NXT Results – Jan. 4, 2022 – New Year’s Evil – Ciampa vs. Breakker

NXT Results

TPWW

Jan 4, 2022

Results by Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Orlando, FL – NXT Arena (WWE Performance Center)
Commentary: Vic Joseph & Wade Barrett

Quick Match Results

NXT North American Championship & NXT Cruiserweight Championship Title Unification Match: Carmelo Hayes defeated Roderick Strong via top rope leg drop to the back of the head to become the unified NXT North American & Cruiserweight Champion
Riddle & MSK defeated WALTER & Imperium via doomsday blockbuster by MSK and RKO by Riddle on Barthel
NXT Women’s Championship Triple Threat Match: Mandy Rose (c) defeated Raquel Gonzalez and Cora Jade via cradle pinfall on Jade
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa (c) via camel clutch – New NXT Champion

Title Unification Match
NXT North American Championship & NXT Cruiserweight Championship
Carmelo Hayes vs. Roderick Strong

They lock up and they go around the ring until the referee forces a break. Hayes with a clean break. They lock up again and Hayes with a wrist lock. Strong with a reversal. Hayes with an arm drag and drop kick. Hayes with a take down and Strong with a head scissors. Strong with a head lock take down and Hayes with a head scissors. Both men with arm drags. Hayes and Strong each get near falls with a leg sweep. Hayes kicks Strong. Hayes with a chop and Strong misses some chops. Hayes with a side head lock. Strong chops Hayes a few times. Strong goes to the floor after Hayes and Williams almost gets chopped. Strong with more chops. Strong with a knee when Hayes returns to the ring and connects with forearms. Hayes flips over the back and Strong with a back elbow.

Hayes avoids a forearm and Hayes puts Strong in the ropes and connects with a kick to the back of the head and a springboard leg crop. Hayes comes off the ropes but Strong catches him. Hayes avoids a suplex. They go back and forth and Hayes sends Strong to the apron and Hayes with a slingshot DDT on the apron. Hayes goes up top and misses a boot. Strong with a flying boot for a near fall. Strong chops Hayes a few times. Hayes and Strong exchange chops and Strong chokes Hayes in the ropes. Strong kicks Hayes. Strong with a forearm and kick to Hayes in the corner. Strong with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Strong with an arm bar and elbow to the head.

Strong with a chin lock but Hayes with a jaw breaker. Hayes with a springboard clothesline and he gets a near fall. Hayes with a reverse chin lock into a double wrist lock. Hayes with a knee and Strong with a running clothesline. Strong with a back breaker followed by a second one. Strong with a third back breaker. Hayes with a tilt-a-whirl face buster for a near fall. Hayes with a crossface but Strong escapes. Strong goes for the Strong Hold but Hayes blocks it. Hayes with a Boston Crab on Strong. Strong with a Liontamer on Hayes. Hayes kicks Strong in the head to escape. Strong with a uranage back breaker. Strong gets a near fall.

Strong and Hayes exchange punches from their knees. Strong with forearms. Strong with running forearms followed by an Olympic Slam for a near fall. Strong tries to put Hayes on the turnbuckles but Hayes blocks it. Hayes floats over and goes for a sunset flip and hits a suplex into a cutter for a near fall. Strong with an inside cradle for a near fall. Hayes lands on his feet when Strong goes for End of Heartache and Hayes with a super kick. Hayes goes to the turnbuckles and Strong with a kick.

Strong with a super End of Heartache but Hayes gets a near fall. Hayes goes up top and hits a leg drop to the back of the head for the three count.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes (Unifies both titles)

Backstage: Tommaso Ciampa, AJ Styles

“Isn’t this phenomenal” #NXTNYE #WWENXT @NXTCiampa @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/Sdie8NrIFz

— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2022

We see Bron Breakker arriving at the building earlier today.

We also see Tommaso Ciampa earlier today in the locker room.

AJ Styles shows up and Ciampa tells AJ he looks like he is dressed for a fight. AJ wishes Ciampa luck tonight.

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

We are back and so is the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The men’s tournament starts in 2 weeks and the women’s tournament starts in February.

