History Wrestling / WWENXT

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-north-american-championship North American Champion]]''': '''Dragon Lee''' since December 9, 2023

** Diamond Mine (2020-Present)

* '''WWE Women's Tag Team Championship''': '''Chelsea Green''' and '''Piper Niven''' since July 17, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-north-american-championship North American Champion]]''': '''Wrestling/DominikMysterio''' since October 3, 2023

* Season 1 was known for seven of the eight "rookies" forming the stable Wrestling/TheNexus and for the [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson other one]] having arguably the most well-known CatchPhrase since the Wrestling/AttitudeEra. The winner would earn a shot at the WWE Championship at any PPV he wanted. Season 1 is considered to be [[FirstInstallmentWins the most successful season of the competition-based NXT]], with Daniel Bryan, the most successful alumni, becoming at one point the most popular wrestler in the entire company.

* ArcWords: "This is my moment!" for the blood feud between former tag team partners Wrestling/JohnnyGargano and Wrestling/TommasoCiampa. It's a MeaningfulEcho to their tag team's CatchPhrase, "This is ''our'' moment!"

* ArtifactTitle: NXT actually stands for "next", as it is a training ground for wrestlers who are preparing to go to the main roster. Due to the brand's consistently exceptional performance (and to combat ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]]'''s looming threat to the company's monopoly), it was eventually elevated into WWE's third brand after ''Raw'' and ''[=SmackDown=]'' in late 2019.

* GenreThrowback: Many people have noted that NXT 2.0 takes a lot of cues from the WWF's [[Wrestling/WWENewGenerationEra New Generation]] era in the early to mid-90's, with a colorful aesthetic and a strong focus on wrestlers holding high concept gimmicks.
* GimmickMatches: NXT is notable for bringing back the old Wrestling/{{WCW}} classic [=WarGames=] match, albeit with a modern twist, in 2017. The cage was made open-topped to give high-fliers more room to work with, with the added stipulation that anyone who left the cage would forfeit the match for their team to retain the old "no escape" philosophy, and the format was changed to 3 teams of 3 rather than the old 2 teams of 4, with the entry rules modified to speed it up. It was such an overwhelming success that it was brought back the next year, although with a more traditional 4 vs 4 and conventional entry rules setup, and again was a great success. For the 2019 installment, they also held the first Women's [=WarGames=] match.

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-tag-team-championship Tag Team Champions]]''': '''Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson)''' since October 24, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-tag-team-championship Tag Team Champions]]''': '''The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo)''' since July 30, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-womens-championship Women's Champion]]''': '''Wrestling/BeckyLynch''' since September 12, 2023

** Season 3: This is {{Downplayed|Trope}}. The final three contestants all became Women's Champion. However, winner Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}} only won it once before retiring. Runner-up Wrestling/{{Naomi}} won it twice, while ''2nd runner up'' Wrestling/AJLee won it three times. In terms of tenure, Kaitlyn [[{{Jobber}} doesn't have much going on initially]] until she took a '''SERIOUS''' [[TookALevelInBadass level in badass]] and winning said Divas Championship. AJ, however, found herself in much more prominent storylines than both Kaitlyn and Naomi, because while she was [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]'s girlfriend, he won the World Heavyweight Championship, catapulting her into a main-event angle. She continued being involved such angles such as Daniel Bryan's feuds with Wrestling/BigShow, Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}, and Wrestling/CMPunk, then as the focus of a Punk/Bryan[=/=]Wrestling/{{Kane}} feud, then as GM of Raw, then as Wrestling/DolphZiggler's girlfriend. She would later feud with most of the Divas roster, most often the Wrestling/BellaTwins, before retiring from in-ring competition. Naomi would however outlast both of them, becoming the only one from her season to still be employed over a decade later.

[[Wrestling/NXT3 Season 3]] Contestants: Wrestling/{{Kaitlyn}}, Wrestling/{{Naomi}}, [[Wrestling/AJLee A.J.]], Wrestling/{{Aksana}}, [[Wrestling/KarleePerez Maxine]] and Jamie Keyes.

