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* Jev'on Evans already had a fanbase from his DEADLOCK days, but he quickly soared into popularity for being an incredible high-flyer.

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* Since the NXT/FCW merge, one person has managed to completely overshadow everyone on the roster in terms of popularity: Wrestling/BrayWyatt, formerly Husky Harris. He was almost universally considered to be one of the best things on it, before he was called up to the main WWE roster & did it again.

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* Since the NXT/FCW merge, one person has managed to completely overshadow everyone on the roster in terms of popularity: Wrestling/BrayWyatt, formerly Husky Harris. He was almost universally considered to be one of the best things on it, before he was called up to the main WWE roster & did it again. He's overall considered to be one of the most creative minds in the business, and his tragic passing was very upsetting.



* Wrestling/{{Aliyah}} has a rather strong online following for someone who has only made minimal appearances on television, usually as a jobber when she does, and doesn't even have a defined character yet. Usually when ''Website/DivaDirt'' posts the spoilers from the NXT tapings, among the first comments will be asking if Aliyah has a match. Time will tell if this translates into crowd reactions too.

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* Wrestling/{{Aliyah}} has a rather strong online following for someone who has only made minimal appearances on television, usually as a jobber when she does, and doesn't even have a defined character yet. Usually when ''Website/DivaDirt'' posts the spoilers from the NXT tapings, among the first comments will be asking if Aliyah has a match. Time will tell if this translates into crowd reactions too.Like Corbin above unfortunately, it faded with time, and once she was called up, she displayed very little promise, resulting in her being released not long after despite being in development for seven years.


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* Ever since returning from the disastrous Retribution stable, Dijak has gradually been regaining fan support on the NXT brand due to having several Match of the Year level battles with the likes of Ilja Dragunov, being a genuinely great wrestler for a big man, and his hilarious antics on Twitter.
* Oba Femi, despite being relatively new to the business, quickly gained a following for being a very believable monster heel at the young age of 22.

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* Since the NXT/FCW merge, one person has managed to completely overshadow everyone on the roster in terms of popularity: Wrestling/BrayWyatt, formerly Husky Harris. He was almost universally considered to be one of the best things on it, before he was called up to the main WWE roster & did it again.

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* Since the NXT/FCW merge, one person has managed to completely overshadow everyone on the roster in terms of popularity: Wrestling/BrayWyatt, formerly Husky Harris. He was almost universally considered to be one of the best things on it, before he was called up to the main WWE roster & did it again. He's overall considered to be one of the most creative minds in the business, and his tragic passing was very upsetting.



* Wrestling/{{Aliyah}} has a rather strong online following for someone who has only made minimal appearances on television, usually as a jobber when she does, and doesn't even have a defined character yet. Usually when ''Website/DivaDirt'' posts the spoilers from the NXT tapings, among the first comments will be asking if Aliyah has a match. Time will tell if this translates into crowd reactions too.

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* Wrestling/{{Aliyah}} has a rather strong online following for someone who has only made minimal appearances on television, usually as a jobber when she does, and doesn't even have a defined character yet. Usually when ''Website/DivaDirt'' posts the spoilers from the NXT tapings, among the first comments will be asking if Aliyah has a match. Time will tell if this translates into crowd reactions too.Like Corbin above unfortunately, it faded with time, and once she was called up, she displayed very little promise, resulting in her being released not long after despite being in development for seven years.


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* Ever since returning from the disastrous Retribution stable, Dijak has gradually been regaining fan support on the NXT brand due to having several Match of the Year level battles with the likes of Ilja Dragunov, being a genuinely great wrestler for a big man, and his hilarious antics on Twitter.
* Oba Femi, despite being relatively new to the business, quickly gained a following for being a very believable monster heel at the young age of 22.
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* Since his debut at ''Halloween Havoc 2023'', Lexis King has gained a loyal following, some of them from his previous tenure as Brian Pillman Jr. elsewhere, but many new people have also become his fans, with his [[OpportunisticBastard opportunistic]] and LaughablyEvil character becoming one of the fan favorites.
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* The Creed Brothers managed to become very popular due to their incredibly impressive strength and their wrestling style being very similar to both Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors and Wrestling/TheSteinerBrothers.

