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.
| NXT Deadline | |
|---|---|
 NXT Deadline logo since 2024 | |
| Promotion | WWE |
| Brand | NXT |
| First event | 2022 |
| Signature match | Iron Survivor Challenge |
History
editOn 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 will notably be the final WWE livestreaming event to air on the WWE Network in international markets as its content will move to Netflix in January 2025.[7]
Iron Survivor Challenge
editThe 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
edit| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Iron Survivor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NXT Deadline (2022) | December 10, 2022 | Orlando, Florida | WWE Performance Center | Bron Breakker (c) vs. Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship | Women's: Roxanne Perez |
[9] |
| Men's: Grayson Waller | |||||||
| 2 | NXT Deadline (2023) | December 9, 2023 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Total Mortgage Arena | Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Baron Corbin for the NXT Championship | Women's: Blair Davenport |
[5] |
| Men's: Trick Williams | |||||||
| 3 | NXT Deadline (2024) | December 7, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Minneapolis Armory | TBD | Women's: TBD |
[10] |
| Men's: TBD |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (September 28, 2023). "NXT Deadline Announced For December 9". Fightful. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (September 28, 2023). "OFFICIAL DETAILS ON WWE NXT DEADLINE IN CT". PWInsider. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Shawn Michaels announces the Iron Survivor Challenge for NXT Deadline". WWE. November 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Minneapolis to host Deadline on Saturday, December 7 at The Armory". WWE. Retrieved 2024-11-08.