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:''This article is about the TV show. For the brand itself, see [[NXT (IWE brand)]].''
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9BCF5" 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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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Founded'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |August 2012
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Sports entertainment]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Style'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Sports Entertainment|Sports entertainment]]
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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;"|'''Headquarters'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Winter Park, Florida]]
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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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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Presented by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Mauro Ranallo]] {{small|(play-by-play commentator)}}<br>[[Mike Watson|Percy Watson]] {{small|(color commentator)}}<br>[[Damian Lufborough|Nigel McGuinness]] {{small|(color commentator)}}
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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;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" | "Resistance" by [[Powerflo]]<br>"Rage" by [[CFO$]] {{small|([[Bumper music|Bumper]])}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Composter(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[CFO$]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |11
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |493 {{small|(as of February 27, 2019)}}
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Triple K|Kevin Michael "RC" Levesque]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Multiple-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |~50 minutes<br>120-180 minutes<br>{{small|([[NXT TakeOver (Series)|TakeOver specials]])}}
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Release'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] {{small|(2010)}}<br>[[Webcast|IWE.com]] {{small|((2010–2012))}}<br>[[IWE Network]] {{small|(2014–)}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Picture format'''
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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 –
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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]] {{small|(2006–2010)}}
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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 205 Live]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>''[[NXT UK]]''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Website'''
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'''IWE NXT''', often referred to simply as '''NXT''', is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] promotion and a division of the American entertainment company [[IWE]]. It is based in [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Florida]].
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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]] every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.
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While its primary purpose is to serve as a [[Farm Team#professional wrestling|developmental division]] for WWE, NXT has come to be viewed by wrestling writers and fans as its own distinct entity - effectively serving as a third brand complementing [[IWE Raw|Raw]] and [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]].
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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]] as winners. In the later stages of season five, the all-rookie competition was abandoned with no winner being officially named, although [[Derrick Reich|Derrick Bateman]] was the final remaining rookie on ''NXT Redemption'' after both [[Andy Younkin|Darren Young]] and [[Travis Watts|Titus O'Neil]] were moved to the SmackDown brand. Following the end of the fifth season, IWE ended the seasonal competition format of the show.
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Originally holding its shows primarily in the [[Orlando, Florida]] area, NXT expanded its reach as time has gone on, having embarked on national and international tours, being praised for its high quality of wrestling, captivating storylines, and the opportunities they afford female wrestlers as opposed to on the main roster; the latter of which has led to a change on how women's wrestling is portrayed in IWE.
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The reformatted version of the show originally made its debut on [[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] on February 23, 2010, replacing ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'', which concluded the previous week. A month after its premiere in April 2010, it was announced that ''SmackDown'' would move from [[MyNetworkTV (television network)|MyNetworkTV]] to Syfy on October 1. ''NXT'' aired its final episode on Syfy on September 28 to make way for ''SmackDown'' moving there on October 1 (albeit on Fridays as opposed to ''NXT'''s Tuesday timeslot) and began airing as a [[Webcast|webcast]] at IWE.com for visitors from the United States from October 5 to June 13, 2012. It soon aired as a [[IWE Network]] exclusive from 2014, where it remains today.
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==History==
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All episodes of ''NXT'' are now available for streaming on the IWE Network.
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==Championships and accomplishments==
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== Format ==
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=== Original format (2010–2012) ===
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===Current championships===
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=== Revised format (2012–present) ===
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== Seasons ==
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=== Season 1 ===
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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="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 1'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |February 23 –
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June 1, 2010
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[SyFy (television network)|SyFy]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |15
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Daniel Gonzlaez|Wade Barrett]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Manchester]], [[England]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]]
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
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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 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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==== Contestants ====
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Championship
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Current champion(s)
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wins
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date won
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Losses
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Days<br>held
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Status
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Notes
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|[[NXT Championship]]
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|[[Jesse Manuel Gutierrez (wrestler)|Andrade "Cien" Almas]]
