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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | October 24 and 31, 2023 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | WWE Performance Center | ||
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The 2023 NXT: Halloween Havoc was a two-part professional wrestling television special produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual Halloween Havoc held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT, and the 16th Halloween Havoc event overall. The two-night event took place on October 24 and 31, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and aired as special episodes of NXT on the USA Network. SmackDown wrestlers Shotzi and Scarlett served as the hosts of the event, marking Shotzi's third time hosting the show, after 2020 and 2022.
The 2023 edition returned the event to being a television special of NXT, like the shows in 2020 and 2021, as the 2022 edition was broadcast via WWE's livestreaming platforms. The 2023 edition was also the only to be held as a two-night event, as the previous events were only one night each with it returning to one night in 2024. The 2024 edition also returned to livestreaming, thus the 2023 event was the final to air on the USA Network as the NXT program is moving to The CW in October 2024.
The card comprised a total of 16 matches. Thirteen of these matches were televised, with seven on the first night and six on the second, as well as three dark matches, with one on the first night and two on the second night. In the main event of Night 1, Lyra Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch to win her first NXT Women's Championship. In another prominent match, Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) defeated The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. Night 1 was also notable for the NXT in-ring debut of Lexis King (formerly known as Brian Pillman Jr. in All Elite Wrestling). In the main event of Night 2, Ilja Dragunov defeated Carmelo Hayes to retain the NXT Championship. In other prominent matches, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio defeated Nathan Frazer to retain the NXT North American Championship and Bron Breakker defeated Mr. Stone. Rock band New Years Day also performed their songs, "Vampyre" and "Hurts Like Hell", to open Night 1 and 2, respectively.