Jump to content

NXT: New Year's Evil (2022): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
→Production: c/e and sources
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
Line 24: Line 24:
== Production ==
== Production ==
=== Background ===
=== Background ===
New Year's Evil was originally produced by the [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) as a special episode of its ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' television program on December 27, 1999; in 2001, WCW was acquired by [[WWE]], at the time known as the World Wrestling Federation (renamed WWE in 2002). After 21 years since that WCW event, WWE revived New Year's Evil for its [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] as a [[List of WWE NXT special episodes|special episode]] of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'' on January 6, 2021. At [[NXT WarGames (2021)|NXT WarGames]] on December 5, 2021, it was announced that a second ''NXT'': New Year's Evil would be held as the January 4, 2022, episode of ''NXT'' and take place at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] and broadcast on the [[USA Network]]. This in turn established [[NXT: New Year's Evil|New Year's Evil]] as an annual [[television special]] of ''NXT''.<ref name="NXTWarGames2021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=NXT WarGames results: Moore's live review of two WarGames matches, Roderick Strong vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a hair vs. hair match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/05/nxt-wargames-results-moores-live-review-of-two-wargames-matches-roderick-strong-vs-joe-gacy-for-the-nxt-cruiserweight-championship-fabian-aichner-and-marcel-barthel-vs-kyle-oreilly-and-von-wa/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206161439/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/05/nxt-wargames-results-moores-live-review-of-two-wargames-matches-roderick-strong-vs-joe-gacy-for-the-nxt-cruiserweight-championship-fabian-aichner-and-marcel-barthel-vs-kyle-oreilly-and-von-wa/|archive-date=December 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=NXT New Year's Evil 2022 Set For January 4|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-new-year-s-evil-2022-set-january-4|website=Fightful|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206162828/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-new-year-s-evil-2022-set-january-4|archive-date=December 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
New Year's Evil was originally produced by the former [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) as a [[WCW Monday Nitro#Notable episodes|special episode]] of its ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' television program on December 27, 1999; in 2001, WCW was acquired by [[WWE]], at the time still known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2020/12/6/22158064/wwe-nxt-new-years-evil-jan-6-2020|title=NXT goes with a WCW deep cut for its next themed episode|date=December 6, 2020|last=Rueter|first=Sean|work=Cageside Seats|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> After 21 years since that WCW event, WWE revived [[NXT: New Year's Evil (2021)|New Year's Evil]] for its [[Farm team|developmental brand]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] as a [[List of WWE NXT special episodes|special episode]] of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'' on January 6, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|title=WWE Announces 'New Year’s Evil' Special Episode of NXT|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-new-years-evil-special-episode-of-nxt/|date=December 6, 2020|work=[[411Mania]]|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> At [[NXT WarGames (2021)|NXT WarGames]] on December 5, 2021, it was announced that a second ''NXT'': New Year's Evil would be held as the January 4, 2022, episode of ''NXT'' and take place at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] and broadcast on the [[USA Network]]. This in turn established [[NXT: New Year's Evil|New Year's Evil]] as an annual [[television special]] of ''NXT''.<ref name="NXTWarGames2021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=NXT WarGames results: Moore's live review of two WarGames matches, Roderick Strong vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a hair vs. hair match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/05/nxt-wargames-results-moores-live-review-of-two-wargames-matches-roderick-strong-vs-joe-gacy-for-the-nxt-cruiserweight-championship-fabian-aichner-and-marcel-barthel-vs-kyle-oreilly-and-von-wa/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206161439/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/05/nxt-wargames-results-moores-live-review-of-two-wargames-matches-roderick-strong-vs-joe-gacy-for-the-nxt-cruiserweight-championship-fabian-aichner-and-marcel-barthel-vs-kyle-oreilly-and-von-wa/|archive-date=December 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=NXT New Year's Evil 2022 Set For January 4|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-new-year-s-evil-2022-set-january-4|website=Fightful|date=December 5, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206162828/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nxt-new-year-s-evil-2022-set-january-4|archive-date=December 6, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Storylines ===
=== Storylines ===
The card included [[Professional wrestling match types|matches]] that resulted from scripted [[Narrative thread|storylines]], where wrestlers portrayed [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], or [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, ''NXT''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]}}</ref><ref name=WWEnt>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=December 11, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref>
The card included [[Professional wrestling match types|matches]] that resulted from scripted [[Narrative thread|storylines]]. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, ''NXT''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]}}</ref><ref name=WWEnt>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=December 11, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref>


