The essential episodes of WWE NXT

Watch these 15 in order and you've got WWE NXT — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · February 23, 2010 · 1h

   Pilot9.0

2. 02

   S11E07 · Season 11 peak · February 15, 2017 · 1h

   Main Event: Tyler Bates vs. Trent Seven for the WWE United Kingdom Championship9.5

   Tyler Bate defends the WWE United Kingdom Championship against Trent Seven in the main event of NXT!

3. 03

   S12E14 · Season 12 peak · April 4, 2018 · 1h

   Main Event: Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dain10.0

   The Authors of Pain take on Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne in the final round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

4. 04

   S12E16 · Top rated · April 18, 2018 · 1h

   Main Event: Candice LeRae vs. Zelina Vega10.0

   Johnny Gargano makes his return to NXT. Killian Dain and Lars Sullivan do battle in a No Disqualification Match.

5. 05

   S12E51 · Top rated · December 19, 2018 · 1h

   Main Event: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano Steel Cage Match10.0

   Aleister Black battles Johnny Gargano in a Steel Cage Match, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke make their in-ring debuts, and more!

6. 06

   S13E10 · Season 13 peak · March 6, 2019 · 1h

   Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic10.0

   Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic kicks off with first-round action!

7. 07

   S13E11 · Top rated · March 13, 2019 · 1h

   Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals round10.0

   The Semi-Finals round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic begins!

8. 08

   S13E12 · Top rated · March 20, 2019 · 1h

   Main Event: Fatal 5-Way Match10.0

   With Tommaso Ciampa injured, what is the future of the NXT Championship?

9. 09

   S13E13 · Top rated · March 27, 2019 · 1h

   Main Event: Aleister Black and Ricochet vs. The Forgotten Sons10.0

   Aleister Black and Ricochet face The Forgotten Sons in the Finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic!

10. 10

    S13E43 · Top rated · October 23, 2019 · 2h

    Main Event: Triple Threat Match for the NXT North American Championship10.0

11. 11

    S13E45 · Top rated · November 6, 2019 · 2h

    Main Event: The O.C. vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Riddle & Keith Lee10.0

12. 12

    S13E46 · Top rated · November 13, 2019 · 2h

    Main Event: Mia Yim vs. Io Shirai10.0

13. 13

    S14E02 · Season 14 peak · January 8, 2020 · 2h

    Main Event: Keith Lee vs. Dominik Dijakovic vs. Cameron Grimes vs. Damian Priest10.0

14. 14

    S15E10 · Season 15 peak · March 10, 2021 · 2h 7m

    Main Event: Finn Bálor (c) vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship7.5

15. 15

    S16E06 · Season 16 peak · February 8, 2022 · 2h 5m

    Main Event: Mandy Rose (c) vs. Kay Lee Ray for the Women's NXT Championship8.5