4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE NXT New Year's Evil (Review)

1. 1994 Called And Said This Finish Still Stinks

The statute of limitations on lifting old feuds and finishes is seven years, so going back 29 years to steal the ending of an over-the-top-rope elimination match isn’t bad on its own.

But stealing the 1994 Royal Rumble ending for New Year’s Evil’s women’s battle royal so the remnants of Toxic Attraction can both win is just ridiculous. The fact that it also means Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin are getting an NXT Women’s Championship match at the Vengeance Day PLE is even more ludicrous.

The finish to the battle royal was incredibly contrived, with Jayne feigning self-elimination before attacking Gigi, setting up a fight on the apron and turnbuckle, leading to both falling off at the same time. Conveniently, there was no convincing video showing both women hitting the floor in the same shot, allowing NXT to portray it as a tie, setting up the triple threat.

Dolin and Jayne have regressed as performers if anything, and it’ll be a science experiment to see if Roxanne Perez can carry both women to something watchable. It also is disheartening to see a ring full of wrestlers who very easily could have slotted in as Roxanne’s next challenger being brushed aside for an act that already has dominated the women’s division for 18 months. Give it a rest already.