On October 26, 2021, at [[NXT Halloween Havoc (2021)|''NXT'': Halloween Havoc]], [[Tommaso Ciampa]] defeated [[Bron Breakker]] to successfully retain his [[NXT Championship]].<ref name="NXTHalloweenHavoc2021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/26/10-26-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-halloween-havoc-with-tommaso-ciampa-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-nxt-title-plus-spin-the-wheel-make-the-deal-stipulations-for-raquel-gonzalez-vs-mandy-rose-fo/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028200131/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/26/10-26-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-halloween-havoc-with-tommaso-ciampa-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-nxt-title-plus-spin-the-wheel-make-the-deal-stipulations-for-raquel-gonzalez-vs-mandy-rose-fo/|archive-date=October 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[NXT WarGames (2021)|NXT WarGames]], Breakker's team defeated Ciampa's team in a [[WarGames match]] when Breakker pinned Ciampa.<ref name="NXTWarGames2021"/> On the December 21 episode of ''NXT'', Ciampa told Breakker that he earned his second chance at the title, and would get it at New Year's Evil.<ref name="NXT12212021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=12/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of AJ Styles responding to Grayson Waller, Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai in a street fight, Pete Dunne vs. Tony D'Angelo, Dexter Lumis vs. Trick Williams, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake, Von Wagner in action|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/21/12-21-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-aj-styles-responding-to-grayson-waller-raquel-gonzalez-vs-dakota-kai-in-a-street-fight-pete-dunne-vs-tony-dangelo-dexter-lumis-vs-trick-will/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005955/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/21/12-21-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-aj-styles-responding-to-grayson-waller-raquel-gonzalez-vs-dakota-kai-in-a-street-fight-pete-dunne-vs-tony-dangelo-dexter-lumis-vs-trick-will/|archive-date=December 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
On October 26, 2021, at [[NXT Halloween Havoc (2021)|''NXT'': Halloween Havoc]], [[Tommaso Ciampa]] defeated [[Bron Breakker]] to successfully retain his [[NXT Championship]].<ref name="NXTHalloweenHavoc2021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/26/10-26-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-halloween-havoc-with-tommaso-ciampa-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-nxt-title-plus-spin-the-wheel-make-the-deal-stipulations-for-raquel-gonzalez-vs-mandy-rose-fo/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028200131/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/26/10-26-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-halloween-havoc-with-tommaso-ciampa-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-nxt-title-plus-spin-the-wheel-make-the-deal-stipulations-for-raquel-gonzalez-vs-mandy-rose-fo/|archive-date=October 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[NXT WarGames (2021)|NXT WarGames]], Breakker's team defeated Ciampa's team in a [[WarGames match]] when Breakker pinned Ciampa.<ref name="NXTWarGames2021"/> On the December 21 episode of ''NXT'', Ciampa told Breakker that he earned his second chance at the title, and would get it at New Year's Evil.<ref name="NXT12212021">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=12/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of AJ Styles responding to Grayson Waller, Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai in a street fight, Pete Dunne vs. Tony D'Angelo, Dexter Lumis vs. Trick Williams, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake, Von Wagner in action|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/21/12-21-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-aj-styles-responding-to-grayson-waller-raquel-gonzalez-vs-dakota-kai-in-a-street-fight-pete-dunne-vs-tony-dangelo-dexter-lumis-vs-trick-will/|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005955/https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/12/21/12-21-nxt-2-0-results-moores-review-of-aj-styles-responding-to-grayson-waller-raquel-gonzalez-vs-dakota-kai-in-a-street-fight-pete-dunne-vs-tony-dangelo-dexter-lumis-vs-trick-will/|archive-date=December 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:06, 20 December 2023

