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NXT NORTH AMERICAN TITLE

CURRENT CHAMPION Jackson Drake 59 DAYS
Established2018
Total reigns28
Champions24
StatusActive
Jackson Drake NXT NORTH AMERICAN TITLE
The championship

Overview

Introduced at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans in 2018, the North American Championship quickly became one of WWE's most competitive titles. Explore the full history of champions and title changes here.

Fast facts

  • 24 different champions have shared 28 reigns since March 2018.
  • Johnny Gargano holds the record for most reigns with 3.
  • The average reign lasts 109 days, and no champion has yet held it for a full year.
  • 6 reigns ended inside 30 days.
  • NXT has hosted more title changes than any other event (15).
  • 2020 was the busiest year, with 5 title changes.
  • Jackson Drake needs 215 more days to break the record of 273 days set by Oba Femi & Ethan Page.
Total reigns28+ 2 vacancies
Champions243 multi-time
Average reign109daysMedian 88 days
Longest reign273daysOba Femi & Ethan Page
Most reigns3Johnny Gargano
Combined days3,056Across 9 years
Reign in progress

Jackson Drake

Won the title at NXT Heatwave on 30 Aug 2026, defeating Myles Borne.

59Days & counting
1stReign
#19Of 28 by length
Chasing the record 59 / 273 days · Oba Femi & Ethan Page
Complete history

Championship Lineage

Every reign since March 2018. Hover the map to trace a champion; select a reign to jump to it.

Current reign Longest reign Other reigns Vacant

30 entries

  1. 28

    Jackson Drake

    Current

    30 Aug 2026 – Present NXT Heatwave
    59 days
    DefeatedMyles Borne
  2. 27
    24 Feb 2026 – 30 Aug 2026 NXT
    187 days
    DefeatedEthan Page
  3. 26

    Ethan Page

    Record

    27 May 2025 – 24 Feb 2026 NXT
    273 days
    DefeatedRicky Saints
  4. 25
    1 Apr 2025 – 27 May 2025 NXT
    56 days
    DefeatedShawn Spears
  5. 24
    4 Mar 2025 – 1 Apr 2025 NXT
    28 days
    DefeatedTony D'Angelo
  6. 23
    8 Oct 2024 – 4 Mar 2025 NXT
    147 days
    DefeatedOba Femi
  7. 22

    Oba Femi

    Record

    9 Jan 2024 – 8 Oct 2024 NXT
    273 days
    DefeatedDragon Lee
  8. 21
    9 Dec 2023 – 9 Jan 2024 NXT Deadline
    31 days
    DefeatedDominik Mysterio
  9. 20

    Dominik Mysterio

    2nd reign

    3 Oct 2023 – 9 Dec 2023 NXT
    67 days
    DefeatedTrick Williams
  10. 19
    30 Sep 2023 – 3 Oct 2023 NXT No Mercy
    3 days
    DefeatedDominik Mysterio
  11. 18

    Dominik Mysterio

    1st reign

    18 Jul 2023 – 30 Sep 2023 NXT
    74 days
    DefeatedWes Lee
  12. 17

    Wes Lee

    22 Oct 2022 – 18 Jul 2023 NXT Halloween Havoc
    269 days
    DefeatedCarmelo Hayes, Von Wagner, Nathan Frazer, Oro Mensah
  13. —

    Title vacated

    Shawn Michaels ordered Solo Sikoa to vacate the title because he had not been scheduled in the match in which he won it.

    20 Sep 2022 – 22 Oct 2022 NXT
    32 days
    —
  14. 16
    13 Sep 2022 – 20 Sep 2022 NXT 2.0 One Year Anniversary Show
    7 days
    DefeatedCarmelo Hayes
  15. 15

    Carmelo Hayes

    2nd reign

    4 Jun 2022 – 13 Sep 2022 NXT In Your House
    101 days
    DefeatedCameron Grimes
  16. 14

    Cameron Grimes

    2 Apr 2022 – 4 Jun 2022 NXT Stand & Deliver
    63 days
    DefeatedCarmelo Hayes, Santos Escobar, Solo Sikoa, Grayson Waller
  17. 13

    Carmelo Hayes

    1st reign

    12 Oct 2021 – 2 Apr 2022 NXT
    172 days
    DefeatedIsaiah "Swerve" Scott
  18. 12

    Isaiah "Swerve" Scott

    29 Jun 2021 – 12 Oct 2021 NXT
    105 days
    DefeatedBronson Reed
  19. 11
    18 May 2021 – 29 Jun 2021 NXT
    42 days
    DefeatedJohnny Gargano
  20. 10

