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:''This article is about the TV show. For the brand itself, see [[NXT (IWE brand)]].''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Wrestling
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Sports entertainment]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Grant Mayer]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Vince Matteson]]<br>[[Triple K|Kevin Michael "RC" Levesque]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Opening <br> theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "Wild and Young" by American Bang
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Joe Belcastro<br>''See list of [[List of IWE personnel#creative writers|NXT creative writers]]''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Vic Joseph]] (play-by-play commentator)<br>[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]] (color commentator)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[List of IWE personnel#NXT|NXT roster]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 78 (as of August 16, 2011)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"Down South" by [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] featuring [[Yella Beezy]] & [[Maxo Kream]]
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Composter(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 60 minutes
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |16
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Syfy (February 23, 2010 – September 28, 2010) <br> Webcast (October 5, 2010 – Present)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |692
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | February 23, 2010 – Present
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Triple K]]<br>[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[IWE Raw]]'' <br> ''[[IWE SmackDown]]'' <br> ''[[IWE Superstars]]'' <br> ''[[IWE Tough Enough]]''
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Website'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |120 minutes<br>120–180 minutes<br>([[NXT TakeOver (Series)|TakeOver]] specials)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] (2010, 2021, 2022)<br>[[Universo (TV Channel)|Mun2]] (2010–2011){{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[nb 1]]]</sup>}}<br>[[Webcast|WWE.com]] (2010–2012)<br>Hulu (2012–2014){{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[nb 2]]]</sup>}}<br>WWE Network (2014–2019){{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[nb 3]]]</sup>}}<br>[[USA Network (television network)|USA Network]] (2019–present)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[480i]]<br>[[1080i]] {{small|([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original release'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |February 23, 2010 –<br>present
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Preceded<br>by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[IWE XCW|XCW]] (2006–2010)<br>[[Florida Championship Wrestling|FCW]] (2008–2012)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Related<br>shows'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE SmackDown]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT Level Up]]''<br>''[[NXT UK]]''
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'''''IWE NXT''''' is a program produced by [[IWE]] that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and IWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to IWE's developmental territory [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW) in a competition to become IWE's next breakout star with the help of mentors from IWE's [[IWE Raw|Raw]] and [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]].
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'''''IWE NXT''''', also simply called '''''NXT''''', is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Television Program|television program]] that is produced by [[IWE]] and is broadcast on the [[IWE Network]].
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The show originally made its debut on Syfy in February 2010, replacing ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'', which concluded the previous week. Less than a month after its premiere, it was announced that ''IWE SmackDown'' would move from MyNetworkTV to Syfy in October. ''NXT'' aired its final episode on Syfy on September 28 to make way for ''SmackDown'', and began airing as a webcast at IWE.com for visitors from the United States on October 5. Outside of the United States, the show is still televised.
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Although this show has a similar premise to ''[[IWE Tough Enough]]'', and debuted after ''Tough Enough'' was canceled the first time, ''NXT'' ran concurrently with the new ''Tough Enough'' series that debuted in April 2011.
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==Format==
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''IWE NXT'' pairs up wrestlers from IWE's developmental territory [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (dubbed "Rookies") with wrestlers from IWE's existing [[IWE Raw|Raw]] and [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]] (dubbed "Pros"). Each episode features the Rookies being mentored by the Pros as they develop their characters and performance skills in front of a live audience. The pairings also enable the show to crossover into IWE's ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' programs. As the length of each season differs, features of the competition occur at different times accordingly.
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===Weekly challenges===
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In addition to matches, weekly challenges are held during the competition to further test the Rookies' physical and mental skills. Past physical challenges include a keg carrying contest, an assault course contest and a "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em" tournament. Past non-physical challenges include making 30-second promos on a given topic and selling programs within a time limit.
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During seasons 1 and 2, the winner of the weekly challenge receives a special prize such as a main event match, a talk show segment or a feature on IWE's official website. One of the more frequent prizes given out to the winner is an "Immunity Pass", which gives the holder immunity from elimination in the next round of polls.
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From season 3 onwards, a greater emphasis on challenges was placed on the show. Instead of awarding prizes to the winner of the challenges, points are instead awarded to the winner with a cumulative tally of points recorded before each of the first three polls. The Rookie with the most points before the next upcoming poll is awarded immunity. In season 3, one point is awarded for winning the challenge. In season 4, the number of points vary on the difficulty of the challenge. In the result of a tie-break, the audience is then asked to vote for the Rookie they want to get immunity.
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Season 4 also saw the introduction of challenge matches involving the entire roster of Pros or Rookies where the winner would be given the chance to swap their respective Rookie or Pro for another.
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===Polls and elimiantions===
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Since June 2012, ''IWE NXT'' has served as the flagship television show of the [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]] while prior to this it existed as a [[Television Program#Seasons.2Fseries|seasonal]] show which was presented as a hybrid between [[Reality Television|reality television]] and IWE's scripted live event shows, in which talent from IWE's developmental territory [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW) participated in a competition to become IWE's next "breakout star" with the help of mentors from IWE's [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]]. Five seasons of this version of ''NXT'' were broadcast from February 23, 2010 to June 13, 2012, with the first four seasons seeing [[Daniel Gonzalez|Wade Barrett]], [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]], [[Kaitlyn Boland (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], and [[Bradlee Wohl (wrestler)|Johnny Curtis]] being announced as winners.
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In various weeks, polls are held and evaluate the success of each Rookie and determine the winner of the competition. The poll rankings are entirely determined by votes from the Pros and starting from season 2, votes from fans via IWE's official website. Their votes are based on the following four criteria:
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* Win-loss record within the show
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In June 2012, IWE ended the seasonal competition format of the show and opted to revamp it to feature as the flagship television show of the ''[[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]'' [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]], and has since received universally positive critical reception and high viewership, with praise directed toward the high quality of wrestling and captivating storylines, with most considering NXT superior to IWE's flagship shows.
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Initially in seasons 1 and 2, the full results and rankings from the poll were revealed. However since Week 11 in season 2, only the elimination is revealed. The first poll, usually held a third of the way through the competition, determines the Rookies' rankings. Subsequent polls are held several weeks later near the end of the season, where the lowest ranked Rookie without immunity is eliminated. Season 2 was set to use this format, but was changed to have the first poll an elimination poll.
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The initial version of the show originally made its debut on [[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] on February 23, 2010, replacing ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'', but was replaced by ''SmackDown'' in October. [[Webcast|webcast]] at IWE.com for visitors from the United States until June 13, 2012, before it was moved to the IWE Network in 2014. In August 2019, it was announced that NXT would expand into a live program on [[USA Network]] beginning September 18, 2019.
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The show continues until the season finale, where final two or three Rookies appear. One or two final polls are then held to determine the winner of the competition. The prize for the winner is a (kayfabe) IWE contract as well as a championship match at any [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]].
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== Format ==
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=== Original format (2010–2012) ===
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Outside of the polls, Rookies can still be eliminated via an executive decision from IWE management. Season 1 saw [[Kevin Elbert]] and [[Kody Brown]] eliminated by management for a lack of self-confidence.
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== Seasons ==
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=== Season 1 ===
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | February 23, 2010 – June 1, 2010
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/WadeBarrett1.jpg/180px-WadeBarrett1.jpg <br> [[Daniel Gonzalez]], winner of season 1
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Daniel Gonzlaez|Wade Barrett]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Kris McGowan]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Manchester]], [[England]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[David Mahrt|David Otunga]]
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The first season of ''NXT'' began airing on Syfy on February 23, 2010 and ended on June 1, 2010. The majority of the season 1 cast was revealed a week before the premiere on the series finale of ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]''. However, before the season's premiere aired, [[Skip Sheffield|Rob Truax]]'s Pro was changed with [[William Kapphan]] replacing the announced [[Mikhail Schmalzried]] (MVP).
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The first season of ''NXT'' began airing on Syfy on February 23, 2010 and ended on June 1, 2010. The majority of the season one cast was revealed a week before the premiere on the [[Series Finale|series finale]] of ''XCW.'' However, before the season's premiere aired [[Chris <!--LaGreca--> Reeves (wrestler)|Skip Sheffield]]'s Pro was changed with William Regal replacing the announced [[Alvin Edwin Ramirez, Jr.|Montel Vontavious Porter]] (MVP). Near the end of the season, several changes were made to the original plan of the format. The season was shortened from the planned 17 episodes to 15 episodes. In the first elimination episode that aired on May 11, both Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver were eliminated by IWE management and removed from that night's Pros' Poll after both made comments about wanting to be voted off. The show ended with three eliminations, with Sheffield ranked last in the Poll. [[Michael Ferry|Carlito]] was released on May 21 for refusing rehab after violating IWE's [[IWE Wellness Policy|Wellness Program]]. Subsequent Pros' Polls were held without him for the rest of the season. The winner of season one was [[Daniel Gonzalez|Wade Barrett]]. Immediately after the conclusion of season one, the Rookies were used in a [[Angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]] that had them forming an alliance called [[The Nexus (professional wrestling)|The Nexus]]. Led by Barrett, the group invaded the first ''Raw'' following the conclusion of season one in an attempt to gain IWE contracts for the losers of ''NXT.'' The invasion consisted of the group attacking [[Dustin Simpson]] as well as other wrestlers and IWE personnel. Barrett announced that he would invoke his title shot at [[IWE Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions]] for the [[IWE World Championship|IWE Championship]] in a six-pack challenge. At the event on September 19, Barrett lost in his title match to [[Kevin Orton]].
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Near the end of the season, several changes were made to the original plan of the format. The season was shortened from the planned 17 episodes to 15 episodes. In the first elimination episode on May 11, both [[Michael Tarver|Kevin Ebert]] and [[Kody Brown]] were eliminated by IWE Management and removed from that night's Pros' Poll after both made comments about wanting to be voted off. The show ended with three eliminations, with Truax ranked last in the Poll. [[Michael Ferry|Michael]] was released on May 21 for refusing rehab after violating IWE's [[IWE#Wellness Program|Wellness Program]]. Subsequent Pros' Polls were held without him for the rest of the season.
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The winner of season 1 was [[Wade Barrett]], who began performing on the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] brand. Immediately after the conclusion of season 1, the Rookies were used in a storyline that had them forming an alliance called [[Nexus|The Nexus]]. Led by Gonzalez, the group invaded the ''Raw'' show in an attempt to gain IWE contracts for the losers of ''NXT'' season 1. The invasion consisted of the group attacking [[Dustin Simpson]] as well as other wrestlers and IWE personnel. Kody Brown was (legitimately) released from his contract when he strangled ring announcer [[Justin Roberts]] with Roberts' tie during the first ambush, which IWE reportedly felt was too violent for their TV-PG programming. The group were eventually all signed to Raw, but continued their disruption of the show, including an attack on IWE Chairman [[Grant Mayer]]. Brown eventually returned to IWE two months later at [[IWE SummerSlam (2010)|SummerSlam]], when he became the surprise seventh member of Team IWE in a [[Multiple Man Teamed Matches|seven-on-seven]] [[Elimination Tag Team Matches|elimination tag team match]] against The Nexus. After their initial attacks, Gonzalez along with the other Nexus members were barred from competing for a IWE championship. However, more than a month later, the ban was lifted and Gonzalez announced that he would invoke his title shot at [[IWE Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions]] for the IWE Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge. At the event, Gonzalez lost in his title match to [[Kevin McAlmond]]. Meanwhile at the same event, Brown became the first Rookie to win a IWE championship when he defeated his former pro, Joe Smith, for the [[IWE United States Championship]].
