NXT 2.0 is ringing in the new year with New Years Evil, a massive “premium live event” (maybe?) that features several huge title matches.
The first match of the evening was the title unification match between Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong and NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes. The (commercial-free) main event for the NXT title as Bronn Brekker battled Tomasso Ciampa
Here are the highlights and the results of Carmelo Hayes vs. Roderick Strong
What a crazy start
don’t blink#NXTNYE #UnificationMatch @Carmelo_WWE @roderickstrong pic.twitter.com/wTOXJYUlLJ
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
A Roderick Strong match means fast, hard-hitting action.
.@roderickstrong turns @Carmelo_WWE inside out!#NXTNYE #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/SxaU0Zw8lD
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022
.@Carmelo_WWE and @roderickstrong are putting it all on the line in this #UnificationMatch!!
Who will walk out of #NXTNYE as #WWENXT North American Champion? pic.twitter.com/ccFn3u353b
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
An absolutely insane top-rope maneuver!
#NXTNYE #WWENXT @Carmelo_WWE @roderickstrong pic.twitter.com/1uWvEMGqi7
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
He didn’t miss. #AndNEW
Congrats @Carmelo_WWE ! ✊ #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/MKB1JImAS5
— iLLite Gaming (@iLLite_Gaming) January 5, 2022
Twitter went wild for the match!
THEE LEGEND, THEE ICON, THEE A CHAMP!!!! #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/l1od05J17s
— (@MelaninTwtz) January 5, 2022
Hayes vs Strong was a banger. #NXTNYE
— Shayan Najafi (@RasslinLeafsFan) January 5, 2022
Carmelo vs Roddy was dope. #NXTNYE #NXTCast
— Yoruichi’s Timbs (@AnwarStarwind) January 5, 2022
CARMELO!!!!!!
WHAT A MATCH #WWENXT#NXTNYE #NXTNYE #WWENXT
— Hunter00 (@RO_Hunter00) January 5, 2022
Carmelo Hayes doesn’t get enough credit for how he steps up in these big match situations.
This is the type of workhorse that can be a stalwart for the brand for years to come. #NXTNYE #WWENXT
— Tru Heel Heat Wrestling (@TruHeelHeat) January 5, 2022
carmelo hayes vs roderick strong was#WWENXT #NXTNYE https://t.co/2NYvp1CSRr pic.twitter.com/oXcGTd5WlZ
— ultrapurwater (@ultrapurwater) January 5, 2022
Congrats to the winner, Carmelo Hayes!
.@Carmelo_WWE has done it! #NXTNYE #WWENXT #UnificationMatch pic.twitter.com/fPqqTbbZQj
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
The NXT Cruiserweight Title and NXT North American Title have been unified!@Carmelo_WWE walks out of #NXTNYE STILL your NXT North American Champion!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/PACmO0UH53
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022
Hayes is definitely a guy they’re investing in. He has the moves and the personality to be a big star if he can avoid WWE’s dispassionate “budget cut” process. I wonder if he will defend both of the titles? I think the Cruiserweight title is, unfortunately, going away and the North American Title will carry the lineage of both.
But the main event had all the buzz, as Bron Brekker got his second shot at Tomasso Ciampa’s NXT title.
Bron giving off major Big Poppa Pump vibes
message sent#NXTNYE #NXTChampionship #WWENXT @bronbreakkerwwe @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/BoWKyS5afJ
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
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He is the Big Bad Booty Nephew!
Raw POWER#WWENXT #NXTNYE #NXTChampionship @bronbreakkerwwe pic.twitter.com/tqdxfigy5m
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
Ciampa got a new DLC of moves
Jesus Christ, Ciampa pulling out all the stops tonight! #WWENXT #NXTNYE
— Warren (@TheDiscusLariat) January 5, 2022
.@NXTCiampa laying it all on the line!#NXTNYE #NXTChampionship pic.twitter.com/FCraTz19J4
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
GENETIC FREAK!
#NXTNYE #NXTChampionship @bronbreakkerwwe pic.twitter.com/OK8VXhT0tJ
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
Ciampa getting the Crimson Mask
Ciampa is busted open #WWENXT #NXTNYE
— Beastmode9000™  (@_Beastmode9000_) January 5, 2022
bro…. #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/mlQ0duGfLi
— UNITY_EVADE (OM 10-3) (@EVADE_TTG) January 5, 2022
.@NXTCiampa and @bronbreakkerwwe just beating the tar out of each other for the #NXTChampionship. #NXTNYE #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/eYFN4CDqb9
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
Bron Breakker way too polished for someone who’s been wrestling for less than a year. That standing moonsault… #WWENXT #NXTNYE #NewYearsEvil pic.twitter.com/9JCjSZgpsb
— Zande #BLM (@KingZairois) January 5, 2022
BRON HITS THE FRANKENSTEINER!!
Ciampa going to his old-faithful: The concrete floor.
But Bron counters with an Alabama slam THROUGH THE TABLE
WOOOW TROUGHT THE TABLE!!!!!#WWENXT #NXTNYE
— WWE Diego (@IWCDiego) January 5, 2022
Driven through the announce desk! #NXTNYE #WWENXT #NXTChampionship @bronbreakkerwwe @NXTCiampa pic.twitter.com/lnjaZUWbr6
— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022
BRON KICKS OUT OF THE FAIRYTALE ENDING!
THEN Ciampa taps to the Steiner Recliner!
#BronBreakker wins the #WWENXT Championship Title!!! pic.twitter.com/2McjPBP8Kj
— Ringside News (@ringsidenews_) January 5, 2022
It’s his @WWENXT NOW!#ANDNEWWWW NXT CHAMPION: @BRONBREAKKERWWE! #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/dkmPxdfIup
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 5, 2022
Bron Breakker es el nuevo campeón de NXT #WWENXT #NXTNYE pic.twitter.com/puRTVblzmR
— FABRO 820 (CODY RHODES ES TNT CHAMPION) (@FABRO820) January 5, 2022
Amazing show. An amazing main event. But as people say, RIP To the Black & Gold Brand
Black and Gold was great, I watched it from the beginning in 2012. But imma give enjoy 2.0, too many talented people for me to not to. #WWENXT #NXTNYE #NewYearsEvil
— Zande #BLM (@KingZairois) January 5, 2022
The end of the Black and Gold era. #WWENXT https://t.co/yhDU8MqR7X
— Dude Duff (@dude_duff) January 5, 2022
What a helluva curtain call for the old NXT! Thank you, Black and Gold! #WWENXT
— Guthrie Roy Hartford (@TheGuthrieRoy) January 5, 2022
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