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|[[NXT Championship#Reigns|1]]
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|November 18, 2017
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|33
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|[[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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|align="left" |Defeated [[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]] at [[NXT TakeOver: WarGames]]
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|[[NXT Women's Championship]]
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|[[Cristel <!--Zapata--> Quiroga|Ember Moon]]
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|[[NXT Women's Championship#Reigns|1]]
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|November 18, 2017
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|33
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|[[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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|align="left" |Previous champion [[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]] relinquished the title on ''NXT'' due to a collarbone injury<br>Moon defeated [[Kairi <!--Aimi--> Yamada|Kairi Sane]], [[Cassandra Davidson|Nikki Cross]] and [[Lindsey Trenary|Peyton Royce]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|fatal four-way match]] at [[NXT TakeOver: WarGames]]
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|[[NXT Tag Team Championship]]
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|[[reDRagon|The Undisputed Era]]<br>([[Robert Farrell|Bobby Fish]] and [[Kyle Pierce|Kyle O'Reilly]])
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|[[NXT Tag Team Championship#Reigns|1<br>(1, 1)]]
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|November 29, 2017
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|22
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|[[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Florida]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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|align="left" |Defeated [[Sanity (professional wrestling)|Sanity]] on NXT (aired on December 20 due to [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]]).
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|[[IWE United Kingdom Championship]]
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|[[Luke Fehlig|Pete Dunne]]
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|[[IWE United Kingdom Championship#Reigns|1]]
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|May 20, 2017
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|215
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|[[Rosemont]], [[Illinois]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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|align="left" |Defeated [[Travis Blatter|Tyler Bate]] at [[NXT TakeOver: Chicago]]
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===Other accomplishment(s)===
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==== Poll results ====
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Championship
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Current champion(s)
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:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by Pros' Poll
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
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:{{Color box|#E6CCFF|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by WWE management
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date won
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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: #e3e3e3;"|Location
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Notes
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Previous winners
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|[[Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic]]
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|align=center | [[The Authors of Pain]] ([[Travis Williams|Rezar]] and [[Justin Crum|Akam]])
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 6<br>(March 30)
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|align=center | 1 (1,1)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 12<br>(May 11)
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|align=center | [[NXT TakeOver: Toronto|November 19, 2016]]
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(May 18)
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|align=center | [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada]]
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 14<br>(May 25)
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|align=center | Defeated [[The Mighty Don't Kneel|TM-61]]
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 15<br>(June 1)<br>Round 1
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|align=center | [[Kevin Devitt|Finn Bálor]] and [[Samoa Simpson]]<br>1 (1,1)
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!style="width:14.3%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 15<br>(June 1)<br>Round 2
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==Roster==
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=== Season 2 ===
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===Male wrestlers===
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[[File:Samoa Joe at Smash 2015.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Samoa Simpson]]]]
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[[File:Johnny Gargano at Smash London 2015.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Stephen Honzel|Johnny Gargano]]]]
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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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[[File:Tommaso Ciampa by Steve Argentaru 7.jpg|thumb|175px|[[Tommaso McAlmond|Tommaso Ciampa]]]]
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!  style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Ring name
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!  style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Real name
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 2'''
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!  style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Notes
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |June 8 –
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August 31, 2010
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]<br>Ashley Valence (June 22–August 31, 2010)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[SyFy (television network)|SyFy]]
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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" |13
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Laycool]]<br>[[Kristen Oaks|Layla]] and [[Michelle Leigh Skuletich|Michelle McCool]]
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
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| 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|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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[[File:Asuka NXT Women's Champion NXT Takeover Dallas 2016.jpg|thumb|right|175px|upright|[[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]]]]
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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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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
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:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
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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="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 4<br>(June 29)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 8<br>(July 27)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 10<br>(August 10)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 11<br>(August 17)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(August 31)