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daniel Gonzalez]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kris McGowan]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[David Mahrt]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jeremiah Garcia]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Devin Keller]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Darren Young|Eli Eason]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Skip Sheffield|Rob Truax]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[William Kapphan]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kody Brown]]
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!style="background:#FFFF7F"|<small>Winner of competition </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
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!style="background:#CCFFCC"|<small>Safe in competition </small>
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:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll
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!style="background:#FFCCCC"|<small>Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll </small>
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:{{Color box|#E6CCFF|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by WWE management
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!style="background:#E6CCFF"|<small>Eliminated from competition by IWE management </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCE6FF|border=darkgray}} – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
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!style="background:#CCE6FF"|<small>Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated </small>
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
|-
|-
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 1000px; "
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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! width="14.3%" | Rookie
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 6<br>(March 30)
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! width="14.3%" | Week 6<br/>(March 30)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 12<br>(May 11)
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! width="14.3%" | Week 12<br/>(May 11)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(May 18)
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! width="14.3%" | Week 13<br/>(May 18)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 14<br>(May 25)
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! width="14.3%" | Week 14<br/>(May 25)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 15<br>(June 1)<br>Round 1
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! width="14.3%" | Week 15<br/>(June 1)<br/>Round 1
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 15<br>(June 1)<br>Round 2
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! width="14.3%" | Week 15<br/>(June 1)<br/>Round 2
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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![[Daniel Gonzalez]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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-
|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#FFFF7F"|1st
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|-
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![[David Mahrt]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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-
|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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-
|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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-
|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|2nd
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|-
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![[Jeremiah Garcia]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|3rd
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|-
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![[Devin Keller]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Darren Young|Eli Eason]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|8th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Skip Sheffield|Rob Truax]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|6th
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|6th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Kody Brown]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#E6CCFF"|Eliminated by management
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Michael Tarver|Kevin Ebert]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|7th
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|align=center style="background:#E6CCFF"|Eliminated by management
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|- class="sortbottom" style="border-top:3px solid #AAA;"
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!Eliminated
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|align=center|N/A
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|align=center|Ebert, Brown & Truax
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|align=center|Eason
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|align=center|Keller
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|align=center|Garcia
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|align=center|Mahrt
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|}
|}
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====Career Highlights====
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=== Season 2 ===
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*[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time, current) - [[Kody Brown]]
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*[[IWE United States Championship|United States Championship]] (1 time) - [[Kody Brown]]
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*[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] (1 time) - [[Daniel Gonzalez]]
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*[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] (5 times) – [[David Mahrt]] (2), [[Devin Keller]] and [[Jeremiah Garca]] (3)
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*[[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank]] ([[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|SmackDown 2011]]) - [[Kody Brown]]
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*Slammy Award for the Shocker of the Year (2010) The debut of [[The Nexus]]
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*Slammy Award for Cole in Your Stocking (2010) – attacking [[Michael Cole]] on NXT - Kody Brown
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===Season 2===
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{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=296 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="yellow" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE NXT'''</span><br>
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9BCF5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" | <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE NXT'''''</span><br />
|-
|-
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | '''''Season 2'''''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcast <br> from'''
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 2'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | June 8, 2010 – August 31, 2010
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|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Host(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Matt Striker]] <br> Ashley Valence
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |June 8 –
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August 31, 2010
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcaster'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | SyFy
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]<br>Ashley Valence (June 22–August 31, 2010)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 13
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[SyFy (television network)|SyFy]]
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | <b><small>Winner </small></b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |13
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Kaval.jpg/180px-Kaval.jpg <br> [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]], winner of season 2
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Name'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]
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|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Hometown'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Brooklyn, New York
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|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Pro(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[LehrSon]] <br> ([[Victoria Lehr]] and [[Amanda Johnson]])
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | <b>Runner-up</b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Laycool]]<br>[[Kristen Oaks|Layla]] and [[Michelle Leigh Skuletich|Michelle McCool]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center colspan= "3" | [[Kooper McAlmond]]
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|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[Kooper McAlmond|Michael McGillicutty]]
|}
|}
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The second season of ''NXT'' started on June 8, 2010 and ended on August 31, 2010. The season 2 cast was revealed on the first season finale on June 1, 2010. The season was originally planned to last twelve weeks. However, it was later extended to thirteen weeks. In this season, the polls were different as rankings were based half on Pro votes and half on votes from fans via IWE's official website.
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The second season of ''NXT'' started on June 8, 2010 and ended on August 31, 2010. The season 2 cast was revealed on the first [[Season Finale|season finale]] on June 1. The season was originally planned to last 12 weeks. However, it was later extended to 13 weeks. In this season, the polls were different as rankings were based half on Pro votes and half on votes from fans via IWE's official website. The first poll was shown on July 6. Originally, the polls format was set to match the previous season, with a non-elimination poll followed by weekly elimination polls on July 27. However, the first poll was made a surprise elimination round on the night with a second elimination poll held on August 3 instead. In addition, a double elimination stipulation was added to the fourth NXT poll on August 17. The winner of the season was [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]. Along with Kaval, [[Patrick Rieley|Alex Riley]] was immediately promoted to aid his Pro [[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] on the Raw brand''.'' On November 21, Kaval invoked his title shot at [[IWE Survivor Series (2010)|Survivor Series]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] against the reigning champion [[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]], but he was defeated. Kaval was released from his contract in December 2010.
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The first poll was shown in Week 4. Originally, the polls format was set to match season 1, with a non-elimination poll followed by weekly elimination polls three weeks later. However, the first poll was made a surprise elimination round on the night with a second elimination poll held four weeks later instead. In addition, a double elimination stipulation was added to the fourth NXT poll in Week 11.
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==== Contestants ====
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The winner of the season was [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]], who began performing on the SmackDown brand Along with Kaval, [[Brian Hosmer]] was immediately promoted to a IWE brand, aiding his Pro, [[Joe Smith]], on ''Raw''. Over a month later at [[IWE Hell in a Cell (2010)|Hell in a Cell]], both [[Kooper McAlmond]] and [[Wes Helbusch]] made their first appearance since the second season by helping Daniel Gonzalez win his match against Dustin while disguised as fans. Kaval invoked his title shot at [[IWE Survivor Series (2010)|Survivor Series]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] against the reigning champion [[Nick Kessler]] where he was defeated. Kaval was released from his contract in December 2010.
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====Contestants====
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! Rookie
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! Pro(s)
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! Wins
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! Losses
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! Status
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|-
|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[LehrSon]]<br><small>([[Victoria Lehr|Victoria]] & [[Amanda Johnson]]) </small>
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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|3
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wins
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|6
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Losses
-
|style="background:#FFFF7F"|Winner
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Status
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|-
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jose Serrano]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kooper McAlmond]]
+
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|6
+
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|4
+
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 13)
+
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|-
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Brian Hosmer]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Smith]]
+
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|5
+
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|4
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 13)
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|-
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Wes Hellbusch]]
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mark Semmler]]
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|4
+
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|4
+
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 11)
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|-
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Percy Watson|Percy Wilson]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mikhail Schmalzried]] <br> <small>(The M.V.P.)</small>
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|3
+
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|4
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 11)
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|-
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Matt Cannon|Lucky Kannon]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Steven Larson]]
+
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|3
+
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|5
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 10)
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|-
+
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Eli Cottonwood|Kip Cottonwood]]
+
-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Joe Linderman]]
+
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|2
+
-
|2
+
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 8)
+
-
|-
+
-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nick O'Neil|Titus O'Neil]]
+
-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Zack Nuss]]
+
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|0
+
-
|3
+
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 4)
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|}
|}
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====Poll results====
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==== Poll results ====
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 900px; "
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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!style="background:#FFFF7F"|<small>Winner of competition </small>
+
:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
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!style="background:#CCFFCC"|<small>Safe in competition </small>
+
:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
-
!style="background:#FFCCCC"|<small>Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCE6FF|border=darkgray}} – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
-
!style="background:#E6CCFF"|<small>Eliminated from competition by IWE management </small>
+
 
