NXT Deadline

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NXT Deadline
NXT Deadline logo.jpg
WWE Deadline logo used in 2024
Promotion WWE
Brand NXT
Other nameWWE Deadline (2024)
First event 2022
Signature match Iron Survivor Challenge

NXT Deadline (stylized as DEADL1NE) is a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. Established in 2022, it is held annually in December for the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. The event is based around the Iron Survivor Challenge for men and women, a 25-minute five-person match in which a wrestler attempts to score the most falls in order to win and earn a match for the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, respectively. The match debuted at the inaugural event. Deadline also replaced NXT WarGames as the brand's December event.

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History

On October 15, 2022, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE filed to trademark the name "NXT Deadline" for their developmental brand, NXT. [1] It was then confirmed that NXT's livestreaming event on December 10 that year would be Deadline, and it aired on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets. The event debuted the Iron Survivor Challenge match-type in WWE, with one each for the men and women. Deadline replaced NXT WarGames as the brand's December event, after the WarGames concept was moved to the main roster for the 2022 Survivor Series for the Raw and SmackDown brands. [2] [3] [4]

On September 28, 2023, WWE announced the return of Deadline, thus establishing Deadline as NXT's annual December event. [5] [6] The 2024 event was notably the final WWE livestreaming event to air on the WWE Network in most international markets as its content moved to Netflix in January 2025. [7]

Iron Survivor Challenge

The Iron Survivor Challenge is a 25-minute match that features five wrestlers. Two wrestlers start the match, and every five minutes, another wrestler enters with the fifth and final participant entering at the 15-minute mark. The objective is to earn the most points before the time expires (the "deadline"). Points are earned by scoring a pinfall, submission, or being the victim of a disqualification. A wrestler who is pinned, submitted, or disqualified goes into a penalty box for 90 seconds. The wrestler with the most points when the time expires is deemed the winner, and in the result of a tie, those who are tied enter sudden death overtime. The winners of the men's and women's matches are dubbed the Iron Survivors and receive a future match for the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, respectively. [8]

Events and Iron Survivor winners

#EventDateCityVenueMain eventIron SurvivorRef.
Men'sWomen's
1 NXT Deadline (2022) December 10, 2022 Orlando, Florida WWE Performance Center Bron Breakker (c) vs. Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship Grayson Waller Roxanne Perez [9]
2 NXT Deadline (2023) December 9, 2023 Bridgeport, Connecticut Total Mortgage Arena Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the NXT Championship Trick Williams Blair Davenport [5]
3 NXT Deadline (2024) December 7, 2024 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Armory Sol Ruca vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Zaria vs. Giulia vs. Wren Sinclair in a Women's Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT: New Year's Evil Oba Femi Giulia [10]
4 NXT Deadline (2025) December 6, 2025 San Antonio, Texas Boeing Center at Tech Port Je'Von Evans vs. Leon Slater vs. Joe Hendry vs. Dion Lennox vs. Myles Borne in a Men's Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the #1 contender for the NXT Championship at NXT: New Years' Evil Je'Von Evans Kendal Grey [11]

Men's Iron Survivor Challenge winner's championship opportunity

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
WinnerEventYearChampionship match
1 Grayson Waller NXT: New Year's Evil 2022Waller lost to NXT Champion Bron Breakker by countout.
2 Trick Williams NXT Vengeance Day 2023Williams was originally supposed to challenge NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov at NXT: New Year's Evil, but the match was postponed due to an injury to Dragunov. Williams defended his title opportunity against Grayson Waller at the event before challenging Dragunov for the title at NXT Vengeance Day, but lost.
3 Oba Femi NXT: New Year's Evil 2024Femi challenged Trick Williams for the NXT Championship. Eddy Thorpe, who was originally supposed to compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge, faked being attacked beforehand to gain a title match against Williams on the December 17 episode of NXT . The match ended in a double pin, resulting in Thorpe being added to the match at New Year's Evil, making it a triple threat match. Femi would defeat Williams and Thorpe to win the title.
4 Je'Von Evans NXT: New Year's Evil 2025Evans will challenge NXT Champion Oba Femi.

Women's Iron Survivor Challenge winner's championship opportunity

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
WinnerEventYearChampionship match
1 Roxanne Perez NXT 2022Perez was originally supposed to challenge NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose at NXT: New Year's Evil, but on the December 13 episode of NXT, Rose attacked Perez. Perez demanded they have their title match later that night, which she would win.
2 Blair Davenport NXT: New Year's Evil 2023Davenport lost to NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria.
3 Giulia NXT: New Year's Evil 2024Giulia defeated Roxanne Perez to win the NXT Women's Championship.
4 Kendal Grey NXT: New Year's Evil 2025Grey will challenge NXT Women's Champion Jacy Jayne.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Defelice, Robert (October 19, 2022). "WWE Files To Trademark Name Of New NXT Show". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Currier, Joseph (October 21, 2022). "WWE confirms NXT Deadline special for December 10". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Mike (October 21, 2022). "The next WWE NXT PPV will be..." PWInsider. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2022). "NXT Deadline event announced for December". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (September 28, 2023). "NXT Deadline Announced For December 9". Fightful. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 28, 2023). "OFFICIAL DETAILS ON WWE NXT DEADLINE IN CT". PWInsider . Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lowson, Thomas (January 25, 2024). "End of the WWE Network: Streaming Service to Be Absorbed By Netflix Next Year (Report)". SE Scoops. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Shawn Michaels announces the Iron Survivor Challenge for NXT Deadline". WWE . November 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ Moore, John (December 10, 2022). "NXT Deadline results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship, Pretty Deadly vs. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods for the NXT Tag Team Titles, men's and women's Iron Survivor Challenge matches, Alba Fyre vs. Isla Dawn". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Minneapolis to host Deadline on Saturday, December 7 at The Armory". WWE . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Flanagan, Neal (October 25, 2025). "NXT Deadline officially announced for December 6 in San Antonio". POST Wrestling . Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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