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The NXT Year-End Awards is a concept used by WWE , where awards, similar to the Academy , Grammy and WWE's own Slammy Awards , are given to professional wrestlers who have competed in NXT in the previous year. There have been five editions of the concept. Fans cast votes online, via Twitter 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 the NXT UK brand.
Versions
2015 NXT Year-End Awards
The award winners were announced on the January 13, 2016 episode of NXT via video presentation.[ 2] Votes were cast through WWE's website.[ 3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .[ 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
The award winners were announced on the TakeOver: San Antonio pre-show on January 28, 2017. Votes were cast through Twitter .[ 4]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .[ 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
The award winners were announced on TakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, 2018. Votes were cast through Twitter .[ 7]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .[ 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 were Abbey 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 and Zeda .
2018 NXT Year-End Awards
The award winners were announced on the TakeOver: Phoenix pre-show on January 26, 2019. Votes were cast through Twitter .[ 10]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .[ 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
The award winners were announced on the January 1, 2020 episode of NXT . Votes were cast through Twitter and WWE's website.[ 13]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .[ 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
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 in boldface .
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 the NXT Championship at TakeOver 31
Finn Bálor vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano in a Fatal 4-Way Iron Man match for the vacant NXT Championship at Super Tuesday
Adam Cole vs. Finn Bálor for the vacant NXT Championship at Super Tuesday II (September 8)
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa: One Final Beat on NXT (April 8)
Keith Lee (c-NA) vs. Adam Cole (c-NXT) in a Winner Takes All match for both the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship at The Great American Bash
Damian Priest vs. Bronson Reed vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Velveteen Dream in a Ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship at TakeOver XXX
Io Shirai (c) vs. Candice LeRae in a Tables, Ladders and Scares match for the NXT Women's Championship at Halloween Havoc
Walter (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT UK Championship on NXT UK (October 29)
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong , and Bobby Fish ) vs. Team McAfee (Pat McAfee , Pete Dunne , Danny Burch , and Oney Lorcan ) in a WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames
Team Candice (Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai , Raquel González , and Toni Storm ) vs. Team Shotzi (Shotzi Blackheart , Ember Moon , Rhea Ripley , and Io Shirai) in a WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai in a Triple Threat match for the NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver: In Your House
Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang ) (c) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel ) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake ) vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in a Fatal 4-way tag team ladder match for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: Blackpool II
Tyler Bate vs. Jordan Devlin at TakeOver: 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 on NXT (July 22)
Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher in a Fight Pit match with Kurt Angle as the special guest referee on NXT (May 27)
2023 NXT Year-End Awards
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 in boldface .
Male Competitor of the Year
Female Competitor of the Year
Tag Team of the Year
Moment of the Year
Match of the Year
Records
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 and Dash 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 , and Damian 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)
See also
References
^ 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. Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Namako, Jason (January 13, 2016). "WWE NXT Results – 1/13/16 (#1 Contenders Battle Royal)" . Wrestleview . Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ a b Thomas, Jeremy (January 1, 2016). "Nominees Announced For WWE NXT Awards" . 411mania.com . Retrieved April 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 . Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Witner, Arya (January 28, 2017). "NXT TakeOver San Antonio live results: Nakamura vs. Roode" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ WWE (January 28, 2017). "NXT TakeOver: San Antonio Pre-Show" . WWE's YouTube page . Retrieved December 6, 2019 .
^ a b WWE.com Staff (January 3, 2018). "Voting is now open for the 2017 NXT Year-End Awards" . WWE . Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Witner, Arya (January 27, 2018). "NXT TakeOver Philadelphia live results: Almas vs. Gargano" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ WWE (January 27, 2018). "NXT Takeover: Philadelphia Pre-Show" . WWE's YouTube page . Retrieved December 6, 2019 .
^ WWE.com Staff (January 2, 2019). "Voting is now open for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards" . WWE . Retrieved January 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 . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
^ WWE (January 26, 2019). "NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Pre-Show: Jan. 26, 2019" . WWE's YouTube page . Retrieved December 6, 2019 .
^ a b WWE.com Staff (December 4, 2019). "Voting is now open for the 2019 NXT Year-End Awards" . WWE . Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
^ Aiken, Chris (January 1, 2020). "WWE NXT live results: Year-End award winners revealed" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
^ WWE.com Staff (December 23, 2020). "The NXT Year-End Awards are back – vote now!" . WWE . Retrieved December 23, 2020 .
^ Tessier, Colin (December 19, 2023). "Voting For 2023 NXT Year End Awards Opens, List Of Nominees Revealed" . Fightful . Retrieved December 20, 2023 .
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