NXT: New Year's Evil
NXT: New Year's Evil logo
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)NXT
DateJanuary 4, 2022
CityOrlando, Florida
VenueWWE Performance Center
NXT special episodes chronology
← Previous
Halloween Havoc 		Next →
Vengeance Day
NXT: New Year's Evil chronology
← Previous
2021 		Next →
2023

The 2022 NXT: New Year's Evil was the second annual NXT: New Year's Evil professional wrestling television special produced by WWE. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event aired as a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on January 4, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. This was the final event to feature the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, as it was unified into the NXT North American Championship at this event.

Four matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa to win the NXT Championship. In other prominent matches, North American Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong in the opening bout to unify both titles, and Mandy Rose defeated Cora Jade and Raquel González to retain the NXT Women's Championship. The event also marked an appearance by Rick Steiner, who had not appeared in the company since 1994. After the event went off-air, Steiner celebrated with his son, Bron Breakker, after he had won the NXT Championship.

Production

Background

New Year's Evil was originally produced by the former professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a special episode of its Monday Nitro television program on December 27, 1999; in 2001, WCW was acquired by WWE, at the time still known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002).[1] After 21 years since that WCW event, WWE revived New Year's Evil for its developmental brand NXT as a special episode of NXT on January 6, 2021.[2] At NXT WarGames on December 5, 2021, it was announced that a second NXT: New Year's Evil would be held as the January 4, 2022, episode of NXT and take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and broadcast on the USA Network. This in turn established New Year's Evil as an annual television special of NXT.[3][4]

Storylines

The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, NXT.[5][6]

On October 26, 2021, at NXT: Halloween Havoc, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Bron Breakker to successfully retain his NXT Championship.[7] At NXT WarGames, Breakker's team defeated Ciampa's team in a WarGames match when Breakker pinned Ciampa.[3] On the December 21 episode of NXT, Ciampa told Breakker that he earned his second chance at the title, and would get it at New Year's Evil.[8]

At NXT: Halloween Havoc, Mandy Rose defeated Raquel González in a Chucky's choice Trick or Street Fight match to win the NXT Women's Championship.[7] At NXT WarGames, Cora Jade, Io Shirai, Kay Lee Ray, and González defeated Toxic Attraction (Rose and NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) and Dakota Kai in a WarGames match, with Jade pinning Jayne to win for her team.[3] On the December 21 episode of NXT, after beating Kai in a Street Fight match, González called out Rose to demand a title rematch but got Jade instead. Moments later, Rose appeared on the TitanTron to challenge both of them in a triple threat match for the title at New Year's Evil.[8] On the December 28 episode, Rose arranged a tag team match pitting Jade and González against Shirai and Ray for that episode's main event, where the winning team got to challenge her for the title at New Year's Evil. The match was won by Jade and González.[9]

Raw roster member AJ Styles was scheduled for an appearance on the December 21 episode of NXT after Grayson Waller went after him on social media. On that subsequent episode, Styles praised the talent on NXT except for Waller. Waller was about to attack Styles, but backed off.[8] Waller then made a surprise appearance on the following Raw, where he confronted Styles from the front row during Styles' promo and held a sign that said, "The Grayson Waller Effect is Phenomenal". Waller stated that he visited Raw in response to Styles' visit to NXT. Styles responded by saying that Raw is where stars are made, and Waller was "not a star."[10] At NXT the next day, following Waller's match, Styles appeared on the TitanTron and told Waller that he got the wrong type of attention on Raw. Styles then stated that he would see Waller at New Year's Evil.[9]