In-Ring: AJ Styles, Grayson Waller

AJ Styles makes his way to the ring. AJ tells the crowd he appreciates the chants for him. He says he has done a lot in his career and he will always enjoy that. He says he has won a lot of championships too. He thanks everyone for being amazing fans. AJ says he would be lying if he didn’t say he had some regrets. When he first started in WWE he wasn’t in NXT. AJ mentions that his debut was in the Royal Rumble. He was on Raw and Smackdown within months and he was at WrestleMania. There is something about this place. There is something special about NXT. He says it is the passion. It is the passion that the fans have for the superstars and the passion the superstars have for the fans.

AJ says he doesn’t care which NXT it is, it is passion that makes NXT go round. AJ says he’ll be damned if he lets someone take that passion from you. AJ says he is talking about Grayson Waller. There is always going to be one who thinks they are bigger and better than the place. That is Grayson Waller.

Grayson Waller makes his way to the stage.

Waller says AJ really tugged at the heart strings and laid it on tight. It is a phenomenal deflection. You lost to Omos last night. You didn’t lose, you got crushed. This whole I wish I started in NXT thing, I don’t buy it. Grayson then says what AJ will say about being green and not paying his dues. Grayson says he is a student of the game and he knows why AJ lost. Waller says the fans didn’t see it, but I did. You lost because the whole time in the ring, you were thinking of Grayson Waller. I am living in your head rent free. I wish I was there but I didn’t want you to blame me for the loss.

AJ says that Waller is right. AJ says he is hurt, beat up, and not at 100 percent. AJ tells Waller to take advantage of the situation. AJ says he never had a match in NXT and he has his gear on. All we need is a ref and we can do this.

Waller says we are not on Phenomenal Time, we are on Waller Time.

AJ tells Waller to grow a sack and get in the ring and do something.

Waller takes off his shirt and he gets in the ring but he says not tonight. He says they can do it next week in the main event to give him the biggest victory of his career.

AJ says it will be the biggest embarrassment of his career.

Waller tries to punch AJ but he misses. AJ punches Waller. They go to the floor and then Waller kicks AJ when they return to the ring. Waller with a punch but he misses a clothesline. AJ with a Pele kick. Waller sends AJ to the apron but AJ with a forearm and he sets for a Phenomenal Forearm but Waller gets out of the ring.

Backstage: Pete Dunne

Pete Dunne cuts a promo on Tony D’Angelo. He says this is the best you can do (as Pete shows his bandaged hand). This is just the beginning and there aren’t four of ya, there is one of ya. It is too late to consider. I will rip your arm out of the socket and stuff it in your mouth. Next week, come face me and finish what you started. Bring the crowbar because you will need it.

Backstage: Amari Miller, Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro, Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta, Tiffany Stratton, Wendy Choo

We are back and Amari Miller shows up to talk to Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro. Kacy says they are getting ready to become NXT Tag team champs.

Persia Pirotta and Indi Hartwell says their dreams will come up short.

Persia challenges them to a match and Indi asks about doing a handicap match.

Persia offers Tiffany to be their partner and she refuses and tells her dad that these women are icky. We see Wendy Choo behind her and Kayden, Kacy, and Amari tell them that she can be their partner.

Indi asks her who she is and Wendy Choo introduces herself.

Riddle & MSK vs. WALTER & Imperium

Carter and Barthel start things off and Barthel with an arm drag into a hammer lock. Carter with a head lock and Barthel bridges to escape and holds on to the hammer lock. Barthel with an arm bar and reverse chin lock. Carter with a snap mare and Barthel with a wrist lock. Carter with a wrist lock take down. Carter kicks Barthel and hits a drop kick. Barthel with a side head lock and Aichner tags in and gives Carter an arm drag into an wrist lock. Aichner sends Carter into the turnbuckles shoulder first. Carter with chops and Carter with a rana and Lee tags in. Lee with punches followed by a handstand head scissors take down. Lee goes for a moonsault but Aichner catches him. Lee with a kick to the midsection.

Aichner with a clothesline.after blocking a kick. Lee has a kick blocked and Lee lands on his feet when AIchner flips him. Riddle tags in and so does WALTER. Riddle with a forearm and punches. Riddle with kicks and WALTER blocks a kick and chops Riddle. WALTER with a forearm to the back and Aichner tags in. Aichner with a slam and elbow drop for a near fall. Aichner with a reverse chin lock. Riddle lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Lee and Carter tag in and they hit a series of double team moves. Carter with a double stomp to the back. Carter drop kicks Barthel over the top rope to the floor. WALTER with a shoulder to Lee and he kicks Riddle off the apron. WALTER kicks Carter. WALTER catches Lee and puts him on the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm. Barthel and Aichner with a double drop kick and Imperium poses in the ring.

