Overview
- Leon Slater pinned Myles Borne to win a Fatal 4-Way on the Dec. 16 NXT episode and become No. 1 contender.
- The qualifier featured Dion Lennox, Joe Hendry, Myles Borne, and Slater from the Iron Survivor field.
- WWE officially announced the NXT Championship bout for the Jan. 6 New Year's Evil special.
- After the win, Oba Femi confronted his challenger at ringside as Tony D’Angelo watched from the stands.
- The updated New Year's Evil card also lists Jacy Jayne defending the NXT Women's Championship against Kendal Grey.