NXT Championship
WWECurrent Champion
Grayson Waller
Won: August 30, 2026Reign: 55 daysWon at: Heatwave
Longest Reign
Adam Cole
396 days
Shortest Reign
Karrion Kross
4 days
Most Reigns
Samoa Joe
3-time champion
Reigns
38
29 different champions
Reign Timeline
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Full Title History
| # | Champion | Date Won | Date Lost | Days Held | Won At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Grayson Waller | Aug 30, 2026 | Present | 55+ | Heatwave |
| 37 | Tony D'Angelo | Apr 4, 2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 148 | Stand & Deliver |
| 36 | Joe Hendry | Feb 3, 2026 | Apr 4, 2026 | 60 | NXT |
| 35 | Oba Femi | Dec 6, 2025 | Jan 6, 2026 | 31 | Deadline |
| 34 | Ricky Saints | Sep 27, 2025 | Dec 6, 2025 | 70 | No Mercy |
| 33 | Oba Femi | Jan 7, 2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 263 | NXT: New Year's Evil |
| 32 | Trick Williams | Oct 1, 2024 | Jan 7, 2025 | 98 | NXTs debut on The CW |
| 31 | Ethan Page | Jul 7, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | 86 | Heatwave |
| 30 | Trick Williams | Apr 23, 2024 | Jul 7, 2024 | 75 | NXT: Spring Breakin' |
| 29 | Ilja Dragunov | Sep 30, 2023 | Apr 23, 2024 | 206 | No Mercy |
| 28 | Carmelo Hayes | Apr 1, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 182 | Stand & Deliver |
| 27 | Bron Breakker | Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 1, 2023 | 362 | Raw |
| 26 | Dolph Ziggler | Mar 8, 2022 | Apr 4, 2022 | 27 | NXT 2.0: Roadblock |
| 25 | Bron Breakker | Jan 4, 2022 | Mar 8, 2022 | 63 | NXT 2.0: New Year's Evil |
| 24 | Tommaso Ciampa | Sep 14, 2021 | Jan 4, 2022 | 112 | NXT 2.0 |
| 23 | Samoa Joe | Aug 22, 2021 | Sep 12, 2021 | 21 | TakeOver 36 |
| 22 | Karrion Kross | Apr 8, 2021 | Aug 22, 2021 | 136 | TakeOver: Stand & Deliver |
| 21 | Finn Bálor | Sep 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2021 | 212 | NXT: Super Tuesday II |
| 20 | Karrion Kross | Aug 22, 2020 | Aug 26, 2020 | 4 | TakeOver XXX |
| 19 | Keith Lee | Jul 1, 2020 | Aug 22, 2020 | 52 | NXT: The Great American Bash |
| 18 | Adam Cole | Jun 1, 2019 | Jul 1, 2020 | 396 | TakeOver: XXV |
| 17 | Johnny Gargano | Apr 5, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | 57 | TakeOver: New York |
| 16 | Tommaso Ciampa | Jul 18, 2018 | Mar 13, 2019 | 238 | NXT |
| 15 | Aleister Black | Apr 7, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 | 102 | TakeOver: New Orleans |
| 14 | Andrade "Cien" Almas | Nov 18, 2017 | Apr 7, 2018 | 140 | TakeOver: WarGames |
| 13 | Drew McIntyre | Aug 19, 2017 | Nov 18, 2017 | 91 | TakeOver: Brooklyn III |
| 12 | Bobby Roode | Jan 28, 2017 | Aug 19, 2017 | 203 | TakeOver: San Antonio |
| 11 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Dec 3, 2016 | Jan 28, 2017 | 56 | NXT |
| 10 | Samoa Joe | Nov 19, 2016 | Dec 3, 2016 | 14 | TakeOver: Toronto |
| 9 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Aug 20, 2016 | Nov 19, 2016 | 91 | TakeOver: Brooklyn II |
| 8 | Samoa Joe | Apr 21, 2016 | Aug 20, 2016 | 121 | NXT Live |
| 7 | Finn Bálor | Jul 4, 2015 | Apr 21, 2016 | 292 | The Beast in the East |
| 6 | Kevin Owens | Feb 11, 2015 | Jul 4, 2015 | 143 | TakeOver: Rival |
| 5 | Sami Zayn | Dec 11, 2014 | Feb 11, 2015 | 62 | TakeOver: R Evolution |
| 4 | Adrian Neville | Feb 27, 2014 | Dec 11, 2014 | 287 | Arrival |
| 3 | Bo Dallas | May 23, 2013 | Feb 27, 2014 | 280 | NXT |
| 2 | Big E Langston | Dec 6, 2012 | May 23, 2013 | 168 | NXT |
| 1 | Seth Rollins | Jul 26, 2012 | Dec 6, 2012 | 133 | NXT |
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