WALTER kicks Carter in the back and stretches him. WALTER with a kick to the hamstring and Aichner tags in. Aichner with an elbow drop to the leg and he works on the ankle. Aichner with an STF. Aichner kicks Carter in the head. Aichner with forearms and Barthel tags in. Barthel with an Irish whip and European uppercut followed by a kick and butterfly suplex. Barthel with a corkscrew back elbow off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Barthel with a cobra clutch. Barthel with a back elbow.

Carter with a drop kick and both men are down. WALTER tags in and he kicks Carter in the back to stop the tag. WALTER with another boot to the back and head. Carter with chops and forearms. WALTER with a kick and then Barthel and Aichner pull Lee and Riddle off the apron to prevent the tag. WALTER with a kick and seated splash for a near fall. WALTER goes for a power bomb and Carter with a rana to counter. Riddle tags in and he punches and kicks WALTER. Riddle with a Pele kick and running forearm into the corner. Riddle goes for an exploder but WALTER with elbows. Riddle hits the exploder. Riddle with a kick but he misses a moonsault. Riddle hits the back senton. Riddle kicks Aichner and Barthel and sets for a double IEDDT. WALTER with a sleeper but Riddle blocks it.

Riddle lands on his feet on a suplex. Riddle with a running kick to WALTER from the apron. Lee and Carter with stereo suicide dives while Riddle hits an Asai moonsault. Riddle with a German suplex for a near fall. Riddle turns around and punches the mat to set up an RKO but Aichner and Barthel send Lee and Carter over the announce table. WALTER with a drop kick to Riddle followed by a power bomb for a near fall. WALTER yells at Barthel and Aichner and Barthel tags in. AIchner tags in and Barthel with a kick to Riddle on the turnbuckles. Barthel tosses Riddle to Aichner for a brainbuster and he gets a near fall that is broken up by Carter.

Barthel sends Carter to the floor. They set for the Imperium Bomb but Riddle with a back body drop to Aichner and Barthel jumps into a kick. Riddle with a German suplex to WALTER. Lee and Carter hit the Doomsday blockbuster on Barthel and Riddle with a senton and RKO for the three count.

Winners: Riddle, Nash Carter, and Wes Lee

Backstage: Joe Gacy, Harland

McKenzie Mitchell is with Joe Gacy and Harland in the back. She asks Joe about what happened last week. Gacy says that Harland has been working through things and dealing with how people have treated him in the past. He has shown improvement over the last few weeks. If they were part of the Dusty Classic, it would be good for him. They don’t want hand outs as a new team. They would be happen to prove to the tournament committee that they are a viable tag team.

Backstage: Elektra Lopez

We are back and Elektra Lopez is with McKenzie Mitchell and she asks Elektra about her and Xyon Quinn.

Lopez says you can keep asking about them. She says she joined Legado because Santos knew she is a difference maker. She is all about success. Next week, we will get an answer when Santos faces Xyon and Elektra says she will leave with the winner.

NXT Women’s Championship Triple Threat Match
Mandy Rose (c) vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade

Before the match, Mandy Rose was shown arriving via helicopter.

Raquel kicks Cora as the bell rings and then she Irish whips Mandy and sends her into the turnbuckles. Raquel drops Cora on the top rope. Mandy with a jumping knee to send Raquel to the floor. Mandy with an Irish whip to Cora and Cora with a head scissors take down. Raquel with an Irish whip to Cora and Cora goes for a head lock take down but Raquel counters. Cora with a rollup for a near fall. Cora drops down and Raquel goes over the top rope to the floor. Mandy trips Jade and pulls her to the floor. Mandy with shoulders to Jade against the apron. Raquel with a forearm to Mandy. Cora with a somersault senton to Raquel off the apron.

Mandy sends Cora into the ring steps. Mandy sends Cora back into the ring and Raquel pulls Cora to the floor. Mandy kicks Raquel and then Mandy sends Cora back into the ring. Raquel pulls Cora to the apron to stop a cover. Mandy sends Raquel into the ring steps. Cora with an inside cradle to Mandy and Raquel breaks up the cover. Raquel puts Cora on the turnbuckles and Raquel with forearms. Mandy with a knee to Raquel and then Raquel runs Mandy into Cora and gets back of them on her shoulders for a double Samoan drop. Raquel tries to keep Cora in the ring but Cora rolls to the floor and so does Mandy. Raquel tries to bring Mandy back into the ring but Mandy hits Raquel with a kendo stick.

