During the December 30, 2020 edition of WWE NXT on the USA Network, members of the NXT roster are recognized for their undeniably excellent performances throughout the last year while also asking fans to predict things regarding the new 2021 year coming up.
Hash-tag ballots and polls on WWE.com over the past several weeks tallied the votes for the fans choices in the eight different categories. The winners in each category are announced throughout tonight’s WWE NXT on USA Network!
Featured below are the eight separate categories with the nominees for each below. The winners will be highlighted in bold and italics as they’re revealed. For FULL RESULTS of the December 30, 2020 episode of NXT, click here! The following report was written by eWrestling.com’s longest running female reporter, Jamie Rush. Follow Jamie on Twitter @JamieRush312.
WWE NXT “2020 Year-End Awards” WINNERS- (12/30/20)
Breakout Star of the Year Award
Pat McAfee
Damian Priest
Shotzi Blackheart
Cameron Grimes
Dexter Lumis
Timothy Thatcher
Raquel Gonzalez
Santos Escobar
Ilja Dragunov
Rivalry of the Year Award
Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano
Dexter Lumis vs. Cameron Grimes
Shotzi Blackheart vs. Robert Stone
Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez
WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov
Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven
Tag Team of the Year Award
Undisputed ERA
Oney and Danny
Breezango
Imperium
Gallus
Legado Del Fantasma
Male Competitor of the Year Award
Finn Bálor
Adam Cole
Johnny Gargano
Keith Lee
WALTER
Tommaso Ciampa
Female Competitor of the Year Award
Rhea Ripley
Io Shirai
Candice LeRae
Dakota Kai
Kay Lee Ray
Tegan Nox
Event of the Year
TakeOver: Blackpool 2
TakeOver: Portland
TakeOver: In Your House
Great American Bash
TakeOver: XXX
TakeOver: 31
Halloween Havoc
TakeOver: WarGames
Future Star of NXT Award
Austin Theory
Jake Atlas
Leon Ruff
Kacy Catanzaro
Kayden Carter
Indi Hartwell… kind of.
Xia Li
A-Kid
Aoife Valkyrie
Pretty Deadly
Austin Theory shares his award for “Future Star of NXT” with Indi Hartwell at the urging of Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae
Match of the Year
Fatal 4-Way Iron Man Match – Finn Balor vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano – Super Tuesday
Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor > NXT Title Match – Super Tuesday II
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa – One Final Beat
Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly > NXT Title Match – TakeOver 31
Keith Lee vs. Adam Cole > Great American Bash
Ladder Match for North American Championship – Takeover XXX
Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae > TLS Women’s Championship Match – Halloween Havoc
Ilja Dragunov vs. WALTER > NXT UK Title Match – NXT UK TV
Men’s WarGames Match
Women’s WarGames Match
Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai vs. Charlotte – TakeOver: In Your House
Gallus vs. Imperium vs. GYV vs. Andrews/Webster – Ladder Match – TakeOver: Blackpool 2
Tyler Bate vs. Jordan Devlin – TakeOver: Blackpool 2
Bronson Reed vs. Roderick Strong vs. Johnny Gargano – NXT TV
Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher – Fight Pit
OVERALL COMPETITOR
Winner: Io Shirai
Congratulations to ALL the winners of tonight’s WWE NXT “2020 Year-End Awards” from us here at eWrestling.com! Here’s to an amazing 2021!
**That’s all folks! As always, be safe, be healthy, and be awesome! RUSH OUT! Happy New Year!!!**
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