{"id":95141,"date":"2021-06-29T20:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=95141"},"modified":"2021-06-29T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:40:57","slug":"nxt-breakout-tournament-2021-to-take-place-in-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/06\/29\/nxt-breakout-tournament-2021-to-take-place-in-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Breakout Tournament 2021 to Take Place in 2 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this week&#8217;s <strong>NXT<\/strong>, it was announced that a series of hungry competitors will have an opportunity to make a statement on the black-and-gold brand. It was confirmed that the <strong><em>NXT Breakout Tournament<\/em><\/strong> will return in two weeks. The tournament in question started in 2019 but was absent in 2020, one of the reasons being the COVID-19 pandemic. In two weeks, the <em>NXT Breakout Tournament 2021<\/em> will kick off. The details regarding specific competitors and the prize for the winner, as of this writing, are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The first-ever <em>NXT Breakout Tournament<\/em> took place in the summer of 2019. In addition to competing on a notable platform, the winner would receive a title match of their choice. The tournament in question saw a number of wrestlers that are regulars on the brand today. These include <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/07\/before-they-were-famous-dexter-lumis\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Dexter Lumis<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Cameron Grimes<\/strong>, <strong>Isaiah &#8220;Swerve&#8221; Scott<\/strong>, and current NXT North American Champion <strong>Bronson Reed<\/strong>. That year&#8217;s tournament was won by <strong>Jordan Myles<\/strong>, who is perhaps better known on the independent wrestling scene as <strong>ACH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who will be next to BREAK OUT? \ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTBreakout?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTBreakout<\/a> Tournament returns in 2 weeks on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENXT<\/a>, LIVE at 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usa_network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@USA_Network<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QgFVIQfilF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QgFVIQfilF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE NXT (@WWENXT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1410032225454800904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Who will the competitors be in the <em>NXT Breakout Tournament 2021<\/em>? Will the winner of this year&#8217;s tournament also receive a title match? Tune into NXT every Tuesday night, at 8 PM on the USA Network, to stay up-to-date.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other 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. WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>\u00a0and WWE Network.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? 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