NXT: New Year's Evil (2021)
NXT: New Year's Evil | |||
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Promotion WWE | | ||
Brand(s) | NXT | ||
Date | January 6, 2021 | ||
City | Orlando, Florida | ||
Venue | WWE Performance Center | ||
Attendance | 0 (behind closed doors)[a] | ||
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The 2021 NXT: New Year's Evil was the inaugural
Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Production
Background
On December 27, 1999, the former professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW) produced a New Year's-themed television special titled New Year's Evil, which was broadcast on TNT as a special episode of WCW's flagship program, Monday Nitro.[1] This would be the only New Year's Evil event produced by WCW, and then in March 2001, the company was acquired by WWE, at the time still known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in May 2002).[2] On December 6, 2020, after 21 years since that WCW event, WWE announced that it would revive New Year's Evil to be held for its developmental brand NXT on January 6, 2021, as a special episode of NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. Prior to this special, WWE's previous New Year's-themed event was the New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event, which was held from 2005 to 2007.[3] WWE also announced that the show would be hosted by NXT wrestler Dexter Lumis.[4]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the
Storylines
The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed
At
At
On the December 30 episode of NXT, while
On the December 30 episode of NXT, after weeks of training sessions, Xia Li and Boa announced that they would make an appearance at New Year's Evil.[16]
Canceled and rescheduled match
At TakeOver: WarGames,
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times Singles match for the NXT Championship[20] | 17:24 | |
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Notes
- ^ The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, though it featured a live crowd of WWE wrestlers, trainees, and select invited fans as well as virtual fans via NXT's Capitol Wrestling Center viewing experience.
References
- ^ Rueter, Sean (December 6, 2020). "NXT goes with a WCW deep cut for its next themed episode". Cageside Seats. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "WWE Entertainment, Inc. Acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting". March 23, 2001. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
- 411Mania. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Capitol Wrestling Center to be unveiled tonight at NXT TakeOver 31". WWE. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (October 4, 2020). "NXT TakeOver 31 To Feature The Debut Of The Capitol Wrestling Center". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- Discovery Communications. Archivedfrom the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Wells, Kelly (October 4, 2020). "NXT TAKEOVER 31 REPORT 10/4: Live results and match analysis for O'Reilly vs. Balor, Shirai vs. LeRae, Escobar vs. Swerve, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ WWE.com Staff (October 4, 2020). "Injury update on Finn Bálor and Kyle O'Reilly". WWE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020.
- ^ Upton, Felix (October 8, 2020). "WWE Not Talking About Kyle O'Reilly's Injury at NXT TakeOver: 31". Ringside News. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c Lindberg, Nate (December 9, 2020). "12/9 NXT ON USA REPORT: Lindberg's Live Results for Ciampa vs. Grimes, Ember Moon vs. Raquel Gonzales, Finn Balor's appearance and the fallout from War Games". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Wells, Kelly (December 16, 2020). "12/16 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells's report on Kyle O'Reilly vs. Pete Dunne in a #1 Contender's match, Rhea Ripley vs. Toni Storm, Ruff & Kushida vs. Gargano & Theory, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Wells, Kelly (October 28, 2020). "10/28 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells's report on Halloween Havoc featuring Shirai vs. LeRae; Gargano vs. Priest in "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal"". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Wells, Kelly (December 6, 2020). "NXT TAKEOVER REPORT 12/6: Wells's live results and match analysis for men's and women's WarGames, Ruff vs. Gargano vs. Priest, Lumis vs. Grimes, Ciampa vs. Thatcher". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Wells, Kelly (December 23, 2020). "12/23 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells's report on Burch & Lorcan vs. Drake & Dain in a Street Fight, Rhea Ripley vs. Dakota Kai, A Very Gargano Christmas, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Wells, Kelly (January 4, 2021). "12/30 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells's report on Johnny Gargano vs. Leon Ruff, Bronson Reed vs. Isaiah Scott, Mercedes Martinez returns, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (January 6, 2021). "Timothy Thatcher Suffers A Minor Injury While Training, Fight Pit Match Postponed Indefinitely". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Wells, Kelly (January 13, 2021). "1/13 NXT ON USA REPORT: Wells's report on Candice LeRae vs. Shotzi Blackheart, Johnny Gargano vs. Dexter Lumis, Dusty Classic beginning, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Lindberg, Nate (January 20, 2021). "1/20 NXT ON USA REPORT: Lindberg's report on Thatcher vs. Ciampa in the Fight Pit, First Round Dusty Classic Matches including Theory & Gargano vs. Kushida & Ruff, & more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Garretson, Jordan (January 4, 2021). "NXT New Year's Evil results, Jan. 6, 2021: Bálor retains NXT Title after grueling battle with O'Reilly". WWE. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (January 6, 2021). "1/6 NXT TV results: Moore's review of New Year's Evil featuring Finn Balor vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the NXT Title, Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Gonzalez in a Last Woman Standing match, Karrion Kross vs. Damian Priest, Santos Escobar vs. Gran Metalik for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.