NXT Championship

NXT Championship
Details
Current champion(s)	Adrian Neville
Date won	February 27, 2014
Promotion	WWE
Brand	WWE NXT
Date established	August 2, 2012

The NXT Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by WWE is competed for exclusively in WWE NXT, 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 August 2, 2012 edition of NXT when NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes announced a "Gold Rush" tournament, featuring five developmental roster NXT Superstars and five 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.

Tournament

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Richie Steamboat

Pin

Leo Kruger

Richie Steamboat

Jinder Mahal

Sub

Jinder Mahal

Sub

Bo Dallas

Jinder Mahal

Seth Rollins

Pin

Seth Rollins

Pin

Drew McIntyre

Seth Rollins

Pin

Michael McGillicutty

Michael McGillicutty

Pin

Justin Gabriel

Reigns

As of March 2, 2014, all champions have held the title once. At 280 days, Bo Dallas' reign is the longest in the title's history, while Seth Rollins was the inaugural champion.

Current Champion Adrian Neville

The current champion is Adrian Neville, who defeated Bo Dallas in the first NXT pay-per-view NXT Arrival.

Current Champion

Champion:	Defeated:	Event:	Note:	Defenses:
Adrian Neville	Bo Dallas	WWE NXT