List of WWE NXT special episodes

This is a list of WWE NXT special episodes, detailing all professional wrestling television special cards promoted on NXT by WWE.

Special episodes

2010

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
NXT season 1 premiere	February 23, 2010	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Bradley Center	1.3[1]	1.7[2]	Debut episode on Syfy, replacing ECW. First episode under reality competition-based format.
NXT season 1 finale	June 1, 2010	Dallas, Texas	American Airlines Center	1.17[1]	1.4[3]	Wade Barrett was declared the winner.
NXT season 2 premiere	June 8, 2010	Tampa, Florida	St. Pete Times Forum	1.07[1]	1.5[4]
NXT season 2 finale	August 31, 2010	Albany, New York	Times Union Center	1.02[5]	1.3[6]	Kaval was declared the winner.
NXT season 3 premiere	September 7, 2010	Baltimore, Maryland	1st Mariner Arena	0.96[7]	1.2[8]	Featured an all Divas season. Show was moved from Syfy to WWE.com mid-season.
NXT season 3 finale	November 30, 2010	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Scope	N/A		Kaitlyn was declared the winner.
NXT season 4 premiere	December 7, 2010	Dayton, Ohio	Nutter Center			First season broadcast entirely on WWE.com.

2011

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
NXT season 4 finale	March 1, 2011	Cleveland, Ohio	Quicken Loans Arena	Johnny Curtis was declared the winner.
NXT Redemption premiere	March 8, 2011	Houston, Texas	Toyota Center	Featured seven rookies chosen from the previous male-only seasons.

2012

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
NXT Redemption finale	June 13, 2012	Manchester, New Hampshire	Verizon Wireless Arena	Final episode of NXT under reality competition-based format. No winner was declared.
NXT season 6 premiere	June 20, 2012	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	First episode of NXT under developmental brand format. Debut at Full Sail University.

2013

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
Clash of the Champions	April 24, 2013	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	Special Clash of the Champions edition of NXT
NXT Rewind 2013	December 25, 2013	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	Recap episode featuring all of the year's events on NXT. Featured a match between Antonio Cesaro and William Regal, in what would be Regal's final professional wrestling match.

2014

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
NXT Rewind 2014	December 25, 2014	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	Recap episode featuring all of the year's events on NXT. Featured Charlotte (c) vs. Sasha Banks for the NXT Women's Championship.

2015

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
The Best of NXT 2015	December 30, 2015	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	Recap episode featuring all of the year's events on NXT.
WrestleMania 31 Axxess	December 30, 2015	San Jose, California	McEnery Convention Center	Special episode taped at WrestleMania 31 Axxess

2016

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Notes
NXT in Japan	December 28, 2016	Osaka, Japan	Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium	First 2-hour edition of NXT, from the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Featured matches included: DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (c) vs. Akira Tozawa and Tajiri for the NXT Tag Team Championship Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax for the NXT Women's Championship Samoa Joe (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship

2017

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
NXT in Australia	January 4, 2017	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Margaret Court Arena	N/A		First edition of NXT held at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Featured matches included: #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (c) vs. TM-61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage match for the NXT Championship
NXT Holiday Week	December 13, 2017	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	0.27[9]	0.84[9]	Christmas special on the USA Network, while being simulcasted on the WWE Network. Part of USA's WWE Holiday Week.

2019

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
NXT's USA Network premiere	September 18, 2019	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	0.43[10]	1.18[10]	Live debut on the USA Network. 2-hour show in which the first hour aired on USA, while the remainder aired on the WWE Network. Featured Roderick Strong (c) vs. Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship.
First two-hour NXT on USA	October 2, 2019			0.32[11]	0.89[12]	First 2-hour live episode aired in full on USA Network. First episode opposite of AEW Dynamite, in what would start the Wednesday Night Wars. Featured matches included: Adam Cole (c) vs. Matt Riddle for the NXT Championship Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Championship The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly) (c) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) for the NXT Tag Team Championship