She hits Raquel more times with the kendo stick. Mandy chokes Raquel with the kendo stick. Raquel tries to choke Mandy with the kendo stick in the corner. Cora with a rollup for a near fall on Raquel. Cora grabs the kendo stick and Raquel has some words for Cora and Cora has some words for Raquel. Mandy hits Cora from behind and sends Raquel to the floor. Mandy gets a near fall on Cora. Mandy with a forearm to knock Raquel off the apron. Mandy gets the kendo stick back and jams it into Cora’s throat. Mandy gets a near fall. Mandy with a body scissors. Mandy with forearms to Cora’s chest while holding on to the body scissors. Mandy with a rollup for a near fall.

Cora gets a near fall on Mandy and Raquel gets back into the ring. Mandy clips Raquel and Cora with a sunset flip to Mandy for a near fall. Cora with a kick to Mandy but Mandy with a clothesline for a near fall. Raquel with an Irish whip to Jade and Raquel slams Mandy. Raquel Irish whips Mandy into boots from Cora. Cora with a head scissors take down to Gonzalez and then Cora with a springboard head scissors to Mandy. Cora with a forearm to Raquel. Cora with a jumping knee to Raquel. Raquel with a back breaker to Cora. Raquel wants to press slam Cora onto Mandy on the floor but Mandy moves and Raquel sends Cora to the floor.

Mandy heads to the back but Raquel stops her. Raquel sends Mandy back into the ring. Mandy begs for mercy. Raquel pulls Mandy off the ropes and connects with a clothesline and forearm to the chest. Mandy rolls to the floor and Gonzalez follows. Mandy is sent back into the ring. Mandy with a Codebreaker to Raquel in the ropes and she gets a near fall. Mandy slams Raquel’s face into the mat and she does it again. Mandy misses a V Trigger and Mandy goes into the ropes. Raquel with a rollup and then she sets for the Chingona Bomb and hits it. Cora with a back senton to break up the cover. Raquel sends Cora into the corner and puts her on the turnbuckles. Raquel sets for a superplex on Raquel but Cora sends Raquel to the floor.

Cora goes for a rollup but Mandy blocks it and she gets the three count.

Winner: Mandy Rose (retains championship)

Video: Boa

👀#NXTNYE #WWENXT @Bigboawwe pic.twitter.com/ZxeKDQUp9m

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) January 5, 2022

We have a video package for Boa. He washes his face and he says the powers are uncontrollable. He wants to face Solo Sikoa by himself. We see a reflection of Boa with the face paint.

Parking Lot: Riddle, MSK, Creed Brothers

Riddle is with Carter and Lee in the most dangerous parking lot and he tells them that this is good bye for now.

The Creeds show up behind Carter and Lee. Brutus says the tag team division got more competitive since they went on their trip. The Creeds say they are in the Dusty Cup.

In-Ring: Andre Chase, Von Wagner

Andre Chase makes his way to the ring. Andre says last week was a TEACHABLE MOMENT. He was in deep trouble and one of his students risked life and limb to protect him. That is the kind of bond we have between our student body and faculty at Andre Chase University. Andre says he is so grateful that Harland did not throw him off the roof because that would be terrible for enrollment. For his heroics and selflessness, he wants to recognize his student. A man he is so proud of. A man he has watched grow up before his very eyes. The recipient of the first ever Andre Chase University full scholarship. He tells him he deserves it.

Von Wagner makes his way to the ring.

Von says enough of this and let the real star of NXT say something. Von says he hears you and he hears the boos and negative comments, but when I step in the ring, I am your new favorite superstar. You want to tune in to the Von Wagner watch party to see who I am going to tune out next. Let’s be real. I only have to be liked by the people who matter and that is not you. I am everything that you are not. I am everything that Andre Chase is not.

Andre tells Von that this is a teachable moment…

Von with a clothesline and Olympic Slam. Wagner sends Chase into the corner and then to the mat.

Von goes to the floor and confronts the scholarship winner and then Von grabs the flag and throws him over the railing. Von goes after some fans in the section and throws them over the railing. Von is helped to the back.

After commercials, Vic mentions that Von Wagner is being escorted out of the building. We see Von being escorted past Roderick Strong being checked out.

