{"id":148804,"date":"2025-12-16T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=148804"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:58:21","slug":"wwe-reveals-the-list-of-nominees-for-the-nxt-2025-year-end-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/16\/wwe-reveals-the-list-of-nominees-for-the-nxt-2025-year-end-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Reveals The List of Nominees For The NXT 2025 Year-End Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE has just revealed the full list of nominees for NXT\u2019s Year-End Awards. Voting is now open on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/vote-for-the-2025-nxt-year-end-awards-here\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WWE.com<\/span><\/a>, and the winners will be announced on December 30, the same night as NXT\u2019s final broadcast of the year. The December 23 and 30 episodes of NXT will be taped in advance due to the Holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The Year-End Awards are a regular tradition for NXT that dates back to 2015. Kelani Jordan is making a statement this year as both <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a  style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/tnawrestling.com\/news\/tna-wrestling-2025-yearend-award-categories-nominees\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Wrestling<\/a> <\/span>and NXT nominated her in the Female Wrestler\/Knockout of the Year category. Here is the complete list of nominees for this year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 NXT Year-End Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>Male Superstar of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Je\u2019Von Evans<\/li>\n<li>Oba Femi<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Saints<\/li>\n<li>Trick Williams<\/li>\n<li>Ethan Page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Female Superstar of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jacy Jayne<\/li>\n<li>Sol Ruca<\/li>\n<li>Blake Monroe<\/li>\n<li>Tatum Paxley<\/li>\n<li>Kelani Jordan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tag Team of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>DarkState<\/li>\n<li>Hank &amp; Tank<\/li>\n<li>Zaria &amp; Sol Ruca<\/li>\n<li>Fatal Influence<\/li>\n<li>The Culling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS. IS. MADNESS. <\/p>\n<p>IT&#39;S A TNA INVASION!!!! \ud83e\udd2f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qp5mMRGQ2W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qp5mMRGQ2W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1970670101616636094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Moment of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NXT vs. TNA brawl<\/li>\n<li>Blake Monroe\u2019s debut<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Saints\u2019 debut<\/li>\n<li>Tatum Paxley wins the NXT Women\u2019s Championship<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Vaquer becomes a double champion<\/li>\n<li>Jacy Jayne defeats Stephanie Vaquer<\/li>\n<li>Stacks betrays Tony D\u2019Angelo<\/li>\n<li>Trick Williams wins the TNA World Championship<\/li>\n<li>Joe Hendry appears out of nowhere<\/li>\n<li>The Hardy Boyz win the NXT Tag Team titles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Match of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s Iron Survivor Challenge (Deadline)<\/li>\n<li>Oba Femi vs. Je\u2019Von Evans (Heatwave)<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Saints vs. Ethan Page (Great American Bash)<\/li>\n<li>Kelani Jordan vs. Sol Ruca (Battleground)<\/li>\n<li>Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je\u2019Von Evans (Stand &amp; Deliver)<\/li>\n<li>Jacy Jayne vs. Lola Vice (No Mercy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Best PLE\/Show of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New Year\u2019s Evil<\/li>\n<li>Vengeance Day<\/li>\n<li>Roadblock<\/li>\n<li>Stand &amp; Deliver<\/li>\n<li>Battleground<\/li>\n<li>Great American Bash<\/li>\n<li>Heatwave<\/li>\n<li>Homecoming<\/li>\n<li>No Mercy<\/li>\n<li>NXT vs TNA Showdown<\/li>\n<li>Halloween Havoc<\/li>\n<li>Gold Rush<\/li>\n<li>Deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NXT\u2019s next major event is New Year\u2019s Evil 2026, on Tuesday, January 6. The show will be the first NXT episode of the new year. Jacy Jayne will defend her NXT Women\u2019s Championship against Kendal Grey on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Oba Femi\u2019s NXT Championship challenger for New Year\u2019s Evil will be determined <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/13\/wwe-nxt-preview-12-16-25-who-will-be-the-new-number-one-contender\/\" target=\"_self\">tonight on NXT<\/a><\/span> when Joe Hendry, Myles Borne, Leon Slater, and Dion Lennox face off in a Fatal 4-Way match.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148805\" style=\"width: 1125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148805\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/20251209_NXT_Match_LeonHendryDionMyles_16x9_tueday-1.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic of the #1 contender match happening on NXT on December 16\" width=\"1125\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/20251209_NXT_Match_LeonHendryDionMyles_16x9_tueday-1.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/20251209_NXT_Match_LeonHendryDionMyles_16x9_tueday-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/20251209_NXT_Match_LeonHendryDionMyles_16x9_tueday-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/20251209_NXT_Match_LeonHendryDionMyles_16x9_tueday-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on WWE NXT Year-End Awards and other news stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE has just revealed the full list of nominees for NXT\u2019s Year-End Awards. Voting is now open on WWE.com, and the winners will be announced on December 30, the same night as NXT\u2019s final broadcast of the year. The December 23 and 30 episodes of NXT will be taped in advance due to the Holiday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":148801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,2192,5,3],"tags":[116,9092,1251],"class_list":["post-148804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-wrestling","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","tag-nxt","tag-nxt-year-end-awards","tag-wwe-nxt"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148804"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149626,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148804\/revisions\/149626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}