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TheNXT Year-End Awards is a concept used byWWE , where awards, similar to theAcademy ,Grammy and WWE's ownSlammy Awards , are given toprofessional wrestlers who have competed inNXT in the previous year. There have been five editions of the concept. Fans cast votes online, viaTwitter or WWE's website, to decide the winners. Recipients of the award are given a golden ring bell with a hammer.[ 1]
Starting with the 2019 edition, the NXT Year-End Awards also recognize wrestlers from theNXT UK brand.
2015 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced on the January 13, 2016 episode ofNXT [ 2] [ 3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface .[ 1] [ 3]
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Finn Bálor All Male and Female Competitor of the Year nominees were eligible Tag Team of the Year
Match of the Year
2016 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced on theTakeOver: San Antonio pre-show on January 28, 2017. Votes were cast throughTwitter .[ 4]
Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface .[ 4] [ 5]
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Breakout of the Year
Winning event was never announced Match of the Year
2017 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced onTakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, 2018. Votes were cast throughTwitter .[ 7]
Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface .[ 8] [ 7]
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Rivalry of the Year
Breakout Star of the Year
Future Star of NXT
Match of the Year
Competitors in the match wereAbbey Laith ,Aliyah , Bianca Belair, Billie Kay,Candice LeRae ,Dakota Kai , Lacey Evans,Mercedes Martinez , Nikki Cross,Reina Gonzalez ,Rhea Ripley ,Sage Beckett ,Santana Garrett ,Sarah Logan ,Taynara Conti ,Vanessa Borne andZeda . 2018 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced on theTakeOver: Phoenix pre-show on January 26, 2019. Votes were cast throughTwitter .[ 10]
Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface .[ 11]
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Rivalry of the Year
Breakout Star of the Year
Future Star of NXT
Match of the Year
2019 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced on the January 1, 2020 episode ofNXT Twitter and WWE's website.[ 13]
Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface .[ 14] [ 13]
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Rivalry of the Year
Breakout Star of the Year
Future Star of NXT
Match of the Year
2020 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The award winners were announced on the December 30, 2020 on WWE.com. Votes were cast through WWE's website.[ 15]
Winners will be listed first and highlighted inboldface .
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Rivalry of the Year
Breakout Star of the Year
Event of the Year
Future Star of NXT
Match of the Year
Finn Bálor (c) vs.Kyle O'Reilly for theNXT Championship atTakeOver 31 Finn Bálor vs.Tommaso Ciampa vs.Adam Cole vs.Johnny Gargano in aFatal 4-Way Iron Man match for the vacant NXT Championship atSuper Tuesday Adam Cole vs. Finn Bálor for the vacant NXT Championship atSuper Tuesday II (September 8) Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa:One Final Beat onNXT Keith Lee (c-NA) vs. Adam Cole (c-NXT) in aWinner Takes All match for both the NXT Championship andNXT North American Championship atThe Great American Bash Damian Priest vs.Bronson Reed vs.Cameron Grimes vs. Johnny Gargano vs.Velveteen Dream in aLadder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship atTakeOver XXX Io Shirai (c) vs.Candice LeRae in aTables, Ladders and Scares match for theNXT Women's Championship atHalloween Havoc Walter (c) vs.Ilja Dragunov for theNXT UK Championship onNXT UK The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly,Roderick Strong , andBobby Fish ) vs. Team McAfee (Pat McAfee ,Pete Dunne ,Danny Burch , andOney Lorcan ) in aWarGames match atTakeOver: WarGames Team Candice (Candice LeRae,Dakota Kai ,Raquel González , andToni Storm ) vs. Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart ,Ember Moon ,Rhea Ripley , and Io Shirai) in a WarGames match atTakeOver: WarGames Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai in aTriple Threat match for the NXT Women's Championship atTakeOver: In Your House Gallus (Mark Coffey andWolfgang ) (c) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner andMarcel Barthel ) vs.Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson andJames Drake ) vs.Mark Andrews andFlash Morgan Webster in aFatal 4-way tag team ladder match for theNXT UK Tag Team Championship atTakeOver: Blackpool II Tyler Bate vs.Jordan Devlin atTakeOver: Blackpool II Bronson Reed vs. Roderick Strong vs. Johnny Gargano in a Triple Threat match to qualify for the vacant NXT North American Championship Ladder match at NXT TakeOver: XXX onNXT Matt Riddle vs.Timothy Thatcher in aFight Pit match withKurt Angle as thespecial guest referee onNXT
2023 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The winners were announced on December 26, 2023, on NXT. Votes were cast through WWE's website.[ 16]
Winners will be listed first and highlighted inboldface .
