{"id":149168,"date":"2025-12-31T09:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=149168"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:23:42","slug":"nxt-2025-year-end-awards-results-12-30-25-and-the-winners-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/31\/nxt-2025-year-end-awards-results-12-30-25-and-the-winners-are\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT 2025 Year-End Awards Results (12\/30\/25) &#8211; And The Winners Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night on WWE NXT, the company revealed the NXT 2025 Year-End Awards winners. As we all know, last week&#8217;s and this week&#8217;s NXT episodes were taped due to the holiday season. The only thing that couldn&#8217;t be taped was the Awards&#8217; winners, as the votes just opened when the shows were taped on December 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/18\/wwe-nxt-spoilers-12-23-30-25-taping-results-before-nxt-new-years-evil-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE NXT December 23 and 30 Spoilers Results\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Year-End Awards are a regular tradition for NXT that dates back to 2015. Last week, TNA Wrestling revealed the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/26\/tna-impact-results-and-review-12-25-25-tna-vs-nygma-2025-year-end-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TNA 2025 Year-End Awards winners<\/a><\/span>. If some NXT talents were nominated, Kelani Jordan or Trick Williams didn&#8217;t steal the TNA fans&#8217; hearts. However, Joe Hendry vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41 won the 2025 Crossover Moment of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the complete list of winners for this year\u2019s edition. Even if I have turned into an NXTNA &#8220;specialist&#8221; pretty recently, I will try myself at the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Male Superstar of the Year: Je&#8217;Von Evans<\/h2>\n<p>At least three deserved the award. Je&#8217;Von Evans, Ethan Page, and Oba Femi just made 2025 a magic year, each in his own way. The fans preferred the Young OG to the Ruler or Mr. All Ego. Evans couldn&#8217;t believe it, and neither could I. Femi indeed won the Male Superstar and Match of the Year in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not winning a title this year, Evans prevailed due to his consistency and uniqueness. At only 21, he bounced through the whole year, accumulating title chances on NXT and TNA, teaming up with Leon Slater on WWE and NXT.\u00a0All of us saw Femi&#8217;s vignettes on RAW or SmackDown; a main-roster call seems to be coming for The Ruler. Same for Trick Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Evans competed on RAW and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/13\/wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-snme-xlii-results-12-13-25-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Saturday Night Main Event XLII<\/a> <\/span>recently, he still has a lot of things to say in NXT. Not to forget TNA Wrestling, because a rematch of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/12\/darkstate-ruins-x-division-championship-match-at-tna-bound-for-glory-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">TNA Bound For Glory X-Division Championship bout<\/a> <\/span>has to take place. If Leon Slater or Evans were the NXT Champion, that match would be iconic. As Evans said, 2026 will be &#8220;real bouncy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2025 NXT Male Superstar of the Year Award goes to\u2026 \ud83e\udd14 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SSblbRwV1y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SSblbRwV1y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2006173756784271476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tag Team of the Year: ZaRuca<\/h2>\n<p>Making a choice was not easy. Maybe because I&#8217;m a bit of an NXT rookie, I didn&#8217;t have all the elements to make the right one. However, DarkState and ZaRuca have highlighted my rookie time. Despite all the ups and downs in their relationship over the last few months, I would have chosen ZaRuca. That&#8217;s exactly what the fans did. &#8220;No matter what we go through, we are the strongest tag-team in NXT, men or women, and possibly in WWE,&#8221; said Zaria.<\/p>\n<p>Sol Ruca epitomizes athleticism and innovation, as John Cena rightfully said when he picked her for the Women&#8217;s Iron Survivor Challenge. Zaria is pretty much a Female Beast (that makes more sense when you know her entrance music is Killer Kross&#8217; TNA theme). The Adelaide Powerhouse and the longest-reigning WWE\/NXT Women&#8217;s Double Champion in history are more than team partners; they are friends, with so much more to say or show on NXT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2025 NXT Tag Team of the Year Award goes to&#8230; \ud83d\udc40 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cBgBJ8v1nL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cBgBJ8v1nL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2006177480739099025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Match of the Year: Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je\u2019Von Evans (Stand &amp; Deliver)<\/h2>\n<p>I confess I haven&#8217;t watched this <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/19\/wwe-nxt-stand-deliver-2025-results-4-19-25\/\" target=\"_self\">match<\/a><\/span>. Something that won&#8217;t happen anymore as France officially enters the Netflix era tomorrow. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2006188089945797070\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">fans made a choice<\/span><\/a>, and I can only respect it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149688\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149688\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/054_NXT_12302025AK_28799.jpg\" alt=\"Je'Von Evans voted 2025 Male Superstar of The Year and Match of The Year\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/054_NXT_12302025AK_28799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/054_NXT_12302025AK_28799-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/054_NXT_12302025AK_28799-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/054_NXT_12302025AK_28799-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Andrea Kellaway\/WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Female Superstar of the Year: Sol Ruca<\/h2>\n<p>Four would deserve the award. Blake Monroe has only been on NXT for seven months, but she has already made a strong impact. Jacy Jayne is the NXT Women&#8217;s Champion and a former TNA Knockouts Champion. Kelani Jordan hasn&#8217;t held an NXT title in 2025, but is also a former TNA Knockouts Champion. And there&#8217;s Sol Ruca, someone I barely knew about a few months ago. Watching her wrestling is a huge slap in the face.