Eddy Thorpe added to New Year’s Evil NXT Championship match

Eddy Thorpe gets another shot.

After he complained about what happened during last week’s title match, Trick Williams on Tuesday said he would defend the title at New Year’s Evil on January 7 in Los Angeles against both Thorpe and Oba Femi, who won the Iron Survivor gauntlet match at Deadline earlier this month. The show ended with the three brawling, with Femi standing tall.

"We're gonna make this a Triple Threat Match."@_trickwilliams wants to prove all the doubters and haters wrong, but is this the right move for the champ? 👀#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/KWx0CpWy5d

— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024

It's a Triple Threat Match at #NewYearsEvil! 😈

But did @Obaofwwe just give us a preview of what will go down in Los Angeles?! 😤 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/TDxFN6ETTR

— WWE (@WWE) December 25, 2024

Last week’s show saw a double pin take place in a title match between Williams and Thorpe. Post-show footage saw Ava declare Williams the champion, angering Thorpe who eventually pushed Shawn Micheals out of frustration. On this week’s show, Thorpe said that his foot was under the rope and hadn’t been pinned.

Thorpe in recent weeks has found ways to get to championship matches. After qualifying for the Iron Survivor Challenge, he was found laid out backstage and was ruled ineligible for the match. The following week on NXT, he ended up getting a match out of Williams for the title. The end of the show saw Thorpe reveal to NXT GM Ava that it had all been a ruse so he could get a title match without actually having to compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge.

Here is the updated card for New Year’s Evil:

• NXT Championship: Trick Williams defends against Oba Femi and Eddy Thorpe
• NXT Women’s Championship: Roxanne Perez defends against Giulia