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!style="background:#CCE6FF"|<small>Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated </small>
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
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|-
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 900px; "
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! width="16.7%" | Rookie
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! width="16.7%" | Week 4<br/>(June 29)
+
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! width="16.7%" | Week 8<br/>(July 27)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 10<br/>(August 10)
+
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! width="16.7%" | Week 11<br/>(August 17)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 13<br/>(August 31)
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|-
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![[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
+
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe
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|align=center style="background:#FFFF7F"|1st
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|-
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![[Kooper McAlmond]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|1st
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|2nd
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|-
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![[Brian Hosmer]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|3rd
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|-
+
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![[Weston Hellbusch]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|7th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|6th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Percy Watson|Percy Wilson]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|2nd
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|4th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|3rd
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Matt Cannon|Lucky Cannon]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|5th
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|6th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
+
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![[Eli Cottonwood|Kip Cottonwood]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|6th
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|7th
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
+
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
+
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
+
|-
|-
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![[Nick O'Neil|Titus O'Neil]]
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|8th
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 4<br>(June 29)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 8<br>(July 27)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 10<br>(August 10)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 11<br>(August 17)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
+
!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(August 31)
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|- class="sortbottom" style="border-top:3px solid #AAA;"
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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!Eliminated
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|align=center|O'Neil
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|align=center|Cottonwood
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|align=center|Cannon
+
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|align=center|Wilson & Hellbusch
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|align=center|Hosmer and McAlmond
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|}
|}
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====Career Highlights====
+
=== Season 3 ===
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*[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] (1 times) – [[Kooper McAlmond]] (1)
+
{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=280 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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===Season 3===
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9BCF5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" | <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE NXT'''''</span><br />
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{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=296 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
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+
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#DDA0DD" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE NXT'''</span><br>
+
|-
|-
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| bgcolor=#DDA0DD align="center" colspan="3" | '''''Season 3'''''
+
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
-
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcast <br> from'''
+
| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 3'''
-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | September 7, 2010 – November 30, 2010
+
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
-
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Host(s)'''
+
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Matt Striker]]
+
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |September 7 –
 +
November 30, 2010
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
-
| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcaster'''
+
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Syfy (September 7–28, 2010) <br> Webcast (October 5 – November 30, 2010)
+
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 13
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[SyFy (television network)|SyFy]] (September 7 – September 28, 2010)<br>[[Webcast]] (October 5 – November 30, 2010)
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#DDA0DD align="center" colspan="3" | <b><small>Winner </small></b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |13
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Celeste_Bonin.jpg/180px-Celeste_Bonin.jpg <br> [[Kaitlyn|Brittany Mayer]], winner of season 3
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Name'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Kaitlyn Boland (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Kaitlyn|Kaitlyn Juvik]]
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Hometown'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Houston, Texas
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Pro(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Lynn Lehr]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Houston, Texas]]
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#DDA0DD align="center" colspan="3" | <b>Runner-up</b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Lynn Lehr|Vickie Guerrero]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center colspan= "3" | [[Naomi|Faith Grover]]
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[Faith Grover (wrestler)|Naomi]]
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The third season of ''NXT'' started on September 7, 2010 and ended on November 30, 2010. The season is [[IWE Diva|Diva]]-exclusive and is the second different contest produced by IWE to find a new Diva, the first being the [[IWE Diva Search]]es held between 2003 and 2007. The first four episodes of season three were aired on Syfy. Due to the debut of ''SmackDown'' on Syfy in October 2010, ''NXT'' left the channel and became a webcast at IWE.com for visitors from the United States from the fifth episode onwards. A new interactive website for ''NXT'' was also launched at the beginning of the season to accommodate the move.< The reward to the victor was changed in contrast to the previous seasons. Unlike the first two male victors, the female victor of season 3 would not get a shot at a title of her choice (the only title being the [[IWE Divas Championship]]) but rather, a IWE contract. Other changes in the third season include a greater emphasis on challenges for the first three polls where the winner of the most challenges before the next upcoming poll would be awarded immunity. The first elimination poll took place five weeks into the competition.
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The third season of ''NXT'' started on September 7, 2010 and ended on November 30, 2010. The season was exclusive to female wrestlers and was the second different contest produced by IWE to find new female wrestlers, the first being the ''[[IWE Diva Search|Divas Searches]]'' held from 2003–2007. The first four episodes of season three were aired on Syfy. Due to the debut of ''SmackDown'' on Syfy on October 1, ''NXT'' left the channel and became a [[Webcast|webcast]] at IWE.com for visitors from the United States from October 5 onwards. A new interactive website for ''NXT'' was also launched at the beginning of the season to accommodate the move. The reward to the victor was changed in contrast to the previous seasons. Unlike the first two male victors, the female victor of season three would not get a shot at a title of her choice (the only title being the [[IWE Divas Championship|Divas Championship]]), but rather a IWE contract. Other changes in the third season include a greater emphasis on challenges for the first three polls where the winner of the most challenges before the next upcoming poll would be awarded immunity. The first elimination poll took place five weeks into the competition. The majority of the season three cast was revealed on the second-season finale on August 31. However, before the season's premiere aired prospective rookie wrestler [[Isis the Amazon <!--(Katherine Kay Hanson (2006,pg28)-->|Aloisia]] was dropped from the show. On screen, Aloisia's exit stemmed from an argument between Aloisia and her Pro [[Lynn Lehr|Vickie Guerrero]], forcing Guerrero to fire her. In reality, it was reported that Aloisia was allegedly dropped from the show after pornographic photos of her were leaked onto the Internet. However, in an interview Aloisia herself was unsure whether this was the reason for her exit or not. Guerrero later revealed her new rookie in the season three premiere to be [[Kaitlyn Boland (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], who would ultimately win the season.
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The majority of the season three cast was revealed on the second season finale on August 31, 2010. However, before the season's premiere aired, prospective rookie diva Aloisia was dropped from the show. On screen, Aloisia's exit stemmed from an argument between Aloisia and her pro, [[Lynn Lehr]], forcing Lehr to fire her. In real life, it was reported that Aloisia was allegedly dropped from the show after Amazon fetish photos of her were leaked onto the Internet. However in an interview, Aloisia herself is unsure whether this was the reason for her exit or not. Lynn later revealed her new rookie in the season three premiere to be [[Kaitlyn|Kaitlyn Juvik]], who would ultimately win the season and started performing on the SmackDown brand. None of the losing divas stayed on with the shows, in spite of Lyndsie having briefly appeared on ''Raw'' to steal the [[Million Dollar Championship]] from her storyline husband [[James Thomas|Goldust]], however Vanessa Cults would later join the SmackDown brand in May of 2011. Lyndsie also returned to programming in August of the same year, debuting with a new look to seduce Smackdown general manager, [[Theodore Long|Teddy Long]] and Ciarra White returned to NXT Season 5 to attack VC (Vanessa Cults).
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==== Contestants ====
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====Contestants====
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! Rookie Diva
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! Pro(s)
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! Wins
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! Losses
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! Status
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|-
|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kaitlyn|Kaitlyn Juvik]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Lynn Lehr]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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|3
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wins
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|4
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Losses
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|style="background:#FFFF7F"|Winner
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Status
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|-
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Naomi|Faith Grover]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Katie Barnhart|Katie Katie]]
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|5
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|4
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 13)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Vanessa Cults|V.C.]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[David Ferry|David]]
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|6
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|2
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 12)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aksana|Lyndsie]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[James Thomas|Goldust]]
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|2
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|5
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 11)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Maxine|Ciarra White]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kassi Austin]]
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|1
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|4
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 9)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jamie|Jamie James]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[The Gozelanski Twins]]<br><small>(Crystal and Tierney Gozelanski)</small>
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|2
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|0
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 5)
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|}
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====Poll results====
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==== Poll results ====
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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!style="background:#FFFF7F"|<small>Winner of competition </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
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!style="background:#CCFFCC"|<small>Safe in competition </small>
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:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
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!style="background:#FFCCCC"|<small>Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCE6FF|border=darkgray}} – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
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!style="background:#E6CCFF"|<small>Eliminated from competition by IWE management </small>
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!style="background:#CCE6FF"|<small>Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated </small>
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
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|-
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 900px; "
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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! width="16.7%" | Rookie Diva
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 5<br>(October 5)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 5<br/>(October 5)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 9<br>(November 2)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 9<br/>(November 2)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 11<br>(November 16)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 11<br/>(November 16)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 12<br>(November 23)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 12<br/>(November 23)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(November 30)
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! width="16.7%" | Week 13<br/>(November 30)
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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![[Kaitlyn|Kaitlyn Juvik]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|Immune<br />(3 challenge wins)<sup>1</sup>
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(2 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(1 challenge win)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe
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|align=center style="background:#FFFF7F"|Winner
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|-
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![[Naomi|Faith Grover]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(2 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|Immune<br />(3 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(1 challenge win)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated
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|-
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![[Vanessa Cults|V.C.]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(3 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(2 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCE6FF"|Immune<br />(2 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Aksana|Lyndsie]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(1 challenge win)
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(0 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated<br />(0 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Maxine|Ciarra White]]
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|align=center style="background:#CCFFCC"|Safe<br />(0 challenge wins)
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated<br />(1 challenge win)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Jamie|Jamie James]]
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|align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated<br />(1 challenge win)
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|align=center style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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<small><sup>1</sup> As the result of a tie break between V.C. and Kaitlyn before the poll, Kaitlyn won immunity through a crowd reaction vote. </small>
 