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|}
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 +
=== Season 3 ===
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{| 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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| 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=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 3'''
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |September 7 –
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November 30, 2010
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
 +
| 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"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |13
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Kaitlyn Boland (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]]'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Houston, Texas]]
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|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Lynn Lehr|Vickie Guerrero]]
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[Faith Grover (wrestler)|Naomi]]
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|}
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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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 +
==== Contestants ====
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|-
|-
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! style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Ring name
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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! style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Real name
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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! style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Notes
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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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==== Poll results ====
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
 +
:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
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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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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
|-
|-
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|[[Paul Ellering]]
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
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|Paul Ellering
+
!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 5<br>(October 5)
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|Manager of The Authors of Pain<br>[[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]r
+
!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 9<br>(November 2)
 +
!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 11<br>(November 16)
 +
!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 12<br>(November 23)
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!style="width:16.7%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(November 30)
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|- style="text-align:center;"
|}
|}
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== Referees ==
+
=== Season 4 ===
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:''See also [[Referee (professional wrestling)]]''
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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=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
 +
|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 4'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |December 7, 2010 –
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March 1, 2011
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Matt Kelley<!--1999-pg107)-->|Matt Striker]]
 +
|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcaster'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Webcast]]
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |13
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|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Winner'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |'''[[Bradlee Wohl (wrestler)|Kaitlyn]]'''
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Origin'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Westbrook, Maine]]
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|- valign="top"
 +
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Mentor'''
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Runner-up'''
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |[[Aaron Jewels|Brodus Clay]]
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|}
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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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|-
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!style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Real name
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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!style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Notes
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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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== Off-screen personnel ==
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==== Poll results ====
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:{{Color box|#FFFF7F|border=darkgray}} – Winner of competition
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:{{Color box|#CCFFCC|border=darkgray}} – Safe in competition
 +
:{{Color box|#FFCCCC|border=darkgray}} – Eliminated from competition by NXT Poll
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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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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 85%; "
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|-
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Rookie
 +
!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 5<br>(January 4)
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 7<br>(January 18)
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 10<br>(February 8)
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 12<br>(February 22)
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!style="width:15%;" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Week 13<br>(March 1)
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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|}
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=== ''NXT Redemption'' (season 5) ===
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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=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |
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|- valign="top"
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| bgcolor="#A9BCF5" align="center" colspan="3" |'''Season 4'''
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Broadcast from'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |March 8, 2011 –
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June 13, 2012
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Host(s)'''
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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;"|'''Broadcaster'''
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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 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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=== Backstage personnel ===
 
