Predicting The Next 7 NXT Champions

4. Shinsuke Nakamura

While many people think The King of Strong Style will move up to the main roster almost immediately after his NXT debut, there's a chance that WWE will let him simmer in a tag team or on the periphery of the main event for a while to get used to the new style. If WWE does indeed choose that route, it's only a matter of time until Nakamura makes it impossible to put the title on anyone else. Throughout Shinsuke's time in Japan he's shown again and again that he's a true show stealer, someone that no one on the roster would relish following. Assuming that he can show half the charisma and in ring ability during his debut match at NXT TakeOver: Dallas that was on display in his bout against AJ Styles at WrestleKingdom 10, he'll find himself in an enviable position right out the gate. It may take a little bit of time for Nakamura to fully adjust to his new life and in-ring style, but a man of his talent will no doubt figure it out before too long. Nakamura will enter into major feuds right after his debut but keep out of the title scene until there's a heel strong enough as champion to get the full baby face pop that NXT is so great at achieving. NXT is equally good at getting the exact opposite reaction however, as would occur when a star from the main roster returns to his old stomping grounds to take the title off 'the uggo'.
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