Sunday, August 22, 2021

NXT TakeOver 36 | Predictions

NXT TakeOver 36 will be LIVE from the Capitol Wrestling Center, which is a stylish way of saying the Perfomance Center. It has been a crazy weekend of wrestling as you will know, here are the match predictions. 

NXT UK Championship Match
WALTER (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov
WALTER puts his title on the line against longtime rival, Ilja Dragunov, a reign which has gone over 850 plus days, admittedly, I haven't watched the previous match between these two, the reaction seems to be it was a classic, this one at TakeOver 36 will be a great one, resulting in a new champion. Predicted Winner. and NEW NXT UK Champion. Ilja Dragunov.  
 
Million Dollar Championship Match
If Grimes Loses, DiBiase must become Knight's Butler
LA Knight (c) vs. Cameron Grimes
The comedic skits have been some of the best moments in recent NXT television. LA Knight will try some underhanded tactics in order to win, but he will not be successful, as far as I'm concerned, when all is said and done here, another new champion will be crowned and title celebrations will go to.....the....moon. Predicted Winner: and Million Dollar Champion. Cameron Grimes.

NXT Women's Championship Match 
Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Dakota Kai
Ever since Raquel became champion, Dakota seemed to be waiting her time to go after the title until there was no real challenger left, she knows the champions' weaknesses and will try to expose them at TakeOver, however, true strength will prevail.  Predicted Winner: and still NXT Women's Champion. Raquel Gonzalez. 

NXT Championship Match
Karrion Kross (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Joe returned to NXT as an enforcer for William Regal, the stipulation being he could not hurt anyone, unless provoked, have you heard this type of story before? anyway, Kross tried his best to provoke Joe but with no luck until he did after his title defence, when Joe was the special referee. Joe called out Kross the following week, who revealed he attacked William Regal, on an episode later, Joe requested to be removed from enforcer role and challenge for the title. Karrion Kross likes to say Tick Tock, as far as I'm concerned, Tick Tock is leading towards a new champion, the third and final one of the night. Predicted Winner: and NEW NXT Champion. Samoa Joe.

Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Fall One: Traditional Wrestling Match. Fall Two: Street Fight. Fall Three: Steel Cage Match.
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O'Reilly 
Two former members, of perhaps the greatest faction in NXT history, The Undisputed Era, will collide for the third and final time in a two out of three falls match, with added stipulations, long story short, in terms of who wins which match? the prediction is for O'Reilly to win the Traditional Wrestling Match, Cole to win the Street Fight and O'Reilly to win the Steel Cage Match. Predicted Winner: Kyle O'Reilly.

TakeOver 36 caps off what has been a crazy weekend of wrestling, enjoy the show, if you're watching.