List Of NXT North American Champions
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Days recog.
1
Adam Cole
April 7, 2018
TakeOver: New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
1
133
132
Defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream in a six-man ladder match to become the inaugural champion.
2
Ricochet
August 18, 2018
TakeOver: Brooklyn 4
Brooklyn, NY
1
161
161
3
Johnny Gargano
January 26, 2019
TakeOver: Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
1
4
25
WWE recognizes Gargano’s reign as ending on February 20, 2019, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
4
Velveteen Dream
January 30, 2019
NXT
Winter Park, FL
1
231
209
WWE taped two endings for the match, one with Gargano retaining and the other with Dream winning. The latter was revealed as the true result when the episode aired on tape delay on February 20, the date WWE recognizes for Dream’s reign.
5
Roderick Strong
September 18, 2019
NXT
Winter Park, FL
1
126
126
6
Keith Lee
January 22, 2020
NXT
Winter Park, FL
1
175
181
WWE recognizes Lee’s reign as ending on July 22, 2020, when the episode in which he vacated the title aired on tape delay.
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Vacated
July 15, 2020
NXT
Winter Park, FL
—
—
—
Keith Lee voluntarily relinquished the title two weeks after winning the NXT Championship in order to focus on defending the latter. This episode aired on tape delay on July 22, 2020.
7
Damian Priest
August 22, 2020
TakeOver XXX
Winter Park, FL
1
67
67
Defeated Bronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, and Velveteen Dream in a five-way ladder match to win the vacant title.
8
Johnny Gargano
October 28, 2020
NXT:
Halloween Havoc
Orlando, FL
2
14
14
This was a Devil’s Playground match.
9
Leon Ruff
November 11, 2020
NXT
Orlando, FL
1
25
25
10
Johnny Gargano
December 6, 2020
TakeOver: WarGames
Orlando, FL
3
163
163
This was a triple threat match, also involving Damian Priest.
11
Bronson Reed
May 18, 2021
NXT
Orlando, FL
1
42
41
This was a Steel Cage match.
12
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
June 29, 2021
NXT
Orlando, FL
1
105
104
13
Carmelo Hayes
October 12, 2021
NXT 2.0
Orlando, FL
1
172
172
This was Hayes’ Breakout tournament championship cash-in match.
At New Year’s Evil on January 4, 2022, Hayes defeated Roderick Strong to unify the NXT Cruiserweight Championship into the NXT North American Championship.
14
Cameron Grimes
April 2, 2022
Stand & Deliver
Dallas, TX
1
63
63
This was a ladder match, also involving Santos Escobar, Solo Sikoa, and Grayson Waller.
15
Carmelo Hayes
June 4, 2022
In Your House
Orlando, FL
2
101
101
16
Solo Sikoa
September 13, 2022
NXT 2.0:
One Year Anniversary Show
Orlando, FL
1
7
6
Sikoa replaced Wes Lee after Lee was injured by Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.
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Vacated
September 20, 2022
NXT
Orlando, FL
—
—
—
Shawn Michaels ordered Sikoa to vacate the title as he was not originally scheduled to be in the match in which he won the title. It is currently unknown when the segment was taped.
17
Wes Lee
October 22, 2022
Halloween Havoc
Orlando, FL
1
25+
25+
Defeated Carmelo Hayes, Von Wagner, Nathan Frazer, and Oro Mensah in a five-man ladder match for the vacant title.
