Adam Cole is finally in the WWE.

Cole was with Ring of Honor from 2009 - 2017. During his run with the company, he held the World Championship three times and World Television Championship one time.

Over the last year, it was expected that Cole would sign with the sports entertainment company and would have happened sooner had the WWE and Ring of Honor legal issues not taken place.

Former ROH World Heavyweight Champion had signed with WWE and would be featured on the NXT brand.

As a result of that signing, there were rumors that due to the fact that it was confirmed that he would make his debut at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III last August in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center by sitting in the crowd and being shown on camera.

As soon as WWE started signing former ROH stars like Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly, Cole, who the company has had eyes on for years, was imminent as far as coming in.

Instead of him just sitting in the crowd at the NXT special, WWE had much bigger plans for him.

As seen at the event, Cole beat down then-NXT Champion Drew McIntyre along with Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly after McIntyre's big win over Bobby Roode. Ever since, he has taken the WWE by storm.

Cole spoke with MLive.com for a new interview. During the interview, he spoke about his first year with WWE as well as believing in NXT and not going to Raw or SmackDown first. Here is what he had to say:

“I always think back to that first night in Brooklyn, where I debuted, and it was this total surprise. I just remember thinking, ‘I hope they care, I hope they remember me.’

The way they embraced me that night, I knew it was the start of something special.”

“NXT is something I really believe in and still do. This is made up of young passionate people that want to make a name for themselves. I wanted to be a part of WWE, and part of NXT first as if I went to Raw or SmackDown right away I would always wonder what NXT would have been like.

The coaches, the team and hands-on approach is really cool and I will be able to look back see how happy I was to be a part of this.”