Seasons 1[]
| IWE NXT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| Broadcast from | February 23, 2010 – June 1, 2010 | ||
| Host(s) | Matt Striker | ||
| Broadcaster | SyFy | ||
| No. of episodes | 15 | ||
| Winner | |||
|
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/WadeBarrett1.jpg/180px-WadeBarrett1.jpg Daniel Gonzalez, winner of season 1. | |||
| Name | Daniel Gonzalez | ||
| Hometown | Manchester, England | ||
| Pro(s) | Kris McGowan | ||
| Runner-up | |||
| David Mahrt | |||
The first season of NXT began airing on SyFy on February 23, 2010 and ended on June 1, 2010. The majority of the season 1 cast was revealed a week before the premiere on the series finale of XCW. However, beofre the season premiere aired, Kyle Kallin's Pro was changed with William Kapphan replacing the announced Mikhail Schmalzried.
Near the end of the season, several changes were made to the original plan of the format. The season was shortened from the planned 17 episodes to 15 episodes. In the first elimination episode on May 11, both Shane Huffman and Dan were eliminated by IWE Management and removed from that night's pros' Poll after both made comments about wanting to be voted off. The show ended with three eliminations, with Kallin ranked last in the Poll. Michael Ferry was released on May 21 for refusing rehab after violating IWE's Wellness Program. Subsequent Pro's Polls were held without him for the rest of the season.
The winner of season 1 was Daniel Gonzalez, who began performing on the Meltdown brand. Immediately after the conclusion of season 1, the Rookies were used in a storyline that had them forming an alliance called the Nexus. Led by Gonzalez, the group invaded the Meltdown show in an attempt to gain IWE contracts for the losers of NXT season 1. The invasion consisted of the group attacking then IWE Champion Dustin Simpson as well as other wrestlers and IWE personnel. Dan was (legitimately) released from his contract when he strangled ring announcer Justin Roberts with Roberts' tire during the first ambush, which IWE reportedly felt was too violent for the TV-PG programming. His release was put in a storyline, where the rest of the NXT rookies kicked him out of the group for showing remorse for his actions and declared he wouldn't be seen in the IWE ever again. The group were eventually all signed to Meltdown, but continued their disruption of the show, including an attack on IWE Chairman ???. Dan eventually returned to IWE two months later at SummerSlam, when he became the suprise seventh member of Team IWE in a seven-on-seven elimination tag team match against The Nexus
Season 1: Contestents[]
| Rookies | Pros | Wins | Losses | Status |
| Daniel Gonzalez | Kris McGowan | 8 | 5 | Winner |
| David Mahrt | Blake Wheeler | 6 | 5 | Eliminated (Week 15) |
| Jeremiah Garcia | Matt Hooper | 7 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 15) |
| Devin Keller | Jared Hunt | 5 | 6 | Eliminated (Week 14) |
| Aaron Kelly | Justin Eldridge | 7 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 13) |
| Steven Larson | William Kapphan | 2 | 5 | Eliminated (Week 12) |
| Kody Brown | Joe Smith | 0 | 10 | Eliminated (Week 12) |
| Eli Eason | Michael Ferry | 1 | 7 | Eliminated (Week 12) |
Season 1: Poll Results[]
| Rookie | Week 6 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 15 |
| Daniel Gonzalez | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| David Mahrt | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Jeremiah Garcia | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Devin Keller | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | ||
| Aaron Kelly | 8th | 5th | 5th | |||
| Steven Larson | 6th | 6th | ||||
| Kody Brown | 1st | Eliminated by Management | ||||
| Eli Eason | 7th | Eliminated by Management | ||||
| Eliminated | N/A | Larson, Brown, Eason | Kelly | Keller | Garcia | Mahr |
Season 2[]
| IWE NXT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | |||
| Broadcast from | June 8, 2010 – August 31, 2010 | ||
| Host(s) | Matt Striker Ashley Valence | ||
| Broadcaster | SyFy | ||
| No. of episodes | 13 | ||
| Winner | |||
|
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Kaval.jpg/180px-Kaval.jpg Lucas, winner of season 2. | |||
| Name | Lucas | ||
| Hometown | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Pro(s) | LehrSon | ||
| Runner-up | |||
| Kooper McAlmond | |||
The second season of NXT started on June 8, 2010 and ended on August 31, 2010. The season 2 cast was revealed on the first season finale on June 1, 2010. The season was originally planned to last twelve weeks. However, it was later extended to thirteen weeks. In this season, the polls were different as rankings were be based half on Pro votes and half on votes from fans via IWE's official website.
