WWE's breakout stars and up-and-comers get their chance to shine and wrestle when NXT, the company's Wednesday night brand, comes to town. Get ready for thrilling wrestling matches, unexpected matchups, and appearances by big-name superstars from all over the WWE universe, all of which adds up to a WWE experience like no other.

NXT Live Background

Debuting in 2010 as World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental brand, NXT was originally represented by a Tough Enough-style competition where rising athletes were mentored by WWE Superstars as they competed for spots on the show's main roster. This version of the show gave fans a first look at pros like Bray Wyatt (who competed as Husky Harris), Naomi, Titus O'Neil, and Daniel Bryan. In 2012, NXT got a makeover, and in 2014 it launched as a weekly television show on the new WWE Network, with house shows as well as regular large-scale events, called TakeOvers, happening in cities around the world. In August 2019, the TV show was expanded to two hours and moved to USA Network, with Superstars like Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Velveteen Dream, Io Shirai, Rhea Ripley, and the Undisputed Era team leading the charge onto cable.

Since its TV relaunch in 2014, NXT has been the launching pad for a number of top-tier WWE Superstars. The Four Horsewomen of NXT — Sasha Banks, Bayley, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch — helped make the women's division on the main roster a force to be reckoned with, as did Asuka and Kairi Sane. Superstars like Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Aleister Black, Samoa Joe, and Sami Zayn have lit up the men's division. Attending an NXT Live event, where members of NXT's television roster mix it up with newer talent, is an investment in WWE's future, allowing fans watching Wrestlemania or other big WWE shows to look at the ring and say, "I knew them back in the day."