2020

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
2019 NXT Year-End Awards	January 1, 2020	Winter Park, Florida	Full Sail University	0.15[13]	0.55[14]	Year-end awards edition of NXT.
The Great American Bash	July 1, 2020			0.22[15]	0.79[16]	The first part of a two-week special event. Both nights went head-to-head with All Elite Wrestling's Fyter Fest.
	July 8, 2020			0.20[17]	0.76[18]	Featured Adam Cole (NXT Champion) vs. Keith Lee (NXT North American Champion) in a Winner Takes All match.
Super Tuesday	September 1, 2020			0.26[19]	0.85[20]	The first part of a two-week special Tuesday event due to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs on USA Network in the normal Wednesday time slot. Featured Finn Bálor vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship in a 60 minute Iron Man match.
	September 8, 2020			0.22[21]	0.84[21]	Featured matches included: Finn Bálor vs. Adam Cole for the vacant NXT Championship Rhea Ripley vs. Mercedes Martinez in a Steel Cage.
Takeoff to TakeOver	September 23, 2020	Orlando, Florida	WWE Performance Center	0.18[22]	0.7[22]	TakeOver 31 preview show. Featured matches included: Shotzi Blackheart vs. Aliyah vs. Kayden Carter vs. Dakota Kai vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Gia vs. Catalina vs. Raven vs. Ellie vs. Marina Shafir vs. Avery vs. Taylor vs. Rita vs. Kacy Catanzaro vs. Xia Li vs. Candice LeRae vs. Rhea Ripley in a Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship Bronson Reed vs. Kushida vs. Timothy Thatcher vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Kyle O'Reilly in a Gauntlet Eliminator to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship
Halloween Havoc 2020	October 28, 2020			0.25[23]	0.88[23]	Special Halloween-themed episode of NXT, hosted by Shotzi Blackheart. First Halloween Havoc event held since 2000, making its WWE debut. Featured the classic "Spin The Wheel, Make the Deal" gimmick, where match stipulations are determined by a spin of a roulette wheel. Featured matches included: Damian Priest (c) vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship Io Shirai (c) vs. Candice LeRae for the NXT Women's Championship
A Very Gargano Christmas Special[24]	December 23, 2020			0.19[25]	0.7[25]	Christmas special episode. Went head-to-head with All Elite Wrestling's Holiday Bash television special. Featured Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan (c) vs. Drake Maverick and Killian Dain in a street fight for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
2020 NXT Year-End Awards[26]	December 30, 2020			0.12[27]	0.59[28]	Year-end awards edition of NXT. Went head-to-head with All Elite Wrestling's Celebration of Mr. Brodie Lee's Life event.

2021

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
New Year's Evil 2021	January 6, 2021	Orlando, Florida	WWE Performance Center	0.16[29]	0.64[30]	New Year's special, hosted by Dexter Lumis. Went head-to-head with night 1 of All Elite Wrestling's New Year's Smash. First New Year's Evil special since 1999, making its WWE debut. Featured matches included: Finn Bálor (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Championship Karrion Kross vs. Damian Priest Raquel González vs. Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match
TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1	April 7, 2021			0.24[31]	0.768[31]	Night 1 of a two-night TakeOver special event, airing in NXT's normal timeslot. Was the first TakeOver event to air on the USA Network. Concluded the Wednesday Night Wars, as NXT moved to Tuesdays starting April 13.[32] Featured matches included: MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) vs. Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde) for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship Walter (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT United Kingdom Championship Io Shirai (c) vs. Raquel González for the NXT Women's Championship
NXT's move to Tuesday	April 13, 2021			0.22[33]	0.805[33]	Was the first NXT episode since the conclusion of the Wednesday Night Wars and the first on their new night on the USA Network. Featured matches included: MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) (c) vs. Killian Dain and Drake Maverick for the NXT Tag Team Championship Santos Escobar (c) vs. Kushida for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship
The Great American Bash	July 6, 2021			0.19[34]	0.707[34]	Featured matches included: MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher for the NXT Tag Team Championship LA Knight (c) vs. Cameron Grimes for the Million Dollar Championship Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly
NXT on Syfy	July 27, 2021			0.12[35]	0.52[35]	Special airing of NXT on Syfy due to NBCUniversal coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics on USA Network. First episodes of NXT broadcast on Syfy since September 28, 2010.
	August 3, 2021			0.10[36]	0.52[36]
NXT 2.0 premiere	September 14, 2021			0.21[37]	0.77[37]	The first episode of the newly revamped NXT, featuring a new logo, remodeled WWE Performance Center, and new theme song performed by Wale. Featured the wedding of Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis, with the main event match being Tommaso Ciampa vs. Pete Dunne vs. LA Knight vs. Von Wagner in a fatal four-way match for the vacant NXT Championship.
Halloween Havoc 2021	October 26, 2021			0.18[38]	0.746[38]	Special Halloween-themed episode of NXT. Featured Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship.

