Voting is currently underway to determine the winners of each of the categories below and come the January 1, 2020 edition of NXT, the results will be announced.
In the meantime, check out my personal picks and predictions for these awards and stay tuned for the list of winners below as well as my thoughts reviewing the awards results.
Polls are open from now until 12am ET on Wednesday, December 18th. The winners will be announced on the January 1, 2020 edition of NXT.
The following are all the nominees as well as the eventual results of who wins each category.
BREAKOUT STAR OF THE YEAR
Angel Garza
Candice LeRae
Damian Priest
Dominik Dijakovic
Joe Coffey
Keith Lee
Matt Riddle
Piper Niven
Rhea Ripley
WINNER: Keith Lee
MY THOUGHTS: The man. Well deserved.
FEMALE COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
Bianca Belair
Io Shirai
Kay Lee Ray
Rhea Ripley
Shayna Baszler
Toni Storm
WINNER: Shayna Baszler
MY THOUGHTS: Makes sense. She was my pick, too. Her dominance was unmatched.
FUTURE STAR OF NXT
Bronson Reed
Cameron Grimes
Dakota Kai
Ilja Dragunov
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
Kushida
Taynara
Tegan Nox
Xia Li
WINNER: Dakota Kai
MY THOUGHTS: Makes sense. She had an impressive heel turn.
MALE COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
Adam Cole
Johnny Gargano
Tommaso Ciampa
Tyler Bate
Velveteen Dream
WALTER
WINNER: Adam Cole
MY THOUGHTS: He was my pick, too.
NXT MATCH OF THE YEAR
Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole (2-out-of-3 Falls NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: New York)
Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano (2-out-of-3 Falls NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Toronto)
Tyler Bate vs. WALTER (WWE United Kingdom Championship Match, NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff)
Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT Championship Match, Survivor Series)
Street Profits vs. Forgotten Sons vs. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match, TakeOver: XXV)
Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijiakovic (NXT TV, Aug. 28)
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai (TakeOver: Toronto)
Viking Raiders vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, TakeOver: Phoenix)
Io Shirai vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women's Title Cage Match, NXT TV, June 26)
Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster vs. Gallus (NXT UK Tag Team Championship Match, NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff)
Candice LeRae vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Mia Yim (NXT TV, Sept. 18)
Women's WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
WINNER: Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole (2-out-of-3 Falls NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: New York)
MY THOUGHTS: No arguments here.
NXT TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
Grizzled Young Veterans
South Wales Subculture
Street Profits
Undisputed ERA
Viking Raiders
WINNER: The Undisputed ERA
MY THOUGHTS: It needed to be them. They've dominated.
NXT TAKEOVER OF THE YEAR
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool
NXT TakeOver: New York
NXT TakeOver XXV
NXT TakeOver: Toronto
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
WINNER: NXT TakeOver: WarGames
MY THOUGHTS: Makes sense. This is fresher in everyone's minds and it had 2 super interesting matches. I'd go with XXV overall, though.
OVERALL COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
Adam Cole
Bianca Belair
Io Shirai
Johnny Gargano
Kay Lee Ray
Rhea Ripley
Shayna Baszler
Tommaso Ciampa
Toni Storm
Tyler Bate
Velveteen Dream
WALTER
WINNER: Adam Cole
MY THOUGHTS: Again, he was my pick for the top superstar of the year, so I'm entirely on board with this.
RIVALRY OF THE YEAR
British Strong Style vs. Imperium
The Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong
Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole
Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler
WINNER: Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole
MY THOUGHTS: Nothing else stood a chance in my mind.
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