Fight Pit match set to make a return at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil

Fight Pit match set to make a return at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil. The Match Type’s only other appearance was in May earlier this year.

NXT will hold a television special this week on the occasion of New Year. Titled New Year’s Evil, the show will feature a host of high profile matches including a rematch between Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship.

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The WWE have recently announced an addition to the card in yet another rematch; Tommaso Ciampa vs Timothy Thatcher. The two long time enemies will face each other once again this Wednesday, This time however, they will do battle in the Fight Pit.

Fight Pit match set to make a return at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil

The #WWENXT FIGHT PIT is BACK for @NXTCiampa vs. Timothy Thatcher at #NXTNYE! https://t.co/hLo1ygNiZw

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 28, 2020

There are no rings and turnbuckles in a Fight Pit. Instead, the ring is surrounded by a steel cell; sort of a variation of a cage match. The match ends when a wrestler either fails to stand up to a count-out or submits to his opponent.

The only other match of this kind took place back in May this year when Thatcher took on Riddle. Thatcher won that match by applying a rear-naked choke to Riddle causing him to pass out.

Will New Year’s Evil see Ciampa suffer the same fate as Riddle or will the former NXT Champion pick up a win on his first try too?

 

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