NXT Wrestling
Acronym	NXT
Established	June 26, 2007
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Style	Professional wrestling
Location	Tampa, Florida
Founder	Steve Keirn
Owner	Steve Keirn
Parent	WWE
Sister
Formerly
Website	NXTwrestling.com

NXT Wrestling — formerly Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) — is a professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From 2008 onwards, the promotion serves as the official developmental territory for WWE.

History

The promotion, in its current form, was started by Steve Keirn in 2007 to be WWE's second developmental territory when they ended their relationship with the Georgia-based Deep South Wrestling in early 2007. It became their sole developmental territory in early 2008 when they ceased affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling

FCW's debut show was on June 26, 2007 at Tampa, Florida's Dallas Bull. A 21 man Battle Royal was held during the show, to crown the first ever FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion. The next year the Florida Heavyweight Championship was introduced, with Jake Hager becoming the first champion at a February 15 show after surviving a Battle Royal and defeating Ted DiBiase, Jr.. The Florida Tag Team Championship was also introduced in February, with the Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colón and Eric Pérez) beating Steven Lewington and Heath Miller to win it in the finals of a one night tournament. The singles titles were later unified, keeping the "Florida Heavyweight" name and championship.

On July 7, 2008, WWE confirmed that FCW was based on the original independent Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.

On March 20, 2012, it was reported that WWE would cease operation at Florida Championship Wrestling, however this statement was later refuted after Steve Keirn as well as WWE Superstar and Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events, Triple H, denied the claim.

In August 2012, WWE dropped the FCW name, deactivated the titles, and began running all of its developmental events and operations under the "NXT Wrestling" banner. WWE had been using the NXT name for a television program featuring rookies from FCW competing to become WWE Superstars, though the "reality television" aspects of the show had been dropped earlier in 2012; WWE NXT now serves as the primary television program for the NXT Wrestling promotion.

Current Championships

WWE NXT Championship

The WWE NXT Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the developmental territory of WWE, NXT Wrestling; it is contested for in their heavyweight division.

WWE NXT Tag Team Championship

The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the developmental territory of WWE, NXT Wrestling; it is contested for in their tag team division.

WWE NXT Women's Championship

The NXT Women's Championship is a professional wrestling women's championship owned by the developmental territory of WWE, NXT Wrestling; it is contested for in their divas division.

Defunct championships

FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship

The Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling title of Florida Championship Wrestling, a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. It has since been retired after being unified with the current top title in FCW, the Florida Heavyweight Championship.

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
01\!1	Harry Smith	01\!1	02007-06-26June 26, 2007	112	Tampa, Florida	Live event	Won a 21-man battle royal to become the first champion.
02\!2	Afa, Jr.	01\!1	02007-10-16October 16, 2007	46	New Port Richey, FL	Live event	Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count.
03\!3	TJ Wilson	01\!1	02007-12-01December 1, 2007	17	New Port Richey, FL	Live event	This was a ladder match.
04\!4	Ted DiBiase, Jr.	01\!1	02007-12-18December 18, 2007	32	New Port Richey, FL	Live event
05\!5	Heath Miller	01\!1	02008-01-19January 19, 2008	63	New Port Richey, FL	Live event	Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury.
06\!6	Jake Hager	01\!1	02008-03-22March 22, 2008	0	New Port Richey, FL	Live event	Unified with the Florida Heavyweight Championship.
6.5\!-	Deactivated	0\!-	02008-03-22March 22, 2008	0\!-	New Port Richey, FL	Live event	Retired immediately after being unified with Florida Heavyweight Championship.

Queen of FCW

The Queen of FCW title was a professional wrestling women's title contested for in the divas division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). A crown is held by the title holder, rather than a championship beltthat is primarily used in professional wrestling.

FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship

The FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship contested for in their heavyweight division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired in favor for the NXT Championship.

FCW Florida Tag Team Championship

The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the tag team division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired.

FCW Divas Championship

The FCW Divas Championship was a professional wrestling women's championship contested for in the divas division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired.

FCW 15 Championship

The FCW 15 Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested in 15 minute ironman matches. A medal was held by the title holder, rather than a championship belt that is primarily used in professional wrestling. It has since been retired.

Roster

Male Wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Adam Mercer	Evan Singleton
Adrian Neville	Benjamin Satterly	Holds one half of NXT Tag Team Championship
Aiden English	Matt Rehwoldt
Alexander Rusev	Miroslav Barnyashev
Angelo Dawkins	unknown
Baron Corbin	Tom Pestock
Big E. Langston	Ettore Ewen	WWE NXT Championship Also working with the main roster
Bo Dallas	Taylor Rotunda
Brandon Traven	Ryan Collins
Bray Wyatt	Windham Rotunda
Briley Pierce	Ryan Nemeth
CJ Parker	Joe Robinson
Collin Cassady	Bill Morrisey
Conor O'Brian	Ryan Parmeter
Corey Graves	Matt Polinsky
Danny Burch	Martin Harris
Dante Dash	Teon Freeman
Dean Ambrose	Jon Moxley	Also working with the main roster
Denton Blackwell	Tye Rexrode
Enzo Amore	Eric Anthony
Erick Rowan	Joseph Ruud
Garret Dylan	Jody Kristofferson
Gavin Reid	Steve Evans
J Bronson	Phil Friedman
Jake Carter	Jesse White
Jason Jordan	Nathan Everhart
Judas Devlin	Austin Matelson
Kassius Ohno	Chris Spradlin
Knuckles Madsen	Kevin Nikels
Leo Kruger	Ray Leppan
Luke Harper	Brodie Lee
Memo Montenegro	Guillermo Rodríguez
Mike Dalton	Mattias Clement
Mojo Rawley	Dean Muhtadi
Oliver Grey	Joel Pettyfer	Holds one half of NXT Tag Team Championship
Richie Steamboat	Richard Blood,Jr.
Rick Victor	Eric Thompson
Roman Reigns	Leati Anoa'i	Also working with the main roster
Sakamoto	unknown
Sawyer Fulton	Jacob Southwick
Scott Dawson	David Charwood
Seth Rollins	Colby Lopez	Also working with the main roster
Sylvester Lefort	Tom La Ruffa
Travis Tyler	Sam Udell
Xavier Woods	Austin Watson