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===Season 4===
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=== Season 4 ===
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="yellow" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE NXT'''</span><br>
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9BCF5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" | <span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE NXT'''''</span><br />
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|-
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | '''''Season 4'''''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcast <br> from'''
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 4'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | December 7, 2010 – March 1, 2011
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Host(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Matt Striker]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |December 7, 2010 –
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March 1, 2011
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcaster'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Webcast
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 13
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Webcast]]
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | <b><small>Winner </small></b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |13
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/JohnnyCurtis1.jpg/180px-JohnnyCurtis1.jpg <br> [[Bradlee Woehl]], winner of season 4.
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Name'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Bradlee Wohl (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Bradlee Woehl]]
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|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Hometown'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Westbrook, Maine
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|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Pro(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Westbrook, Maine]]
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=yellow align="center" colspan="3" | <b>Runner-up</b>
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center colspan= "3" | [[Aaron Jewels]]
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[Aaron Jewels|Brodus Clay]]
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The fourth season of ''NXT'' started on December 7, 2010 and ended on March 1, 2011. Returning to the male-orientated format of the first two seasons, the season 4 cast was revealed on the third season finale on November 30, 2010. In a change from the third season, "immunity points" are now rewarded to the winner of each challenge, which vary depending on the challenge's difficulty. The person with the most points before the next upcoming poll is then awarded immunity from that poll.
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The fourth season of ''NXT'' started on December 7, 2010 and ended on March 1, 2011. Returning to the male-orientated format of the first two seasons, the season four cast was revealed on the third-season finale on November 30. In a change from the third season, "immunity points" were now rewarded to the winner of each challenge, which vary depending on the challenge's difficulty. The person with the most points before the next upcoming poll is then awarded immunity from that poll. On the January 4, episode of ''NXT,'' it was announced that the winner would earn a [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Championship]] match with their respective Pro as their partner. That same night, [[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]] won a [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] consisting of each of the Pros and as a result was able to trade off his Rookie Jacob Novak for [[Bryan Keller|Byron Saxton]], who was originally mentored by [[James (McDonald's)|Chris Masters]]. Similarly on the February 1 episode of ''NXT,'' a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|fatal four-way elimination match]] was held between the remaining four Rookies. [[Brodus Clay]] won and as a result was able to trade off his Pros The Million Dollar Couple ([[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle DiBiase]] and [[Riley Austin|Maryse]]) for [[Liam Phillips|Alberto Del Rio]], who was originally mentoring [[James Thomas (wrestler)|Conor O'Brian]] before O'Brian's elimination on January 25. The winner of the season was [[Bradlee Whoehl (wrestler)|Johnny Curtis]], earning himself and his Pro [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] a shot at the tag team titles. On April 18, B-Truth turned into a villain by attacking [[Joe Linderman (wrestler)|John Morrison]] and subsequently B-Truth and Curtis never invoked their shot at the titles. Curtis would eventually debut on the main roster in June when he stated that he would not be challenging for the tag team titles with B-Truth and instead used his title shot with season two runner-up [[Kooper McAlmond||Michael McGillicutty]] on the October 11, 2012 episode of ''NXT'' against [[Team Hell No]] for the IWE Tag Team Championship, but was defeated.
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During Week 5, it was announced the winner would earn a [[IWE Tag Team Championship]] match with their respective Pro as their partner. In the same show, [[Nick Kessler]] won a [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]] consisting of each of the Pros, and as a result of the win, Kessler was able to trade off his Rookie [[Jacob Novak|Chris Monteith]] for [[Byron Saxton|Fred Collins]], who was originally mentored by [[James (McDonald's)|James Masters]]. Similarly during Week 8, a [[Basic Elimination Matches|Fatal Four-Way elimination match]] was held between the remaining four Rookies. [[Aaron Jewels]] won and as a result, was able to trade off his Pros The Million Dollar Couple ([[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]] and [[Riley Austin|Riley]]) for [[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]], who was originally mentoring [[Conor O'Brian|Jarrett Graber]] before O'Brian's elimination on Week 7.
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The winner of the season was [[Bradlee Woehl]], earning himself and his pro [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] a shot at the IWE Tag Team titles. As of April 18, when B Truth turned heel by attacking Joe Linderman, Truth and his rookie Woehl still have not had that shot at the titles. Bradlee would eventually debut on ''SmackDown'' in June when he stated that he won't be challenging for the Tag Team titles with B-Truth.
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====Contestants====
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 600px; "
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! Rookie
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! Final Pro(s)
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! Initial Pro(s)
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! Wins
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! Losses
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! Status
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bradlee Woehl]]
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|<span style="display:none">[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] and [[Luke Maleski|JTG]]</span>
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|style="border-left:2px solid #fff;border-left-style:hidden;padding:0.4em 0em" align=center|<div style="position:relative;left:-9em;margin-right:-9em;overflow:auto">[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]</div>
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|3
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|7
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|style="background:#FFFF7F"|Winner
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aaron Jewels]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]<br>and [[Ricardo Rodriguez|Ricardo Rodriguez]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|The Million Dollar Couple<br><small>([[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]] and [[Riley Austin|Riley]])</small>
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|7
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|3
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 13)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Derrick Reich]]
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|<span style="display:none">[[Kody Brown]]</span>
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|style="border-left:2px solid #fff;border-left-style:hidden;padding:0.4em 0em" align=center|<div style="position:relative;left:-9em;margin-right:-9em;overflow:auto">[[Kody Brown]]</div>
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|3
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|6
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 12)
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fred Collins]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nick Kessler]]<br>and [[Lynn Lehr]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[James (McDonald's|James Masters]]
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|3
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|6
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 10)
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jarrett Graber]]
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|<span style="display:none">[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]] and [[Ricardo Rodriguez|Ricardo Rodriguez]]</span>
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|style="border-left:2px solid #fff;border-left-style:hidden;padding:0.4em 0em"|<div style="position:relative;left:-9em;margin-right:-9em;overflow:auto">[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]] and [[Ricardo Rodriguez|Ricardo Rodriguez]]</div>
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|3
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|1
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 7)
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Chris Monteith]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[James (McDonald's)|James Masters]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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|style="text-align:left;"|Nick Kessler<br>and Lynn Lehr
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wins
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|1
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Losses
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|2
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Status
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 5)
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====Poll results====
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==== Poll results ====
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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!style="background:#FFFF7F"|<small>Winner of competition </small>
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!style="background:#CCFFCC"|<small>Safe in competition </small>
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!style="background:#FFCCCC"|<small>Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll </small>
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:{{Color box|#CCE6FF|border=darkgray}} – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
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!style="background:#E6CCFF"|<small>Eliminated from competition by IWE management </small>
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!style="background:#CCE6FF"|<small>Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated </small>
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! width="15%" | Week 13<br/>(March 1)
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![[Bradlee Woehl]]
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|style="background:#CCE6FF" align="center"|Immune<br/>(5 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCE6FF" align="center"|Immune<br/>(3 immunity points)<sup>1</sup>
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(3 immunity points)
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|style="background:#FFFF7F" align="center"|Winner
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|-
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![[Aaron Jewels]]
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(3 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCE6FF" align="center"|Immune<br/>(8 immunity points)
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|style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Eliminated
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|-
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![[Derrick Reich]]
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(3 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCE6FF" align="center"|Immune<br/>(8 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(2 immunity points)
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|style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Eliminated<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Fred Collins]]
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(1 immunity point)
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Eliminated<br/>(2 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|-
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![[Jarrett Graber]]
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|style="background:#CCFFCC" align="center"|Safe<br/>(4 immunity points)
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|style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Eliminated<br/>(0 immunity points)
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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![[Chris Monteith]]
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|style="background:#FFCCCC" align="center"|Eliminated<br/>(1 immunity point)
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 5<br>(January 4)
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 7<br>(January 18)
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|style="background:#CCCCCC"|
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|- style="text-align:center;"
|}
|}
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<small><sup>1</sup> As the result of a tie break between Aaron Jewels and Bradlee Woehl before the poll, Woehl won immunity through a crowd reaction vote.</small>
 
