On this page, you find the full Title History for the NXT Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The NXT Championship is a main Title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment on the NXT brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on July 1, 2012, and the inaugural champion was Seth Rollins.
With a lineage that already includes elite WWE Superstars like Big E and Seth Rollins, the NXT Championship has quickly established itself as not only a major title, but a gateway to bigger things for the breakout competitors of NXT. Want to see the future of sports-entertainment? Keep an eye on this championship.
The WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship was previously unified into this championship.
The current champion is Ethan Page, who won the title at NXT Heatwave (2024) on July 7, 2024, and has been reigning for 19 days.
NXT Championship: Title History
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Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWEBrand
NXT
July 1, 2012 Present
- Championship Names & Belt Designs
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NXT Championship April 5, 2022 -
NXT Championship April 1, 2017 April 4, 2022 -
NXT Championship August 15, 2014 March 31, 2017 -
NXT Championship July 1, 2012 August 14, 2014
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NXT Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 31 
Ethan Page 1
- July 7, 2024
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | NXT Heatwave (2024)
- 19+ days
19+- days
30 
Trick Williams 1
- April 23, 2024
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT Spring Breakin' (2024)
- 75 days
75- days
29 
Ilja Dragunov 1
- September 30, 2023
- Bakersfield, CA
- | NXT No Mercy (2023)
- 206 days
206- days
28 
Carmelo Hayes 1
- April 1, 2023
- Los Angeles, CA
- | NXT Stand & Deliver (2023)
- 182 days
182- days
27 
Bron Breakker 2
- April 4, 2022
- Dallas, TX
- | Raw
- 362 days
At Worlds Collide, Breakker defeated Tyler Bate to unify the NXT United Kingdom Championship into the NXT Championship.362- days
26 
Dolph Ziggler 1
- March 8, 2022
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT Roadblock (2022)
- 27 days
27- days
25 Bron Breakker 1
- January 4, 2022
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT New Year's Evil (2022)
- 63 days
63- days
24 
Tommaso Ciampa 2
- September 14, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT
- 112 days
Defeated LA Knight, Pete Dunne and Von Wagner in a fatal 4-way match for the vacant title.112- days
Vacant
- September 12, 2021
- 2 days
Samoa Joe relinquished the title due to an injury.2- days
23 
Samoa Joe 3
- August 22, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT TakeOver 36
- 21 days
21- days
22 
Karrion Kross 2
- April 8, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
- 136 days
136- days
21 
Finn Bálor 2
- September 8, 2020
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 212 days
Finn Bálor and Tommaso Cole tied a 60-minute fatal 4-way iron man match for the vacant title between Bálor, Cole, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano. The following week Bálor defeated Cole in a match to win the vacant title.212- days
Vacant
- August 26, 2020
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 13 days
Karrion Kross relinquished the title due to suffering a separated shoulder.13- days
20 Karrion Kross 1
- August 22, 2020
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT TakeOver XXX
- 4 days
4- days
19 
Keith Lee 1
- July 8, 2020
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT The Great American Bash (2020)
- 45 days
45- days
18 
Adam Cole 1
- June 1, 2019
- Bridgeport, CT
- | NXT TakeOver: XXV
- 403 days
403- days
17 
Johnny Gargano 1
- April 5, 2019
- Brooklyn, NY
- | NXT TakeOver: New York
- 57 days
Defeated Adam Cole in a 2 out of 3 falls match to win the vacant title.57- days
Vacant
- March 20, 2019
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 16 days
The title was vacated due to Tommaso Ciampa requiring neck surgery.16- days
16 Tommaso Ciampa 1
- July 25, 2018
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 238 days
238- days
15 
Aleister Black 1
- April 7, 2018
- New Orleans, LA
- | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
- 109 days
109- days
14 
Andrade "Cien" Almas 1
- November 18, 2017
- Houston, TX
- | NXT TakeOver: WarGames
- 140 days
140- days
13 
Drew McIntyre 1
- August 19, 2017
- Brooklyn, NY
- | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
- 91 days
91- days
12 
Bobby Roode 1
- January 28, 2017
- San Antonio, TX
- | NXT TakeOver: San Antonio
- 203 days
203- days
11 
Shinsuke Nakamura 2
- December 3, 2016
- Osaka, Japan
- | NXT
- 56 days
56- days
10 
Samoa Joe 2
- November 19, 2016
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | NXT TakeOver: Toronto
- 14 days
14- days
9 Shinsuke Nakamura 1
- August 20, 2016
- Brooklyn, NY
- | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II
- 91 days
91- days
8 Samoa Joe 1
- April 21, 2016
- Lowell, MA | NXT Live
- 121 days
121- days
7 
Finn Bálor 1
- July 4, 2015
- Tokyo, Japan
- | WWE The Beast in the East
- 292 days
292- days
6 
Kevin Owens 1
- February 11, 2015
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT TakeOver: Rival
- 143 days
143- days
5 
Sami Zayn 1
- December 11, 2014
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT TakeOver: R Evolution
- 62 days
62- days
4 
Adrian Neville 1
- February 27, 2014
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT Arrival
- 287 days
287- days
3 
Bo Dallas 1
- June 12, 2013
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 260 days
260- days
2 
Big E Langston 1
- January 9, 2013
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 154 days
154- days
1 
Seth Rollins 1
- August 29, 2012
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
- 133 days
Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.133- days
NXT Championship: Statistics
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gender Male
- Title Type Primary Title
- Brand NXT
- Date Established July 1, 2012
- Unified With
WWE / NXT United Kingdom Championship - Notes With a lineage that already includes elite WWE Superstars like Big E and Seth Rollins, the NXT Championship has quickly established itself as not only a major title, but a gateway to bigger things for the breakout competitors of NXT. Want to see the future of sports-entertainment? Keep an eye on this championship.
- First ChampionSeth Rollins
- Current ChampionEthan Page
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa Joe | 3 | |
| Finn Bálor | 2 | |
| Bron Breakker | 2 | |
| Tommaso Ciampa | 2 | |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Finn Bálor | 504 | |
| Bron Breakker | 425 | |
| Adam Cole | 403 | |
| Tommaso Ciampa | 350 | |
| Adrian Neville | 287 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Cole | June 1, 2019 - July 8, 2020 | 403 | |
| Bron Breakker | April 4, 2022 - April 1, 2023 | 362 | |
| Finn Bálor | July 4, 2015 - April 21, 2016 | 292 | |
| Adrian Neville | February 27, 2014 - December 11, 2014 | 287 | |
| Bo Dallas | June 12, 2013 - February 27, 2014 | 260 |