At NXT: Halloween Havoc, Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) defeated MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in a Lumber Jack-o'-Lantern match to win the NXT Tag Team Championship for a second time.[7] The following month saw Carter and Lee go on a journey to find the person responsible for the legend of MSK called "The Shaman".[11][12][13][14][15] On the December 7 episode of NXT, The Shaman was revealed to be Raw roster member and Raw Tag Team Champion Riddle, who helped them find themselves on their way to regaining the tag titles.[16][17] On the December 28 episode, MSK returned and called out Imperium, who said they were the best tag team in the division. Walter then appeared on the TitanTron and said that Imperium showed "dignity and respect" to the tag titles, and MSK did not deserve a title match but a beating from his hands. Riddle then appeared on the TitanTron and proposed a six-man tag team match between him and MSK against Imperium, which Walter accepted.[9]

On the September 21 episode of NXT, Roderick Strong defeated Kushida to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.[18] Three weeks later, Carmelo Hayes cashed in his NXT Breakout Tournament contract and defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott to win the NXT North American Championship.[19] After the two men brawled with each other on the December 21 episode of NXT, Malcolm Bivens challenged Hayes to a match on Strong's behalf, leading to a contract signing the following week,[8] which would be a championship unification match at New Year's Evil.[9]

Event

Preliminary matches

The television special began with NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong (accompanied by Hachiman and Malcolm Bivens) taking on NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes (accompanied by Trick Williams) to unify both titles. The two began with chain wrestling, which was dominated by Hayes. In the climax, after more back-and-forth action, Strong prevented a diving leg drop attempt and went for a superplex, but Hayes countered into a cutter on Strong, who got the worst of the impact. Hayes then performed a diving leg drop on Strong to win the match and unify the titles. The NXT Cruiserweight Championship was immediately retired, with Hayes being recognized as the final NXT Cruiserweight Champion and going forward as the North American Champion.[20]

Following this, the 2022 Men's and Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournaments were announced, with the women's tournament beginning in February and the men's tournament beginning in two weeks.[20]

After that, AJ Styles made his advertised appearance. Styles talked about his championship wins, but also having a few regrets. He mentioned his WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble, but never went through NXT. Styles stated that NXT had something special, which was the passion of the fans and wrestlers. Styles talked about Grayson Waller being bigger and better than this place when Waller interrupted. Waller talked about Styles' loss to Omos the previous night on Raw, stating that Styles lost that night because he was thinking about Waller. Styles then stated that he was not 100% ready for a fight. Waller then teased a fight, but preferred that they have a match as the main event of the following episode of NXT. Afterwards, Styles and Waller brawled, with Styles getting the upper hand after performing a Pele Kick. Styles attempted a Phenomenal Forearm, but Waller backed away to end the segment.[20]

Next, a backstage segment took place where Amari Miller talked with Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter. Catanzaro and Carter talked about winning the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament before Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta interrupted, challenging them and Miller to a match for the following episode of NXT. Tiffany Stratton passed up the offer of being Hartwell and Pirotta's partner, that spot being filled by Wendy Choo.[20]

In the second match, Imperium (Walter and NXT Tag Team Champions Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) took on MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) and Raw Tag Team Champion Riddle. Imperium dominated the early moments until Lee tagged in. Aichner performed a lariat on Lee. Lee ducked Aichner and tagged in Riddle before Walter tagged in. Walter then dominated Lee and Carter before Aichner and Barthel performed stereo Tree of Woe dropkicks on Lee. In the climax, Riddle escaped a European Bomb attempt before performing a High Knee on Barthel. Riddle performed a German Suplex on Walter. Lee and Carter performed a Dommsday Blockbuster on Aichner. Riddle then performed a corkscrew senton on Aichner before performing an RKO on Barthel to win the match.[20]

