The January 2, 2019 episode of NXT featured a recap of some of the best matches and moments of 2018, Matt Riddle defeating Kassius Ohno and the following nominations for the 2019 Year-End Awards:
Female Competitor of the Year
Bianca Belair
Ember Moon
Kairi Sane
Nikki Cross
Shayna Baszler
Male Competitor of the Year
Tommaso Ciampa
Johnny Gargano
Ricochet
Aleister Black
Velveteen Dream
Andrade “Cien” Almas
Adam Cole
Pete Dunne
Overall Competitor of the Year
Tommaso Ciampa
Nikki Cross
Johnny Gargano
Ricochet
Shayna Baszler
Aleister Black
Kairi Sane
Velveteen Dream
Andrade “Cien” Almas
Ember Moon
Adam Cole
Pete Dunne
Bianca Belair
NXT Tag Team of the Year
Undisputed ERA
War Raiders
Street Profits
Heavy Machinery
Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch
Moustache Mountain
NXT TakeOver of the Year
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Chicago II
Brooklyn IV
WarGames
NXT Match of the Year
WarGames Match (TakeOver: WarGames)
Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas (NXT Championship Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA (NXT Tag Team Championship Match, NXT TV, July 11, 2018)
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match, TakeOver: New Orleans)
NXT North American Championship Ladder Match (TakeOver: New Orleans)
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Women’s Championship Match, TakeOver: Brooklyn IV)
Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream (TakeOver: Chicago)
Aleister Black vs. Tommaso Ciampa (NXT Championship Match, NXT TV, July 25)
Pete Dunne vs. Zack Gibson (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, Aug. 22)
Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole (Extreme Rules Match, TakeOver: Philadelphia)
Pete Dunne vs. Kyle O’Reilly (WWE U.K. Championship Match, NXT TV, June 13)
Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. Undisputed ERA (TakeOver: Chicago)
Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair (NXT TV, Sept. 12)
Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne (NXT North American Champion vs. WWE U.K. Champion Match, NXT TV, Sept. 19)
Ricochet vs. Pete Dunne vs. Adam Cole (NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match, NXT TV, Oct. 10)
NXT Rivalry of the Year
Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Kairi Sane vs. Shayna Baszler
Aleister Black/Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa/Nikki Cross
Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas
Moustache Mountain vs. Undisputed ERA
Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
Breakout Star of the Year
Bianca Belair
Lacey Evans
Rhea Ripley
Dakota Kai
Lars Sullivan
Ricochet
War Raiders
EC3
Future Star of NXT
Matt Riddle
Keith Lee
Mia Yim
Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
Dominik Dijakovic
Io Shirai
Candice LeRae
Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
Kona Reeves
Tell us what you think of this episode and the awards nominees in the comments below!