With so much uncertainty about the next couple months, it's hard to predict this. Do you maintain the status quo, completely flip the script or flip coins? I'm in the no flips (just fists) camp.
Samoa Joe
American Alpha
Asuka
Shinsuke Nakamura
Andrade "Cien" Almas
One could make the case that Nakamura/Aries is the least predictable match. Huh.
I really have no idea who's going to win the title match. It depends entirely on what their future plans are, which we don't know. Maybe they don't know? Anyhoo, I figure Asuka and American Alpha are locks to retain, and I think a loss helps Aries heel-turn more than a win, so I'll take Nakamura there. Almas is debuting here, against Tye Dillinger, so, yeah, he's got that in the bag as well. Like I said in the recap, though, that's a pretty short card. I wonder what else they might have planned.
NXT Championship steel cage match: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Finn Bálor - Samoa Joe finally beats Finn on NSE (Network Special Event).
NXT Tag Team Championship match: American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) (c) vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) - The Revival (just because I think there could be one title change)
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Austin Aries - Nakamura. I do agree that Aries has more of a chance to pull out a win, but Aries already has an upset win over Corbin from the last NSE, so I think he loses here.
It is really good that we are going in to an event and there aren't clear and obvious winners in some of the main matches. It isn't often that events are like this - they have been odd at times with some of the, shall we say random, results we have seen this year.
I think this will be a very good event and will go with: Joe in a hard hitting match. American Alpha. They are superb and always worth watching. Nakamura. This will be a good match if they let Aries pull out some moves we haven't seen him do yet in NXT. Will also hopefully make Aries look good and also fully turn heel either here or the next tapings. If there are any?! Asuka. Can't see them taking the title off her yet. Almas in the definite absolute certain result of the night.
Looks like they will all get a good amount of time so should be a good card.
Originally posted by kellogsIt is really good that we are going in to an event and there aren't clear and obvious winners in some of the main matches.
I agree that it's kind of a nice change of pace, but I generally don't mind if a match has kind of a "set" outcome. It's like if I go to the movies to see Iron Man, I know that he's going to win at the end of the movie, but the fun is in seeing how he gets there. It's the same thing for me with wrestling most of the time. It's okay if I already know that, say, Roman Reigns is going to win the match, assuming (big assumptions, here), that the story they're telling says that he should win, that it's fun watching him win, and that his win ultimately means something going forward. Which NXT is usually pretty good at delivering.
*Samoa Joe *American Alpha *Asuka *Cien *Aries (via blatant cheating to officially turn heel)
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I see Cien Almas and Asuka as the most "locked in" to take wins. The advertised other matches I can see the logic in going either way but, I'll say; Joe for the decisive win that keeps Balor chasing him for a huge win next "special" , American Alpha to maintain their momentum until either TM-61 or Johnny & Tommy are built up enough to be put over them, & Aries over Nak for the swerve win.
This whole card seems like the most predictable in quite some time. Also poor Ty is the new Prince Pretty: Canadian sorta-heel that puts everyone else over on the Nu PPVs.
Samoa Joe Asuka American Alpha Nakamura Andrade "Cien" Almas (which is such a mouthful of a name...why not keep "Manny Andrade?")
Vince and Co. will appear on "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" to talk about their trip to Afghanistan. http://tvlistings2.zap2it.com/program.asp?partner_id=national&prog_id=3211830&dbKey=EP6803040107&series_id=2603609