Spring Breakin'
| Spring Breakin' | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | WWE |
| Brands | NXT (2022–present) |
| First event | 2022 |
Spring Breakin' is an annual professional wrestling television special produced by the American promotion WWE as part of their NXT brand division. Since its inception in 2022, it has been held annually as a television special of NXT. The event's name is a reference to it being held in the spring as all events have been held in either April or May.
History
[edit]The inaugural Spring Breakin' event was held as a special episode of NXT, on May 3, 2022 and took place at NXT's home base of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.[1] A second Spring Breakin' was confirmed for the following year, establishing Spring Breakin' as an annual Spring event for NXT.[2] On the April 9, 2024 episode of NXT, it was announced that the third Spring Breakin' would take place on April 23 and 30, 2024, this time expanded to a two-part special.[3]
Events
[edit]| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | |||
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| 1 | Spring Breakin' (2022) | May 3, 2022 | Orlando, Florida | WWE Performance Center | Bron Breakker (c) vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Championship | [4] | |||
| 2 | Spring Breakin' (2023) | April 25, 2023 | Indi Hartwell (c) vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Championship | [5] | |||||
| 3 | Spring Breakin' (2024) | April 23, 2024 | Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship | [6] | |||||
| April 30, 2024 | Lola Vice vs. Natalya in an NXT Underground match | ||||||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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References
[edit]- ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (April 19, 2022). "4/19 NXT 2.0 REPORT: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on Hayes vs. Escobar, Natalya's first NXT match in eight years vs. Paxley, Sarray vs. Stratton, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (April 7, 2023). "NXT Championship #1 Contender Fatal 4-Way Set For 4/11 WWE NXT; Title Bout Set For NXT Spring Breakin'". Fightful. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (April 9, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/9): Moore's review of the Stand & Deliver fallout show, Bron Breakker and Baron Corbin vs. Axiom and Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Aiken, Chris (May 3, 2022). "WWE NXT Spring Breakin' live results: Bron Breakker vs. Joe Gacy". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (April 11, 2023). "WWE Reveals NXT Spring Breakin' Date and Main Event". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ Boone, Matt (April 10, 2024). "WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 Two-Week Special Event Announced, Title vs. NXT Career Main Event Set". Wrestling Headlines.