In the penultimate match, Mandy Rose defended the NXT Women's Championship against Cora Jade and Raquel González in a triple threat match. Rose arrived at the Performance Center with a helicopter, while González entered the Performance Center on a motorcycle. After González dominated Jade and Rose, Rose brought the fight to González before Jade cleared Rose from the ring. Later, Jade performed a hurricanrana on González before doing the same to Rose. González performed a backbreaker on Jade before lifting her up and throwing her out of the ring. González then brought Rose, who tried to escape, back inside the ring. Rose performed a Codebreaker on González for a nearfall. In the closing moments, González performed a Chingona Bomb on Rose, but Jade broke up the pin with a senton. González went for a superplex on Jade, but Jade shoved González off the top rope. Jade then tried to pin Rose, however, Rose countered into her own pinning combination to retain the title.[20]

Before the main event, Andre Chase talked about being grateful for one of his Chase University students protecting him the previous week and for Harland not throwing that student off the roof before Von Wagner interrupted. Wagner stated that he was the real star of NXT before attacking Chase. Wagner then attacked a few Chase University students in attendance before being escorted to the back to end the segment.[20]

Main event

In the main event, Tommaso Ciampa defended the NXT Championship against Bron Breakker. While Breakker made his entrance, he broke a giant X, signaling how a new era of NXT was starting. After an evenly contested match between the two, Ciampa attempted a DDT on Breakker onto the exposed concrete, but Breakker countered and performed an Alabama Slam on Ciampa through the announce table. Back inside the ring, Breakker performed a Military Press Powerslam on Ciampa, who grabbed the bottom rope to break the pin. Ciampa then kicked the ropes into Breakker's midsection and followed up with two Running Knees and a Fairytale ending on Breakker for a nearfall. In the closing moments, Ciampa attempted an Air Raid Crash on Breakker from the second rope, but Breakker shoved him off and followed up with a diving bulldog. Breakker forced Ciampa to submit to the Steiner Recliner to win the title for the first time.[20] After the event went off the air, Breakker's father, Rick Steiner, who had not appeared in WWE since 1994, celebrated the moment with Breakker.[21]

Aftermath

New NXT Champion Bron Breakker opened the following episode of NXT to talk about his win at NXT: New Year's Evil. Breakker gave thanks to Tommaso Ciampa for congratulating him on his win and paying respect to Breakker's father, Rick Steiner. Breakker then stated that he would prove why he was the champion every week.[22]

Also on NXT, Wendy Choo (in her first WWE match), Indi Hartwell, and Persia Pirotta defeated Amari Miller, Kacy Catanzaro, and Kayden Carter.[22]

After Von Wagner attacked Andre Chase and the Chase University students in attendance at NXT: New Year's Evil, it was revealed that the WWE disciplinary committee had fined and suspended Wagner indefinitely. However, later that night, it was revealed that Wagner paid his fine and that the suspension was lifted.[22]

AJ Styles and Grayson Waller had their match on the following episode of NXT, where Styles was victorious. After the match, Styles called Waller "good, but not phenomenal." He then introduced one of Waller's friends, which was revealed to be LA Knight, in his first appearance since being attacked by Waller in the parking lot on the December 14, 2021, episode of NXT. Knight then attacked Waller before standing tall with Styles as the show ended.[22] This resulted in Knight and Waller continuing their rivalry.

MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) entered the 2022 Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and made it to the finals at Vengeance Day,[23][24] where they were eliminated by The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed).[25] At NXT: Roadblock, MSK replaced The Creed Brothers after the latter were mysteriously attacked backstage and took on defending champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) for the NXT Tag Team Championship, only for the match to end in a no-contest when The Creed Brothers attacked both teams,[26] making a triple threat tag team match between the three teams for the titles being made official for NXT Stand & Deliver on April 2.[27]

