NXT is the developmental territory for WWE. Many top superstars came from NXT to WWE’s main shows like Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, and many more. Many superstars won the top prize of NXT i.e. NXT Championship in WWE history. Here is the complete list of all champions.
List of All NXT Champions in WWE History
| No. | Champion | Date | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Rollins | July 26, 2012 | NXT |
| 2 | Big E Langston | December 6, 2012 | NXT |
| 3 | Bo Dallas | May 23, 2013 | NXT |
| 4 | Adrian Neville | February 27, 2014 | Arrival |
| 5 | Sami Zayn | December 11, 2014 | TakeOver: R Evolution |
| 6 | Kevin Owens | February 11, 2015 | TakeOver: Rival |
| 7 | Finn Bálor | July 4, 2015 | The Beast in the East |
| 8 | Samoa Joe | April 21, 2016 | NXT Live |
| 9 | Shinsuke Nakamura | August 20, 2016 | TakeOver: Brooklyn II |
| 10 | Samoa Joe | November 19, 2016 | TakeOver: Toronto |
| 11 | Shinsuke Nakamura | December 3, 2016 | NXT |
| 12 | Bobby Roode | January 28, 2017 | TakeOver: San Antonio |
| 13 | Drew McIntyre | August 19, 2017 | TakeOver: Brooklyn III |
| 14 | Andrade “Cien” Almas | November 18, 2017 | TakeOver: WarGames |
| 15 | Aleister Black | April 7, 2018 | TakeOver: New Orleans |
| 16 | Tommaso Ciampa | July 18, 2018 | NXT |
| 17 | Johnny Gargano | April 5, 2019 | TakeOver: New York |
| 18 | Adam Cole | June 1, 2019 | TakeOver: XXV |
| 19 | Keith Lee | July 1, 2020 | The Great American Bash Night 2 |
| 20 | Karrion Kross | August 22, 2020 | TakeOver XXX |
| 21 | Finn Bálor | September 8, 2020 | Super Tuesday II |
| 22 | Karrion Kross | April 8, 2021 | TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 |
| 23 | Samoa Joe | August 22, 2021 | TakeOver 36 |
| 24 | Tommaso Ciampa | September 14, 2021 | NXT 2.0 |
| 25 | Bron Breakker | January 4, 2022 | New Year’s Evil |
| 26 | Dolph Ziggler | March 8, 2022 | Roadblock |
| 27 | Bron Breakker | April 4, 2022 | RAW |
NXT Championship records in WWE
Q. Who was the first NXT champion in WWE?
A. Seth Rollins
Q. Who has the longest NXT Championship combined reign in WWE?
A. Finn Balor
Q. Who won the NXT Championship the highest number of times?
A. Samoa Joe (3 times)
Q. Who was the first to win NXT Championship outside the United States?
A. Finn Balor in the show “Beast in the East” at Tokyo, Japan
Q. Who was the second-ever NXT Champion?
A. Big E Langston
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