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* The Creed Brothers managed to become very popular due to their incredibly impressive strength and their wrestling style being very similar to both Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors and Wrestling/TheSteinerBrothers.the Steiner Brothers.
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* Once he decided to embark on a singles career of his own, Carmelo Hayes's partner Trick Williams exploded in popularity due to his rapidly improving in-ring work, charisma, and entrance theme leading to the crowd chanting "WHOOP THAT TRICK!"[[note]]Also helped by Wrestling/BookerT adding lyrics of his own for it[[/note]]. His popularity extended on [=SmackDown=] when he showed up to save Hayes from receiving a beatdown from Austin Theory and Grayson Waller after he (Hayes) defeated the former in a match.
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** Also on the third season, {{Wrestling/Naomi}} was an unknown entity, who had only started wrestling at FCW earlier that year (AJ Lee had a few years of indie experience and had previously been about to debut on Smackdown, so she was already the favorite to win). Her first episode saw her winning both the challenges and demonstrating some flair in the ring, prompting ''Website/DivaDirt'' to name her a favorite to win as well. Sadly she was the runner up, but she remained popular with Diva fans (and she was one of the few ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast members to never get outright hate from smarks). When she finally won a title in 2017, the live crowd immediately chanted "you deserve it!"

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** Also on the third season, {{Wrestling/Naomi}} {{Wrestling/Naomi|Wrestler}} was an unknown entity, who had only started wrestling at FCW earlier that year (AJ Lee had a few years of indie experience and had previously been about to debut on Smackdown, so she was already the favorite to win). Her first episode saw her winning both the challenges and demonstrating some flair in the ring, prompting ''Website/DivaDirt'' to name her a favorite to win as well. Sadly she was the runner up, but she remained popular with Diva fans (and she was one of the few ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast members to never get outright hate from smarks). When she finally won a title in 2017, the live crowd immediately chanted "you deserve it!"
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* Roxanne Perez already was liked due to her previous association with Wrestling/RingOfHonor, but her wrestling ability despite her young age gained her even more fans, even to the extent that people wanted to see her win the Women's title as soon as possible.

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* Roxanne Perez already was liked due to her previous association with Wrestling/RingOfHonor, but her wrestling ability despite her young age gained her even more fans, even to the extent that people wanted to see her win the Women's title as soon as possible. She finally did ending Mandy Rose's 413-day reign as NXT Women's Champion.
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* LA Knight very quickly became a fan-favorite due to his AwesomeEgo and incredibly strong promo skills, which many consider to be a combination of Wrestling/DwayneJohnson and Wrestling/SteveAustin.
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* Newcomer Sol Ruca quickly became a favorite for her extremely quick improvement in the ring (she had only been wrestling for three months as of this moment), and looking like a major star. Her finisher being one of the most unique on the roster helped as well, as when she debuted it, the crowd were in absolute shock.
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* Andre Chase become well liked after his HeelFaceTurn, thanks to his LargeHam moments and making the ''Chase University'' segments a must watch.
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* Grayson Waller shot up in the eyes of the people after ruthlessly assaulting and forcing Wrestling/JohnnyGargano out of NXT, earning himself some nuclear heat that made him a perfect LoveToHate character.

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* While she was already popular before, [[TheAce Io Shirai]] became a massive favorite after her HeelFaceTurn resulting in her being presented as a more [[LightingBruiser dangerous competitor]] with HiddenDepths.

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* While she was already popular before, [[TheAce Io Shirai]] became a massive favorite after her HeelFaceTurn resulting in her being presented as a more [[LightingBruiser [[LightningBruiser dangerous competitor]] with HiddenDepths.


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* The Creed Brothers managed to become very popular due to their incredibly impressive strength and their wrestling style being very similar to both Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors and Wrestling/TheSteinerBrothers.

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