After Cora Jade and Raquel González failed to defeat Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship, González initially rejected Jade's offer to be her partner in the 2022 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.[28][23] On the February 1 episode of NXT, González defeated Jade, after which, González accepted Jade's offer to be her partner in the tournament.[29] They then spent the next few weeks preparing for the tournament.[25][30] They made it to the semifinals at NXT: Roadblock,[31] where they were eliminated after interference from NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne).[26] A week later, Jade stole the title belts from Rose, Dolin, and Jayne, but was attacked by Rose in the parking lot, setting up a match between Jade and Rose for the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver.[27] On the March 29 episode, González saved Dakota Kai from a 3-on-1 beatdown by Rose, Dolin, and Jayne, leading to a match pitting Dolin and Jayne against González and Kai for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship at Stand & Deliver.[32]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[20]
1Carmelo Hayes (North American Champion) (with Trick Williams) defeated Roderick Strong (Cruiserweight Champion) (with Hachiman and Malcolm Bivens) by pinfallSingles match to unify the NXT North American Championship and NXT Cruiserweight Championship[33]15:29
2Riddle and MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) defeated Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, and Marcel Barthel) by pinfallSix-man tag team match[33]13:50
3Mandy Rose (c) defeated Cora Jade and Raquel González by pinfallTriple threat match for the NXT Women's Championship[33]12:33
4Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa (c) by submissionSingles match for the NXT Championship[33]15:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ Rueter, Sean (December 6, 2020). "NXT goes with a WCW deep cut for its next themed episode". Cageside Seats. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (December 6, 2020). "WWE Announces 'New Year's Evil' Special Episode of NXT". 411Mania. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Moore, John (December 5, 2021). "NXT WarGames results: Moore's live review of two WarGames matches, Roderick Strong vs. Joe Gacy for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel vs. Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner for the NXT Tag Titles, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a hair vs. hair match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Defelice, Robert (December 5, 2021). "NXT New Year's Evil 2022 Set For January 4". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Moore, John (October 26, 2021). "10/26 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Halloween Havoc with Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, plus Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal stipulations for Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Title, and MSK vs. Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel for the NXT Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d Moore, John (December 21, 2021). "12/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of AJ Styles responding to Grayson Waller, Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai in a street fight, Pete Dunne vs. Tony D'Angelo, Dexter Lumis vs. Trick Williams, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Zack Gibson and James Drake, Von Wagner in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d Moore, John (December 28, 2021). "12/28 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Raquel Gonzalez and Cora Jade vs. Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray for spots in the Triple Threat for the NXT Women's Championship, Solo Sikoa vs. Santos Escobar, Grayson Waller vs. Odyssey Jones, Harland vs. Andre Chase, Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ^ Keller, Wade (December 27, 2021). "12/27 WWE Monday Night Raw Results: Keller's report on Miz & Maryse renew vows, Mysterios vs. Street Profits, Orton vs. Otis, Priest vs. Ziggler, Day 1 hype amidst COVID outbreak". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Moore, John (November 2, 2021). "11/2 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis vs. Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams, Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza, Dakota Kai vs. Cora Jade, Cameron Grimes visits Duke Hudson's Poker Room". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  12. ^ Moore, John (November 9, 2021). "11/9 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of "Toxic Attraction" Mandy Rose, Jacy Jayne, and Gigi Dolan vs. Io Shirai, Kacy Catanzaro, and Kayden Carter, Kay Lee Ray vs. Sarray, Joe Gacy vs. Boa, and Kushida and Ikemen Jiro vs. Julius Creed and Brutus Creed". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Moore, John (November 16, 2021). "11/16 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Raquel Gonzalez vs. Dakota Kai, Dexter Lumis vs. Tony D'Angelo, Odyssey Jones, Kushida, and Ikemen Jiro vs. Roderick Strong, Julius Creed, and Brutus Creed, a poker showdown with Cameron Grimes and Duke Hudson". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  14. ^ Moore, John (November 23, 2021). "11/23 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Pete Dunne for the NXT North American Title, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Grayson Waller in a non-title match, Mandy Rose vs. Cora Jade in a non-title match, Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Moore, John (November 30, 2021). "11/30 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Kay Lee Ray vs. Dakota Kai in a ladder match for the WarGames advantage, men's ladder match for the WarGames advantage, Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, Joe Gacy's All-Inclusive Invitational". