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| championshipname = WWE NXT Championship
 
| championshipname = WWE NXT Championship
 
| image = [[File:WWE_NXT_Championship.png|200px]]
 
| image = [[File:WWE_NXT_Championship.png|200px]]
| currentholder = [[Kevin Owens]]
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| currentholder = [[Finn Bálor]]
 
| promotion = [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
 
| promotion = [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
| won = February 11, [[2015]]
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| won = July 4, [[2015]]
 
| brand = [[NXT]]
 
| brand = [[NXT]]
 
| created = July 26, [[2012]]
 
| created = July 26, [[2012]]
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==History==
 
==History==
The championship was first introduced on the July 1, 2012 edition of ''NXT'' when NXT Commissioner [[Dusty Rhodes]] announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26, 2012, with [[Seth Rollins]] defeating [[Jinder Mahal]] in the tournament finals. The current NXT champion is [[Kevin Owens]], who defeated [[Sami Zayn]] to win the title at [[NXT Takeover IV|NXT Takeover: Rival]].      
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The championship was first introduced on the July 1, 2012 edition of ''NXT'' when NXT Commissioner [[Dusty Rhodes]] announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26, 2012, with [[Seth Rollins]] defeating [[Jinder Mahal]] in the tournament finals. The current NXT champion is [[Finn Bálor]], who defeated [[Kevin Owens]] to win the title at WWE Network event Beast in the East.      
   
 
==Tournaments==
 
==Tournaments==

Revision as of 11:01, 4 July 2015

The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by WWE and is competed for exclusively in NXT Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes.

History

The championship was first introduced on the July 1, 2012 edition of NXT when NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring 4 developmental roster NXT Superstars and 4 main roster WWE Superstars competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion in a knockout system format. The first NXT Champion was crowned on July 26, 2012, with Seth Rollins defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals. The current NXT champion is Finn Bálor, who defeated Kevin Owens to win the title at WWE Network event Beast in the East.      

Tournaments

Past Designs

See also

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Current WWE Championships
WWE Championship
Universal Championship
World Heavyweight Championship
Intercontinental Championship
United States Championship
Raw Tag Team Championship
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
WWE Women's Championship
Women's World Championship
Women's Tag Team Championship
NXT
NXT Championship
NXT North American Championship
NXT Tag Team Championship
NXT Women's Championship
NXT Heritage Cup Championship