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Seth Rollins became the inaugural NXT Champion by defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals on July 26, 2012 (aired August 29). [1] [2] As of January 31, 2025, there have been 33 reigns among 25 different champions and three vacancies. Samoa Joe has the most reigns at three. Finn Bálor has the longest combined reign at 504 days.
As of February 2, 2025, there have been 23 reigns between 19 champions and two vacancies. The inaugural champion was Adam Cole. Johnny Gargano has the most reigns at three. Oba Femi has the longest reign at 273 days, while Trick Williams' sole reign is the shortest reign at 3 days. Carmelo Hayes and Oba Femi share the longest combined reign at ...
On October 5, Femi surpassed Wes Lee's 269 day title reign, thus becoming the longest-reigning NXT North American Champion. [16] At Week 2 of NXT's CW premiere on October 8, Femi lost the title to D'Angelo, ending his reign at a record 273 days and suffering his first loss in 2024 after a 30 match winning streak.
Adam Cole's reign is the longest singular reign at 396 days (recognized as 403 days by WWE due to tape delay), while Karrion Kross' first reign is the shortest at 4 days (recognized as 3 days by WWE) as he had to relinquish the title due to a legitimate injury he suffered in winning it. Finn Bálor has the longest combined reign at 504 days.
Asuka is the longest reigning champion at 510 days, [3] beginning on April 1, 2016, and ending on August 24, 2017; however, WWE recognizes the reign as 522 days, with it ending on September 6, 2017, the date the episode in which she vacated the title aired on tape delay. [4] [5] Indi Hartwell has the shortest reign at 31 days, with it ending on ...
After signing with WWE's developmental system, NXT, and adopting his current ring name, Bálor won the NXT Championship, with his 292-day reign being the longest in the championship's history until March 2020. [6] Also during his time in NXT, Bálor became the first co-winner of the inaugural Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with Samoa Joe.
The inaugural champions were British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey). The team with the longest reign is The Ascension (Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor), who held the title for 364 days, [1] [2] while the shortest reign belongs to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven), who held the title for 2
[167] [168] On March 19, Cole became the longest reigning NXT Champion, breaking Finn Bálor's previous record of 292 days, [169] and would surpass the one-year mark as champion on June 1 of that year. [170] At TakeOver: In Your House on June 7, Cole retained the championship against Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl. [171]