NXT North American Championship

NXT North American Championship

The NXT North American Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is one of three secondary championships in WWE, along with the United States Championship on Raw and the Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown. The title is distinct from the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, as it does not carry the lineage of the former title.

About NXT North American Championship in brief

Summary NXT North American ChampionshipThe NXT North American Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is one of three secondary championships in WWE, along with the United States Championship on Raw and the Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown. Introduced during the March 7, 2018 tapings of NXT, the title was established as the secondary championship for NXT, which at the time was still regarded as a developmental territory for WWE.

The inaugural champion was Adam Cole. The title is distinct from the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship, as it does not carry the lineage of the former title, which was contested from 1979–1980. As of December 7, 2020, there have been ten reigns between eight champions and one vacancy. The current champion is Johnny Gargano, who is in his record third reign.