The first poll was shown in Week 3. Originally, the polls format was set to match season 1, with a non-elimination poll followed by weekly elimination polls three weeks later. However, the first poll was made a surprise elimination round on the night a second elimination poll held four weeks later instead
The winner of the season was Lucas Fradette
Season 2: NXT Standings[]
| Rookie | Pro(s) | Wins | Losses | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hosmer | Joe Smith | 5 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 13) |
| Tom Clinch | Joe Linderman | 2 | 2 | Eliminated (Week 8) |
| Wes Helbusch | Mark Semmler | 4 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 11) |
| Lucas Fradette | Victoria & Amanda | 3 | 6 | Winner |
| Hunter Marshall | Steven Larson | 3 | 5 | Eliminated (Week 10) |
| Cooper McAlmond | Jose Serrano | 6 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 13) |
| Jake Flaherty | Mikhail Schmalzried | 3 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 11) |
| Tyler Rask | Zack Nuss | 0 | 3 | Eliminated (Week 4) |
Season 2: Poll Results[]
| Rookie |
'Week 4'(June 29) |
Week 8 |
Week 10 (August 10) |
Week 11 (August 17)' |
Week 13 (August 31)' |
| Lucas Fradette | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Safe | 1st |
| Cooper McAlmond | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Safe | 2nd |
| Brian Hosmer | 4th | 3rd | 5th | Safe | 3rd |
| Wes Helbusch | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | |
| Jake Flaherty | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | |
| Hunter Marshall | 5th | 5th | 6th | ||
| Tom Clinch | 6th | 7th | |||
| Tyler Rask | 8th | ||||
| Eliminated | Rask | Clinch | Marshall | Helbusch & Flaherty | McAlmond & Hosmer |
Season 3[]
| IWE NXT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 3 | |||
| Broadcast from | September 7, 2010 – November 30, 2010 | ||
| Host(s) | Matt Striker | ||
| Broadcaster | SyFy (September 7–28, 2010)
Webcast (October 5 – November 30, 2010) | ||
| No. of episodes | 13 | ||
| Winner | |||
|
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Celeste_Bonin.jpg/180px-Celeste_Bonin.jpg Alicia, winner of season 3. | |||
| Name | Alica | ||
| Hometown | Houston, Texas | ||
| Pro(s) | Lynn Lehr | ||
| Runner-up | |||
| Naomi | |||
The third season of NXT is set to start on September 7, 2010. The season 3 cast was revealed on the second season finale on August 31, 2010 and was also revealed to be a Diva-exclusive edition. This will be the second contest produced by IWE to find a new Diva, the first being the IWE Diva Search held between 2003 and 2007. The NXT series currently scheduled to leave its Tuesday timeslot on September 28, and air its final episode on Syfy on October 1 as a lead-in to the Syfy debut of Fusion. However, it is not yet known how long the third season will last and as of September 2010, no announcement has been made regarding a future channel for the show.
Season 3: Contestants[]
| Rookies | Pros | Wins | Losses | Status |
| Alicia Rameriz | Lynn Lehr | 2 | 4 | Winner |
| Allison Haunthausen | Katie Barnhart | 5 | 3 | Eliminated (Week 13) |
| Ciarra White | Kassi Austin | 1 | 4 | Eliminated (Week 9) |
| Vanessa Cultz | David Ferry | 6 | 2 | Eliminated (Week 12) |
| Lyndsie | James Thomas | 2 | 5 | Eliminated (Week 11) |
| Miranda Downing | Gozelanski Twins (Crystal & Tierney) |
2 | 0 | Eliminated (Week 5) |
Poll Results[]
| Rookie Divas | Week 5 (October 5) |
Week 9 (November 2) |
Week 11
(November 16) |
Week 12
(November 23) |
Week 12
(November 30) |
| Alicia | Immune (3 Challenge Wins) |
Safe (2 Challenge Wins) |
Safe (1 Challenge) |
Safe | Winner |
| Allison | Safe (2 Challenge Wins) | Immune (3 Challenge Wins) |
Safe (2 Challenge) |
Safe | Eliminated |
| Vanessa |
Safe |
Safe (2 Challenge Wins) |
Immune (1 Challenge) |
Eliminated | |
| Lyndsie | Safe (1 Challenge Wins) |
Safe (0 Challenge Wins) |
Eliminated (0 Challenge) | ||
| Ciarra | Safe (0 Challenge Wins) |
Eliminated (1 Challenge Wins) | |||
| Miranda | Eliminated (1 Challenge Wins) | ||||
| Eliminated | Miranda | Ciarra | Lyndsie | Vanessa | Allison |
Season 4[]
| IWE NXT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 4 | |||
| Broadcast from | December 7, 2010 – March 1, 2011 | ||
| Host(s) | Matt Striker | ||
| Broadcaster | Webcast | ||
| No. of episodes | 13 | ||
| Winner | |||
|
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/JohnnyCurtis1.jpg/180px-JohnnyCurtis1.jpg | |||
| Name | Bradlee Woehl | ||
| Hometown | Westbrook, Maine | ||
| Pro(s) | Blake Wheeler | ||
| Runner-up | |||
| Aaron Jewels | |||
The fourth season of NXT is set to start on December 7, 2010. Returning to the male-orientated format of the first two seasons, the season 4 cast was revealed on the third season finale on November 30, 2010.
