Oba Femi defeated Trick Williams and Eddy Thorpe in a triple threat match at "WWE NXT New Year's Evil" to become the new NXT Champion. Femi became the number one contender to Williams' title with his win in the Iron Survivor Challenge at Deadline in December,

This week’s episode of NXT, the New Year’s Evil special, featured yet another angle where Eddy Thorpe was beat up and his status for the NXT championship match in doubt. Only this time he didn’t beat himself up.

WWE NXT New Year’s Evil comes to you live from The Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles. It’s the first NXT show of the year and the first WWE program after RAW’s historic Netflix debut. For those who missed out on the show,

This is Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE NXT" New Year's Evil 2025, with a NXT Championship Triple Threat between Trick Williams, Oba Femi and Eddy Thorpe!

Oba Femi has won the gold. At WWE NXT New Year’s Evil, Trick Williams defended the NXT Championship against Oba Femi and Eddy Thorpe. Before the match, Thorpe was attacked backstage. He did not enter alongside Williams and Femi,

Giulia won the gold at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil. At WWE NXT New Year’s Evil, Giulia challenged Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship. She earned a title shot by winning the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at NXT Deadline.

Roxanne Perez came into the 2025 New Year’s Evil special episode of NXT television this week having been women’s champion for 274 days, an impressive feat considering how stacked the women’s division has been in the WWE developmental brand.