List of NXT Champions
The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, defended as the top championship of their NXT brand division. The championship was first introduced on the July 1, 2012, episode of NXT when NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a Gold Rush tournament, involving four developmental roster wrestlers and four main roster wrestlers competing to be crowned as the inaugural NXT Champion in a single elimination tournament. Seth Rollins became the inaugural NXT Champion by defeating Jinder Mahal in the tournament finals on July 26, 2012.
As of ,, there have been 35 reigns among 26 different champions and four vacancies. Samoa Joe has the most reigns at three. Finn Bálor has the longest combined reign at 504 days. Adam Cole's reign is the longest singular reign at days, while Karrion Kross' first reign is the shortest at 4 days as he had to relinquish the title due to a legitimate injury he suffered in winning it. Bo Dallas holds the record as the youngest champion, winning the title two days before his 23rd birthday, while Samoa Joe is the oldest champion, winning the title at 42.
, the title is vacant. After successfully defending the title against Leon Slater at NXT: New Year's Evil on January 6, 2026, Oba Femi left the NXT Championship belt in the ring, relinquishing the title. The next champion will be determined in a seven-man ladder match on the February 3, 2026, episode of NXT.