– Tonight’s WWE NXT is opened with Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner Roxanne Perez in the ring with a mic as Alicia Taylor introduces her. Roxanne Perez thanks fans but before she can continue, we see a Hummer arriving in the parking lot, honking the horn. Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge winner Grayson Waller gets out ranting.

Waller enters the arena and says a real Superstar is here now. Fans boo him as he brags about making history at Deadline, speaking from the crowd. Perez keeps trying to yell to interrupt him. She finally tells him to shut his mouth but he acts like he doesn’t see her in the ring. Perez says Waller wasn’t the only Iron Survivor Challenge winner, because she also won and did it before him, and she did it by entering with the #1 spot. Waller calls Perez Booker T’s favorite wrestler and says she’s growing up so fast it’s adorable, but she went first because she had to get home for bed.

Waller talks some more trash and says there’s no way Perez will beat NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose. The music interrupts and here comes NXT Champion Bron Breakker. He says Waller is wrong, Perez is The Iron Woman of NXT. Breakker is in the ring with Perez now, Waller still in the crowd. Breakker says we don’t give a damn what Waller thinks because Perez is the next NXT Women’s Champion. Fans chant for Perez. Waller says wrong, then asks Breakker how his jaw is feeling due to the post-match attack at Deadline. Waller goes on bragging about his Deadline performance and says he will take the title from Breakker at New Year’s Evil.

Bron Breakker ends up chasing Grayson Waller up the stairs in the crowd, but he trips. Breakker keep chasing Waller. Mandy Rose suddenly appears behind Perez in the ring, laying her out with a belt shot. Rose says Perez will never be champion. Mandy Rose raises her NXT title in the air as she stands over Perez.

– We see JD McDonagh at backstage talking to a trainer earlier today. JD McDonagh learns he’s cleared, and he knows all about his injuries as he explains the diagnosis to the trainer. Julius Creed and Brutus Creed are also in the trainer’s room. JD pokes at him for his recent injuries. Julius says he’s been good to go, but JD did that stupid little thing to his knee and now the trainers won’t leave him alone. Brutus says since JD tried to hurt his brother, he will hurt him tonight. They have some more words until the camera cuts back to the ring.

– We see Roxanne Perez trying to pull herself up while NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose is making her exit. Roxanne Perez yells at Mandy Rose, and asks if she thinks she’s the baddest bitch in the game. Roxanne Perez doesn’t want to wait until New Year’s Evil for her title shot, she challenges Mandy Rose for the NXT title match tonight. Mandy Rose laughs and says if that’s what Roxanne Perez wants, she’ll get it.

– We see NXT North American Champion Wes Lee walking at backstage. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo attacks him from behind and they start brawl. We hear Tony D’Angelo cheering Stacks on. Now they brawl out into the arena. Wes Lee blocks a shot into the steel ring steps. The referee calls them into the ring, and here they come.

– NXT North American Champion Wes Lee defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo via pinfall. After the match, Wes Lee stands tall but Donovan Dijak’s music interrupts and he comes out. Dijak hits the apron as Wes Lee looks on. Tony D suddenly drops Lee from behind as fans boo. Tony spikes Lee into the mat, then talks some trash. Fans chant “Tony sucks!” now. Tony tells Dijak he just did the job for him. Tony D and Stacks leave as Dijak stares down at Lee from the apron while he’s down.

– Andre Chase and Thea Hail are walking at backstage when they see Duke Hudson shaking hands with Drew Gulak. Andre approaches Duke and asks him what the hell was that, and if Duke is in the Chase U transfer portal. Chase admits he was wrong last week, and Duke was right. Duke wants to make sure he heard this right. Andre tells Hail he loves her passion but she was not ready for Isla Dawn last week. Hail says she really tried. Hail thanks Duke for caring, and says he can’t transfer. Duke says he’s not transferring, he still has a lot to learn. Chase asks him if he’s ready for tonight’s match. Duke is ready to give Damon Kemp a Chase University-sized ass kicking.

– Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne vs. Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley match ended in no contest. After the bell, the brawl continues between two teams at ringside as officials rush down to try and restore order. Fans chant “let them fight!” now.

