For the fourth straight year, NXT is recognizing members of their roster for great performances turned in over the previous 365 days (more or less), and asking fans to predict a few things about the next 365. And, for the third straight time, the Year-End Awards were decided by hashtag vote on Twitter and announced on the Pre-Show of the TakeOver before Royal Rumble.
Over the last couple weeks, Twitter users have been sending and reTweeting messages with categories and hashtags to vote for their choices in seven different categories. Tonight (Jan. 26), on the Pre-Show before TakeOver: Phoenix, the winners were announced.
Here are the categories and nominees. The winners will be highlighted in bold and italics as they’re revealed:
NXT TakeOver of the Year
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Chicago 2
Brooklyn 4
WarGames 2
NXT Female Competitor of the Year Award
Shayna Baszler
Ember Moon
Nikki Cross
Kairi Sane
Bianca Belair
NXT Male Competitor of the Year Award
Johnny Gargano
Ricochet
Tommaso Ciampa
Andrade “Cien” Almas
Aleister Black
Adam Cole
Pete Dunne
Velveteen Dream
Overall NXT Competitor of the Year Award
Shayna Baszler
Velveteen Dream
Ember Moon
Johnny Gargano
Ricochet
Nikki Cross
Adam Cole
Pete Dunne
Kairi Sane
Aleister Black
Bianca Belair
Andrade
Tommaso Ciampa
NXT Tag Team of the Year Award
Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
War Raiders
Moustache Mountain
Street Profits
Undisputed ERA
Heavy Machinery
NXT Breakout Star of the Year Award
Bianca Belair
Lacey Evans
Rhea Ripley
Dakota Kai
Ricochet
War Raiders
Lars Sullivan
EC3
Future Star of NXT Award
Matt Riddle
Keith Lee
Mia Yim
Forgotten Sons
Dominik Dijakovic
Io Shirai
Candice LeRae
Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
Kona Reeves
NXT Match of the Year Award
Undisputed ERA vs. War Raiders & Ricochet (TakeOver: WarGames 2)
Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
EC3 vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Killian Dain (NXT North American Championship Ladder Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXT TV, Sept. 19)
Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)
NXT Rivalry of the Year Award
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
Congrats to the winners!