List of WWE NXT on-air personalities

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This is a list of on-air personalities from the professional wrestling television series WWE's NXT . On-air personalities include the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures.

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Authority figures

Authority figurePositionDate startedDate finished
Matt Striker HostFebruary 23, 2010June 13, 2012
Ashley ValenceCo-hostJune 22, 2010August 31, 2010
Maryse Co-hostMarch 8, 2011July 26, 2011
William Regal Match CoordinatorFebruary 29, 2012June 13, 2012
General ManagerJuly 31, 2014January 5, 2022
Dusty Rhodes Interim General ManagerJune 20, 2012September 25, 2013
Commissioner
August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29)
John "Bradshaw" Layfield General ManagerSeptember 25, 2013July 31, 2014
Michael Cole Interim General Manager
November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25)
Samoa Joe Executive EnforcerJune 15, 2021July 27, 2021
Shawn Michaels Senior Vice PresidentSeptember 13, 2022present
Cody Rhodes Guest General Manager
October 10, 2023
Ava General ManagerJanuary 23, 2024present

On August 24, 2011, Maryse underwent surgery for an abdominal hernia and was on medical leave from WWE, therefore Maryse's role as co-host ended. [1] [2] She would later be released from WWE on October 28 and would not return to NXT. [3] A new co-host was never announced. Dusty Rhodes was named Interim NXT General Manager on June 20, 2012, which coincided with the rebranding of NXT into a full scale developmental promotion. On the August 29 episode (taped July 29) of NXT, Rhodes was noted as NXT Commissioner. On September 25, 2013, Triple H relieved Dusty Rhodes of his duties and replaced him with John Bradshaw Layfield. On November 25, 2015, the Raw lead commentator Michael Cole replaced William Regal as NXT General Manager while Regal was recovering from neck surgery.

