Date and host city for NXT Deadline 2025 revealed

True to its tradition, NXT Deadline will once again take place in the month of December

NXT’s final PLE of the year will take place in San Antonio, Texas

NXT Deadline
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Antonio Rubio
Antonio Rubio
Published 10/21/2025

As is becoming customary, NXT will close the year with one last PLE, Deadline, which will take place in the month of December. WWE has not yet confirmed the exact date or venue that will host the event, but that doesn't mean they don't have them. According to the specialized media Fightful, the company already has a specific plan for the event.

"Sean Ross Sapp, from Fightful Select, has confirmed that the event NXT Deadline is scheduled for Saturday, December 6 in San Antonio, Texas, according to internal documents. We have not yet confirmed the venue for the show," the media wrote.

NXT Deadline and the Iron Survivor Challenge

NXT Deadline was born as an event designed to host the new Iron Survivor Challenge, a combat modality that combines the traditional Iron matches and the now defunct Scramble Match. It is a timed fight that pits five participants against each other for 25 minutes.

Two talents start the match, while the rest wait in a cubicle, which opens every five minutes to allow the next participant in. Falls or points are obtained through pinfall, submission, or disqualification, and the recipient is penalized for 90 seconds, the time they must spend in the cubicle. Whoever gets the most points once the timer reaches zero wins the match and an opportunity for the top Championship in their division (male or female).

The first edition of NXT Deadline took place on December 10, 2022, at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL, with Roxanne Perez winning the Iron Survivor Challenge for women, while Grayson Waller emerged victorious in the men's match. The 2024 edition took place on December 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Giulia and Oba Femi becoming the most recent Iron Survivor Challengers.

This coming Saturday, NXT will hold a new edition of Halloween Havoc, the last PLE announced for the developmental brand. It is possible that the company will announce Deadline at some point during the show. If so, NXT would repeat the 2024 scheme, with Halloween Havoc and Deadline as the last events of the year.