List of all NXT North American Champions in WWE history

The Championship was introduced in 2018.

The NXT North American Championship is one of the secondary men’s championships, which is created and promoted by WWE’s developmental brand NXT. The title is exclusive to the NXT brand and has been active since April 2018. WWE Executive and NXT head Triple H introduced the title.

In January 2022, the title was unified with the NXT Cruiserweight Championship and the Cruiserweight title was retired. Here we take a look at all the NXT North American Champions in the history of WWE.

NXT North American Championship Legacy

NXT North American Championship has witnessed a total of 22 reigns and has changed hands among 18 different champions and seen two vacancies. Adam Cole is the inaugural NXT North American Champion. Johnny Gargano has the most title reigns with three.

Wes Lee had the longest single reign with 269 days and Carmelo Hayes has the longest combined reign with 273 days on his two reigns. Trick Williams has the shortest title reign with three days. Velveteen Dream is the youngest champion (23) and Damian Priest is the oldest champion (37).

Current NXT North American Champion

Oba Femi is the current NXT North American Champion. He won the title by cashing-in his Breakout Tournament contract on Dragon Lee on the January 9, 2024 episode of NXT. Femi is currently in his first reign and has been holding the title for more than 141 days.

Name	Date	Event	Days Reign
Adam Cole	April 7, 2018	TakeOver: New Orleans	133
Ricochet	August 18, 2018	TakeOver: Brooklyn 4	161
Johnny Gargano	January 26, 2019	TakeOver: Phoenix	4
Velveteen Dream	January 30, 2019	NXT	231
Roderick Strong	September 18, 2019	NXT	126
Keith Lee	January 22, 2020	NXT	175
Vacated	July 15, 2020	NXT	—
Damian Priest	August 22, 2020	TakeOver XXX	67
Johnny Gargano	October 28, 2020	NXT: Halloween Havoc	14
Leon Ruff	November 11, 2020	NXT	25
Johnny Gargano	December 6, 2020	TakeOver: WarGames	163
Bronson Reed	May 18, 2021	NXT	42
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott	June 29, 2021	NXT	105
Carmelo Hayes	October 12, 2021	NXT	172
Cameron Grimes	April 2, 2022	Stand & Deliver	63
Carmelo Hayes	June 4, 2022	In Your House	101
Solo Sikoa	September 13, 2022	NXT 2.0: One Year Anniversary Show	7
Vacated	September 20, 2022	NXT	—
Wes Lee	October 22, 2022	Halloween Havoc	269
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio	July 18, 2023	NXT	74
Trick Williams	September 30, 2023	No Mercy	3
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio	October 3, 2023	NXT	67
Dragon Lee	December 9, 2023	Deadline	31
Oba Femi	January 9, 2024	NXT	273
Tony D’Angelo	October 8, 2024	NXT	147
Shawn Spears	March 4, 2025	NXT	28
Ricky Saints	April 1, 2025	NXT	1+

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