The winners of the WWE NXT 2020 Year-End Awards were announced during tonight’s final NXT episode of 2020.
The Male Competitor of the Year Award went to Adam Cole, while Female Competitor of the Year went to NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai. Shirai also won the award for Overall Competitor of the Year.
The award for Match of the Year went to NXT Champion Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly for their “Takeover: 31” main event, which saw Balor retain.
Below is the full list of categories, nominees and winners for Breakout Star of the Year, Rivalry of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Male Competitor of the Year, Female Competitor of the Year, Overall Competitor of the Year, Event of the Year, Future Star of the Year, and Match of the Year.
You can also see photos and videos of the winners with NXT General Manager William Regal below:
Breakout Star of the Year
* Pat McAfee
* Damian Priest
* Shotzi Blackheart (WINNER)
* Cameron Grimes
* Dexter Lumis
* Timothy Thatcher
* Raquel Gonzalez
* Santos Escobar
* Ilja Dragunov
Rivalry of the Year
* Adam Cole vs. Pat McAfee (WINNER)
* 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
* The Undisputed Era (WINNER)
* Oney and Danny
* Breezango
* Imperium
* Gallus
* Legado Del Fantasma
Male Competitor of the Year
* Finn Bálor
* Adam Cole (WINNER)
* Johnny Gargano
* Keith Lee
* WALTER
* Tommaso Ciampa
Female Competitor of the Year
* Rhea Ripley
* Io Shirai (WINNER)
* Candice LeRae
* Dakota Kai
* Kay Lee Ray
* Tegan Nox
Overall Competitor of the Year
* Adam Cole
* Io Shirai (WINNER)
Event of the Year
* Takeover: Blackpool 2
* Takeover: Portland
* Takeover: In Your House
* Great American Bash
* Takeover: XXX
* Takeover: 31
* Halloween Havoc
* Takeover: WarGames (WINNER)
Future Star of the Year
* Austin Theory (WINNER)
* Jake Atlas
* Leon Ruff
* Kacy Catanzaro
* Kayden Carter
* Indi Hartwell
* Xia Li
* A-Kid
* Aoife Valkyrie
* Pretty Deadly
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 (WINNER)
* 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
#TheWay oh so graciously accepts the #NXTAwardEvent for #NXTTakeOver #WarGames as just announced on the #NXTYearEndAwards livestream!
#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/fCqlUWEOK5
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
RIVALRY OF THE YEAR goes to @AdamColePro and @PatMcAfeeShow… bay-bay!#NXTAwardRivalry #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Xdx7JtvNfx
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
SHOTZI BREAKOUT.
Howl with your #NXTAwardBreakout winner @ShotziWWE!!! #NXTYearEndAwards #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/WibZhBQvOs
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
3 YEARS REIGNING #NXTAwardTag Winners, UNDISPUTED ERA, BAY-BAY!
And that's not all, @AdamColePro & @roderickstrong will represent UE in the #DustyCup! #WWENXT #NXTYearEndAwards @theBobbyFish @KORcombat pic.twitter.com/ZpQUrT2tpg
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
The #WWENXT Women's Division is the BEST of the BEST…
…and the champ @shirai_io stands above the as the 2020 #NXTAwardFemale Winner in the #NXTYearEndAwards!!! pic.twitter.com/a6TUhFUd88
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
TWO YEARS IN A ROW. @AdamColePro is YOUR #NXTAwardMale in the 2020 #NXTYearEndAwards! #UndisputedERA is cleaning up tonight, boys and girls. #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/RkmNVsgPq7
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
The 2020 #NXTAwardMatch goes to @FinnBalor & @KORcombat for #OReillyVsBalor at #NXTTakeOver 31!
…but Finn wants to give Kyle O'Reilly his award. #NXTYearEndAwards #WWENXT @RealKingRegal pic.twitter.com/NZ9BYTOGpC
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
Eeeekkkkk.
2020 #NXTAwardFuture Winner @austintheory1 just ruined a perfectly good moment by saying the "c word" in front of @JohnnyGargano.
Well. Congrats, #AustinTheory! #NXTYearEndAwards #WWENXT @CandiceLeRae @indi_hartwell pic.twitter.com/dESDuXUYIo
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
IO IS UNSTOPPABLE!
Congratulations to our 2020 #NXTAwardOverall winner @shirai_io!!! #YouDeserveIt #WWENXT #NXTYearEndAwards #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/GAbdc2OjSZ
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 31, 2020
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