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Moment of the Year
Match of the Year
2024 NXT Year-End Awards [ edit ] The winners were announced on December 31, 2024, on NXT. Voting was cast through WWE's website.[ 17]
Winners will be listed first and highlighted inboldface .
Male Superstar of the Year
Female Superstar of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Moment of the Year
Match of the Year
Best PLE/Show of The Year
Most wins –Adam Cole (7) Most wins in a single year – Adam Cole (4, 2019) Most wins for Female Competitor of the Year –Asuka (2) Most wins for Tag Team of the Year (individually) –Kyle O'Reilly (3) Most wins for Match of the Year –Johnny Gargano (3) Most wins for Rivalry of the Year – Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole (2) Most nominations – Johnny Gargano (24) Most nominations in a single year –Ricochet (2018) and Adam Cole (2020) (8) Most nominations for Overall Competitor of the Year – Asuka (3) Most nominations for Female Competitor of the Year – Asuka (3) Most nominations for Tag Team of the Year (team) –The Revival (Scott Dawson andDash Wilder ) (3) Most nominations for Tag Team of the Year (individually) – Kyle O'Reilly (4) Most nominations for Match of the Year – Johnny Gargano (14) Most nominations for Match of the Year in a single year –Sasha Banks (2015),Pete Dunne (2018), and Ricochet (2018) (5) Most nominations for Rivalry of the Year – Johnny Gargano (6) Most nominations for Rivalry of the Year in a single year – Johnny Gargano (3, 2018) Most nominations for Breakout Star of the Year –Andrade "Cien" Almas ,Lars Sullivan ,Rhea Ripley , andDamian Priest (2) Most nominations for Future Star of NXT –Xia Li (2) Event with the most Match of the Year nominations –TakeOver: Toronto (4, 2016) Event series with the most TakeOver of the Year wins – TakeOver: WarGames (3) Championship with the most Match of the Year wins –NXT Championship (3) Championship with the most Match of the Year nominations – NXT Championship (17) Championship with the most Match of the Year nominations in a single year –NXT Women's Championship (5, 2015) ^a b James, Justin (January 13, 2016)."1/13 WWE NXT – Women's #1 contender Battle Royal, NXT Title drama, more" .Pro Wrestling Torch . TDH Communications Inc. RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^ Namako, Jason (January 13, 2016)."WWE NXT Results – 1/13/16 (#1 Contenders Battle Royal)" .Wrestleview . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^a b Thomas, Jeremy (January 1, 2016)."Nominees Announced For WWE NXT Awards" .411mania.com . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^a b WWE.com Staff (January 16, 2017)."Triple H announces that voting is now open for the NXT Year-End Awards" .WWE . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^ Witner, Arya (January 28, 2017)."NXT TakeOver San Antonio live results: Nakamura vs. Roode" .Wrestling Observer Newsletter . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^ WWE (January 28, 2017)."NXT TakeOver: San Antonio Pre-Show" .WWE's YouTube page . RetrievedDecember 6, 2019 . ^a b WWE.com Staff (January 3, 2018)."Voting is now open for the 2017 NXT Year-End Awards" .WWE . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^ Witner, Arya (January 27, 2018)."NXT TakeOver Philadelphia live results: Almas vs. Gargano" .Wrestling Observer Newsletter . RetrievedApril 26, 2018 . ^ WWE (January 27, 2018)."NXT Takeover: Philadelphia Pre-Show" .WWE's YouTube page . RetrievedDecember 6, 2019 . ^ WWE.com Staff (January 2, 2019)."Voting is now open for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards" .WWE . RetrievedJanuary 2, 2019 . ^ Lee, Joseph (January 26, 2019)."NXT Year-End Award Winners Announced, Pre-Show Video For NXT Takeover, Triple H Hypes Tonight's Show" .411mania . RetrievedDecember 5, 2019 . ^ WWE (January 26, 2019)."NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Pre-Show: Jan. 26, 2019" .WWE's YouTube page . RetrievedDecember 6, 2019 . ^a b WWE.com Staff (December 4, 2019)."Voting is now open for the 2019 NXT Year-End Awards" .WWE . RetrievedDecember 5, 2019 . ^ Aiken, Chris (January 1, 2020)."WWE NXT live results: Year-End award winners revealed" .Wrestling Observer Newsletter . RetrievedJanuary 1, 2020 . ^ WWE.com Staff (December 23, 2020)."The NXT Year-End Awards are back – vote now!" .WWE . RetrievedDecember 23, 2020 . ^ Tessier, Colin (December 19, 2023)."Voting For 2023 NXT Year End Awards Opens, List Of Nominees Revealed" .Fightful . RetrievedDecember 20, 2023 . ^ WWE.com Staff (December 20, 2024)."Vote for the 2024 NXT Year End Awards here" .WWE . RetrievedDecember 20, 2024 .
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