– Fallon Henley, Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen are at backstage now. Fallon Henley is on the phone with her father. Brooks Jensen is worried about how his shirt fits as he hopes to see Kiana James tonight. Fallon Henley hangs up and says her dad commented on how this will be a tough year because of the family bar. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen promise to have her back. She says her dad is looking into some things. Josh Briggs says if he needs anything, they’ve got it. Brooks Jensen says he feels like their luck will change because 2023 will be their year.

– We see Von Wagner and Mr. Stone walking at backstage. We also see Odyssey Jones, Edris Enofe and Malik Blade walking.

– Carmelo Hayes at backstage with Trick Williams, looking at stuff on Twitter. Trick Williams brings up how people are saying Carmelo Hayes missed his shot at NXT Deadline in losing the Iron Survivor Challenge. Carmelo Hayes says he didn’t miss, he just didn’t win. Carmelo Hayes goes on about how he would’ve won if the Iron Survivor Challenge was 30 minutes, then he’d be going on to challenge and defeat NXT Champion Bron Breakker. Carmelo Hayes says he’s still that guy. Trick Williams shows Carmelo Hayes how Axiom is mocking him on Twitter. They agree they’re not going down like this. Carmelo Hayes tells Trick Williams to delete the photo because he’s going to delete Axiom. Trick Williams says but the photo is on Twitter. Carmelo Hayes walks off.

– Odyssey Jones defeated Von Wagner via pinfall. After the match, Odyssey Jones stands tall with Blade and Enofe. 

– McKenzie Mitchell at backstage with Javier Bernal. He’s one of a kind and will prove it to his fanbase tonight when he beats Ikemen Jiro. He considers names for his fans – Big Body Bandits, Big Body Ballers, and Big Body Bulldogs. McKenzie keeps insulting Bernal but he decides on calling his fans Big Body Believers. Javier Bernal walks off. McKenzie says no one is believing in Bernal. She hopes Jiro beats Bernal.

– Ikemen Jiro defeated Javier Bernal via pinfall. After the match, Ikemen Jiro stands tall and celebrating but Scrypts suddenly attacks him out of nowhere. Scrypts beats Jiro around and nails a plancha from the top. Scrypts poses over Jiro in the middle of the ring now.

– We get a pre-recorded promo from Wendy Choo. She’s disappointed she didn’t qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge, but she’s glad Cora Jade didn’t win. She goes on about what has recently happened between she and Cora Jade, and how Jade reminds her of a girl who embarrassed her when she was a teenager at her first sleepover. Cora Jade throwing the drink in her face brought her back to that moment where she felt two inches tall and invisible. She never, ever wants to feel like that again.

– The new NXT Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day making their way to the ring. Fans pop and chant “New Day rocks!” now. Xavier Woods takes the mic from the entrance-way, and introduces them as your new NXT Tag Team Champions. Kofi points to how they are Triple Crown Tag Team Champions now. They rush the ring as a “Triple Crown!” chant breaks out. Woods points to how Kofi is the first-ever singles and tag team Triple Crown winner. Fans chant “Kofi! now. 

Xavier Woods says Kofi Kingston has also set the record for the most tag team reigns in WWE with 15, but Booker T says he has 16. Kofi says he wasn’t going to say anything because he doesn’t want Booker salty, but it feels good to be a 15-time tag team champion. Kofi says as good as this moment feels to him… a “you deserve it!” chant interrupts.

Kofi says this is even more of a special moment for Woods. Fans chant “Woods!” now. Woods says this is kind of full circle for him as he was here in NXT when it began, and he actually had the first NXT match ever… against Big E. Fans chant for Big E. Woods says he was also the first to graduate from NXT to Raw but something always didn’t sit right with him because he never got the chance to hold NXT gold. But look at them now! They go on celebrating until the music interrupts and here comes Elton Prince and Kit Wilson of Pretty Deadly.