Commentators

CommentatorsDates
Michael Cole and Josh Mathews February 23, 2010 – November 30, 2010
January 18, 2012
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews and CM Punk September 21, 2010
Todd Grisham and Josh MathewsDecember 7, 2010 – March 1, 2011
Todd Grisham and William Regal March 8, 2011 – April 12, 2011
April 26, 2011
May 17, 2011 – May 24, 2011
June 7, 2011 – August 23, 2011
Todd Grisham and Matt Striker 1 May 3, 2011 – May 10, 2011
Todd Grisham and Michael Cole 2 May 31, 2011
Jack Korpela and William RegalSeptember 6, 2011 – November 3, 2011
Jack Korpela and Michael Cole 2 September 13, 2011
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker 3 November 9, 2011 – December 28, 2011
Matt Striker and William Regal 4 November 23, 2011
January 4, 2012 – January 11, 2012
Josh Mathews and William Regal 6 April 19, 2011
November 16, 2011
January 25, 2012 – June 13, 2012
Matt Striker and guest commentators 5 April 25, 2012
Jim Ross and Byron Saxton June 27, 2012 – July 4, 2012
Byron Saxton, William Regal and Jim Ross 7 July 11, 2012 – October 17, 2012
Jim Ross and William RegalJune 20, 2012
October 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
Tony Luftman and William RegalOctober 24, 2012 – October 31, 2012
Tom Phillips, William Regal, Tony Dawson and Brad Maddox 8 November 7, 2012 – July 31, 2013
Tony Dawson, William Regal, Tom Phillips and Alex Riley 8 August 7, 2013 – September 20, 2013
Tom Phillips, William Regal, Byron Saxton, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Renee Young September 20, 2013 – April 3, 2014
Tom Phillips, William Regal, Byron Saxton, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Renee YoungApril 10, 2014 – July 24, 2014
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Renee Young, Rich Brennan, Alex Riley and Jason AlbertJuly 31, 2014 – September 11, 2014
Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Renee YoungSeptember 18, 2014 – December 11, 2014
Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Jason Albert, Renee Young and Corey Graves December 11, 2014 – January 21, 2015
Renee Young and Corey GravesDecember 25, 2014
Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Alex Riley, Corey Graves and Jason AlbertJanuary 28, 2015 – March 4, 2015
Rich Brennan, Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Jason AlbertMarch 11, 2015 – March 18, 2015
Rich Brennan and Corey GravesMarch 25, 2015 – April 22, 2015
August 26, 2015 – September 9, 2015
December 30, 2015 – January 6, 2016
Rich Brennan, Corey Graves and Byron SaxtonApril 29, 2015 – August 22, 2015
September 16, 2015 – December 23, 2015
Tom Phillips and Corey GravesJanuary 13, 2016 – November 30, 2016
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Percy Watson December 7, 2016 – February 1, 2017
Tom Phillips, Nigel McGuinness and Percy WatsonFebruary 8, 2017 – June 21, 2017
Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Percy WatsonJune 28, 2017 – April 11, 2018
May 16, 2018 – May 8, 2019
Mauro Ranallo and Percy WatsonNovember 29, 2017
January 31, 2018 9
April 18, 2018 – May 9, 2018 10
Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness and Percy WatsonJune 20, 2018
October 24, 2018 – November 14, 2018
Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinnessNovember 28, 2018
Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Beth Phoenix May 15, 2019 – March 11, 2020
Mauro Ranallo and Nigel McGuinnessJune 12, 2019
March 4, 2020
Tom Phillips, Nigel McGuinness and Beth PhoenixNovember 27, 2019
Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Tom Phillips and Beth PhoenixDecember 25, 2019 11
Mauro Ranallo and Beth PhoenixJanuary 15, 2020
June 24, 2020
Tom Phillips and Triple H March 18, 2020
Tom Phillips and Byron SaxtonMarch 25, 2020
April 15, 2020 – April 22, 2020
Tom Phillips and Sam Roberts April 1, 2020
Mauro RanalloApril 8, 2020
Mauro Ranallo, Tom Phillips and Beth PhoenixApril 29, 2020 – May 6, 2020
May 27, 2020 – June 17, 2020
July 1, 2020 – August 5, 2020
Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix and Byron SaxtonMay 13, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Mauro Ranallo, Vic Joseph and Beth PhoenixAugust 12, 2020 – August 19, 2020
Vic Joseph, Wade Barrett and Beth PhoenixAugust 26, 2020 – September 16, 2020
October 7, 2020 – November 18, 2020
December 2, 2020 – June 22, 2021
July 6, 2021 – August 3, 2021
August 17, 2021 – October 12, 2021
October 26, 2021 – November 30, 2021
Tom Phillips and Beth PhoenixSeptember 23, 2020 – September 30, 2020
Vic Joseph, Kevin Owens and Beth PhoenixNovember 25, 2020
Vic Joseph and Wade BarrettDecember 7, 2021 – September 27, 2022
Sudu Shah, Wade Barrett and Byron SaxtonOctober 4, 2022
Vic Joseph and Booker T October 11, 2022 – January 30, 2024
February 27, 2024 – present
Vic Joseph and Byron SaxtonFebruary 6, 2024 – February 20, 2024 12
Notes
  1. ^ Matt Striker became the alternate color commentator on NXT beginning May 3, 2011 due to Regal's increased in-ring schedule (Regal would continue as commentator when he was not wrestling). This ended on the May 17, 2011 episode of NXT when Regal would return as a full-time commentator.
  2. ^ ^ Michael Cole served as special guest color commentator on NXT for the May 31, 2011 broadcast substituting for an absent William Regal. Cole would also substitute for Regal again on commentary on the September 13, 2011 broadcast due to Regal and Striker competing in a match that night.
  3. ^ Matt Striker and Josh Mathews were guest commentators on NXT for the November 9, 2011 broadcast substituting for the absent William Regal and Jack Korpela. Striker and Mathews returned to commentary the following two weeks because Jack Korpela's contract with the WWE had expired and he opted not to renew.
  4. ^ Matt Striker and William Regal commentated the November 23, 2011 episode of NXT due to Mathews being absent.
  5. ^ Following the absence of Josh Mathews from NXT after being attacked by Brock Lesnar on the April 23, 2012 episode of Raw, Matt Striker was joined by several guest commentators for one night on NXT: Hornswoggle, AJ Lee, and Michael McGillicutty.
  6. ^ On the April 19, 2011 episode of NXT, Josh Mathews was substituting for an absent Todd Grisham. This repeated on November 16, 2011, but this time he was substituting for an absent Jack Korpela, who would later be released from his WWE contract.
  7. ^ Jim Ross only called the main event.
  8. ^ The pairings of Dawson/Luftman (Dawson and Luftman were the same man) and Regal and Phillips and Maddox commentate on alternate shows. Riley replaced Maddox in August 2013 after Maddox became the Raw General Manager. Scott Stanford serves as narrator.
  9. ^ When McGuinness was feeling under the weather, so only Ranallo and Watson called the event.
  10. ^ When McGuinness was absent for the birth of his daughter, so only Ranallo and Watson called the event.
  11. ^ On the December 25, 2019 Christmas episode of NXT, Ranallo/McGuinness called some of the show from Full Sail, While Phillips/Phoenix called the other half from Brooklyn.
  12. ^ Byron Saxton filled in for Booker T, while Booker T recovers from a medical procedure.

