The NXT Year-End Awards is a concept used by

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, where awards, similar to the

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and WWE's own

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s, are given to

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s who have competed in NXT in the previous year. There have been five editions of the concept. Fans cast votes online, via

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or WWE's website, to decide the winners. Recipients of the award are given a golden ring bell with a hammer. Starting with the 2019 edition, the NXT Year-End Awards also recognize wrestlers from the

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brand.

Editions

2015 NXT Year-End Awards

The award winners were announced on the January 13, 2016 episode of '' NXT'' via video presentation. Votes were cast through WWE's website. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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

. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

2017 NXT Year-End Awards

The award winners were announced on TakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, 2018. Votes were cast through

. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. *Competitors in the match were Abbey Laith,

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, Bianca Belair, Billie Kay, Candice LeRae,

Dakota Kai Cheree Georgina "Charlie" Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in the WWE, where she performed under the ring name Dakota Kai. Prior to her signing with WWE, Crowley performed under t ...

, Lacey Evans,

Mercedes Martinez Jazmin Benitez (born November 17, 1980) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former ROH W ...

, Nikki Cross, Reina Gonzalez,

Rhea Ripley Demi Bennett (born 11 October 1996) is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley. She is a List of Women ...

, Sage Beckett,

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, Sarah Logan, Taynara Conti,

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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

. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

2019 NXT Year-End Awards

The award winners were announced on the January 1, 2020 episode of '' NXT''. Votes were cast through

and WWE's website. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.

2023 NXT Year-End Awards

The winners were announced on December 26, 2023, on NXT. Votes were cast through WWE's website. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.

2024 NXT Year-End Awards

The winners were announced on December 31, 2024, on NXT. Voting was cast through WWE's website. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Records

* Most wins –

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(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) –

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(3) * Most wins for Match of the Year –

Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is one-half of #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano is known for his time in NXT, where ...

(3) * Most wins for Rivalry of the Year – Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole (2) * Most nominations – Johnny Gargano (24) * Most nominations in a single year –

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(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 Daniel Marshall Wheeler (born May 17, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Cash Wheeler, where he is a former two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions with Dax Harwood together ...

) (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 –

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(2015),

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(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 Dylan Miley (born July 6, 1988) is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Lars Sullivan. He joined WWE in 2013 and spent several years training at the WWE Performance Center before making his ...

, and

Damian Priest Luis Martínez (born September 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Damian Priest and is a former one-time World Heavyweight Champion. He is also know ...

(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 –

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(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 The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT, the promotion's developmental brand. The current champion is Jacy Jayne, who is in her fi ...

(5, 2015)

References

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