Video: Cameron Grimes

Cameron Grimes says that 2021 was quite a year. He says from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. He went from mowing grass to kicking ass. That Ted DiBiase taught him how to act like a champ. Maybe he should stop chasing green and chase gold in 2022.

Next Week

Next week, AJ Styles faces Grayson Waller. Santos Escobar faces Xyon Quinn. Pete Dunne faces Tony D’Angelo in a Crowbar on a Pole match.

NXT Championship
Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Bron Breakker

They lock up and Breakker with a clean break. They lock up and Ciampa backs Breakker into the corner. Ciampa with a break but he chops Breakker. Ciampa with a kick and Breakker with an Irish whip but Ciampa slides into a clothesline. Breakker with a Gator roll when Ciampa drops down. Breakker with a delayed vertical suplex. Ciampa goes to the floor to get into Breakker’s head. Ciampa tries to pull Breakker to the floor but that fails. Breakker with another delayed vertical suplex. Breakker with a forearm to the lower back. Breakker with a second forearm to the lower back. Ciampa with an elbow when Breakker goes for a third forearm. They exchange forearms and chops.

Ciampa with a kick and he runs his boot laces across the face. Ciampa runs Breakker along the top rope. Ciampa with punches on the turnbuckles. Breakker with a reverse atomic drop and clothesline. Ciampa with an Irish whip and Breakker floats over. Ciampa with a drop kick. Ciampa with a kick to the back. Ciampa with punches and forearms. Breakker misses a flying shoulder tackle and Ciampa with a running knee to knock Breakker off the apron. Ciampa with a twisting plancha onto Breakker. Ciampa pats himself on the back.

Ciampa with a knee to the head and he follows with a second one. Ciampa with a knee to the back. Ciampa with a reverse chin lock. Ciampa with a rear chin lock and Breakker backs Ciampa into the corner. Ciampa with a reverse chin lock and he jumps on Breakker’s back. Breakker falls to the mat. CIampa with a punch and Breakker fires back with a forearm. They go back and forth. Ciampa with a chop and Breakker with a forearm. Ciampa with a kick and Breakker with clotheslines. Breakker with an Irish whip and splash into teh corner. Ciampa goes for a Thesz Press but Breakker counters it into a spinebuster.

Breakker with a running shoulder into the corner. Breakker puts Ciampa on the turnbuckles and sets for a Frankensteiner but Ciampa crotches Breakker. Ciampa puts Breakker in the tree of woe and Ciampa kicks Breakker. Ciampa with a drop kick. Ciampa sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Breakker drops down to block it. Ciampa with a forearm. Breakker with a spinebuster and standing moonsault for a near fall. Breakker goes to the turnbuckles but Ciampa stops Breakker and pushes him off the turnbuckles to the floor. Ciampa with a running knee to the head. They return to the ring and Ciampa with a running knee. Ciampa runs into a spear from Breakker and both men are down.

Breakker with a forearm and Ciampa fires back. They continue the exchange. Ciampa with jabs and punches in the corner. The referee warns Ciampa. Ciampa sets for the running knee but Breakker with a Frankensteiner for a near fall. Breakker grabs Ciampa by the throat and goes for a power slam but Ciampa counters and hits WIllow’s Bell for a near fall. Ciampa goes for a single leg crab. Breakker gets to the ropes to force a break but Ciampa takes his time releasing the hold. Ciampa pulls up the mat next to the ring. Breakker hangs over the apron and Breakker pushes Ciampa away. Ciampa with a boot to the head. Breakker with a power bomb through the announce table.

Breakker rolls Ciampa into the ring and Breakker with the Gorilla press into a power slam but Ciampa gets his hand on the ropes. Ciampa rolls to the apron and he holds on to the ropes. The referee holds Breakker off. Breakker goes to the apron but Ciampa drops the ropes into the groin. Ciampa with a running knee to Breakker hanging in the ropes. Ciampa with another running knee. Ciampa with one more running knee and he goes for Fairy Tale Ending for a near fall. Ciampa puts Breakker on the turnbuckles and Ciampa goes for a super Air Raid Crash but Breakker with forearms.

Breakker pushes Ciampa off the turnbuckles. Breakker with a bulldog off the turnbuckles and then he applies the Steiner Recliner and Ciampa taps out.

Winner: Bron Breakker (new champion)

After the match, Breakker looks at Ciampa before taking the title belt from the referee.