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=== ''NXT Redemption'' (season 5) ===
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcast <br> from'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Host(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Broadcaster'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Webcast
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]<br>[[Riley Austin|Maryse Ouellet]] (March 8 – August 20, 2011)
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of <br> episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 42 (as of December 21, 2011)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Webcast]]
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |67
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|}
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''NXT Redemption'', the fifth season of ''NXT'', started on March 8, 2011. The season consists of six rookies chosen from all previous non-Diva seasons returning to compete for a spot in the sixth season of ''NXT'' alongside a IWE Superstar of their choice as their pro for that season. Immunity and the immunity points system have been replaced in this season with a "redemption point" system, where, in the result of a tie at the bottom place between the pros' poll and the fan vote, the person with the most redemption points avoids elimination. On June 25, 2011, [[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.|Chavo McAlmond]] was granted a release from the IWE, leaving [[Darren Young|Andy Younkin ]] without a pro, unlike [[Michael Ferry|Michael]] of season one where he was released after his rookie, [[Kevin Ebert]], was already eliminated.  
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''NXT Redemption,'' the fifth season of ''NXT,'' started on March 8, 2011. The season consisted of seven rookies chosen from the previous male-only seasons and initially followed a similar format to the previous four seasons, with the winner of season 5 stated to win a spot in the planned sixth season of ''NXT'' alongside a IWE pro of their choice. No eliminations took place for the first 10 weeks of the show and following the elimination of [[James Thomas (wrestler)|Conor O'Brien]] after 17 weeks [[Derrick Reich|Derrick Bateman]] replaced him as a new Rookie contestant. The show's competition format was then gradually and quietly forgotten about (although it was never officially dropped), the Pros ceased to appear and ''NXT Redemption'' subsequently morphed into its own entity, featuring self-contained storylines and matches involving long-tenured lower-card performers such as [[Tyson Booth|Tyson Kidd]], [[Catrina (wrestler)|Maxine]], [[Yoshi Tatsu]], [[JTG (wrestler)|JTG]], [[Trent Baretta]], [[Kaitlyn Bonin (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]], [[Bradlee Whoehl (wrestler)|Johnny Curtis]], [[Mike Watson|Percy Watson]], [[Tyler Reks]], [[Vanessa Cults|AJ Lee]], [[Chad Coulter|Curt Hawkins]] and [[Kooper McAlmond|Michael McGillicutty]], among others. After 59 weeks, [[Andy Younkin|Darren Young]] and [[Travis Watts|Titus O'Neil]] were moved to the SmackDown roster on April 18, 2012, leaving Bateman as the sole remaining Rookie on the show, though he was not declared the winner and new episodes continued to be taped until June 12. The final episode of ''NXT Redemption'' aired on June 13, after which the show ended with no conclusion, with a "new NXT" advertised for the following week. In total, ''NXT Redemption'' ran for over a year and 67 episodes were produced, exceeding the total number of episodes for all previous seasons combined. The first season was a distant second at 15 episodes.
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On June 28, after [[Jarrett Graber]] was eliminated, [[Derrick Reich]] was brought back. [[Kody Brown]] also returned as Reich's pro, but weeks after not appearing with Reich after he turned heel, Brown said he was disowning Reich due to the rookie's actions. On August 5, [[Jake Wilson]] was also released from the IWE but, similar to Michael, his rookie was already eliminated. While no divas from season three were part of the competition, since the end of regular eliminations June 28 both [[Vanessa Cults|AJ Lee]] & Ciarra White have returned as the girlfriends of [[Hornswoggle]] and Reich respectively. Announcer [[Todd Grisham]] left IWE after the August 25 episode, while [[Riley Austin|Riley]] had been removed due to injury and eventually she was released by the IWE. Jack Korpela, who serves as the play-by-play commentator for the ''Smackdown'' portion of [[IWE Superstars]] officially replaced Todd Grisham as NXT commentator beginning on September 6, 2011 and his NXT run as announcer ended on September 2,2011 where he would be replaced with Josh Mathews and Matt Striker replacing William Kapphan as commentator as Korpela's contract with IWE expire and opted to not re-sign. NXT also had a change in ring announcers as Tony Chimel would no longer work the NXT/Smackdown tapings as a ring announcer, As of December 6, 2011 at the NXT/Smackdown taping he would be replaced on NXT by Eden Stiles and on Smackdown by [[Lillian Garcia]]. Eden Stiles would later announce on December 20, 2011 that she asked for her release from IWE and worked her final NXT/Smackdown taping as NXT and Superstars ring announcer and Her final appearances on both shows aired on December 21 for NXT and December 22 for Superstars.
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====Contestants====
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wins
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Losses
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Status
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|}
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In later episodes, ''NXT Redemption'' was devoid of the typical challenges and eliminations while pros have feuded with each other, Younkin (later joined by JTG) with host [[Matt Striker]] and announcer [[William Kapphan]], [[Park McKinnon|Yoshi Tatsu]] with [[Tyson Booth]] and Reich/Cirra with O'Neil/Hornswoggle/AJ. On September 27, [[Hornswoggle]] delivered a letter to AJ and O'Neil claiming he was being anchored to the dead NXT ship and needing to set sail to Smackdown, leaving Titus (the last rookie being mentored) without a pro. On October 5, NXT moved to its new day and time, Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST.
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==== Poll results ====
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It was announced on October 6 that Andy Younkin was suspended by IWE for 30 days for violating of the company's wellness policy. On the October 12 edition of ''NXT'', O'Neil and Reich were referred to as the final two rookies in the competition with no mention whatsoever of Young, implying that he was eliminated from the competition due to his suspension. Younkin's suspension ended on November 5, and Younkin returned on the November 16th edition of NXT. The following week, in his return match Younkin teamed with [[Eric Horne|Tyler Reks]] to defeat the team of Titus O'Neil and Percy Wilson.
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|-
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 11<br>(May 17)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(May 31)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 15<br>(June 14)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 17<br>(June 28)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 29<br>(October 5)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 35<br>(November 16)
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!style="width:12%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 59<br>(April 18)
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|}
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Currently at 42 episodes, the fifth season of ''NXT'' is by far the longest to date. The second longest was the first season, at 15 episodes, while the second through fourth each had 13. ''NXT Redemption'' also features superstars like [[Park McKinnon|Yoshi Tatsu]] , [[Trent Baretta|Ryan Gleason]] , [[The Bignells]] , Tyler Reks and [[Curt Hawkins|Chad Coulter]], which are cunrrently signed to the RAW and Smackdown brand but not as a pro or rookies but as IWE Superstars competing on the show.
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=== "Lost" season ===
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====Contestants====
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=== Developmental territory (season 6 onward) ===
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:''Main article: [[NXT (IWE brand)]]''
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! Rookie
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! Initial pro
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== On-air personalities ==
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! Past season
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===Authority Figures===
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! Wins
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
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! Losses
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Host
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! Redemption<br>
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Dates
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! Status
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Position
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|-
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|[[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
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|September 12, 2013—July 31, 2014
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|General Manager
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|-
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|[[William Kapphan|William Regal]]
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|July 31, 2014—present
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|General Manager
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|}
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===Commentators===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Commentators
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Dates
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|-
