Seth Rollins

07.26.2012 - 12.06.2012

- defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to become the first NXT Champion, the developmental brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

 

Big E Langston

12.06.2012 - 05.23.2013

 

Bo Dallas

05.23.2013 - 02.27.2014

 

Adrian Neville

02.27.2014 - 12.11.2014

 

Sami Zayn

12.11.2014 - 02.11.2015

 

Kevin Owens

02.11.2015 - 07.04.2015

 

Finn Balor

07.04.2015 - 04.21.2016

 

Samoa Joe

04.21.2016 - 08.20.2016

 

Shinsuke Nakamura

08.20.2016 - 11.19.2016

 

Samoa Joe (2)

11.19.2016 - 12.03.2016

 

Shinsuke Nakamura (2)

12.03.2016 - 01.28.2017

 

Bobby Roode

01.28.2017 - 08.19.2017

 

Drew McIntyre

08.19.2017 - 11.18.2017

 

Andrade Cien Almas

11.18.2017 - 04.07.2018

 

Aleister Black

04.07.2018 - 07.18.2018

 

Tommaso Ciampa

07.18.2018 - 03.13.2019

 

VACANT

03.13.2019 - 04.05.2019

- Tommaso Ciampa vacated the title due to being injured

 

Johnny Gargano

04.05.2019 - 06.01.2019

- defeated Adam Cole to win the vacant title

 

Adam Cole

06.01.2019 - 07.01.2020

 

Keith Lee

07.01.2020 - 08.22.2020

 

Karrion Kross

08.22.2020 - 08.26.2020

 

VACANT

08.26.2020 - 09.08.2020

- Karrion Kross vacated the title due to being injured

 

Finn Balor (2)

09.08.2020 - 04.08.2021

- defeated Adam Cole to win the vacant title

 

Karrion Kross (2)

04.08.2021 - 08.22.2021

 

Samoa Joe (3)

08.22.2021 - 09.12.2021

 

VACANT

09.12.2021 - 09.14.2021

- Samoa Joe vacated the title after testing positive for the Covid-19 virus

 

Tommaso Ciampa (2)

09.14.2021 - 01.04.2022

- defeated LA Knight, Pete Dunne, and Von Wagner in a Fatal Four-Way match to win the vacant title

 

Bron Breakker

01.04.2022 - 03.08.2022

 

Dolph Ziggler

03.08.2022 - 04.04.2022

 

Bron Breakker (2)

04.04.2022 - 04.01.2023

 

Carmelo Hayes

04.01.2023 - 09.30.2023

 

Ilja Dragunov

09.30.2023 - 04.23.2024

 

Trick Williams

04.23.2024 - 07.07.2024

 

Ethan Page

07.07.2024 - 10.01.2024

 

Trick Williams (2)

10.01.2024 - 01.07.2025

 

Oba Femi

01.07.2025