Ranking WWE's First Ever NXT Class - From Worst To Best

21. Aiden English

NXT Roster 2012
WWE

Aiden English was done dirty by WWE's creative disinterest when a pairing with Rusev was ripped apart about a year after he'd contributed massively to getting the Rusev Day bit over as one of the biggest things in the company.

A seven year run between 2012-2019 from Florida Championship Wrestling through NXT and onto Raw and SmackDown probably should have ended happier for the Vaudvillain and former NXT Tag Team Champion, but the half-baked conclusion to his relationship with Rusev spoke to how his main roster character was handled in general.

Spotting the way the wind was blowing in the bleak midwinter of WWE's undercard, English took a chance at breaking into the announce booth. Unfortunately, a second career as a 205 Live commentator was also cut short when he was part of the company's 2020 releases, but the gambit proved worth it in the long run - he's since parlayed that into a prosperous run as an announcer for Impact Wrestling/TNA. 

 
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