<\/p>\n<p>She is the future, what the NXT fans noticed as they chose her. At <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/13\/wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-snme-xlii-results-12-13-25-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Saturday Night Main Event XLII<\/a><\/span>, she defeated an NXT alumna, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WWE\/status\/2000020234829222172\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bayley<\/span><\/a>. She is the longest-reigning WWE\/NXT Women&#8217;s Double Champion in history, as the WWE Women&#8217;s Speed Champion and NXT Women&#8217;s North American Champion. Her main roster call should come faster than we think.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 2025 NXT Female Superstar of the Year Award goes to&#8230; \ud83d\udc4a <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1OGSYaGquU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1OGSYaGquU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2006192690178703365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Moment of the Year: Tatum Paxley wins the NXT Women\u2019s Championship<\/h2>\n<p>Being NXTNA, I honestly was hesitating between the NXT vs. TNA brawl and The Hardy Boyz winning the NXT Tag Team titles. Tatum Paxley&#8217;s win moved the fans. Since day one, Paxley has embraced being the outcast. After trying to fit in, Paxley finally embraced her misfit side, and she began to see success in the ring as a direct result.<\/p>\n<p>The peculiar Paxley is often seen backstage playing with her creepy dolls that seem to resemble her fellow NXT Superstars. She finally found a home in The Culling alongside Shawn Spears, Niko Vance, and Izzi Dame. That boosted her to winning the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship at NXT Halloween Havoc 2025. That win didn&#8217;t please The Culling, who let her down and became her foes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149689\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-149689\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/009_NXT_12232025AK_22366.jpg\" alt=\"Tatum Paxley voted the NXT Moment of The Year by the fans\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/009_NXT_12232025AK_22366.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/009_NXT_12232025AK_22366-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/009_NXT_12232025AK_22366-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/12\/009_NXT_12232025AK_22366-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Best PLE\/Show of the Year: &#8220;Stand &amp; Deliver&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Despite being described as a &#8220;chaotic&#8221; PLE, the fans chose the WrestleMania 41 weekend PLE. As I said earlier, I haven&#8217;t watched it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WWENXT\/status\/2006200232258740396\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">fans made a choice<\/span><\/a>, and I can only respect it. I&#8217;m a rookie at the NXT Results game, so I&#8217;ll do better in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll see you next week for NXT New Year&#8217;s Evil 2026, as I keep on exploring the NXT world through the NXTNA \u201ccold war.\u201d Till then, enjoy the last hours of 2025. May the Nygma be with you.<\/p>\n<h2>NXT New Year&#8217;s Evil 2026 Card (01\/06\/2026)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE NXT Women&#8217;s North American Title Match: Thea Hail (c) vs. Blake Monroe<\/li>\n<li>WWE NXT Women&#8217;s Title Match: Jacy Jayne (w\/Fallon Henley &amp; Lainey Reid) (c) vs. Kendal Grey (w\/Wren Sinclair)<\/li>\n<li>WWE NXT Title Match: Oba Femi (c) vs. TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater<\/li>\n<li>The Culling (Shawn Spears &amp; Niko Vance) are barred from ringside &#8211; Izzi Dame vs Tatum Paxley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We asked some people across <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWENXT<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ThisIsTNA<\/a> who will win between <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Obaofwwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Obaofwwe<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEONSLATER_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LEONSLATER_<\/a>&#8230; \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have walking out of New Year&#39;s Evil as the NXT Champion?! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NCl0sidi4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NCl0sidi4l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2006186818971058325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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> (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>Last night on WWE NXT, the company revealed the NXT 2025 Year-End Awards winners. As we all know, last week&#8217;s and this week&#8217;s NXT episodes were taped due to the holiday season. The only thing that couldn&#8217;t be taped was the Awards&#8217; winners, as the votes just opened when the shows were taped on December [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5457,"featured_media":149632,"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":[2192,5,3,320],"tags":[8833,116,8724,8820,8760,9036,9594],"class_list":["post-149168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-nxt","category-wwe-universe","category-wwe-women","tag-jevon-evans","tag-nxt","tag-nxt-new-years-evil","tag-sol-ruca","tag-tatum-paxley","tag-zaria","tag-zaruca"],"modified_by":"Steph Franchomme","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149168","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=149168"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149691,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149168\/revisions\/149691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}