NXT New Year’s Evil Match Added As Tatum Paxley Challenges Izzi Dame – The December 30 episode of WWE NXT marked the brand’s final opportunity to build momentum in 2025, with attention now turning to NXT New Year’s Evil on January 6. The taped episode featured a key in-ring segment that finalized another match for the upcoming special.
Izzi Dame appeared in the ring during the December 30 broadcast, where she addressed Tatum Paxley. Paxley soon made her way to the ring, confronting Dame directly. During the exchange, Paxley officially challenged Dame to a singles match at NXT New Year’s Evil. Paxley made it clear that The Culling, consisting of Shawn Spears and Niko Vance, would not be involved in the bout.
The confrontation turned physical when Dame attempted a sneak attack, but Paxley was able to counter and put Dame down, standing tall to close the segment. The match announcement continues an ongoing rivalry that has included interference and betrayal in recent months.
Paxley and Dame previously met in singles competition at the Deadline Premium Live Event, where Dame picked up the victory with assistance from Spears and Vance. That match further escalated tensions following earlier events during NXT Gold Rush. During week one of that event, Dame, Spears, and Vance turned on Paxley, costing her the NXT Women’s Championship. Those actions solidified Dame’s alignment with The Culling and positioned Paxley as a target of the group.
With Paxley explicitly stating that The Culling will not be part of the New Year’s Evil match, the bout is set to present a more decisive outcome between the two competitors. NXT New Year’s Evil is shaping up to be a major night for the brand as it opens the calendar year with multiple championship defenses.
Below is the updated lineup for NXT New Year’s Evil on January 6, as reported by WrestlingAttitude.Com.
NXT Women’s Championship
Jacy Jayne (c) (with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs. Kendal Grey (with Wren Sinclair)
NXT Championship
Oba Femi (c) vs. Leon Slater
NXT Women’s North American Championship
Thea Hail (c) (with Jordynne Grace) vs. Blake Monroe
Tatum Paxley vs. Izzi Dame
NXT New Year’s Evil Match Added As Tatum Paxley Challenges Izzi Dame
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