The 2021 NXT: New Year's Evil was the first annual NXT: New Year's Evil professional wrestling event produced by WWE. The event aired as a special episode of WWE's weekly television series NXT, broadcast on the USA Network. It took place on January 6, 2021, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and featured WWE's virtual fan viewing experience for their NXT brand division called the Capitol Wrestling Center. This event was the first to have its New Year's themed since New Year's Revolution in 2007. It was hosted by Dexter Lumis.