    Johnny Gargano

    3rd reign

    6 Dec 2020 – 18 May 2021 NXT TakeOver: WarGames
    163 days
    DefeatedLeon Ruff, Damian Priest
  21. 9

    Leon Ruff

    11 Nov 2020 – 6 Dec 2020 NXT
    25 days
    DefeatedJohnny Gargano
  22. 8

    Johnny Gargano

    2nd reign

    28 Oct 2020 – 11 Nov 2020 NXT Halloween Havoc
    14 days
    DefeatedDamian Priest
  23. 7
    22 Aug 2020 – 28 Oct 2020 NXT TakeOver XXX
    67 days
    DefeatedBronson Reed, Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, Velveteen Dream
  24. —

    Title vacated

    Keith Lee relinquished the title to concentrate on the NXT Championship.

    15 Jul 2020 – 22 Aug 2020 NXT
    38 days
    —
  25. 6
    22 Jan 2020 – 15 Jul 2020 NXT
    175 days
    DefeatedRoderick Strong
  26. 5
    18 Sep 2019 – 22 Jan 2020 NXT
    126 days
    DefeatedVelveteen Dream
  27. 4

    Velveteen Dream

    30 Jan 2019 – 18 Sep 2019 NXT
    231 days
    DefeatedJohnny Gargano
  28. 3

    Johnny Gargano

    1st reign

    26 Jan 2019 – 30 Jan 2019 NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
    4 days
    DefeatedRicochet
  29. 2
    18 Aug 2018 – 26 Jan 2019 NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4
    161 days
    DefeatedAdam Cole
  30. 1
    7 Apr 2018 – 18 Aug 2018 NXT TakeOver: New OrleansLadder
    133 days
    DefeatedEc3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet, Velveteen Dream
The record book

Championship Records

Longest reign Joint

Oba Femi & Ethan Page

273 days
Most combined days Joint

Carmelo Hayes & Oba Femi & Ethan Page

273 days
Most reigns

Johnny Gargano

3 reigns
Shortest reign

Trick Williams

3 days
Longest wait between reigns

Johnny Gargano

637 days
Inaugural champion

Adam Cole

7 Apr 2018
By the numbers

Champion Rankings

Every titleholder ranked by total days as champion.

  1. 1 Carmelo HayesLongest reign 172 days 2reigns 2738.9%
  2. 2 Oba FemiLongest reign 273 days 1reign 2738.9%
  3. 3 Ethan PageLongest reign 273 days 1reign 2738.9%
  4. 4 Wes LeeLongest reign 269 days 1reign 2698.8%
  5. 5 Velveteen DreamLongest reign 231 days 1reign 2317.6%
  6. 6 Myles BorneLongest reign 187 days 1reign 1876.1%
  7. 7 Johnny GarganoLongest reign 163 days 3reigns 1815.9%
  8. 8 Keith LeeLongest reign 175 days 1reign 1755.7%
  9. 9 RicochetLongest reign 161 days 1reign 1615.3%
  10. 10 Tony D'AngeloLongest reign 147 days 1reign 1474.8%
  11. 11 Dominik MysterioLongest reign 74 days 2reigns 1414.6%
  12. 12 Adam ColeLongest reign 133 days 1reign 1334.4%
  13. 13 Roderick StrongLongest reign 126 days 1reign 1264.1%
  14. 14 Isaiah "Swerve" ScottLongest reign 105 days 1reign 1053.4%
  15. 15 Damian PriestLongest reign 67 days 1reign 672.2%
  16. 16 Cameron GrimesLongest reign 63 days 1reign 632.1%
  17. 17 Jackson DrakeLongest reign 59 days 1reign 591.9%
  18. 18 Ricky SaintsLongest reign 56 days 1reign 561.8%
  19. 19 Bronson ReedLongest reign 42 days 1reign 421.4%
  20. 20 Dragon LeeLongest reign 31 days 1reign 311.0%
  21. 21 Shawn SpearsLongest reign 28 days 1reign 280.9%
  22. 22 Leon RuffLongest reign 25 days 1reign 250.8%
  23. 23 Solo SikoaLongest reign 7 days 1reign 70.2%
  24. 24 Trick WilliamsLongest reign 3 days 1reign 30.1%

Title changes by year

Busiest: 2020 (5)
'18
'19
5 '20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26

Where the title changes hands

  1. NXT15
  2. NXT Halloween Havoc2
  3. NXT TakeOver: New Orleans1
  4. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn1
  5. NXT TakeOver: Phoenix1
  6. NXT TakeOver1
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