NXT Championship/Champion history

The following champion history features the NXT Championship.
==Champion history==
As of , .
# 	Wrestler 	Reign 	Date 	Days held 	Location 	Event 	Notes
1 	Seth Rollins 	1 	July 26, 2012 	133 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT taping 	
2 	Big E Langston 	1 	December 6, 2012 	168 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT taping 	
3 	Bo Dallas 	1 	May 23, 2013 	280 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT taping 	
4 	Adrian Neville 	1 	February 27, 2014 	287 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT Arrival 	
5 	Sami Zayn 	1 	December 11, 2014 	62 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT Takeover III 	
6 	Kevin Owens 	1 	February 11, 2015 	143 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT Takeover: Rival 	
7 	Finn Bálor 	1 	July 4, 2015 	292 	Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan 	The Beast in the East 2015 	
8 	Samoa Joe 	1 	April 21, 2016 	121 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	NXT House Show (Apr 21, 16') 	WWE recognizes Joe's reign as lasting 122 days.
9 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	1 	August 20, 2016 	91 	Brooklyn, New York 	NXT TakeOver: Back to Brooklyn 	WWE recognizes Nakamura's reign as lasting 92 days.
10 	Samoa Joe 	2 	November 19, 2016 	14 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	NXT TakeOver: Toronto 	
11 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	2 	December 3, 2016 	56 	Osaka, Japan 	 	An edited version of this match aired on the December 7, 2016 episode. The full match aired on the December 28, 2016 episode.
12 	Bobby Roode 	1 	January 28, 2017 	203 	San Antonio, Texas 	 	
13 	Drew McIntyre 	1 	August 19, 2017 	91 	Brooklyn, New York 	 	
14 	Andrade Almas 	1 	November 18, 2017 	140 	Houston, Texas 	 	
15 	Aleister Black 	1 	April 7, 2018 	102 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	 	
16 	Tommaso Ciampa 	1 	July 18, 2018 	238 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT taping 	
Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on March 13, 2019 after Tommaso Ciampa suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.
17 	Johnny Gargano 	1 	April 5, 2019 	57 	New York 	 	
18 	Adam Cole 	1 	June 1, 2019 	403 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	 	
19 	Keith Lee 	1 	July 8, 2020 	45 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT 	
20 	Karrion Kross 	1 	August 22, 2020 	4 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT TakeOver: XXX 	
Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.	Championship vacated on August 26, 2020 after Karrion Kross suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.
21 	Finn Bálor 	2 	September 8, 2020 	212 	Winter Park, Florida 	NXT 	
22 	Karrion Kross 	2 	April 8, 2021 	136 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver‎‎ 	
23 	Samoa Joe 	3 	August 22, 2021 	21 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT TakeOver 36 	
Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship. 	Championship vacated on September 12, 2021 after Samoa Joe suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.
24 	Tommaso Ciampa 	2 	September 14, 2021 	112 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT 	
25 	Bron Breakker 	1 	January 4, 2022 	63 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT 	
26 	Dolph Ziggler 	1 	March 8, 2022 	27 	Orlando, Florida 	NXT Roadblock 	
27 	Bron Breakker 	2 	April 4, 2022 	362 	Dallas, Texas 	Raw 	
28 	Carmelo Hayes 	1 	April 1, 2023 	182 	Los Angeles, California 	Stand & Deliver 	
29 	Ilja Dragunov 	1 	September 30, 2023 	Bakersfield, California 	No Mercy 	 	
==List of reign lengths==
:As of , .
Wrestler 	Days Held	Date Won 	Date Lost
Adam Cole 	403 	June 1, 2019 	July 8, 2020
Bron Breakker (2) 	362 	April 4, 2022 	April 1, 2023
Finn Bálor 	292 	July 4, 2015 	April 21, 2016
Adrian Neville 	287 	February 27, 2014 	December 11, 2015
Bo Dallas 	280 	May 23, 2013 	February 27, 2014
Tommaso Ciampa 	238 	July 18, 2018 	March 13, 2019
Finn Bálor (2) 	212 	September 8, 2020 	April 8, 2021
Bobby Roode 	203 	January 28, 2017 	August 19, 2017
Carmelo Hayes 	182 	April 1, 2023 	September 30, 2023
Big E Langston 	168 	December 6, 2012 	May 23, 2013
Kevin Owens 	143 	February 11, 2015 	July 4, 2015
Andrade Almas 	140 	November 18, 2017 	April 7, 2018
Karrion Kross (2) 	136 	April 8, 2021 	August 22, 2021
Seth Rollins 	133 	July 26, 2012 	December 6, 2012
Samoa Joe 	121 	April 21, 2016 	August 20, 2016
Tommaso Ciampa (2) 	112 	September 14, 2022	January 4, 2022
Aleister Black 	102 	April 7, 2018 	July 18, 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura 	91 	August 20, 2016 	November 19, 2016
Drew McIntyre 	91 	August 19, 2017 	November 18, 2017
Bron Breakker 	63 	January 4, 2022 	March 8, 2022
Sami Zayn 	62 	December 11, 2014 	February 11, 2015
Johnny Gargano 	57 	April 5, 2019 	June 1, 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura (2)	56 	December 3, 2016 	January 28, 2017
Keith Lee 	45 	July 8, 2020 	August 22, 2020
Dolph Ziggler 	27 	March 8, 2022 	April 4, 2022
Samoa Joe (3) 	21 	August 22, 2021 	September 12, 2021
Samoa Joe (2) 	14 	November 19, 2016 	December 3, 2016
Karrion Kross 	4 	August 22, 2020 	August 26, 2020
Ilja Dragunov 	+ 	September 30, 2023	Current Champion
==External links==
*NXT Championship at CAGEMATCH.net
Category:Champion history