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|[[Jim Ross]] and [[Bryan Keller|Byron Saxton]]
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|June 27, 2012 – July 4, 2012
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|-
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|Byron Saxton, [[William Kapphan]] and Jim Ross
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|July 11, 2012 – October 17, 2012
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|-
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|Jim Ross and William Kapphan
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|June 20, 2012<br>October 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
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|-
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|Tony Luftman and William Kapphan
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|October 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
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|-
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|Tom Phillips, William Kapphan, Tony Dawson, [[Brian Maddox|Brad Maddox]] and Jim Ross
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|November 7, 2012 – July 31, 2013
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Derrick Reich]]
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|Tony Dawson, William Regal, Tom Phillips, [[Kevin Riley|Alex Riley]] and Jim Ross
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Kody Brown]]
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|August 7, 2013 – September 20, 2014
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 4
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|9
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|10
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|0
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|style="background:#CCFFCC"|Still in Competition
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nick O'Neil|Titus O'Neil]]
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|Tom Phillips, William Regal, Renee Young, Byron Saxton, [[Matt Albert|Tensai]] and Alex Riley
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Hornswoggle]]
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|September 20, 2013 – April 3, 2014
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 2
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|19
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|15
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|45
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|style="background:#CCFFCC"|Still in Competition
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|-
|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Darren Young|Andy Younkin]]
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|Tom Phillips, William Regal, Byron Saxton, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Renee Young
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.|Chavo McAlmond]]
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|April 10, 2014 – July 24, 2014
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 1
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|13
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|17
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|7
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|style="background:#CCFFCC"|Still in Competition
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jarrett Graber]]
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|Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Renee Young, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley and Jason Albert
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Jake Wilson]]
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|July 31, 2014 - September 11, 2014
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 4
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|6
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|6
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|3
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 17)
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Matt Cannon|Lucky Kannon]]
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|Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert, Renee Young
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Tyson Booth]]
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|September 18, 2014 – December 11, 2014
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 2
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|6
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|6
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|0
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 15)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Fred Collins]]
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|Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert, Renee Young and [[Jinx Polinsky|Corey Graves]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Park McKinnon|Yoshi Tatsu]]
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|December 11, 2014 - January 21, 2015
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 4
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|2
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|8
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|4
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 13)
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|-
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Chris Monteith]]
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|Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Alex Riley, Corey Graves and Jason Albert
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[Luke Maleski|JTG]]
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|January 28, 2015 - March 4, 2015
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|style="text-align:center;"|Season 4
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|-
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|2
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|Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Jason Albert
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|5
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|March 11, 2015 - March 18, 2015
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|6
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|style="background:#FFCCCC"|Eliminated (Week 11)
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|Rich Brennan and Corey Graves
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|March 25, 2015 - April 22, 2015
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|-
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|Rich Brennan, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton
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|April 29, 2015 - Present
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|}
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;Notes
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*# Jim Ross only called the main event.
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*# The pairings of Dawson & Kappan and Phillips & Maddox commentate on alternate shows. Riley replaced Maddox in August 2013. Scott Stanford serves as narrator.
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===Ring announcers===
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Ring announcer
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! style="background:#e3e3e3"|Dates
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|-
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|[[Christina Turner (wrestler)|Caylee Turner]], [[Danielle Monte|Summer Rae]] and Chris Russo
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|June 20, 2012 - October 17, 2012
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|-
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|[[Howard Finkel]]
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|Main Event, July 29, 2012 (aired August 29, 2012)
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|-
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|[[Danielle Monte|Summer Rae]] and [[Bryan Keller|Byron Saxton]]
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|October 24, 2012 - February 14, 2013
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|-
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|Byron Saxton, Kendall Skye, Alexa Bliss, Eden, and Veronica Lane
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|February 21, 2013 – September 19, 2013
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|-
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|[[Eden Semmler|Eden Stiles]] and [[Joseann Mansfield|JoJo]]
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|September 26, 2013 – October 10, 2014
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|-
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|Byron Saxton and JoJo
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|October 16, 2014 – November 6, 2014
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|-
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|[[Joseann Mansfield|JoJo]]
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|November 13, 2014 – April 29, 2015
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|-
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|'''JoJo and Greg Hamilton'''
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|'''May 6, 2015 – present'''
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|}
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== Production ==
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== International broadcasters ==
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==See also==
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*[[IWE Performance Center]]
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*[[Florida Championship Wrestling]], the developmental territory that preceded IWE NXT
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==References==
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 +
==Notes==
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==External links==
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====Poll results====
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{{Syfy Shows}}
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{{NXT Rookies}}
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{{IWE}}

