by Josh McCrohon @JoshMcCrohon57NXT Takeovers are a thing of beauty. They’re a lovely 2 hours of pure wrestling. They have a short card which usually consists of 5 matches, but that’s what makes them even more enjoyable: you want to watch more. After watching any takeover I always want that one thing: more. NXT Takeover: War Games is this Saturday and has a moutherwatering match card (plus an advertised dark match,) so, without further ado, let’s rank the matches from worst to best! 6. Aleister Black vs. The Velveteen DreamLook, I’m sure this match won’t be terrible, hell it won’t even be bad but look at the other matches on the Takeover card! I love Black and I think Dream is a good worker with an incredible amount of potential too, but it’s just the worst match when comparing this to something like Pete Dunne & Johnny Gargano, which isn’t even being televised! Josh’s Prediction: Aleister Black 5. Kassius Ohno vs. Lars SullivanI love Kassius Ohno, there I said it! In my mind, he is the king of the forearms! While that may not be entirely true, this match has a lot of potential to be the dark horse on the card! This will be Lars Sullivan’s first Takeover event, while this will be Ohno’s first since Orlando (which was 7 whole months ago!) Josh’s Prediction: Lars Sullivan 4. Peyton Royce vs. Kairi Sain vs. Ember Moon vs. Nikki Cross [NXT Women’s Championship Fatal 4 Way]This entry was a toss-up between this and the match I’m going to mention next but hear me out, I think this match may be the 3rd worst but if you think about it, doesn’t that just make it the 4th best? It depends on your outlook on life doesn’t it! They can’t really have a bad fatal fourway match and this may be one of the best of the year, (the best being Summerslam.) All 4 women could win this - not literally, that would be kind of dumb - but I’m still sticking with my prediction despite just seeing a Japanese woman as champion. Josh’s Prediction: Kairi Sain 3. Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas [NXT Championship Match]I think this match will be slightly better than the women’s Fatal 4-Way but maybe I’ll be wrong - although with Almas & McIntyre I can’t really be wrong! Almas hasn’t had the most wins in NXT history or the most notable, and though he isn’t going to win here, I do think the future will be bright for this man, especially if his partnership with the outstanding Zelina Vega continues! Josh’s Prediction: Drew McIntyre 2. Pete Dunne vs. Johnny Gargano [United Kingdom Championship Match]Oh boy, is this going to be good, yet we won’t even get to see it….the preceding statement is of course false if you get to go to the Toyota Center on November 18th for NXT Takeover: War Games! Witness Roderick Strong partner up with The Authors Of Pain taking on the insane group in SaniTy and also in the match The Undisputed Era inside War Games! Can they be contained? Find out exclusively on the WWE network!...well I think I got a bit carried away there, don’t you think? Back to Gargano & Dunne, this match will be absolutely fantastic and I just wish I got to see this. I’d put this number one but how good is this match to be if they’re not fighting in front of the cameras? However, slight pessimism aside, Pete Dunne & Johnny Gargano will tear the house down, no doubt! Josh’s Prediction: Petey Boy Dunne 1. Undisputed Era vs. The Authors of Pain w/ Roderick Strong vs. SAniTy [NXT War Games Match]The whole name of this Takeover is based around this match. All of these men can put on excellent matches and I cannot wait to watch this match (even if that does mean I need to stay up until 3 in the morning to see the finish - boy do I love the UK times). It’ll be interesting to see where all 9 men go after this; Authors Of Pain could move up to the main roster. Roderick Strong is perfect to start a feud with either Lars Sullivan or Hideo Itami. Adam Cole can either set his sights on the NXT championship or have a small rivalry with Kassius Ohno. Fish & O’Reily can battle it out with Young & Wolfe for the Tag belts with Killian Dane can doing something badass as always - there’s always something for him to do! Josh’s Prediction: The Undisputed Era! And that’s NXT Takeover: War Games, do you agree with my order? Why wouldn’t you! Sound off in the comments below, I’ve been Josh and you’ve not!
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