Bron Breakker has been on top of NXT for a very long time. I don’t see him having the NXT title past WrestleMania and I could even see him losing it before then in order to get him onto the main roster sooner. Who could possible defeat him though.
Carmelo Hayes
I think that this is the most likely pick even though many people think that he is headed for the main roster soon also.
I am more in the camp that he will stay in NXT for a while longer. If he does, I can see him defeating Bron Breakker and becoming the new face of NXT at least until Summerslam.
Don’t look for him to have a long run with the title like so many former NXT champions have had. Even though I don’t think that he will be a transitional champion, I can see him only holding the title for three months.
If they do go with Melo, I think that the end goal might be getting the title onto Dragon Lee shortly after.
Apollo Crews
I would’ve been happy if Crews beat Breakker in their last match but it obviously didn’t happen. I think that if they plan on bringing both Breakker and Melo to the main roster at the same time, Crews could be the one that stabilizes the main event picture on NXT.
I think that Crews would be a good champion because he has experience being a champion on the main roster and he is great in ring even though he hasn’t had the best matches down there.
Another reason why Crews would be a great champion is because unlike Breakker, Crews would be a champion that would be beatable for a large part of NXT’s main event picture.
I can see Ilja Dragunov or JD McDonagh have an absolutely amazing feud with Crews and I don’t think anyone would blink an eye if either man won.
Dragon Lee
I think that this is highly likely. Dragon Lee is someone that I think might stay in NXT for an entire year while putting on amazing matches.
After he debuts, I hope that NXT can keep him away from the NXT Championship for a few months before he eventually wins it.
I think that he will win it from Carmelo Hayes during whichever event that NXT have over Summerslam weekend. I can see NXT wanting to have a brief feud with Melo before he goes to the main roster.
He could just win it during WrestleMania weekend from Bron Breakker, but if we are being honest, Breakker isn’t a top 10 in ring performer in NXT. Melo is probably number one.
In order to put Dragon Lee in the best light, I think that they might prefer that he has a stellar match against Melo, than an alright match against Breakker.
