WWE reveals nominees for NXT Year-End Awards
With just over two weeks remaining in 2025, WWE has revealed the full list of nominees for NXT’s Year-End Awards.
Voting is now open on WWE.com, and the winners will be announced on December 30. That is the same day that NXT’s final episode of 2025 will air. That show and the December 23 episode are being taped in advance due to this being the holiday season.
The Year-End Awards are a regular tradition for NXT that dates back to 2015. Here is the complete list of nominees for this year’s edition:
2025 NXT Year-End Awards —
Male Superstar of the Year:
- Je’Von Evans
- Oba Femi
- Ricky Saints
- Trick Williams
- Ethan Page
Female Superstar of the Year:
- Jacy Jayne
- Sol Ruca
- Blake Monroe
- Tatum Paxley
- Kelani Jordan
Tag Team of the Year:
- DarkState
- Hank & Tank
- Zaria & Sol Ruca
- Fatal Influence
- The Culling
Moment of the Year:
- NXT vs. TNA brawl
- Blake Monroe’s debut
- Ricky Saints’ debut
- Tatum Paxley wins the NXT Women’s Championship
- Stephanie Vaquer becomes a double champion
- Jacy Jayne defeats Stephanie Vaquer
- Stacks betrays Tony D’Angelo
- Trick Williams wins the TNA World Championship
- Joe Hendry appears out of nowhere
- The Hardy Boyz win the NXT Tag Team titles
Match of the Year:
- Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge (Deadline)
- Oba Femi vs. Je’Von Evans (Heatwave)
- Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page (Great American Bash)
- Kelani Jordan vs. Sol Ruca (Battleground)
- Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je’Von Evans (Stand & Deliver)
- Jacy Jayne vs. Lola Vice (No Mercy)
Best PLE/Show of the Year:
- New Year’s Evil
- Vengeance Day
- Roadblock
- Stand & Deliver
- Battleground
- Great American Bash
- Heatwave
- Homecoming
- No Mercy
- Showdown
- Halloween Havoc
- Gold Rush
- Deadline
NXT’s next major event is New Year’s Evil 2026. It’s taking place on Tuesday, January 6 and will be the first NXT episode of the new year. It’s already been confirmed that Jacy Jayne will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Kendal Grey on the show.
Oba Femi’s NXT Championship challenger for New Year’s Evil will be determined when Joe Hendry, Myles Borne, Leon Slater, and Dion Lennox face off in a number one contender’s match tonight.
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