samoan Submission Machine' following a slightly shaky start on the show. People rooted for Bálor to get the same treatment on Raw and SmackDown when he left, such was the power of this stint.