The NXT Breakout Tournament is a professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by professional wrestling promotion WWE for the NXT brand. It was first introduced in 2019 and features eight wrestlers who are new arrivals on NXT (usually WWE Performance Center recruits making their WWE NXT television debuts). The winner receives a championship match of their choice, which they can cash in at any time.
Winners, dates and venues of finals Year Winner Finals Event Date Venue City2019Jordan MylesNXTAugust 10, 2019Scotiabank ArenaToronto, Ontario, Canada2021Carmelo HayesAugust 23, 2021WWE Performance CenterOrlando, Florida2022Roxanne PerezJune 7, 20222023Lola ViceHalloween HavocOctober 31, 20232024Oba FemiNew Year's EvilJanuary 2, 2024
NXT Breakout Tournament winner's championship opportunity Color key Won championship match Lost championship match Male + No. Winner Event Date Championship match1Jordan MylesNXT Myles lost to Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.2Carmelo HayesNXT Hayes cashed in after Isaiah "Swerve" Scott retained the NXT North American Championship against Santos Escobar.3Oba FemiNXT Femi cashed in after Dragon Lee retained the NXT North American Championship against Lexis King.
Female + No. Winner Event Date Championship match1Roxanne PerezNXT Perez lost to Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship.2Lola ViceVengeance Day Vice cashed in during a singles match between the defending champion Lyra Valkyria and Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship, thus converting it into a triple threat match.
Tournament history 2019 In 2019, WWE introduced the NXT Breakout Tournament, featuring eight male wrestlers from the WWE Performance Center making their NXT television debuts. Jordan Myles won the tournament by defeating Cameron Grimes in the final.
2021 After a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Breakout Tournament returned for a second edition in 2021, introducing eight new wrestlers from the Performance Center. Two qualifiers were held on the July 2 episode of 205 Live, where Andre Chase and Joe Gacy won by defeating Guru Raaj and Desmond Troy, respectively. Carmelo Hayes won the tournament by defeating Odyssey Jones in the final.
2022 The inaugural Women's Breakout Tournament featured eight female wrestlers from NXT for the first time, with the winner earning a NXT Women's Championship opportunity at any time. Roxanne Perez became the first winner by defeating Tiffany Stratton in the final.
2023 Women's The second Women's Breakout Tournament began on the October 3, 2023, episode of NXT. Lola Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the final to win the tournament.
2023 Men's The third Men's Breakout Tournament began on the December 12, 2023, episode of NXT. Oba Femi defeated Riley Osborne in the final to win the tournament.
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