Ring announcers

Ring announcer Date startedDate finished
Savannah February 23, 2010June 1, 2010
Jamie KeyesJune 8, 2010August 24, 2010
Justin Roberts December 7, 2010
March 8, 2011
September 13, 2011
Tony Chimel*August 31, 2010November 30, 2010
December 14, 2010March 1, 2011
March 15, 2011November 30, 2011
December 28, 2011January 11, 2012
January 26, 2012June 13, 2012
Eden Stiles July 12, 2011
November 9, 2011
December 7, 2011December 21, 2011
Lilian Garcia January 18, 2012
Caylee Turner, Summer Rae and Chris RussoJune 20, 2012October 17, 2012
Howard Finkel Main Event, July 29, 2012 (aired August 29, 2012)
Summer Rae and Byron Saxton October 24, 2012February 14, 2013
Byron Saxton, Kendall Skye, Alexa Bliss, Eden Stiles and Veronica LaneFebruary 21, 2013September 19, 2013
Byron Saxton, Eden, JoJo, Alexa Bliss and Veronica LaneSeptember 26, 2013October 10, 2014
Byron Saxton and JoJoOctober 16, 2014November 6, 2014
JoJoNovember 13, 2014April 29, 2015
JoJo and Greg HamiltonMay 6, 2015July 15, 2015
Greg Hamilton and Dasha Fuentes July 22, 2015August 24, 2016
Andrea D'Marco and Mike Rome August 31, 2016January 4, 2017
Mike RomeJanuary 11, 2017April 5, 2017
May 3, 2017August 23, 2017
May 14, 2024present
Dasha FuentesApril 12, 2017April 26, 2017
Christy St. CloudNovember 29, 2017March 16, 2018
Mike Rome and Kayla Braxton August 30, 2017April 11, 2018
July 4, 2018August 15, 2018
Kayla BraxtonApril 18, 2018June 27, 2018
August 22, 2018April 17, 2019
Alicia Taylor April 24, 2019May 7, 2024,
September 1, 2024* [4]
September 3, 2024September 10, 2024
Greg HamiltonMarch 25, 2020April 8, 2020
Kelly KincaidNovember 14, 2023November 21, 2023

Backstage interviewers

Backstage interviewer Date startedDate finished
Tony LuftmanOctober 24, 2012January 29, 2014
Renee Young January 23, 2013April 10, 2013
Devin Taylor November 20, 2013September 30, 2015
Dasha Fuentes April 27, 2016April 26, 2017
Cathy Kelley May 4, 2016February 12, 2020
Andrea D'MarcoMay 4, 2016February 15, 2017
Charly Caruso July 27, 2016October 19, 2016
Kayla Braxton December 21, 2016April 19, 2017
Christy St. CloudApril 26, 2017March 7, 2018
Sarah SchreiberJuly 18, 2018August 1, 2018
Kat MarinoFebruary 19, 2020March 4, 2020
McKenzie MitchellMarch 11, 2020November 28, 2023
Alyse AshtonFebruary 3, 2021February 10, 2021
Sarah SchreiberOctober 24, 2023present
Kelly KincaidDecember 5, 2023present
Blake HowardSeptember 1, 2024present

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