NXT Breakout Tournament
PromotionsWWE
BrandsNXT
Firstevent2019
Lastevent2024

The NXT Breakout Tournament is a professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by professional wrestling promotion WWE for the NXT brand. It was first introduced in 2019 and features eight wrestlers who are new arrivals on NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their WWE NXT television debuts). The winner receives a championship match of their choice, which they can cash in at any time.[1]

Winners, dates and venues of finals

YearWinnerFinals
EventDateVenueCity
2019Jordan MylesNXTAugust 10, 2019Scotiabank ArenaToronto, Ontario, Canada
2021Carmelo HayesAugust 23, 2021WWE Performance CenterOrlando, Florida
2022Roxanne PerezJune 7, 2022
2023Lola ViceHalloween HavocOctober 31, 2023
2024Oba FemiJanuary 2, 2024

NXT Breakout Tournament winner's championship opportunity

Color key
      Won championship match
      Lost championship match

Male

No.WinnerEventDateChampionship match
1Jordan MylesNXTAugust 15, 2019Myles lost to Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.
2Carmelo HayesNXTOctober 12, 2021Hayes cashed in after Isaiah "Swerve" Scott retained the NXT North American Championship against Santos Escobar.
3Oba FemiNXTJanuary 9, 2024Femi cashed in after Dragon Lee retained the NXT North American Championship against Lexis King.

Female

No.WinnerEventDateChampionship match
1Roxanne PerezNXTJuly 12, 2022Perez lost to Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship.
2Lola ViceVengeance DayFebruary 4, 2024Vice cashed in during a singles match between the defending champion Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship, thus converting it into a triple threat match.

Tournament history

2019

In 2019, WWE introduced the NXT Breakout Tournament, featuring eight male wrestlers from the WWE Performance Center making their NXT television debuts.[2] Jordan Myles won the tournament by defeating Cameron Grimes in the final.[3]

2021

After a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Breakout Tournament returned for a second edition in 2021, introducing eight new wrestlers from the Performance Center.[4] Two qualifiers were held on the July 2 episode of 205 Live, where Andre Chase and Joe Gacy won by defeating Guru Raaj and Desmond Troy, respectively.[5] Carmelo Hayes won the tournament by defeating Odyssey Jones in the final.[6]

2022

The inaugural Women's Breakout Tournament featured eight female wrestlers from NXT for the first time, with the winner earning a NXT Women's Championship opportunity at any time. Roxanne Perez became the first winner by defeating Tiffany Stratton in the final.[7]

2023 Women's

The second Women's Breakout Tournament began on the October 3, 2023, episode of NXT.[8][9] Lola Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the final to win the tournament.[10]

2023 Men's

The third Men's Breakout Tournament began on the December 12, 2023, episode of NXT. Oba Femi defeated Riley Osborne in the final to win the tournament.

References

  1. ^ John Clapp (June 19, 2019). "NXT Breakout Tournament to begin next week". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ Twiss, Andrew (June 12, 2019). "TOURNAMENT AT TONIGHT'S WWE NXT TV TAPING, LOTS OF TV DEBUTS SET FOR TONIGHT". PWInsider. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ John Clapp (August 14, 2019). "Jordan Myles def. Cameron Grimes in the NXT Breakout Tournament Finals". WWE. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ Joseph Currier (June 29, 2021). "NXT Breakout Tournament returning in two weeks". WON / F4W. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ Anish V (July 2, 2021). "7/2 WWE 205 Live results: Anish V's review of Joe Gacy vs. Desmond Troy, and Andre Chase vs. Guru Raaj in NXT Breakout Tournament qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ Joseph Currier (August 24, 2021). "Carmelo Hayes wins 2021 NXT Breakout Tournament". WON / F4W. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ Bryan Rose (June 7, 2022). "Roxanne Perez wins NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". WON / F4W. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ Bryan Rose (September 12, 2023). "WWE announces return of NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". WON / F4W. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ Robert Defelice (September 12, 2023). "NXT Women's Breakout Tournament Announced As 'Coming Soon'". Fightful. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. ^ Bryan Rose (October 31, 2023). "Lola Vice wins WWE NXT Women's Breakout Tournament". WON / F4W. Retrieved 1 November 2023.