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The season consisted of seven rookies chosen from the previous male-only seasons and initially followed a similar format to the previous four seasons, with the winner of season 5 stated to win a spot in the planned sixth season of NXT alongside a WWE pro of their choice.
- Chris Jericho Was The Pro For NXT's First Winner
- Matt Hardy Paired Up with A Daredevil
- William Regal Struggled to Connect with His Rookie
- Christian Mentored Heath Slater
- The Miz Was at Odds with Daniel Bryan
- Carlito's Rookie Was The First to Be Eliminated
- R-Truth's Rookie Went on to Be Featured in A Marvel Series
- Cm Punk Was Not Impressed with His Rookie
Chris Jerichowas a Pro on the first season of NXT. He mentored a young British star known as Wade Barrett. Under Jericho's tutelage, Barrett went on to win the season. Jericho joined WWE in 1999. During his stay with the promotion, he won numerous titles. He was the first WWE Undisputed Champion. During his time with the company, he began taking mo...
Matt Hardywas the Pro assigned to Justin Gabriel, who called himself The Darewolf. He was very similar to both Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy. He liked wild stunts. The two fit together perfectly. Gabriel didn't win the season, but he did survive for a while. Hardy appeared for WWE as an enhancement talent for several years before signing with the compa...
William Regalmentored Skip Sheffield in NXT. The Corn-Fed Meathead didn't have much in common with the British star. As a result, the pairing never really clicked. Despite his physique, Skip didn't make it far into the season. The Blackpool native is a legend in professional wrestling. He first began wrestling in England in 1983. After a stay with ...
Christianwas a mentor to NXT Rookie Heath Slater. The One Man Rock Band showed a lot of promise, but the two stars never developed much of an on-screen chemistry. Slater was a white-meat babyface at the time. He didn't yet show the charisma he'd display later. Despite that, he still made it through much of the season. Captain Charisma first signed ...
Daniel Bryan was one of the first two stars eliminated from NXT. Part of that was down to his relationship with his Pro, The Miz. The Miz and Bryan were like oil and water. The two didn't gel at all. Instead, the pair were regularly at each other's throats. The Miz was first seen by the WWE Universe when he participated in Tough Enough. He later si...
Carlito's NXT Rookie was the first man to be eliminated from the show. Michael Tarver was paired up with the cool superstar. Unfortunately, the pairing didn't stand out very much. Tarver was a wildcard. He also mentioned how maybe he should be the first to be eliminated and WWE listened. The former United States Champion began wrestling in 2000. Hi...
R-Truth's NXT Rookie was a star who many felt could win the entire thing. David Otunga had an amazing physique. In general, his look was striking. Otunga made it all the way to the finals but unfortunately ended up on the losing side. He's gone on to feature in movies and TV shows, including the upcoming She-Hulk series. Truth has had a legendary r...
Darren Young had the unfortunate distinction of being CM Punk's NXT Rookie. When Punk and Young were paired together, the Straight Edge Superstar was in the midst of his Straight Edge Society era. He was flanked by Luke Gallows and Serena. The faction did not click with Young's partying lifestyle. Ultimately, Young didn't make it to the end. CM Pun...
The first season of NXT began airing on Syfy on February 23, 2010 and ended on June 1, 2010. The majority of the season 1 cast was revealed on the series finale of ECW. However, before the season's premiere aired, Skip Sheffield's Pro was changed with William Regal replacing the announced Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP).
May 15, 2022 · Daniel Bryan on NXT's first season. Just as Michael Tarver was eliminated by management, so was Daniel Bryan. Being by far the best known rookie in the competition, the former indie and...
5/18/10 – featured an opening segment on the stage in which Matt Striker introduced Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy, Christian, CM Punk, William Regal, and Mike Mizanin as the WWE pros; Carlito and R-Truth did not appear; Striker then asked the pros individually what they were looking for in the next breakout star; the pros sat at the entrance ...
Feb 23, 2010 · With the first season of NXT rapidly coming to a close, the WWE Pros vow that there will be another elimination just a week before the highly anticipated finale. Plus, Wade Barrett takes on Justin Gabriel in the main event, David Otunga and R-Truth take on Christian and Heath Slater, and more!
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While seasoned WWE Pros mentor each NXT Rookie during their journey, Daniel Bryan finds himself guided by The Miz into main event action against Chris Jericho. Plus, Michael Tarver is in action and Darren Young takes on David Otunga.
