Ranking WWE's First Ever NXT Class - From Worst To Best
Vložit
- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- How many managed to make it beyond the Performance Center? And just how far did they go? Simon Miller is here to rank the entire class from the original WWE NXT.
For more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe
Listen to our free podcasts: www.whatculture.com/wrestlecul...
Follow us!
Facebook: / whatculturewwe
Twitter: / whatculturewwe
Instagram: / whatculturewrestling - Sport
The fact that you've got all three members of The Shield at 1, 2 and 3 shows how much of a linchpin the trio has been in the wrestling industry since arriving in NXT.
Chad Baxter could have been better
One correction Richie Steamboat didn't get released he was forced to retire due to a career ending injury.
"I'm surprised that they never brought Rowan back." A few days after this recording, Rowan was brought back.
Simon went from looking like Johnny Sins to looking like plumber Jon Moxley 😂
Technically one of Johnny Sins' vocations IS a plumber, so... Sinsception?!
Honestly people want to say that Moxley is a bad wrestler however he hasn't done deathmatches all the time. It is because he bleeds alot in the ring. Tony i think has done it rarely with the male division because he knows that with the women it draws more attention.
I don't get this ranking. Where is Wade Barrett? Daniel Bryan? Alex Riley? Joe Henning, etc?
@@WyldStallion-bs9oo One thing I can guarantee you, they're not in my comment.
Haven't seen Simon in awhile has he gotten brawner?
6:55. Raquel Diaz (Shaul Guerrero) is third-generation, not second-generation. She is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero and the granddaughter of Gory Guerrero.
And is married to tna color commentator Matthew reinrolt
@@tnadrg1982and that matters because?
@@100amittyjust a cool fact
@@bigoj7917 still irrelevant
Isn't Gory Chavo's father? And Eddie Chavo's uncle?
Brad Maddox certainly left his mark on wrestling history.
Yeah and he left his mark on the NXT women's title, literally lol
@@zackmeece4723He had a 3sum with Xavier Woods and Paige.
And left a Paige in the history books
Lol *divas title 😆
@@atulrcks🤣
I laughed at Simon calling Yoshi Tatsu, Yotsi Hashu 😂
I actually loved Leo Kruger's "hunter" gimmick.
I always wish he would of stayed as Leo Kruger
Yeah he definitely had a Kraven the hunter feel about him.
Anybody remember blue pants?
I actually use him on my universe. Leo Krugger as the leader of Forgotten Sons with Lacey Evans
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 She was in AEW until last year.
21) Man, the Vaudvillains were one of those gimmicks that allowed for such a unique and memorable presentation. How in the world was it not kept around forever. Look at Toni Storm and Pretty Deadly for how a cartoonish presentation can get popular or appreciated.
Maybe Simon gotch hatred of Enzo played a part
One of em went to TNA.
They weren’t given storylines on the main roster, they were just kind of there to be stepped over
Love you Simon! It was wonderful meeting you!! Cailey loves ya!
Bo's gonna get pushed to the moon and be one of the top heels with the Wyatt 6 faction
God let's hope they do that right and it doesn't just end up coming off as a cheap imitation.
He will be hot for the first month, then WWE will screw it up.
Much like most the stars on this list.
@@lunaitc fr bo deserves it with the shit he's been thru but I don't think they are gonna give him some crappy gimmick bc he's brays brother 1 and 2 they poorly utilized him after the "bo leave gimmick" , I did like the b-team but Bo is no b plus player
Tyler Breeze and Luke Harper are, in my opinion, the most underutilized wrestlers in that era of WWE
Just cause Simon said it again - I as well as many others didn't hate Roman Reigns as a person or even as a wrestler. We just hated how he was booked as a babyface where he was basically being shuffed down our throuts while they were making him do wanking motions on his arm and talk about suffering suckotage. A lot of the comments were posting to just finally turn him heel and to allow him to play a more fitting role and once they did so he rose to superstardom immediatly, which means the internet was right in this case.
You mean how cody is shoved down peoples throats
The internet is a bunch of whiny crybabies
Big E higher than Bray is insane Simon
No its not . New Day
Big e was way better than bray
The first part of this list is a good reminder that for every successful wrestler, there are many that history has forgotten.
I've seen your show when you came to Rochester! Good shit man!
I’m convinced that Simon miller does the 2k adverts in the breaks of wwe
He sure does
Now this is a great list.