2022

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
New Year's Evil 2022	January 4, 2022	Orlando, Florida	WWE Performance Center	0.16[39]	0.685[39]	New Year's special of NXT. Featured Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship.
Vengeance Day 2022	February 15, 2022			0.11[40]	0.525[40]	Valentine's Day special edition of NXT. Aired on Syfy. Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. Santos Escobar for the NXT Championship
Roadblock 2022	March 8, 2022			0.13[41]	0.613[41]	Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Tommaso Ciampa in a triple threat match for the NXT Championship
Spring Breakin' 2022	May 3, 2022			0.13[42]	0.661[42]	Spring Break special edition of NXT. Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Championship
The Great American Bash	July 5, 2022			0.12[43]	0.593[43]	Fourth of July special edition of NXT. Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. Cameron Grimes for the NXT Championship
Heatwave 2022	August 16, 2022			0.14[44]	0.678[44]	First Heat Wave event held since 2000, making its WWE debut. Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Championship.
1 Year Anniversary Celebration of NXT 2.0	September 13, 2022			0.15[45]	0.728[45]	One year anniversary celebration of NXT 2.0. At the end of the show, a video narrated by Shawn Michaels featured a revised NXT logo which effectively ended the "2.0" branding. Fan interactive vote for matches revived the Taboo Tuesday concept used from 2004 to 2008, but not branded as such.

2023

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
New Year's Evil 2023	January 10, 2023	Orlando, Florida	WWE Performance Center	0.15[46]	0.700[46]	New Year's special of NXT. Featured Bron Breakker (c) vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship
Roadblock 2023	March 7, 2023			0.17[47]	0.624[47]	Featured Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Meiko Satomura for the NXT Women's Championship
Spring Breakin' 2023	April 25, 2023			0.18	0.647	Featured Indi Hartwell (c) vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Championship
Gold Rush	June 20, 2023			0.23	0.773	Featured Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) vs. Bron Breakker for the World Heavyweight Championship
	June 27, 2023			0.17	0.622	Featured Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the NXT Championship
Heatwave 2023	August 22, 2023			0.19	0.720	Featured Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Wes Lee for the NXT Championship
First 30 Minutes Commercial-Free	October 10, 2023			0.30	0.921	The first 30 minutes of the NXT broadcast was commercial-free. Featured matches included: Roxanne Perez vs. Asuka Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang) vs. The Brawling Brutes (Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland) & Tyler Bate in a Pub Rules match Carmelo Hayes (with John Cena) vs. Bron Breakker (with Paul Heyman) Cody Rhodes was named the special guest general manager for the night. WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker made a surprise appearance. This episode went head-to-head with AEW Dynamite, which was aired on Tuesday due to TBS coverage of the MLB playoffs.
Halloween Havoc 2023	October 24, 2023			0.21[48]	0.787[48]	Featured Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Championship
	October 31, 2023			0.20[49]	0.674[49]	Featured Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship

