January 1 , 2015 NXT results The January 1 , 2015 Edition of NXT is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE , which took place at the Full Sail University in Winter Park , Florida on December 12 , 2014 . Summary . 2015 started off with a bang , as the Superstars and Divas of the future gathered for a special New Year ’ s Day edition of WWE NXT . Tensions still lingering from TakeOver : R Evolution were brought to the forefront , as the NXT Tag Team Champions were assaulted by their former challengers . Also , in a heated main event , Finn Bálor & Hideo Itami brawled with The Ascension in a rematch from last month ’ s spectacular . Willing to take on any team , The Lucha Dragons were ready for action on Jan . 1 , battling Jason Jordan & Tye Dillinger . While Jordan & Dillinger tried to use their size to their advantage , there was no stopping the speedy NXT Tag Team Champions . Kalisto darted across the ring after escaping his opponents ’ clutches , tagging Sin Cara into the fray . The masked marvel launched into battle , dizzying his foes with an array of high - flying moves . Sin Cara picked up the win with a devastating Sunset Bomb off the top rope . The Lucha Dragons ’ celebration didn ’ t last long , as The Vaudevillains attacked them from behind . Aiden English & Simon Gotch clobbered Kalisto with the Whirling Dervish before declaring that the NXT Tag Team Titles will soon be theirs . Carmella has been growing increasingly frustrated with the NXT Universe ’ s adulation of Blue Pants , the local competitor she ’ s handily defeated twice since her debut . The Princess of Staten Island looked to have things under control in this match , until Enzo Amore jumped on the ring apron to bark advice at the bombshell . The distraction gave Blue Pants the opening to roll up Carmella and pick up the upset victory ! After the bout , a furious Carmella attacked Enzo before storming from the ring ! After accepting Bull Dempsey ’ s donation to his cause , CJ Parker stepped into the squared circle to square off with Baron Corbin once again . Things didn ’ t go much better this time for the eco - warrior , as he fell victim to the End of Days in 34 seconds ! Following the bell , The Lone Wolf challenged Dempsey to a fight before pulling The New York Nightmare over the ringside guardrail . That set off a brawl that required every WWE official to pull apart ! After Charlotte ’ s successful title defense against Sasha Banks last week , Devin Taylor asked the NXT Women ’ s Champion what ’ s left for her . While Charlotte complimented The Boss , she didn ’ t get much of a chance to say anything else , as Sasha and Becky Lynch confronted the champion in the squared circle . However , before anything could happen , Natalya rushed to the ring to even the odds , sending Sasha and Becky retreating ! These rivals wasted no time in battering each other , not even waiting for the bell to begin brawling . Bálor & Itami got an early advantage , sending Konnor & Viktor retreating to ringside to regroup . The Ascension looked to be in trouble , until they trapped Bálor in their corner and Viktor caught him with an uppercut that sent him crashing to the arena floor . Konnor continued the punishment , slamming Bálor onto the floor . The Ascension cut the ring in half , preventing Itami from entering the bout . Though his foes were dominating him , Bálor remained resilient , fighting out of the monstrous team ’ s clutches , stunning Konnor with a Pelé - esque kick and tagging in Itami . The Japanese Superstar leapt into action , clobbering Viktor with lightning - fast kicks . Bálor neutralized Konnor with a diving double stomp on the floor , while Itami decked Viktor with a devastating spinning kick to the head to start 2015 with a huge victory .