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.
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship at TakeOver: Toronto
The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) (c) vs. American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) in a Two-out-of-three falls match for the NXT Tag Team Championship on NXT (July 6)
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]
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas for the NXT Championship at TakeOver: WarGames
The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (c) vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) in a Triple threat elimination match for the NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: Orlando
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly) vs. The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) and Roderick Strong vs. Sanity (Alexander Wolfe, Eric Young, and Killian Dain) in a WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames
Asuka (c) vs. Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing match for the NXT Women's Championship on NXT (June 28)
The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) in a Ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: Chicago
Bobby Roode (c) vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT Championship on NXT (June 5)
NXT Women's Championship Qualifying Battle Royal on NXT (October 25)*
Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream at TakeOver: WarGames
Johnny Gargano vs. Kassius Ohno on NXT (December 6)
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]
Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) vs. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) in a WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames
Pete Dunne (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the WWE United Kingdom Championship on NXT (June 13)
The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) (c) vs. Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan for the NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: Chicago II
Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair on NXT (September 12)
Ricochet (NA-c) vs. Pete Dunne (UK-c) in a Champion vs. Champion match for both the NXT North American Championship and the WWE United Kingdom Championship on NXT (September 19)
Ricochet (c) vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole in a Triple threat match for the NXT North American Championship on NXT (October 10)
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]
Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Tegan Nox vs. Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kay Lee Ray in a WarGames match at TakeOver: WarGames
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) in a Fatal Four-WayLadder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: XXV
Adam Cole (c) vs. Pete Dunne for the NXT Championship at Survivor Series
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
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
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)
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)