2024

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
New Year's Evil 2024	January 2, 2024	Orlando, Florida	WWE Performance Center	0.25	0.768	Fourth annual NXT: New Year's Evil event. Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Blair Davenport for the NXT Women's Championship Latino World Order (Carlito, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew (Damon Kemp, Myles Borne, and Drew Gulak) Arianna Grace vs. Roxanne Perez Fallon Henley vs. Tiffany Stratton Oba Femi vs. Riley Osborne in the NXT Men's Breakout Tournament final Trick Williams vs. Grayson Waller for Williams's NXT Championship opportunity
Roadblock 2024	March 5, 2024			0.16	0.654	Third annual Roadblock event. Dijak vs. Joe Gacy in an Asylum match Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin (c) vs. Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) for the NXT Tag Team Championship The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Fallon Henley vs. Blair Davenport Carmelo Hayes vs. Tony D'Angelo to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship at NXT Stand & Deliver.
Spring Breakin' 2024	April 23, 2024			0.20[50]	0.661[50]	Third annual Spring Breakin' event Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women's Championship The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and Luca Crusifino) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, and Myles Borne) Jaida Parker vs. Fallon Henley Sol Ruca vs. Blair Davenport in a Beach Brawl Lexis King vs. Baron Corbin Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship.
	April 30, 2024			0.14	0.564	Part 2 of the fourth annual Spring Breakin' event. Oba Femi (c) vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Championship Thea Hail vs. Jacy Jayne The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) vs. Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont Ridge Holland vs. Shawn Spears Axiom and Nathan Frazer (c) vs. Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Lola Vice vs. Natalya in the first ever Women's NXT Underground match.
The Great American Bash 2024	July 30, 2024			0.15[51]	0.468[51]	Aired on Syfy due to USA Network’s coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Part 1 of the fifth annual NXT: The Great American Bash. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) (c) vs. Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Tavion Heights in a British Rounds Rules match for the NXT Heritage Cup Cedric Alexander vs. Brooks Jensen Jaida Parker vs. Kendal Grey Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx vs. Karmen Petrovic, Lola Vice, and Sol Ruca Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Thea Hail for the NXT Women's Championship.
	August 6, 2024			0.16	0.534	Aired on Syfy due to USA Network’s coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Part 2 of the fifth annual NXT: The Great American Bash. Pete Dunne vs. Trick Williams Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women's North American Championship Ethan Page (c) vs. Oro Mensah for the NXT Championship Joe Hendry vs. Joe Coffey Wren Sinclair vs. Kendal Grey Axiom and Nathan Frazer (c) vs. MSK (Wes Lee and Zachary Wentz) for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
WWE Week on USA	September 10, 2024			0.19	0.628	The first 30 minutes of the NXT broadcast was commercial-free. Special episode as a part of the WWE Week on USA Network, where NXT along with Raw and SmackDown was aired on USA Network that week. Axiom and Nathan Frazer (c) vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) for the NXT Tag Team Championship Giulia's WWE in-ring debut vs. Chelsea Green Charlie Dempsey (c) vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Heritage Cup Oba Femi (c) vs. Hammerstone for the NXT North American Championship Ridge Holland vs. Duke Hudson Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Sol Ruca for the TNA Knockouts World Championship Pete Dunne vs. Trick Williams in a Last Man Standing match to determine the #1 contender to the NXT Championship
NXT's CW Premiere Week 1	October 1, 2024	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena	0.26[52]	0.895[52]	Live debut episode on The CW held outside of the WWE Performance Center to mark the start of the “CW Era” of NXT. CM Punk, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair made appearances, while a special MizTV episode hosted by The Miz, featuring NXT North American Champion Oba Femi and Tony D'Angelo took place. Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Giulia for the NXT Women's Championship Wes Lee vs Zachary Wentz in a Street Fight Lola Vice and Jaida Parker vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley) (with Jazmyn Nyx) Ethan Page (c) vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship, with CM Punk as special guest referee
NXT's CW Premiere Week 2	October 8, 2024	Chesterfield, Missouri	The Factory At The District	0.24	0.874	Second NXT episode on The CW, held outside of the WWE Performance Center to mark the start of the “CW Era” of NXT. Sexyy Red made an appearance. This episode went head-to-head with AEW Dynamite's Title Tuesday special episode, which aired on Tuesday due to TBS coverage of the MLB playoffs. Randy Orton vs. Je'Von Evans Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Kelani Jordan vs. Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx) Oba Femi (c) vs. Tony D'Angelo for the NXT North American Championship Axiom and Nathan Frazer (c) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) for the NXT Tag Team Championship
NXT 2300	November 6, 2024	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2300 Arena	0.17	0.619	Special Wednesday episode of NXT held outside of the WWE Performance Center, marking NXT's first broadcast from 2300 Arena, the former ECW Arena. This episode took place on a Wednesday due to the 2024 United States presidential election, thus going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite. Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice in a Hardcore match Je'Von Evans vs. Wes Lee Bubba Ray Dudley and Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page and Ridge Holland Tony D'Angelo (c) vs. Nunzio for the NXT North American Championship Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx), Cora Jade, and Roxanne Perez vs. Giulia, Jordynne Grace, Kelani Jordan, Stephanie Vaquer, and Zaria

2025

Episode Title	Date	Location	Venue	Rating (18–49)	U.S. Viewers (million)	Notes
New Year's Evil 2025	January 7, 2025	Los Angeles, California	Shrine Expo Hall	0.21	0.798	Fifth annual NXT: New Year's Evil event. Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Giulia for the NXT Women's Championship Cora Jade vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Lola Vice vs. Stephanie Vaquer to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's North American Championship Gigi Dolin, Shotzi, and Tatum Paxley vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne, and Jazmyn Nyx) Charlie Dempsey (c) vs. Lexis King in a Sudden Death Rules for the NXT Heritage Cup Trick Williams (c) vs. Oba Femi vs. Eddy Thorpe for the NXT Championship
Roadblock 2025	March 11, 2025	New York City, New York	The Theater at Madison Square Garden	0.15	0.676	Fourth annual NXT Roadblock event. The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the TNA World Tag Team Championship Jordynne Grace vs. Roxanne Perez Oba Femi (c) vs. Moose for the NXT Championship Je'Von Evans vs. Ethan Page w New York City Street Fight Giulia (NXT) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (North American) in a Winner Takes All match for the NXT Women's Championship and NXT Women's North American Championship

See also

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