NXT announced their 2018 Year-End Awards nominees during tonight’s episode on the WWE Network. There are 9 categories this year and the winners will be announced during the Pre-Show at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. You can vote by using the hashtags on social media. Here are the categories and nominees for the NXT 2018 Year-End Awards:
Female Competitor of the Year:
#NXTAwardFemale
#NikkiCross
#ShaynaBaszler
#KairiSane
#EmberMoon
#BiancaBelair
Male Competitor of the Year:
#NXTAwardMale
#Ciampa – Tommaso Ciampa
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#Velveteen – Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#AdamCole
#PeteDunne
Overall Competitor of the Year:
#NXTAwardOverall
#Ciampa – Tommaso Ciampa
#NikkiCross
#Gargano – Johnny Gargano
#Ricochet
#ShaynaBaszler
#Aleister – Aleister Black
#KairiSane
#Velveteen – Velveteen Dream
#Andrade – Andrade “Cien” Almas
#EmberMoon
#AdamCole
#PeteDunne
#BiancaBelair
NXT Tag Team of the Year:
#NXTAwardTag
#UndisputedERA
#WarRaiders
#StreetProfits
#HeavyMachinery
#LorcanBurch – Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
#MoustacheMountain
NXT TakeOver of the Year:
#NXTAwardTakeOver
#Philly
#NewOrleans
#ChicagoII
#BrooklynIV
#WarGames
NXT Match of the Year:
#NXTAwardMatch
#WarGames – WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#NXTTags – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
#NATitle – NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (TakeOver: New Orleans)
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CiampaBlack – Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
#DunneGibson – Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
#ColeBlack – Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
#DunneOReilly – Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
#ERABurchLorcan – Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
#CrossBelair – Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
#ChampvsChamp – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXT TV, Sept. 19)
#NATitleTripleThreat – Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)
NXT Rivalry of the Year:
#NXTAwardRivalry
#GarganoCiampa – Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
#SaneBaszler – Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
#AleisterAttack – Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
#GarganoAlmas – Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
#ERAMoustache – Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
#MoonBaszler – Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
#RicochetDream – Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
Breakout Star of the Year:
#NXTAwardBreakout
#BiancaBelair
#LaceyEvans
#RheaRipley
#DakotaKai
#LarsSullivan
#Ricochet
#WarRaiders
#EC3
Future Star of NXT:
#NXTAwardFuture
#MattRiddle
#KeithLee
#MiaYim
#ForgottenSons – Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
#DominikDijakovic
#IoShirai
#CandiceLeRae
#DukeShafir – Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
#KonaReeves
Discussion: NXT had an incredible 2018 and things are likely going to get even better in 2019. Here are my votes for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards:
- Female Competitor of the Year: Shayna Baszler
- Male Competitor of the Year: Tommaso Ciampa
- Overall Competitor of the Year: Tommaso Ciampa
- NXT Tag Team of the Year: Undisputed Era
- NXT TakeOver of the Year: New Orleans
- Match of the Year: Gargano vs. Almas (TakeOver: Philadelphia)
- Rivalry of the Year: Ciampa vs. Gargano
- Breakout Star of the Year: Ricochet
- Future Star of the Year: Matt Riddle
Many of these categories were difficult to pick because there are so many great options. Ember Moon and Shayna Baszler had a terrific rivalry in 2018, as did Ricochet and Velveteen Dream. If there was a “Moment of the Year” category, it would be hard not to vote for Ricochet flipping out of the ring and getting right in Velveteen Dream’s face.
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What are your votes for the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards? Let us know in the comments below.