With a lineage that already includes elite WWE Superstars like Big E and Seth Rollins, the NXT Championship has quickly established itself as not only a major title, but a gateway to bigger things for the breakout competitors of NXT. Want to see the future of sports-entertainment? Keep an eye on this championship.
| Champion | Date | Reign |
| Seth Rollins | AUG 29, 2012 - JAN 9, 2013 | 133 days |
| Big E Langston | JAN 9, 2013 - JUN 12, 2013 | 153 days |
| Bo Dallas | JUN 12, 2013 - FEB 27, 2014 | 260 days |
| Adrian Neville | FEB 27, 2014 - DEC 11, 2014 | 286 days |
| Sami Zayn | DEC 11, 2014 - FEB 11, 2015 | 62 days |
| Kevin Owens | FEB 11, 2015 - JUL 4, 2015 | 142 days |
| Finn Bálor | JUL 4, 2015 - APR 21, 2016 | 292 days |
| Samoa Joe | APR 21, 2016 - AUG 20, 2016 | 121 days |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | AUG 20, 2016 - NOV 19, 2016 | 91 days |
| Samoa Joe | NOV 19, 2016 - DEC 3, 2016 | 13 days |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | DEC 3, 2016 - JAN 28, 2017 | 56 days |
| Bobby Roode | JAN 28, 2017 - AUG 19, 2017 | 202 days |
| Drew McIntyre | AUG 19, 2017 - NOV 18, 2017 | 91 days |
| Andrade "Cien" Almas | NOV 18, 2017 - APR 7, 2018 | 139 days |
| Aleister Black | APR 7, 2018 - JUL 25, 2018 | 108 days |
| Tommaso Ciampa | JUL 25, 2018 - MAR 20, 2019 | 237 days |
| Vacant | MAR 20, 2019 - APR, 5. 2019 | 15 days |
| Johnny Gargano | APR 5, 2019 - JUN 1, 2019 | 56 days |
| Adam Cole | JUN 1, 2019- PRESENT | - |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns | Combined Days Recognized by WWE |
| 1. | Finn Balor | 1 | 292 |
| 2. | Adrian Neville | 1 | 286 |
| 3. | Bo Dallas | 1 | 260 |
| 4. | Tommaso Ciampa | 1 | 237 |
| 5. | Bobby Roode | 1 | 203 |
| 6. | Big E Langston | 1 | 153 |
| 7. | Shinsuke Nakamura | 2 | 147 |
| 8. | Kevin Owens | 1 | 142 |
| 9. | Andrade Cien Almas | 1 | 140 |
| 10. | Samoa Joe | 2 | 134 |
| 11. | Seth Rollins | 1 | 133 |
| 12. | Aleister Black | 1 | 108 |
| 13. | Drew McIntyre | 1 | 91 |
| 14. | Adam Cole (current champion) | 1 | 62 |
| 15. | Sami Zayn | 1 | 62 |
| 16. | Johnny Gargano | 1 | 56 |