Female wrestlers

Ring name	Real name
Anya	Anna Bogomazova
Audrey Marie	Ashley Miller
Charlotte	Ashley Fliehr-Johnson
Dani	Alisha Ceraso
Emma	Tenille Dashwood
Paige	Saraya-Jade Bevis
Sasha Banks	Mercedes KV
Summer Rae	Danielle Moinet

Referees

Ring name	Real name
Darrick Moore	Darrick Moore
Jason Ayers	Jason Ayers
Marc Harris	Tony Smith
Rod Zapata	Rod Vista
Ryan Tran	Brian Nguyen

Staff

Ring name	Real name	Role
Bill DeMott	William DeMott II	Head Trainer
Chris Russo	Chris Russo	Ring announcer Occasional color commentator Broadcaster
Dusty Rhodes	Virgil Runnels, Jr.	Interim General Manager Creative Director Hall of Famer
Jim Ross	Jim Ross	Play-by-play commentator Makes special appearances on Raw and PPV Talent Relations consultant Hall of Famer
Joey Mercury	Adam Birch	Trainer
Matt Martlaro	Matt Martlaro	Helps coordinate debuts from developmental territory and work with the creative team on the new characters at the headquarters in Stamford.
Norman Smiley	Norman Smiley	Trainer
Ricky Steamboat	Richard Blood, Sr.	Trainer Hall of Famer
Rob Naylor	Rob Naylor	Backstage interviewer Creative Assistant
Steve Keirn	Steve Keirn	President
Terry Taylor	Paul Taylor III	Trainer
William Regal	Darren Matthews	Color commentator Also occasional wrestler with the main roster

Former Logos

WWE NXT Results
2010 List of WWE NXT results
2/23 • 3/2 • 3/9 • 3/16 • 3/23 • 3/30 • 4/6 • 4/13 • 4/20 • 4/27 • 5/4 • 5/11 • 5/18 • 5/25 • 6/1 • 6/8 • 6/15 • 6/22 • 6/29 • 7/6 • 7/13 • 7/20 • 7/27 • 8/3 • 8/10 • 8/17 • 8/24 • 8/31 • 9/7 • 9/14 • 9/21 • 10/5 • 10/12 • 10/19 • 10/26 • 11/2 • 11/9 • 11/16 • 11/23 • 11/30 • 12/7 • 12/14 • 12/21 • 12/28
2011 List of WWE NXT results
1/4 • 1/11 • 1/18 • 1/25 • 2/1 • 2/8 • 2/15 • 2/22 • 3/1 • 3/8 • 3/15 • 3/22 • 3/29 • 4/5 • 4/12 • 4/19 • 4/26 • 5/3 • 5/10 • 5/17 • 5/24 • 5/31 • 6/7 • 6/14 • 6/21 • 6/28 • 7/5 • 7/12 • 7/19 • 7/26 • 8/2 • 8/9 • 8/16 • 8/16 • 8/16 • 9/6 • 9/13 • 9/20 • 9/27 • 10/4 • 10/12 • 10/19 • 10/26 • 11/2 • 11/9 • 11/16 • 11/23 • 11/30 • 12/7 • 12/14 • 12/21 •12/28
2012 List of WWE NXT results
1/4 • 1/11 • 1/18 • 1/25 • 2/1 • 2/8 • 2/15 • 2/22 • 2/29 • 3/7 • 3/14 • 3/21 • 3/28 • 4/4 • 4/11 • 4/18 • 4/25 • 5/2 • 5/9 • 5/16 • 5/23 • 5/30 • 6/6 • 6/13 • 6/20 • 6/27 • 7/4 • 7/11 • 7/18 • 7/25 • 8/1 • 8/8 • 8/15 • 8/22 • 8/29 • 9/5 • 9/12 • 9/19 • 9/26 • 10/3 • 10/10 • 10/17 • 10/24 • 10/31 • 11/7 • 11/14 • 11/21 • 11/28 • 12/5 • 12/12 • 12/19 • 12/26
2013 List of WWE NXT results
1/2 • 1/9 • 1/16 • 1/23 • 1/30 • 2/6 • 2/13 • 2/20 • 2/27 • 3/6 • 3/13 • 3/20 • 3/27 • 4/3 • 4/10 • 4/17 • 4/24 • 5/1 • 5/8 • 5/15 • 5/22 • 5/29 • 6/5 • 6/12 • 6/19 • 6/26 • 7/3 • 7/10 • 7/17 • 7/24 • 7/31 • 8/7 • 8/14 • 8/21 • 8/28 • 9/4 • 9/11 • 9/18 • 9/25 • 10/2 • 10/9 • 10/16 • 10/23 • 10/30 • 11/6 • 11/13 • 11/20 • 11/27 • 12/4 • 12/11 • 12/18 • 12/25

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