After WWE Raw had their Day 1 special show, it was time for NXT to have their first show of the year and it was an absolute banger of a show. Shawn Michaels did an excellent job with all the Matches and all the wrestlers who were involved with these Matches were at their best and the women especially stole the show. Between WWE Raw Day 1 and NXT New Year’s Evil , the women had 6 matches and all of them were good to great.
Let’s look at the Results of NXT New Year’s Evil 2024
Lyra Valkaria beat Blair Davenport for NXT Women’s Championship
This was the first match of the show and it was for the NXT Women’s Championship. It was between Lyra Valkaria vs Blair Davenport and these 2 women showed the world why they are competing for the top prize. This was an excellent match and Blair Davenport was a game challenger who took Lyra Valkaria to her limit and they Wrestled for 8 minutes and 30 seconds. The only regret is that the match could have been 6 minutes longer and allowed them to tell a great story. Lyra Valkaria won the match and is still NXT Women’s Champion.
Latino World Order beat No Quarter Catch Crew
This was a 6 man tag team match and this was one of the best matches of the entire show. This was the match that had the moment of the show and raises the level of this event. Dragon Lee was not here for this match therefore with Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro a returning Carlito was in the match against Drew Gulak, Myles Borne and Damon Kemp. In this match Joaquin Wilde flew from the ring almost halfway and the LWO team won the match.
Arianna Grace beat Roxanne Perez
This was the second women’s match of the show and this was a very short match that was all of 5 minutes. In this match the story of Roxanne Perez was the dominant part as she is losing everything and she is going mad and potentially going towards turning heel. She lost this match by referee decision and the look on her face was telling. Arianna Grace got a big win for her career.
Fallon Henley beat Tiffany Straton in a Ranch Hand or Servant Match
This was the match with the most unique stipulation in the show. This was a ranch hand or servant match. This match was the best women’s match in the show. Tiffany Straton showed yet again as to why she is the best woman in NXT. This was a 9 minutes match and Fallon Henley got the biggest win of her career and this means that Tiffany Straton will be the Ranch Hand of Fallon Henley for a day.
Oba Femi beat Riley Osborne in the Final of Men’s Breakout Tournament
The Men’s Breakout Tournament had it’s final at NXT New Year’s Evil and it was between 2 of the top young wrestlers in NXT. The fans liked both of them and this was the second longest match in the show for 10 minutes and these 2 Wrestlers made full use of their time and had a banger. Oba Femi was the winner and he has earned a shot at a championship.
Trick Williams beat Grayson Waller
This match was originally supposed to be between Trick Williams vs Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship but as Ilja Dragunov was not cleared so Carmelo Hayes played the perfect game and he put the number 1 contenders spot of Trick Williams on the line against Grayson Waller. Then Shawn Michaels announced that a former NXT Champion will be seeing this match from ringside. That was Kevin Owens and he helped Trick Williams beat Grayson Waller and keep his number 1 contenders spot.