At #15, Simon says Judas Devlin and I’m thinking who is that? I really didn’t know his NXT name till today 😂😂😂
That wasn't his *real* name! 🤣🤣That was his WWE name! You'd be questioning his real parentage and checking for a "666" birthmark on his scalp!
😱😱😈👿
He was also on Big Brother, which makes him the 2nd wrestler to be on the show. The Miz also made his break being on Real World/The Challenge
@@AB-rm2zuMiz was never on Big Brother. Vader's son Frank Eudy was on seasons 14 and 18 however where he was the biggest threat to win season 14 if it weren't for BB goat Dan Gheesling.
@@DoNotPassGO He's referring to Jessie Godderz (BB10 & 11), who wrestled but not for WWE
@@WhaleLord-eh4lq Oh shit. I forgot about Jessie Godderz.
Man, some of these guys HHH and Regal and whoever else was running NXT at the time, really built up just to see them go to the main roster and have Vince bury them.
I HATE it when people say 2nd and 3rd generation superstars are only there bc of their parents but NEVER mention the massive shadow they live in! Great video Simon keep it up!
Right; how many of Charlotte or Cody's moves did Ric or Dusty perform? Corkscrew moonsaults? Springboard Cutters!? 🤣🤣
@@tomseville2345 Whats your point? EVERY wrestler takes moves from the past guys. It changes nothing. Guys who fail get laughed at and those who succeed dont get credit. Its bullshit
@@jessebunnell6442 I was fucking *agreeing* with you...I'm saying they can be as good or better than their parents/siblings....
@@tomseville2345 Aw man sorry I am so used to people hating I misunderstood you but now once I read it again I see you were. My bad
Especially when your a legacy kid. rocks daughter Said its awkward going to work with dad the bigger star there and your family literally everywhere 😂
“Interestingly, after leaving in-ring competition she worked for WWE HQ and after that I can’t tell you.”
- Translation: she became Vince’s “personal assistant” at Titan Towers and signed an NDA.
Haven't watched this channel in awhile. Simon is jacked now
fun fact! my dad (billy moshpit) used to be mega best friends with Bram (who is now known as Thomas Latimer) and wrestled a few matches with him in UK promotions. when i was little he was a suuper sweet guy and he is overall really cool
Ivelisse FKA Sofia Cortez in OVW/NXT is in her 4th world title reign with WWN's Shine Wrestling, in her 20th year of wrestling and she's been talking about retiring either this year or next year.
never thought id see the day where Charlotte or Rollins were underrated
i like how you said “heres chase donovan” and then shared your wrestling pic
It's crazy how many greats came out of this class.
Sometimes, i forget paige is an nxt born superstar...thats how you know nxt really be putting in that work to make top stars
Technically, she had been wrestling for years back home in England before signing with WWE. Charlotte and Roman though, 100% NXT born
@@tonyvillicana7117 She took her first wrestling bump before she was even born; her mum was pressed onto her dad on the floor during a British match, and her mother found out she was pregnant later on...
...good job dad didn't pull a Sim Snuka...
@@tomseville2345 yeah Xavier woods pulled a sim snuka on her tho. Did a whole splash on her in the lockerroom
@@tonyvillicana7117 you right
I’m confused. Charlotte and Sasha were on the list, but not Becky or Bayley? Maybe they joined NXT too late to be considered for this list?
They weren’t part of the original cast of NXT wrestlers that came from FCW.
Jake Carter went to japan and teamed with his father as Big Van Vader Jr. wore the gear and i think he had his own Mastadon helmet too! He now runs his pop's instagram page.
Great list Simon, thanks, also, please bring back AEW "Collision" ups and downs, thanks!
It's always a down....always.... no need for a show😂😂 jk but he probably just doesn't have time. He already does 4 a week plus ppvs
Take next weekend for example he'll be doing his usual 4 plus a wwe ple and aew ppv
I know he has some negative stuff but feel like Kenneth Cameron should be higher. The Ascension was THE team for FCW/NXT with all the push in the world, and then he had a fairly successful career since then so being below guys with one or two wins seems odd. Maybe his personal issues but in wrestling if we take those in that cuts half our legends out unfortunately.
Emma, Paige, and Summer Rae are the OG3 of NXT.
Great list and my only changes would be no Dallas in the 20s, Erick Rowan in upper teens and switch Seth and deans places.
Thank god simon is doing this video!
"Yatzee Hashute"? As an American, sometimes it's hard to pick up what your saying. But, this? Not even close to saying, Yoshi Tatsu.