Pretty Deadly yells for this to stop as The New Day stole their titles and ruined Christmas. Woods points to a fan dressed as Santa Claus in the crowd and says they’d never ruin Christmas. Fans chant “Santa!” now. The back & forth continues until Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs come out with an American flag. Briggs congratulates The New Day, but they also want a title shot. The New Day, Briggs and Jensen recite the Pledge of Allegiance but Pretty Deadly can’t stand it. Fans chant “USA!” now. 

Xavier Woods tells Pretty Deadly to look how easy things are when you just do what they say. Woods tells Briggs and Jensen they will see them next week on the title shot. The babyface teams have another show of respect, then stand together for another salute to the flag from the entrance-way as Pretty Deadly look on from the ring. 

– We see Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Elektra Lopez, Sol Ruca and others backstage talking about the Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline. Lopez says she’s been telling everyone about Indi Hartwell and how she keeps getting in these big matches but she can’t win them. Lopez says she would’ve won the whole thing at NXT Deadline. She goes on but Indi suddenly attacks out of nowhere. Indi beats Lopez down and talks some trash as officials rush in to try and stop the chaos. 

– JD McDonagh defeated Brutus Creed via pinfall. After the match, JD McDonagh stands tall and looks on from the entrance-way while Julius tends to Brutus in the ring. Indus Sher look on at The Creed Brothers from ringside.

– McKenzie Mitchell at backstage with Zoey Stark now. McKenzie asks about Nikkita Lyons’ words on Stark from TikTok. Stark asks if she’s seriously asking her about TikTok? She says Lyons can’t hang in her ring for a few minutes, much less 25 like she did at Deadline. She calls Lyons a clout chaser, and a waste of roster space. Stark says she didn’t want to wrestle Lyons, and was saving her from herself, but she changed her mind. Stark says bring Lyons into her ring, let her bring her reactions and her TikTok dances, Stark will bring the real talent.

– We get a brief teaser vignette for Lyra Valkyria, who will debut tonight.

– We get a pre-recorded promo from Isla Dawn. She taunts Alba Fyre over their Deadline match and says the longest night of the year is coming. In preparation for the Winter Solstice next week, she’s called on the spirits to help her. She says the black mist is dangerous but in powder form it’s more pure, as we see the black taking hold of the referee at Deadline. Dawn says anything can happen. The Unholy Enchantress will rise and the darkness of light will consume Fyre as she waits for light to return. Dawn laughs to end the promo.

– Lyra Valkyria defeated Amari Miller via pinfall. After the match, Lyra Valkyria stands tall and poses in the corner now.

– McKenzie Mitchell at backstage with Axiom, asking about next week’s match with Carmelo Hayes. He sarcastically says he’s nervous for the match, and says as great as Hayes thinks he is, he’s not, and Axiom is not afraid. Axiom jokingly tells McKenzie to look deep into his eyes but she can’t see anything because of the mask. He says you can clearly see when he steps in the ring, he fears absolutely no one. She will take his word for it. He says after he beats Hayes, he will look just like this – with a big smile on his face. Again, the mask prevents us from seeing. Axiom walks off.

– Kiana James stops Brooks Jensen at backstage. He’s nervous and awkward once again. She says he’s walking around like a sad dog but he should be happy because he has a title shot next week. Jensen is worried about Fallon Henley. James asks why and he tells her about problems with the family bar. James calls for her assistant, who brings over an early Christmas present for Jensen. It’s a shirt that actually fits. She says if he’s going to become a champion again, he needs to look like one. Jensen is just worried about Fallon’s family and their financial troubles, and he doesn’t know if he can help. 

Kiana James tells him to just focus on what he can help, and that’s becoming champion again, everything else will work out. She walks off and Jensen thanks her. We go backstage and another brawl is breaking out with Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne, Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley, NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Katana Chance and Kayden Carter. Officials try to restore order.

– Duke Hudson defeated Damon Kemp via pinfall. 

– Roxanne Perez defeated Mandy Rose via pinfall and became the new NXT Women’s Champion. After the match, the crowd goes wild and  Roxanne Perez begins crying as the referee presents her with the NXT Women’s Title. A disappointed Mandy Rose looks on from the ring as an emotional Roxanne Perez raises the title belt on the entrance-way. WWE Tuesday Night NXT goes off the air with Booker T laughing and cheering for his former student.