Current revision as of 21:05, 6 October 2022

This article is about the TV show. For the brand itself, see NXT (IWE brand).
IWE NXT
Genre Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Created by Vince Matteson
Kevin Michael "RC" Levesque
Written by Joe Belcastro
See list of NXT creative writers
Presented by Vic Joseph (play-by-play commentator)
Booker T (color commentator)
Starring NXT roster
Opening theme "Down South" by Wale featuring Yella Beezy & Maxo Kream
Composter(s) Wale
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 16
No. of episodes 692
Production
Producer(s) Triple K
Shawn Michaels
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 120 minutes
120–180 minutes
(TakeOver specials)
Release
Original channel Syfy (2010, 2021, 2022)
Mun2 (2010–2011)[nb 1]
WWE.com (2010–2012)
Hulu (2012–2014)[nb 2]
WWE Network (2014–2019)[nb 3]
USA Network (2019–present)
Picture format 480i
1080i (HDTV)
Original release February 23, 2010 –
present
Chronology
Preceded
by 		XCW (2006–2010)
FCW (2008–2012)
Related
shows 		IWE Raw
IWE SmackDown
IWE Main Event
IWE NXT Level Up
NXT UK
Website

IWE NXT, also simply called NXT, is a professional wrestling television program that is produced by IWE and is broadcast on the IWE Network.

Since June 2012, IWE NXT has served as the flagship television show of the NXT brand while prior to this it existed as a seasonal show which was presented as a hybrid between reality television and IWE's scripted live event shows, in which talent from IWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) participated in a competition to become IWE's next "breakout star" with the help of mentors from IWE's Raw and SmackDown brands. Five seasons of this version of NXT were broadcast from February 23, 2010 to June 13, 2012, with the first four seasons seeing Wade Barrett, Kaval, Kaitlyn, and Johnny Curtis being announced as winners.

In June 2012, IWE ended the seasonal competition format of the show and opted to revamp it to feature as the flagship television show of the NXT brand, and has since received universally positive critical reception and high viewership, with praise directed toward the high quality of wrestling and captivating storylines, with most considering NXT superior to IWE's flagship shows.

The initial version of the show originally made its debut on Syfy on February 23, 2010, replacing XCW, but was replaced by SmackDown in October. webcast at IWE.com for visitors from the United States until June 13, 2012, before it was moved to the IWE Network in 2014. In August 2019, it was announced that NXT would expand into a live program on USA Network beginning September 18, 2019.

Contents

[edit] Format

[edit] Original format (2010–2012)

[edit] Revised format (2012–present)

[edit] Seasons

[edit] Season 1

IWE NXT
Season 1
Broadcast from February 23 –

June 1, 2010

Host(s) Matt Striker
Broadcaster SyFy
No. of episodes 15
Winner
Wade Barrett
Origin Manchester, England
Mentor Chris Jericho
Runner-up
David Otunga

The first season of NXT began airing on Syfy on February 23, 2010 and ended on June 1, 2010. The majority of the season one cast was revealed a week before the premiere on the series finale of XCW. However, before the season's premiere aired Skip Sheffield's Pro was changed with William Regal replacing the announced Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). Near the end of the season, several changes were made to the original plan of the format. The season was shortened from the planned 17 episodes to 15 episodes. In the first elimination episode that aired on May 11, both Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver were eliminated by IWE management and removed from that night's Pros' Poll after both made comments about wanting to be voted off. The show ended with three eliminations, with Sheffield ranked last in the Poll. Carlito was released on May 21 for refusing rehab after violating IWE's Wellness Program. Subsequent Pros' Polls were held without him for the rest of the season. The winner of season one was Wade Barrett. Immediately after the conclusion of season one, the Rookies were used in a storyline that had them forming an alliance called The Nexus. Led by Barrett, the group invaded the first Raw following the conclusion of season one in an attempt to gain IWE contracts for the losers of NXT. The invasion consisted of the group attacking Dustin Simpson as well as other wrestlers and IWE personnel. Barrett announced that he would invoke his title shot at Night of Champions for the IWE Championship in a six-pack challenge. At the event on September 19, Barrett lost in his title match to Kevin Orton.

[edit] Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

[edit] Poll results

     – Winner of competition
     – Safe in competition
     – Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll
     – Eliminated from competition by WWE management
     – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
Rookie Week 6
(March 30) 		Week 12
(May 11) 		Week 13
(May 18) 		Week 14
(May 25) 		Week 15
(June 1)
Round 1 		Week 15
(June 1)
Round 2

[edit] Season 2

IWE NXT
Season 2
Broadcast from June 8 –

August 31, 2010

Host(s) Matt Striker
Ashley Valence (June 22–August 31, 2010)
Broadcaster SyFy
No. of episodes 13
Winner
Kaval
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Mentor Laycool
Layla and Michelle McCool
Runner-up
Michael McGillicutty

The second season of NXT started on June 8, 2010 and ended on August 31, 2010. The season 2 cast was revealed on the first season finale on June 1. The season was originally planned to last 12 weeks. However, it was later extended to 13 weeks. In this season, the polls were different as rankings were based half on Pro votes and half on votes from fans via IWE's official website. The first poll was shown on July 6. Originally, the polls format was set to match the previous season, with a non-elimination poll followed by weekly elimination polls on July 27. However, the first poll was made a surprise elimination round on the night with a second elimination poll held on August 3 instead. In addition, a double elimination stipulation was added to the fourth NXT poll on August 17. The winner of the season was Kaval. Along with Kaval, Alex Riley was immediately promoted to aid his Pro The Miz on the Raw brand. On November 21, Kaval invoked his title shot at Survivor Series for the Intercontinental Championship against the reigning champion Dolph Ziggler, but he was defeated. Kaval was released from his contract in December 2010.