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-north-american-championship North American Champion]]''': '''Trick Williams''' since September 30, 2023

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQ9CKBDRGU On September 13, 2022]], not long after Vince's retirement and Triple H's ascension to WWE's head of Creative, Shawn announced another rebranding of NXT at the end of that day's episode. The [=2.0=] branding was dropped and the color of the new NXT logo was changed into white with gold accents surrounding it. Despite its rebranding, NXT's new era will continue to showcase the intermediate approach that [=2.0=] had taken.\\\

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship NXT Champion]]''': '''Carmelo Hayes''' since April 1, 2023

* '''[[https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-uk-heritage-cup Heritage Cup]]'''[[note]]Unlike other championships, the NXT UK Heritage Cup was represented by a trophy instead of a title belt. It was defended just like any other championship, but all matches were contested under British Rounds Rules[[/note]]''': Nathan Frazer''' since June 13, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-north-american-championship North American Champion]]''': '''Wrestling/DominikMysterio''' since July 18, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-womens-championship Women's Champion]]''': '''Tiffany Stratton''' since May 28, 2023

* '''WWE Women's Tag Team Championship''': '''Wrestling/SonyaDeville''' and '''Chelsea Green''' since July 17, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-tag-team-championship Tag Team Champions]]''': '''Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang)''' since February 4, 2023

* '''WWE Women's Tag Team Championship''': '''Wrestling/LivMorgan''' and '''Raquel Rodriguez''' since July 1, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-north-american-championship North American Champion]]''': '''Wes Lee''' since October 22, 2022

* '''WWE Women's Tag Team Championship''': '''Wrestling/RondaRousey''' and '''Wrestling/ShaynaBaszler''' since May 29, 2023[[note]]The WWE Women's Tag Team titles is once again eligible to the NXT brand after their unification match with Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn on the June 23, 2023 episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown''.[[/note]]

* '''WWE Women's Tag Team Championship''': '''Wrestling/RondaRousey''' and '''Wrestling/ShaynaBaszler''' since May 29, 2023[[note]]The WWE Women's Tag Team titles is once again eligible to the NXT brand after their unification match with Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn[[/note]]

* '''[[https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/nxt-womens-tag-team-championship NXT Women's Tag Team Champions]]''': '''Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn''' since April 1, 2023

At the time of its hiatus, the brand recognized four championships. Three of the four championships were unified with their counterparts from the main NXT brand at ''Worlds Collide''; the UK Heritage Cup was quietly retired. The final champions were:

* '''[[https://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-uk-heritage-cup Heritage Cup]]'''[[note]]Unlike other championships, the NXT UK Heritage Cup was represented by a trophy instead of a title belt. It was defended just like any other championship, but all matches were contested under British Rounds Rules[[/note]]''': Noam Dar''' since July 7, 2022[[note]]Aired on tape delay on August 25, 2022.[[/note]]

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-womens-championship Women's Champion]]''': '''Indi Hartwell''' since April 1, 2023

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-championship NXT Champion]]''': '''Bron Breakker''' since April 4, 2022

* '''[[http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/nxt-womens-championship Women's Champion]]''': '''Roxanne Perez''' since December 13, 2022
* '''[[https://www.wwe.com/titlehistory/nxt-womens-tag-team-championship NXT Women's Tag Team Champions]]''': '''Fallon Henley and Kiana James''' since February 4, 2023

** Wrestling/BritishStrongStyle (2016-Present)

** Wrestling/{{Imperium}} (2019-Present)

** Toxic Attraction (2021-Present)

** Imperium (2019-Present)

At around the same time, Wrestling/TripleH had to undergo a heart surgery that forced him to step down from his position NXT's head of Creative. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, who had been acting as a producer for the show since 2018, began to take control of NXT's Creative and booking duties afterwards. Contrary to fan belief, Vince [=McMahon=] had zero input of NXT [=2.0=]'s direction apart from the rebrand and the new timeslot for its show: Shawn confirmed in [[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10044898-from-nxt-to-nfts-shawn-michaels-is-helping-pave-wwes-future an interview with Bleacher Report on 2022]] that he had full control of the show's booking following Hunter's departure from the role.

At around the same time, Wrestling/TripleH had to undergo a heart surgery that forced him to step down from his position NXT's head of Creative. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, who had been acting as a producer for the show since 2018, began to take control of NXT's Creative and booking duties afterwards. Contrary to fan belief, Vince [=McMahon=] had zero input of NXT [=2.0=]'s direction apart from the rebrand and the new timeslot for its show: Shawn confirmed in [[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10044898-from-nxt-to-nfts-shawn-michaels-is-helping-pave-wwes-future an interview with Bleacher Report on 2022]] that had full control of the show's booking following Hunter's departure from the role.

At around the same time, Wrestling/TripleH had to undergo a heart surgery that forced him to step down from his position NXT's head of Creative. Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, who had been acting as a producer for the show since 2018, began to take control of NXT's Creative and booking duties afterwards.

On September 13, 2022, Shawn announced another rebranding of NXT at the end of that day's episode. The [=2.0=] branding was dropped and the color of the new NXT logo was changed into white with gold accents surrounding it.\\\