Jon moxley is the ace of aew
Brad Maddox won't be remembered for any of those things you mentioned. But, he will be remembered for a certain little home video he & Paige (Saraya) made.
I like how I instantly knew who the top 3 were, and especially who was number 1, before I clicked on the video.
The Lunatic Fringe Dean Ambrose Jon Moxley whatever you call him he was always the man he needed the less guidance out of the three shield members because from day one you could tell he knew what to bring to the company honestly despite being screwed over by the WWE because of their multiple failed attempts to put Roman over and despite Rollins getting the bigger push earlier he always managed to outdo everyone on the roster. There's no doubt in my mind if he made his return he's most likely going to be the one to dethrone a big star Roman Reigns or even Cody Rhodes.
Shaul Guerrero still makes non-wrestling independent appearances.
I've worked a couple shows with her and shes really nice and super personable.
I liked Krueger, wish he had a shot on the main roster but he’d probably get turned into a creeper character.
Man for me 2013-2016 was peak NXT. Seeing some of these names brings back so many good match memories.
I'm waiting until the end of the list to make sure my comment doesn't have to change before I post it. Good list, I definitely wouldn't have put Sasha above Charlotte but other than that, spot on.
Adam Mercer just won third place at the Worlds Strongest Man competition last weekend. He's doing just fine after WWE
What about Daniel Bryan, Bailey and Becky
DB wouldn't count in this version of NXT.....but definitely Bayley and Becky should be on this list
None of those three were there at this point, genius.
@@datboimoofficialthey hadn't signed yet when NXT was revamped from the game show version. Bayley signed later that year Becky the following year
The top 3 are spot on but I will argue, you could switch all of them around and none would be the wrong answer. They changed everything and it's hard to think of a faction that has done that for this long and never dropped from the top of the card.
I like Seth more as a heel. I was hoping he would have a ‘godfather’ type gimmick opposite the bloodline using his influence from his authority days to form a heel mafia inspired faction. They could have even feuded with the Wyatt family in a style and suffocation vs the bayou type feud to establish themselves before survivor series where they would have feuded with the bloodline. It just feels like he didn’t use anything that he got by being the protege of hhh and Steph.
Dude! I love Corey Graves on commentary.
Audrey Maries release was ridiculous. She was more ready for TV than Charlotte at the time on NXT. Still kinda nuts for me
I always expected WWE to use Garrett Dylan to try and get his father (movie and music star Kris Kristofferson) to make an appearance on WWE TV.
I was in Team Cagematch for 5 Years. New England & Canada Indys. Chase Donovan was not so bad. I like the Bryce Andrews Gimmick more.
I wish we got to see Leo Kruger on the main roster still one of my favorite NXT gimmicks ever.
summer rae was glossed over with no mentions of being fandango's ballroom dance partner.
byron saxon was also in tough enough, before fcw.
if corey graves had a shirt it would have a quote "this doesn't bode well..." applied to different situations. "i am hungry. this doesn't bode well for my stomach." a constant crutch during his commentary.
21:41 Best facial reaction ever from Corey Graves.
Uncle Howdy is about to fly into the stratosphere 😍😍😍
The thumbnail for this video looks like a tekken 1 era line-up/select screen😂
So basically it's only Nick Rogers who ended up being a bum out of the first NXT class 😂😂😂.
@@BryRobinsonRip Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt.Wyatt family 4 life
I agree with you Simon on Corey Graves. If you think that he's a bad announcer then that's like 2+2=potato, facts!
Shaul Guerrero... I didn't know Dom's sister used to wrestle
😂😂😂😂
Damn I was such a huuuuge Raquel Diaz stan. She had Vickie’s mic skills and she was improving a lot in the ring.
Man, with reputed good people like Bray, Luke and Big E in the locker room, it isn't surprising that the morale was apparently so high.
Did i not see Trinity, not Fatu, the on with Sonny Siaki, from TNA in this vid?!
The double mention about Paige having a movie about her 😅
classic 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fighting with my family.
Her other movie I dare not talk about.😂
Would you move Bo up considering the new Uncle Howdy work?
I love that the Horsewomen and the Shield are at the tippy top of the list.
Yeah, they really completely fulfilled their potential. Bravo to them
I mean to be fair, Jason Jordan is mixed race so they could’ve played the story line with Kurt angle better, the only thing that tainted that story line for me is we’ve already saw his parents in tv when they won the SMACKDOWN tag team tittles you could see Jordan black father and white mother. Which destroyed the illusion.