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[[File:Giant Bernard.JPG|thumb|right|170px|[[Matt Albert|Jason Albert]]]]
 
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[[File:Triple H At WrestleMania 31 in 2015.jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Triple K]]]]
 
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|-
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rookie
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!style="background:#e3e3e3; width:15%;"|Real name
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Pro
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!style="background:#e3e3e3; width:20%;"|Notes
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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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== On-air personalities ==
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==== Poll results ====
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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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=== "Lost" season ===
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=== Developmental territory (season 6 onward) ===
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:''Main article: [[NXT (IWE brand)]]''
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== On-air personalities ==
===Authority Figures===
===Authority Figures===
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:''Main article: [[IWE NXT (TV Series)|IWE NXT (TV series)]]''
 
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The [[IWE Network]] broadcasts NXT's eponymous television program in the United States. The show features wrestlers from NXT and [[List of IWE personnel|IWE]].
 
=== Production ===
=== Production ===
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==NXT TakeOver specials==
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== International broadcasters ==
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:''See also: [[NXT TakeOver (Series)|NXT TakeOver (series)]] and [[List of IWE Network events]]
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|[[NXT Arrival|Arrival]]
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|Feb 27, 2014
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|[[Full Sail University]]
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|[[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park, FL]]
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|{{Small|[[Taylor Hellbusch|Bo Dallas]] vs. [[Kevin Satterly (wrestler)|Adrian Neville]], NXT Championship}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver]]
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|May 29, 2014
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|Full Sail University
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|Adrian Neville vs. [[Tyson Booth|Tyson Kidd]], NXT Championship}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way]]
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|Sep 11, 2014
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|Full Sail University
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd vs. [[Ryan Sebei|Sami Zayn]] vs. [[Mike Miller (wrestler)|Tyler Breeze]], NXT Championship}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver: R Evolution]]
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|Dec 11, 2014
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|Full Sail University
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn, NXT Championship}}
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Rival]]
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|Feb 11, 2015
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|Sami Zayn vs. [[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]], NXT Championship}}
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable]]
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|May 20, 2015
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|Full Sail University
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn, NXT Championship}}
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|Aug 22, 2015
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|[[Barclays Center]]
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|{{Small|[[Kevin Devitt|Finn Bálor]] vs. Kevin Owens, NXT Championship}}
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Respect]]
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|Oct 7, 2015
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|Full Sail University
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{Small|[[Tascha Anderson|Sasha Banks]] vs. [[Heather Hultin (wrestler)|Bayley]], [[NXT Women's Championship]]}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver: London]]
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|Dec 16, 2015
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|[[Wembley Arena|SSE Arena]]
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|[[Wembley]], [[London]]<br/><small>'''[[England]]'''</small>
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|{{Small|Finn Bálor vs. [[Samoa Simpson]], NXT Championship}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Dallas]]
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|Apr 1, 2016
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|[[Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center]]
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|[[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
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|{{Small|Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Simpson, NXT Championship}}
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|- align="center"
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|[[NXT TakeOver: The End]]
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|Jun 8, 2016
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|Winter Park, FL
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|{{small|Samoa Simpson vs. Finn Bálor, NXT Championship}}
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|{{sort|12|[[NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II]]}}
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|Aug 20, 2016
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|Barclays Center
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|Brooklyn, NY
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|{{Small|Samoa Simpson vs. [[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]], NXT Championship}}
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|[[NXT TakeOver: Toronto]]
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|Nov 19, 2016
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|[[Air Canada Centre]]
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|{{Small|Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Simpson, NXT Championship}}
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=== Scheduled upcoming events ===
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|Aug 19, 2017
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Revision as of 18:46, 4 March 2019

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 Mauro Ranallo (play-by-play commentator)
Percy Watson (color commentator)
Nigel McGuinness (color commentator)
Starring NXT roster
Opening theme "Resistance" by Powerflo
"Rage" by CFO$ (Bumper)
Composter(s) CFO$
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 11
No. of episodes 493 (as of February 27, 2019)
Production
Producer(s) Kevin Michael "RC" Levesque
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time ~50 minutes
120-180 minutes
(TakeOver specials)
Release
Original channel Syfy (2010)
IWE.com ((2010–2012))
IWE Network (2014–)
Picture format 480i
1080i (HDTV)
Original release February 23, 2010 –

present

Chronology
Preceded
by 		XCW (2006–2010)
Related
shows 		IWE Raw
IWE SmackDown
IWE 205 Live
IWE Main Event
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 every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

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 as winners. In the later stages of season five, the all-rookie competition was abandoned with no winner being officially named, although Derrick Bateman was the final remaining rookie on NXT Redemption after both Darren Young and Titus O'Neil were moved to the SmackDown brand. Following the end of the fifth season, IWE ended the seasonal competition format of the show.

The reformatted version of the show originally made its debut on Syfy on February 23, 2010, replacing XCW, which concluded the previous week. A month after its premiere in April 2010, it was announced that SmackDown would move from MyNetworkTV to Syfy on October 1. NXT aired its final episode on Syfy on September 28 to make way for SmackDown moving there on October 1 (albeit on Fridays as opposed to NXT's Tuesday timeslot) and began airing as a webcast at IWE.com for visitors from the United States from October 5 to June 13, 2012. It soon aired as a IWE Network exclusive from 2014, where it remains today.

All episodes of NXT are now available for streaming on the IWE Network.

Contents

Format

Original format (2010–2012)

Revised format (2012–present)

Seasons

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.

Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

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

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.

Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

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)

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.

Contestants

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

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)

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

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)

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.

Rookie Pro Wins Losses Status

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)

"Lost" season

Developmental territory (season 6 onward)

Main article: NXT (IWE brand)

On-air personalities

Authority Figures

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

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.

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


Production

International broadcasters

See also

References

External links

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