Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2018 NXT Male Competitor of the Year is…
Your reigning, defending NXT Champion and the single greatest sports entertainer of all time, Tommy Entertainment himself, Tommaso Ciampa!
After dominating the black-and-yellow brand throughout the majority of 2018, making his impact on every single NXT Takeover special, dismantling Johnny Gargano on multiple occasions, and not only capturing but defending the big gold title through the end of the year, Ciampa now has one more accolade to brag about.
Interestingly enough, it appears that Ciampa has no plans on actually accepting the award. After being presented as the winner backstage at tonight’s NXT Takeover: Phoenix kickoff show, the champ looked at the award, looked at his precious “Goldie”, and decided he really didn’t need any more hardware at this point, apparently.
Why need a gold ring bell when you got Goldie? #NXTTakeOver #NXTAwardMale @ProjectCiampa pic.twitter.com/DiDKmEKcxk
— WWE (@WWE) January 26, 2019