Hello it’s me The Wrestling Brain and “Houston we have a problem”, this Saturday 3 teams of 3 NXT superstars, The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reily), Sanity (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain) and the team of Authors Of Pain and Roderick Strong will clash in the first WarGames match since WCW Fall Brawl in September 1998. Here is a scary fact, I was only 7 months old when that match happened.
But what else is on the upcoming Takeover card, let’s take a look and I’ll give my predictions for each match.
Kassius Ohno vs Lars Sullivan
Unbelievably this will Kassius Ohno’s first singles match at a Takeover special, and his opponent is the rising star of NXT Lars Sullivan. Sullivan has destroyed everyone in his way so far, whether it be his tag team partners, No Way Jose, Oney Lorcan or Danny Burch, Sullivan is a force to be reckoned with. But his opponent Ohno will be his biggest challenge yet. However, I see Lars winning here and his streak continuing. It’ll be interesting how long this match goes as Lars hasn’t been pushed in his NXT run yet, so can he wrestle a 10-15 minute match on a Takeover show, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Winner – Lars Sullivan
The Velveteen Dream vs Aleister Black
It’s incredible to think that Patrick Clark is only 22, he has definitely got a bright future, his current character Velveteen Dream is based on Prince and has similar nuances to Goldust. His interactions with Aleister Black have been intriguing as both characters are completely different, Dream has been demanding for Black to say his name, thus far that hasn’t happened. I anticipate Black will win as I presume he is being built up as a threat for the NXT Title in the future.
Winner – Aleister Black
Kairi Sane vs Ember Moon vs Nikki Cross vs Peyton Royce (NXT Women’s Championship)
This Saturday NXT will crown a new Women’s Champion as Mae Young Classic winner Kairi Sane takes on Ember Moon, SAnity’s own Nikki Cross and one half of the Iconic duo Peyton Royce. Aside from Sane, the other 3 competitors have all had shots for the title in the past, with Ember being Asuka’s last ever challenger for the championship. Realistically I can’t see Peyton standing a chance here, she’ll probably be the one to take the fall. Now Ember has fallen just short twice of becoming champion, will it be third’s time a charm, or will her pursuit of the NXT Women’s Championship continue? I can’t see Cross win here either, she always seems to do something insane that costs her the win. Therefore I’m predicting that Kairi Sane will win and become the new NXT Women’s Champion. I can see anyone winning aside from Royce, it just depends on who WWE wants to be the next champion and follow in the footsteps of Asuka.
Winner and new champion – Kairi Sane
Drew McIntyre vs Andrade “Cien” Almas w/Zelina Vega (NXT Championship match)
The addition of Zelina Vega has added so much to Andrade “Cien” Almas character and his rise on the roster. I was saying just 3 months ago that Andrade was just a jobber to the new stars of NXT how wrong was I? I personally think this will be the best match for both competitors NXT careers so far. Andrade will need to use his speed and agility to stay away from the dangerous McIntyre, and the champion Drew will need to avoid to being distracted by Andrade’s manager Vega. I could easily see Vega getting sent to the back, which allows McIntyre to get the advantage and retain his title, but Almas will get a good showing.
Winner – Drew Mclntyre
WarGames match The Undisputed Era vs Sanity vs Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong
Before I give my thoughts and predictions for this match, let’s run down the rules (rules via WWE.com)
* The three-member teams of SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain), Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly), and The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) & Roderick Strong will wage war inside a massive steel cage that surrounds TWO rings.
* All three teams will be contained inside separate shark cages by the entranceway, with a member from each team (as chosen by his respective squad) starting the match.
* After five minutes, the remaining members from one team will be released from their shark cage and allowed to enter the match.
* When another three-minute period elapses, the remaining members from a second team are released from their shark cage and enter the match.
* Following another three-minute period, the final team’s members are released from their shark cage and enter the match.
* Once all three teams have entered the WarGames Match, a victory can be attained via pinfall or submission.
So let’s first predict who the first three in the match will be, personally, I think Adam Cole, Eric Young and Roderick Strong will begin the match, they’re the 3 team captains in the match and should lead from the front. The Undisputed Era (Fish and O’Reily) ought to be the first team released so they can help Cole and it’ll have the two babyfaces in Strong and Young against the odds from the heel trio. SAnity comes in next and they run havoc alongside Young before Authors of Pain are the final team in the match. After a few near falls and risky spots including a Superplex from one ring to the other. I think Roderick Strong turns to the dark side by putting a prone Adam Cole on top of Akam or Rezar and The Undisputed Era will win in their first match at a Takeover and to complete his heel turn Strong will remove his sweatband to reveal his Undisputed Era armband and he will celebrate with his new team-mates.
Winners – The Undisputed Era
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