WWE NXT New Year's Evil Results 1/7 - NXT Title Triple Threat, Roxanne Perez Defends NXT Women's Title & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE NXT" New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025, coming to you live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California!

Trick Williams will be defending the NXT Championship against Oba Femi and Eddy Thorpe in a Triple Threat Match. Thorpe was originally slated to compete in the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge at "NXT" Deadline on December 7, but staged an attack on himself in order to get himself a shot at the NXT Championship. Femi aubsequently took his place in the match and defeated Wes Lee, Je'Von Evans, Nathan Frazer, and Ethan Page to secure a shot at Williams' title. Thorpe's plan worked, and he got himself a one-on-one match with Williams for his title on the December 17 episode of "NXT" which ultimately ended with both men pinning one another.

Roxanne Perez will be putting the NXT Women's Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Wren Sinclair at a "NXT" Live Event on December 14 as she defends against Giulia. Not only was Giulia previously unable to dethrone Perez as titleholder on the October 1 episode of "NXT", but she emerged victorious over Stephanie Vaquer, Zaria, Sol Ruca, and Wren Sinclair in the Women's Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline to secure her spot in tonight's match.

Speaking of Vaquer, she will be competing in a match of her own tonight as she squares off against Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, and Cora Jade in a Fatal Four-Way Number One Contenders Match for the Women's North American Championship. Elsewhere in the women's division, Tatum Paxley will be joining forces with her new allies Shotzi and Gigi Dolin to go head-to-head with Fatal Influence's Jacy Jayne, Jazmyn Nyx, and Women's North American Champion Fallon Henley in a Six Woman Tag Team Match.

Lexis King will be challenging Charlie Dempsey for the NXT Heritage Cup in a Sudden Death Round Match, whereby the man who scores the first pinfall or tap out will be declared as the winner unlike a typical Heritage Cup match. King came close to dethroning Dempsey as NXT Heritage Cup champion on the December 24 episode of the show, but controversey arose after a disqualification ensued due to interference at the hands of William Regal.

Additionally, The Rock is set to make an appearance on tonight's show after making his return during last night's edition of "WWE Raw".

We are live! Vic Joseph, Booker T, and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Giulia makes her way out to the ring. Roxanne Perez follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns locking each other in submissions and pinning one another before Giuia lands a strike on Perez in the corner and follows it up with a dropkick. She delivers a boot to Perez in the corner, then dumps her back inside the ring.

Back from the break, Giulia ascends to the top rope. Perez meets her up there and delivers a hurricanrana to her, then goes for a pin but Giulia kicks out. Giulia and Perez then exchange strikes with one another, but Perez connects with a tope suicida on Giulia on the outside and dumps her back inside the ring. She ascends to the top, but Giulia meets her up there and connects with a double underhook superplex on her.

Giulia sends Perez crashing into the mat and pins her, but Perez kicks out. Perez cinches in a crossface on Giulia, but Giulia escapes. Perez looks to land Pop Rox on Giulia, but Giulia avoids it. Perez then dropkicks Giulia out of the ring, but Giulia responds with a suplex to Perez. The referee begins a ten count, and Cora Jade helps Perez back into the ring. Giulia beats hte count as well, and Perez delivers Pop Rox to her. She goes for a pin, but Giulia kicks out. Perez then transitions in a Crossbreaker Armbar on Giulia, but Giulia counters into a pinfall. Perez kicks out, and Giulia sends her crashing into the mat with a Northern Lights Bomb for the win.

Winner (and new): Giulia

We then head backstage and see officials checking on a seemingly attacked Eddy Thorpe. Ava approaches them and makes it clear that she thinks Thorpe is faking the attack as he did a few weeks ago.

Stephanie Vaquer then makes her way down to the ring. Cora Jade, Kelani Jordan, and Lola Vice all follow.

The bell rings and Vaquer, Jordan, and Vice all fire off strikes on Jade. Jade is sent crashing out of the ring, but pulls Jordan out to join her. Jordan levels Jade, then gets back inside the ring before her, Vice, and Vaquer all take turns rolling one another up.

Jade delivers a double stomp to Jordan's spine, then pins her. Vaquer breaks the fall, then sends Jade's head repeatedly bouncing off the mat. Vice locks in a submission on Vaquer, btu Jordan breaks it up with a kick. She then levels Vice and Vaquer with a double dropkick, and runs Jade over with a shoulder tackle. Jade and Jordan level one another with clotheslines as Vaquer and Vice brawl on the outside. Vice levels Vaquer with a strike, but Jordan delivers a Tornillo over the top rope to level Vice. Jade then flies off the apron with a senton to level Jordan.

Back from another break, Vaquer uses the rope to land a Dragon Screw on Jordan. She connects with a meteora on Jade in the corner, then rolls up Vice. Vice kicks out and fires off a series of kicks on Vaquer, then lands several rapid fire ones on Jordan before landing a Hip Attack on Vaquer and looking to land a second one on Jordan. Jordan moves out of the way before Vice can land the maneuver.