Good video
Yoshi tatsu simon… don’t you ever forget about that
23:48 Was this an intentional repetition??
For the top three, Simon, you should have just said Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta...Shield
Honestly people want to call out Moxley for being bad in the ring but he was actually better as a promo compare to alot of other wrestlers. People when they rank him between the Shield Members put him in the very bottom but to be honest i think that due to booking of his character and Mick Foley retiring there was a lot of missed opportunity.
Adam mercer is an incredible entertainer, he's now a strongman, under his real name Evan singleton, and just finished 3rd at worlds strongest man
Was looking for this comment! Evan’s a big part of the future of strongman for sure
Victor in NWA now under the name Zyon and Konnor in TNA now under the name Kon.
The main thing I'd have changed is to just put The Shield all together at #1. The three of them changed the wrestling as we know it together.
To say Moxely has had a better career than Seth or Sasha above Charlotte is just crazy
A better career doing what? Bleeding all over himself and looking like a bum despite being paid more than enough? Ridiculous if you ask me tbh
They don't
whats happening with simons cadence? sounds like a caricature
This is perfect. I unsubscribed, but I'm still getting Simon videos recommended 🙏🏼🙏🏼
If you enjoy Simon, you should subscribe.
@@kaokno742 ain't worth getting all the other slosh they pump out anymore imo
I've always noticed some make it to
The main roster get buried then
Come right on back to NXT
Then leave the company.
About Leo/Adam Rose and Brad Maddox; you missed that when Rose turned heel on the main roster, a Donnie Darko-style bunny started randomly appearing in the aisle and ringside during his matches, not acknowledged by the announcers; like we were seeing the contents of Adam's mind and the announcers couldn't (Warrior in the mirror/Hogan/Bischoff-style) 🤣🤣...and that Brad was released with cause after calling the fans "entitled pricks" during a dark match promo; Vince was pissed at his language, while Brad thought that off-air, even *he* could use profanity. He couldn't...
That “bunny” with Adam Rose was Justin Gabriel aka PJ Black on the indies.
R.i.P. the one's no longer with us.
Watching CZcams at 1.5 speed is the only way to live
The audio mixing is suuuupperrrr quiet on this one. I had to turn my phone up to hear it, and when an ad came on, my son woke up. 🙄
I feel you've under valued Bo. He was NXT champion and raw tag champion which is a lot more than a few higher on the list managed even if he was miss used.
Adam Mercer aka Evan singleton just finest 3rd at 2024 Worlds Strongest Man contest
I havent watched wrestling stuff in monthsssss. When did simon transform into ryback?
Simon looking like modern day Jon Moxley(formerly Dean Ambrose).
23:57 I don't think that transition graphic is appropriate with Paige 😅
Great job
I only wished you had Finn Balor on here
Richie. I had high hopes for him
Surprised to learn this was just uploaded 3hrs ago and no mention of Bo Dallas doing anything since he was re-signed....
Video might have been recorded weeks ago
They will be talking about him a lot real soon.
This video was recorded a while ago. Simon isn’t in the UK at the moment so all his videos are being filmed in American hotel rooms. this is one clearly filmed in a proper recording studio so that could be the reason.
@@Gamnesia_ you know they have the tech for him to sit in front of a green screen in a hotel room right?
@@Miguel-mp7uz of course i know that but if you hear ups and downs you can tell the audio is of a lot less quality In the hotel room compared to this video. So my point still stands
Didn't Erick Rowan resign with WWE and is preparing for a return soon?
NXT is my favorite wrestling show it can be cheese at times but it can be really really good wrestling and it does both perfectly and in a decent balance and it’s the only show women have more to do then just go for the belt. Any era of nxt even early 2.0 was good at worst and stellar at best week in and week out.
Who's Yotsi Hashu? 0:40
Ahh my favorite Yatzi Hashu
I thought Richie Steamboat's back injury was career ending?
Adam Mercer. or Evan Singleton, is one of the best Strongmen in the world now today
Pretty much at least once a week I wonder why Miro isn't on my TV.
I as well comrade
Brad maddox, xavier woods, and paige. IYKYK.
Anya teamed with "Yahtzee Cashew"?
things NXT should be
• Full on development with rookies
• No world travelled veterans
• Not on tv or anything else
and it shouldn't be better than the main roster