[edit] Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

[edit] Poll results

     – Winner of competition
     – Safe in competition
     – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
     – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
Rookie Week 4
(June 29) 		Week 8
(July 27) 		Week 10
(August 10) 		Week 11
(August 17) 		Week 13
(August 31)

[edit] Season 3

IWE NXT
Season 3
Broadcast from September 7 –

November 30, 2010

Host(s) Matt Striker
Broadcaster SyFy (September 7 – September 28, 2010)
Webcast (October 5 – November 30, 2010)
No. of episodes 13
Winner
Kaitlyn
Origin Houston, Texas
Mentor Vickie Guerrero
Runner-up
Naomi

The third season of NXT started on September 7, 2010 and ended on November 30, 2010. The season was exclusive to female wrestlers and was the second different contest produced by IWE to find new female wrestlers, the first being the Divas Searches held from 2003–2007. The first four episodes of season three were aired on Syfy. Due to the debut of SmackDown on Syfy on October 1, NXT left the channel and became a webcast at IWE.com for visitors from the United States from October 5 onwards. A new interactive website for NXT was also launched at the beginning of the season to accommodate the move. The reward to the victor was changed in contrast to the previous seasons. Unlike the first two male victors, the female victor of season three would not get a shot at a title of her choice (the only title being the Divas Championship), but rather a IWE contract. Other changes in the third season include a greater emphasis on challenges for the first three polls where the winner of the most challenges before the next upcoming poll would be awarded immunity. The first elimination poll took place five weeks into the competition. The majority of the season three cast was revealed on the second-season finale on August 31. However, before the season's premiere aired prospective rookie wrestler Aloisia was dropped from the show. On screen, Aloisia's exit stemmed from an argument between Aloisia and her Pro Vickie Guerrero, forcing Guerrero to fire her. In reality, it was reported that Aloisia was allegedly dropped from the show after pornographic photos of her were leaked onto the Internet. However, in an interview Aloisia herself was unsure whether this was the reason for her exit or not. Guerrero later revealed her new rookie in the season three premiere to be Kaitlyn, who would ultimately win the season.

[edit] Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

[edit] Poll results

     – Winner of competition
     – Safe in competition
     – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
     – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
Rookie Week 5
(October 5) 		Week 9
(November 2) 		Week 11
(November 16) 		Week 12
(November 23) 		Week 13
(November 30)

[edit] Season 4

IWE NXT
Season 4
Broadcast from December 7, 2010 –

March 1, 2011

Host(s) Matt Striker
Broadcaster Webcast
No. of episodes 13
Winner
Kaitlyn
Origin Westbrook, Maine
Mentor B-Truth
Runner-up
Brodus Clay

The fourth season of NXT started on December 7, 2010 and ended on March 1, 2011. Returning to the male-orientated format of the first two seasons, the season four cast was revealed on the third-season finale on November 30. In a change from the third season, "immunity points" were now rewarded to the winner of each challenge, which vary depending on the challenge's difficulty. The person with the most points before the next upcoming poll is then awarded immunity from that poll. On the January 4, episode of NXT, it was announced that the winner would earn a IWE Tag Team Championship match with their respective Pro as their partner. That same night, Dolph Ziggler won a battle royal consisting of each of the Pros and as a result was able to trade off his Rookie Jacob Novak for Byron Saxton, who was originally mentored by Chris Masters. Similarly on the February 1 episode of NXT, a fatal four-way elimination match was held between the remaining four Rookies. Brodus Clay won and as a result was able to trade off his Pros The Million Dollar Couple (Kyle DiBiase and Maryse) for Alberto Del Rio, who was originally mentoring Conor O'Brian before O'Brian's elimination on January 25. The winner of the season was Johnny Curtis, earning himself and his Pro B-Truth a shot at the tag team titles. On April 18, B-Truth turned into a villain by attacking John Morrison and subsequently B-Truth and Curtis never invoked their shot at the titles. Curtis would eventually debut on the main roster in June when he stated that he would not be challenging for the tag team titles with B-Truth and instead used his title shot with season two runner-up |Michael McGillicutty on the October 11, 2012 episode of NXT against Team Hell No for the IWE Tag Team Championship, but was defeated.

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

[edit] Poll results

     – Winner of competition
     – Safe in competition
     – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
     – Won immunity prior to that particular poll and is ineligible to be eliminated
Rookie Week 5
(January 4) 		Week 7
(January 18) 		Week 10
(February 8) 		Week 12
(February 22) 		Week 13
(March 1)

[edit] NXT Redemption (season 5)

IWE NXT
Season 4
Broadcast from March 8, 2011 –

June 13, 2012

Host(s) Matt Striker
Maryse Ouellet (March 8 – August 20, 2011)
Broadcaster Webcast
No. of episodes 67

NXT Redemption, the fifth season of NXT, started on March 8, 2011. The season consisted of seven rookies chosen from the previous male-only seasons and initially followed a similar format to the previous four seasons, with the winner of season 5 stated to win a spot in the planned sixth season of NXT alongside a IWE pro of their choice. No eliminations took place for the first 10 weeks of the show and following the elimination of Conor O'Brien after 17 weeks Derrick Bateman replaced him as a new Rookie contestant. The show's competition format was then gradually and quietly forgotten about (although it was never officially dropped), the Pros ceased to appear and NXT Redemption subsequently morphed into its own entity, featuring self-contained storylines and matches involving long-tenured lower-card performers such as Tyson Kidd, Maxine, Yoshi Tatsu, JTG, Trent Baretta, Kaitlyn, Johnny Curtis, Percy Watson, Tyler Reks, AJ Lee, Curt Hawkins and Michael McGillicutty, among others. After 59 weeks, Darren Young and Titus O'Neil were moved to the SmackDown roster on April 18, 2012, leaving Bateman as the sole remaining Rookie on the show, though he was not declared the winner and new episodes continued to be taped until June 12. The final episode of NXT Redemption aired on June 13, after which the show ended with no conclusion, with a "new NXT" advertised for the following week. In total, NXT Redemption ran for over a year and 67 episodes were produced, exceeding the total number of episodes for all previous seasons combined. The first season was a distant second at 15 episodes.

[edit] Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

[edit] Poll results

Rookie Week 11
(May 17) 		Week 13
(May 31) 		Week 15
(June 14) 		Week 17
(June 28) 		Week 29
(October 5) 		Week 35
(November 16) 		Week 59
(April 18)

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[edit] Developmental territory (season 6 onward)

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[edit] On-air personalities

[edit] Authority Figures

Host Dates Position
John "Bradshaw" Layfield September 12, 2013—July 31, 2014 General Manager
William Regal July 31, 2014—present General Manager

[edit] Commentators

Commentators Dates
Jim Ross and Byron Saxton June 27, 2012 – July 4, 2012
Byron Saxton, William Kapphan and Jim Ross July 11, 2012 – October 17, 2012
Jim Ross and William Kapphan June 20, 2012
October 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
Tony Luftman and William Kapphan October 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
Tom Phillips, William Kapphan, Tony Dawson, Brad Maddox and Jim Ross November 7, 2012 – July 31, 2013
Tony Dawson, William Regal, Tom Phillips, Alex Riley and Jim Ross August 7, 2013 – September 20, 2014
Tom Phillips, William Regal, Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Tensai and Alex Riley September 20, 2013 – April 3, 2014
Tom Phillips, William Regal, Byron Saxton, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Renee Young April 10, 2014 – July 24, 2014
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Renee Young, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley and Jason Albert July 31, 2014 - September 11, 2014
Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert, Renee Young September 18, 2014 – December 11, 2014
Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert, Renee Young and Corey Graves December 11, 2014 - January 21, 2015
Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Alex Riley, Corey Graves and Jason Albert January 28, 2015 - March 4, 2015
Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Jason Albert March 11, 2015 - March 18, 2015
Rich Brennan and Corey Graves March 25, 2015 - April 22, 2015
Rich Brennan, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton April 29, 2015 - Present
Notes
    1. Jim Ross only called the main event.
    2. The pairings of Dawson & Kappan and Phillips & Maddox commentate on alternate shows. Riley replaced Maddox in August 2013. Scott Stanford serves as narrator.

[edit] Ring announcers

Ring announcer Dates
Caylee Turner, Summer Rae and Chris Russo June 20, 2012 - October 17, 2012
Howard Finkel Main Event, July 29, 2012 (aired August 29, 2012)
Summer Rae and Byron Saxton October 24, 2012 - February 14, 2013
Byron Saxton, Kendall Skye, Alexa Bliss, Eden, and Veronica Lane February 21, 2013 – September 19, 2013
Eden Stiles and JoJo September 26, 2013 – October 10, 2014
Byron Saxton and JoJo October 16, 2014 – November 6, 2014
JoJo November 13, 2014 – April 29, 2015
JoJo and Greg Hamilton May 6, 2015 – present

[edit] Production

[edit] International broadcasters

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[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

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