NXT TakeOver Toronto 2019 Predictions

 Here are my predictions for tonights NXT ppv:

NXT Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: Adam Cole (c) vs. Johnny Gargano
-> For everything to look like it's on the side of The Undisputed ERA, they have to have all the belts by the end of the night. Thus, Gargano can't win. Plus, Matt Riddle and Velveteen Dream can get a future match with Cole at the next TakeOver events, whereas who will be the next in line if Gargano were to be champion again?

I dig the whole angle of Cole and Gargano getting to pick a stipulation a piece for their falls, with Regal picking the third. That's essentially a variation of Three Stages of Hell. Very cool!

PREDICTIONS: Adam Cole retains the title.

NXT Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Mia Yim
-> Yim beat Bianca Belair twice. She's a babyface. She and Candice LeRae are the two best suited to get a title shot, and I think Yim will be more of the stepping stone between the two. Plus, LeRae is now in a feud with Io Shirai, so that will keep her busy.

PREDICTIONS: Shayna Baszler retains the title.
 

 NXT North American Championship Triple Threat Match: Velveteen Dream (c) vs. Roderick Strong vs. Pete Dunne
-> New champion. Prophecy fulfilled. I don't like the idea of randomly inserting Pete Dunne into this. It feels like that's done just to have him on the card, and not for any storyline purposes or anything. Granted, he'll improve the match, but it's still just coming off very...I don't know...shallow?

PREDICTIONS: Roderick Strong wins the title.

NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits (c) vs. The Undisputed ERA (Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly)
-> They’ve already got a plum spot on Raw, but they’ll get more ring time if they stay here, too. Not sure I’m convinced they will drape the ERA in gold, either. It’s Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish’s turn to get passive aggressively disrespected by the Panama City Playboy.

PREDICTIONS: SP retain



NXT Breakout Tournament Final: Jordan Myles vs. Cameron Grimes
-> Big fan of them introducing these 8 new wrestlers and making a thing out of it. Myles and Grimes wouldn't have been the go-to finals in my mind, though. I would have probably gone with Myles against Angel Garza or Dexter Lumis, probably. But hey, I can't complain about them trying to make new stars.

PREDICTIONS: I'll go with Jordan Myles for the win.

Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai
-> This here is probably the toughest to pick. Candice really needs a marquee win in NXT. And if Shayna does retain her title, a win here could put Candice in position to try to take it at the fall TakeOver. But do they really have Io Shirai lose her first real match as a heel? Both need to win but both can’t. They’ll probably go the route where Shirai officially wins, but it’s in a way that attempts not to weaken Candice too much, even though it probably will.

PREDICTIONS: Io Shirai wins.




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