Overview
- Oba Femi left the title in the ring after defeating TNA’s Leon Slater on New Year’s Evil, and WWE confirmed the championship was vacated ahead of his move to the main roster.
- WWE NXT announced that General Manager Ava will address the future of the top men’s title on Tuesday’s episode on The CW.
- In a social post, Ava invited “most unconventional, non traditional” ideas for deciding the next champion and engaged with replies that ranged from a spelling bee to a scramble match to drawing a name from a hat.
- No match format or participants have been announced, with details promised during Tuesday’s broadcast.
- Cageside Seats noted that Tony D’Angelo was shown in the rafters watching the situation, a sign he could be involved that remains speculative.