The action spills out of the ring, and Vaquer flies off the top to level Vice and Jade. Jordan follows suit to level all four women, then pins Vaquer back inside the ring. Vaquer counters into a pin of her own, but Vice dumps her out of the ring. Vice turns around into a jumping knee from Jade, but Jordan drives Jade into the mat and looks to land a 450 Splash off the top rope. Jade moves out of the way, but Vice lands the 305 on Jordan. Vaquer dumps Vice out of the ring and delivers a package backbreaker to Jordan for the win.

Winner (and new Number One Contender): Stephanie Vaquer

We then head backstage and see Sarah Schreiber catching up with Ava. Oba Femi approaches the two women and takes credit for the attack on Thorpe despite Ava's insistence on keeping the NXT Championship match a Triple Threat.

Fatal Influence then make their way down to the ring. Shotzi, Tatum Paxley, and Gigi Dolin follow.

Fatal Influence blindsides Shotzi, Dolin, and Paxley before the bell. The bell rings and Paxley lands a dropkick on Jacy Jayne. She delivers a crossbody to her in the corner, then sends her crashing into the mat and goes for a pin. Jayne kicks out, then delivers a kick to Paxley and tags in Jazmyn Nyx.

Nyx looks to land a kick on Paxley, but Paxley levels her with a jawbreaker and tags in Dolin. Dolin tags out to Shotzi, and Paxley, Shotzi, and Dolin all triple team on Nyx. Fallon Henley tags in, and Shotzi levels her with a forearm. Shotzi delivers a suplex to Henley in the corner and pin her, but Henley kicks out. Henley lands a kick on Shotzi, then delivers a knee to her face and sends her crashing into the mat with a Sling Blade. She goes for a pin, but Dolin and Paxley break the fall.

All six women then begin brawling with one another and Shotzi looks to fly to level Henley, but Henley intercepts her with a kick. Dolin levels Nyx with a headbutt, but Jayne levels Dolin with a senton off the apron. Paxley takes down Jayne, and Shotzi delivers a suplex to Henley on the floor.

Back from the break, Paxley sends Jayne crashing into the mat with a back suplex and tags in Dolin. Dolin levels Nyx and Henley on the apron, then fires off right hands on Jayne and connects with a roundhouse kick on her head. Dolin looks to send Jayne crashing into the mat, but Myx provides her with a helping hand. Henley tags in, but Dolin levels her with Jayne with a double neckbreaker. Shotzi then tags in and delivers a crossbody to Henley off the top. She follows it up with a senton off the top for the win.

Winners: Shotzi, Tatum Paxley, and Gigi Dolin

We then head backstage and see Ethan Page complaining to Ava about being left off New Year's Evil. Ava makes it clear that she calls the shots on "NXT" and is furious at him for Je'Von Evans suffering a wired shut jaw. The Rock then interrupts them and reiterates Ava's point about Ava calling the shots. The Rock then tells Page that if he wants to be cool with him, then he has to be cool with Ava.

Lexis King then makes his way out to the ring. No Quarter Catch Crew follows.

The bell rings and Dempsey wears King down with a submission. He fires off uppercuts on him, but King levels Dempsey, Tavion Heights, and Miles Borne with a crossbody off the top rope.

Back from the break, King connects with a clothesline on Dempsey and follows it up with a suplex. He goes for a pin, but King kicks out. King lands a crossbody off the ropes, but Dempsey sees him coming and transitions into an Armbar. King escapes by sending Dempsey crashing into the mat before Dempsey levels King. King sends Dempsey crashing into the mat with The Coronation for the win.

Winner (and new): Lexis King

Trick Williams then makes his way down to the ring. Oba Femi follows, but Eddy Thorpe is nowhere to be found.

The bell rings and the two lock up. William sends Femi crashing into the mat with a Fireman's Carry Michinoku Driver.

Back from the break, Femi lands a right hand on Williams' spine. Williams responds with a uranage to Femi off the middle rope and goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out. Femi and Williams then exchange strikes with one another, but Williams lands a neckbreaker on Femi and follows it up with a bodyslam. He then delivers a flapjack and a DDT before connecting with a roundhouse kick and going for a pin. Femi kicks out.

Femi delivers a sit-out powerbomb to Williams and goes for a pin, but Thorpe appears at ringside and pulls the referee out of the ring to stop the count. Femi levels Thorpe and lands a spinebuster on him, then sends him crashing into the mat and lands a pair of uppercuts on him. Williams catches Femi with a jumping knee and pins him, but Femi kicks out. Williams looks to land the Trick Shot Knee on Femi, but Thorpe clocks Williams with a chair he brought to ringside with him. This opens the door for Femi to deliver a powerbomb to Williams for the win.

Winner (and new): Oba Femi

The Rock then makes his way out to the ring.

The Rock says he has a lot of nicknames, and says this time last year, everywhere he went, he was asked about why he was so mean to Cody Rhodes. He says this time last year, The Rock gave props to Rhodes and gave him his flowers despite people questioning it. He says he told Triple H and Nick Khan he wanted to come to "NXT" to experience the crowd, and expresses the importance of the role of the crowd.