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  16. ^ Moore, John (December 7, 2021). "12/7 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Johnny Gargano addressing his future, Kyle O'Reilly vs. Von Wagner in a cage match, Santos Escobar vs. Xyon Quinn, NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes vs. Dexter Lumis in a non-title match, MSK meeting The Shaman". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  17. ^ Moore, John (December 14, 2021). "12/14 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong vs. Bron Breakker, Cameron Grimes vs. Duke Hudson in a No Holds Barred match, Cora Jade vs. Dakota Kai, Edris Enofe vs. Boa, Tony D'Angelo vs. Andre Chase, Harland's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  18. ^ Moore, John (September 21, 2021). "9/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Kushida vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Moore, John (October 12, 2021). "10/12 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Isaiah Scott vs. Santos Escobar for the North American Championship, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Joe Gacy, Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner vs. Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland, Ivy Nile's in-ring debut". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i Moore, John (January 4, 2022). "1/4 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, Gunther, Fabian Aichner, and Marcel Barthel vs. Riddle and MSK, Mandy Rose vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Roderick Strong in a title unification match, AJ Styles confronts Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  21. ^ Davis, Paul (January 4, 2022). "Rick Steiner appeared after WWE NXT 2.0 went off the air". Wrestling News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (January 11, 2022). "1/11 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's alt-perspective on Styles vs. Waller, D'Angelo vs. Dunne in "Crowbar on a Pole" match, Escobar vs. Quinn, Breakker appears, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  23. ^ a b Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (January 25, 2022). "1/25 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on big six-woman tag team match, two Dusty Cup matches, Sikoa vs. Boa falls count anywhere, OllieJayy performs, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  24. ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (February 8, 2022). "2/8 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on Rose vs. Ray for Women's Championship, Choo vs. Stratton, Sarray vs. Kai, two men's Dusty Classic matches, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  25. ^ a b Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (February 15, 2022). "2/15 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on "Vengeance Day" with three title matches, the men's Dusty Classic final, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  26. ^ a b Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (March 8, 2022). "3/8 NXT 2.0 "Roadblock" Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on triple threat NXT Championship match, Tag Team Championship match, Last Man Standing match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  27. ^ a b Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (March 15, 2022). "3/15 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on "Miz TV" with Ziggler, A-Kid's debut against Kushida, Hartwell vs. Pirotta, Stratton vs. Sarray, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  28. ^ Moore, John (January 18, 2022). "1/18 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Walter vs. Roderick Strong, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed vs. Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament match, Kay Lee Ray vs. Ivy Nile, Tony D'Angelo's memorial service for Pete Dunne". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  29. ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (February 1, 2022). "2/1 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on Diamond Mine vs. Imperium, Breakker & Ciampa vs. Wilde & Mendoza, Gonzalez vs. Jade, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  30. ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (February 22, 2022). "2/22 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on Ciampa vs. Ziggler #1 contender's match, two women's Dusty Classic matches, Knight vs. Waller, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  31. ^ Hazelwood, Bruce Lee (March 1, 2022). "3/1 NXT 2.0 Report: Hazelwood's live alt-perspective on loaded show with big tag team opener, two women's Dusty Classic matches, Hayes vs. Dunne title match, Gunther vs. Sikoa, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  32. ^ Moore, John (March 29, 2022). "3/29 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Cameron Grimes vs. A-Kid vs. Roderick Strong in a second chance qualifier for the ladder match for the NXT North American Title, Imperium vs. LA Knight and MSK, Bodhi Hayward vs. Von Wagner, Tiffany Stratton vs. Ivy Nile". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  33. ^ a b c d "Bron breaks Tommaso Ciampa to become new NXT Champion". WWE. January 4, 2022. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=NXT:_New_Year%27s_Evil_(2022)&oldid=1190825868"