5 Most underrated NXT Superstars right now
The future is now with NXT. A few years ago no one would have thought that a brand named NXT will have such a significant impact on the wrestling landscape. The revamped FCW just did that, it took over the WWE fanbase.
NXT is not a mere developmental brand of WWE. It is recognized as the best brand of the company by many hardcore wrestling fans. With top-notch indie darlings joining the yellow brand to captivating storylines that are able to satisfy most of the fanbase, NXT has become a phenomenon. Fans all around the globe compare NXT TakeOver events with main roster pay-per-views and find the quality of matches better in NXT.
People have praised Triple H and the WWE for converting NXT from a nonsense reality show to a wrestling bonanza. Independent wrestling Superstars such as Adam Cole, Ricochet, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee and Samoa Joe have brought a whole new audience for the WWE with them and the recent opening of NXT UK will bring a whole new British fanbase for the company. The recent signing of WALTER has created a buzz in the British wrestling scene.
But not all the Superstars make it to the top real quick. Some of them get lost in the shuffle and it's not easy to come back from that limbo. NXT has produced a lot of Superstars including Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Big E, but there are still a bunch of Superstars you might not be aware of or might not have noticed that much in the yellow brand but they deserve your attention.
They have not reached their full potential and if given a chance they will become the future of the company. So we've got you covered with five of the most underrated Superstars that are yet to shine on NXT TV.
#1 Marcel Barthel
Marcel Barthel is a German wrestler best known for his work in the independent circuit as Axel Dieter Jr. He wrestled for wXw and Progress Wrestling among others and was a member of Ringkampf along with WALTER and Timothy Thatcher. Alexander Wolfe of Sanity was also a part of this stable before leaving for NXT.
Barthel is a technically sound wrestler who has been praised for his wrestling skills by the critics and fan alike. He joined NXT in June 2017 under his real name but he was not able to make a big impact on the audience watching him for the first time.
He went on to lose various matches to the likes of Keith Lee and EC3 among others but things look better since the formation of European Union with Fabian Aichner and a Ringkampf tease segment with WALTER.