Adam Cole, Shayna Baszler, Keith Lee Big Winners At NXT Year-End Awards
The NXT Year End Awards have arrived.
The January 1 edition of NXT featured the Year End Awards, meant to celebrate and highlight the best of the promotion throughout 2019. Among the wrestlers that were given awards were Adam Cole, Shayna Baszler, Johnny Gargano and more.
Below are the full list of winners and nominees.
Male Competitor of the Year:
Winner:
- Adam Cole
Nominees:
- Tommaso Ciampa
- Johnny Gargano
- Velveteen Dream
- WALTER
- Tyler Bate
Female Competitor of the Year:
Winner:
- Shayna Baszler
Nominees:
- Io Shirai
- Rhea Ripley
- Kay Lee Ray
- Toni Storm
- Bianca Belair
Tag Team of the Year:
Winner:
- The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly)
Nominees:
- The Street Profits
- Grizzled Young Veterans
- Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews
- The Viking Raiders
Rivalry of the Year:
Winner:
- Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole
Nominees:
- Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
- Rhea Ripley vs. Shayna Baszler
- British Strong Style vs. Imperium
- Velveteen Dream vs. Roderick Strong
Breakout Star of the Year:
Winner:
- Keith Lee
Nominees:
- Dominik Dijakovic
- Matt Riddle
- Candice LeRae
- Damian Priest
- Angle Garza
- Rhea Ripley
- Joe Coffey
- Piper Niven
Overall Competitor of the Year:
Winner:
- Adam Cole
Nominees:
- Shayna Baszler
- Io Shirai
- Rhea Ripley
- Kay Lee Ray
- Toni Storm
- Bianca Belair
- Tommaso Ciampa
- Johnny Gargano
- Velveteen Dream
- WALTER
- Tyler Bate
TakeOver of the Year:
Winner:
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Nominees:
- NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
- NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool
- NXT TakeOver: New York
- NXT TakeOver XXV
- NXT TakeOver: Toronto
- NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
Future Star of the Year:
Winner:
- Dakota Kai
Nominees:
- Cameron Grimes
- KUSHIDA
- Isaiah “Swerve” Scott
- Tegan Nox
- Xia Li
- Taynara
- Bronson Reed
- Ilja Dragunov
Match of the Year:
Winner:
- Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT TakeOver: New York)
Nominees:
- Women’s WarGames Match (NXT TakeOver: WarGames)
- WALTER vs. Tyler Bate (NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff)
- Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai (NXT June 26)
- Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai (NXT TakeOver: Toronto)
- Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano (NXT TakeOver: Toronto)
- Undisputed Era vs. Viking Raiders (NXT TakeOver: Phoenix)
- Adam Cole vs. Pete Dunne (WWE Survivor Series)
- Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic (NXT August 28)
- Candice LeRae vs. Bianca Belair vs. Io Shirai vs. Mia Yim (NXT September 18)
- Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews vs. Gallus (NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff)
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