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The ”’NXT World Championship”’ is a men’s [[professional wrestling championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended as the top men’s championship of [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], the promotion’s [[Farm team|developmental brand]]. It is one of two top men’s titles on WWE’s developmental system, along with the [[WWE Evolve Championship]] on the [[Evolve (WWE brand)|Evolve]] brand. The current champion is [[Ricky Saints]], who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion [[Oba Femi]] at [[NXT No Mercy (2025)|No Mercy]] on September 27, 2025.
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The ”’NXT World Championship”’ is a men’s [[professional wrestling championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended as the top men’s championship of [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], the promotion’s [[Farm team|developmental brand]]. It is one of two top men’s titles on WWE’s developmental system, along with the [[WWE Evolve Championship]] on the [[Evolve (WWE brand)|Evolve]] brand. The current champion is [[Ricky Saints]], who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion [[Oba Femi]] at [[NXT No Mercy (2025)|No Mercy]] on September 27, 2025.
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Introduced on July 1, 2012, it was the first championship established for NXT, and the inaugural champion was [[Seth Rollins]]. In September 2019, WWE began promoting NXT as its “[[WWE brand extension|third brand]]” when the ”[[WWE NXT|NXT]]” television program was moved to the [[USA Network]]. The NXT Championship was referred to as a [[World championship (professional wrestling)|world championship]] during this time; however, this recognition was dropped when NXT reverted to its original function as WWE’s developmental brand in September 2021. In September 2022, the [[NXT United Kingdom Championship]] was [[Championship unification|unified]] into the NXT Championship.
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Introduced on July 1, 2012, it was the first championship established for NXT, and the inaugural champion was [[Seth Rollins]]. In September 2019, WWE began promoting NXT as its “[[WWE brand extension|third brand]]” when the ”[[WWE NXT|NXT]]” television program was moved to the [[USA Network]]. The NXT Championship was referred to as a [[World championship (professional wrestling)|world championship]] during this time; however, this recognition was dropped when NXT reverted to its original function as WWE’s developmental brand in September 2021. In September 2022, the [[NXT United Kingdom Championship]] was [[Championship unification|unified]] into the NXT Championship.
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== History ==
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== History ==
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