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5 Reasons why Johnny Gargano should be the next NXT Champion

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Johnny Gargano has "Next Daniel Bryan" written all over him

With the untimely injury to former WWE NXT Champion Drew McIntyre, the new kingpin Andrade "Cien" Almas is in need of a number one contender. NXT GM William Regal set up a series of qualifying matches for a fatal 4-way to determine who will challenge El Ídolo himself for the NXT Championship. After weeks of great qualifying contests, we now know the four competitors who will face-off for the title shot.

"The Dutch Destroyer" Aleister Black, "The Beast of Belfast" Killian Dain, "The Leviathan" Lars Sullivan, and "The Whole Shebang" Johnny Gargano will all tear each other apart for the honour of challenging Almas for his championship. This poses a number of interesting scenarios, as Black and Sullivan are both undefeated in one-on-one matches, and fans have embraced SAnitY's monster Killian Dain, but Gargano winning is by far the best outcome.

It is too soon for Sullivan to be crowned champion, Black does not need the title, and Dain is merely the muscle of a faction who occasionally branches out into limited singles runs, but ultimately plays second fiddle to Eric Young in SAnitY. Gargano is the best choice to win the fatal 4-way and ultimately defeat Almas for the NXT Championship for a plethora of reasons.


#5 Saves him from the 205 Live Death sentence

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The Cruiserweights have been massively botched since the thrilling Cruiserweight Classic

I would like to start by saying that the Cruiserweight Classic was a tremendous success, the cruiserweight division however...well they have become the WWE equivalent of the Cleveland Browns. A group of young talented athletes who nobody watches, they garner no recognition, are of no relevance, and being signed to the show is the last resort that essentially marks the end of your career as there are clearly no future plans for you but you still want to wrestle so you begrudgingly accept the demotion.

205 Live had all the potential to be a great show like Raw, SmackDown Live, and NXT, but what should have been a high ceiling for the high-flyers was made much lower when McMahon limited what the cruiserweights were allowed to do in the ring. It is hard for the cream to rise to the top when the lid is jammed down into the pot. Weighing in at 199 lbs, Gargano competed in the Cruiserweight Classic and could be in danger of being moved to the woefully floundering cruiserweight division.

The mishandling of the cruiserweights prompted its two star competitors, Neville and Austin Aries to leave the company altogether, and a big name in Hideo Itami has been moved to the division in an effort to peak fan interest. For three years Itami cut his teeth in NXT while fans hoped to see him arrive on the main roster, but now his main roster push has been cancelled in favour of a 205 Live publicity stunt, and we would hate for that to happen to Gargano.

If Gargano becomes the NXT Champion, then a run with the title would make him the stable of NXT television, making him too valuable to be moved to 205 Live. Come to think of it, comparing 205 Live to Gargano's hometown Cleveland Browns is unfair. 205 Live is more like another McMahon cataclysm; The XFL.

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