Contestants[]
| Rookie | Current/Final Pro(s) |
Initial Pro(s) |
Wins | Losses | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradlee Woehl | 3 | 7 | Winner | ||
| Aaron Jewels | James Marlen and Ricardo Rodriguez |
The Million Dollar Couple (Kyle Johnson and Riley) |
7 | 3 | Eliminated (Week 13) |
| Derrick Reich | 3 | 6 | Eliminated (Week 12) | ||
| Fred Collins | Nick Kessler and Lynn Lehr |
James | 3 | 6 | Eliminated (Week 10) |
| Jarrett Graber | 3 | 1 | Eliminated (Week 7) | ||
| Chris Monteith | James | Nick Kessler and Lynn Lehr |
1 | 2 | Eliminated (Week 5) |
Poll Results[]
| Rookie | Week 5 (January 4) |
Week 7 (January 18) |
Week 10 (February 8) |
Week 12 (February 22) |
Week 13 (March 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradlee Woehl | Immune (5 immunity points) |
Safe (0 immunity points) |
Immune (3 immunity points) |
Safe (3 immunity points) |
Winner |
| Aaron Jewels | Safe (0 immunity points) |
Safe (0 immunity points) |
Safe (3 immunity points) |
Immune (8 immunity points) |
Eliminated |
| Derrick Reich | Safe (3 immunity points) |
Immune (8 immunity points) |
Safe (2 immunity points) |
Eliminated (0 immunity points) |
|
| Fred Collins | Safe (1 immunity point) |
Safe (0 immunity points) |
Eliminated (2 immunity points) |
||
| Jarrett Graber | Safe (4 immunity points) |
Eliminated (0 immunity points) |
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| Chris Montieth | Eliminated (1 immunity point) |
NXT Redemption[]
| IWE NXT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NXT Redemption | |||
| Broadcast from | March 8, 2011 – Ongoing | ||
| Host(s) | Matt Striker Riley | ||
| Broadcaster | Webcast | ||
| No. of episodes | 2 (as of March 15, 2011) | ||
NXT Redemption, the fifth season of NXT, started on March 8, 2011. The season consists of six chosen Rookies from seasons 1, 2 and 4 returning to compete for a spot in the sixth season of NXT. Immunity and the immunity points system have been replaced in this season with a "redemption point" system, where in the result of a tie at the bottom place between the Pros' poll and the fan vote, the person with the most redemption points avoids elimination.
Contestants[]
| Rookie | Pro | Past season | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Collins | Park McKinnon | Season 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrett Graber | Jake Wilson | Season 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Kelly | Josh Nuss | Season 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Monteith | Luke | Season 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Marshall | Tyson Booth | Season 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler Rask | Hornswoggle | Season 2 | 1 | 0 |
Poll results[]
| Rookie | Round 1 (TBA) |
|---|---|
(0 redemption points) | |
(0 redemption points) | |
(3 redemption points) | |
(0 redemption points) | |
(0 redemption points) | |
(5 redemption points) |
On-Air Personalities[]
Host[]
| Host | Dates |
| Matt Striker | February 23, 2010–present |
| Ashley Valence | June 22, 2010 - August 31, 2010 |
Commentators[]
| Commentators | Dates |
| Michael Cole and Josh Mathews | February 23, 2010 – September 13, 2010 September 28, 2010 – November 30, 2010 |
| Josh Mathews, Michael Cole and Justin Eldridge | September 21, 2010 |
| Todd Grisham and Josh Matthews | December 7, 2010–present |
Ring Announcers[]
| Ring Announcers | Dates |
| Savannah | February 23, 2010 – June 1, 2010 |
| Jamie Keyes | June 8, 2010 – August 24, 2010 |
| Tony Chimel | August 31, 2010 – November 30, 2010 |
| Justin Roberts | December 7, 2010 – present |