Superstar Shake Up 2019

The third Superstar Shake Up took place over RAW and Smackdown last week. As well as the usual transfers between shows, we also had call ups from NXT and 205 Live. The people who got moved are as follows:

To RAW from Smackdown

• Hollywood Miz
• Andrade and Zelina Vega
• Rey Mysterio
• The Usos
• Naomi
• Eric Young
• AJ Styles

To RAW from NXT

• War Raiders The Viking Experience
• Ricochet
• Aleister Black
• EC3
• Lacey Evans

To RAW from 205 Live

• Cedric Alexander

To Smackdown from RAW

• Finn Balor
• Bayley
• Ember Moon
• Elias
• Roman Reigns
• Liv Morgan
• Chad Gable
• Apollo Crews
• Mickie James

To Smackdown from NXT

• Lars Sullivan
• Kairi Sane
• Heavy Machinery

To Smackdown from 205 Live

• Buddy Murphy

Right, let's deal with the elephant in the room. The Viking Experience is a fucking stupid name and it only got changed an hour before the start of RAW because Vince McMahon didn't like the name. I'm sorry but Vince had plenty of time to get the name changed before this so I feel sorry for them. I was surprised for them as they are the current NXT Tag Team Champions so I suspect they will lose the Championships by the next Takeover. 

As for the rest of the Shake Up, this has had so many consequences. It has resulted in the break up of two stables and two tag teams and I'm worried for some of them. I like Liv Morgan but she is the least talented one out of The Riott Squad and I can see her being lost in the shuffle. The same probably goes for Chad Gable as well. I'm also worried about 205 Live. The show has improved a lot over the last year and it was thanks to Buddy Murphy and Cedric Alexander. Now that, along with Ali, they are on different shows, I'm concerned about the future direction of the show.

Out of RAW and Smackdown, I strongly feel that Smackdown got the best of it. The addition of Ember Moon, Bayley, Mickie James and Kairi Sane has really improved the quality of their Women's Division. Bayley moving was a surprise as she was in a tag team with Sasha Banks and I assume it's a result of Sasha's unhappiness over the decisions taken by WWE regarding the Women's Tag Team Championship. Despite that. I think she'll do well on Smackdown.

Roman Reigns and Finn Balor going over to Smackdown was also a surprise. It currently means that the United States and the Intercontinental Championships are on the same show so they will change in the near future. I only hope that Reigns doesn't get put in the WWE Championship picture too quickly, especially as we got a fan's champion in Kofi Kingston. 

Overall, as with every Shake Up, they will be winners and losers from this and I'll be interested to see where it goes. 

Wrestlemania 35 Review

Wrestlemania 35 took place on Sunday 7th April at the Metlife Stadium in New York. There are SIXTEEN matches on the card plus we will get to see the first ever women's main event. Let's take a look at the biggest show of the year.

There were 4 matches on the Kick Off Show and the first one is for the Cruiserweight Championship as Tony Nese challenges Buddy Murphy. The match starts at 100 miles an hour before Murphy bounces Nese onto the turnbuckle. Nese gets back in control when he hits a brutal German suplex. Nese goes for the running knee but Murphy hits a knee followed by Murphy's Law. However, Nese manages to get his foot on the ropes. In the end, Nese hits a German suplex followed by the running knee to get the win...Wait, what? Ok, I did not see that coming. The match was pretty decent between the two. I'm still getting used to seeing Nese as a babyface and I just couldn't see him being the Cruiserweight Champion. Despite that, I hope that he has a good title reign.
Winner: Tony Nese (0 for 1)

The next match is the Women's Battle Royal. Taking part were: Dana Brooke, Mickie James, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega, Maria Kanellis, Ember Moon, Kairi Sane, Candice Le Rae and Nikki Cross. Kanellis is the first to be eliminated thanks to Cross. Ember Moon goes for the Eclipse on Deville, but she gets eliminated by Lana, which pissed off the crowd. The Riott Squad team up to eliminate Lana and Sane before Brooke eliminates Riott and Morgan. The final 5 end up being: Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Asuka, Mickie James and Sarah Logan. James eliminates Rose but she then gets eliminated by Deville. Asuka eliminates Deville and Logan eliminates Asuka to win the match. No, wait, hang on. Carmella suddenly appears out of nowhere and it turns out she hasn't been eliminated. Logan ends up on the apron and Carmella superkicks her off to the floor to get the win. The match was ok but I have no idea what happened to Carmella during the match. The commentators didn't mention it and it wasn't shown in the replays. Even though Carmella is a face, this makes it a tainted win for me and that's unfortunate.
Winner: Carmella (0 for 2)

Next is Zack Ryder and Kurt Hawkins challenging The Revival for the RAW Tag Team Championship. The Revival spend the early part of the match mocking Hawkins over his losing streak. Ryder tries to crossbody Dash Wilder but Scott Dawson pulls him out of the way and Ryder goes flying to the floor. This gives The Revival the opportunity to wear down Ryder. Ryder back bodydrops Dawson and he manages to tag in Hawkins. The match goes to the outside and Dawson hits Hawkins with a beautiful brain buster to the floor. Dawson rolls Hawkins back in but Hawkins suddenly pins him with a small package to get the win...Wait, seriously? Hawkins ends his 269 match losing streak and, along with Ryder, becomes the new RAW Tag Team Champions?! The match was pretty good. I'm pissed that The Revival lost, especially to a small package out of nowhere. Having said that, it did create a nice Wrestlemania(ish) moment for Ryder and Hawkins.
Winners: Zack Ryder and Kurt Hawkins (0 for 3)

The Kick Off Main Event is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Taking part were: Michael Che  and Colin Yost from Saturday Night Live, Braun Strowman, Apollo Crews, Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Konnor, Viktor, Andrade, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker and EC3. As soon as the match starts, Che and jost hide under the ring and we can get a fuck load of eliminations before Strowman gets ganged up on. Gallows sends Strowman into the ring post and to the floor but not over the top rope. The final 5 in the ring end up being: Andrade, Apollo Crews, The Hardys and Braun Strowman. In a dumb move, Andrade eliminates Apollo Crews and himself with a hurracarrana. While Strowman is trying to eliminate The Hardys, Che and Jost reappear and try to eliminate Strowman. Strowman deals with it and eliminates The Hardys. Jost tries to use a therapist to appeal to Strowman. However, Strowman kills the therapist then eliminates Che. He then chucks Jost to a pile of wrestlers on the outside to get the win. The match was more fun to watch than I thought it would be and I quite enjoyed it.
Winner: Braun Strowman (0 for 4)

Wrestlemania starts with a segment involving the host of Wrestlemania Alexa Bliss and that racist piece of shit Hulk Hogan. It ends with Paul Heyman storming to the ring and announcing that because Brock Lesnar is not going on last, he might as well have his match now. So, the first match of the show is Seth Rollins challenging Brock Lesnar  for the Universal Championship. Brock attacks Rollins as he enters the ring and beats the fuck out of him. The bell finally rings to start the match and Lesnar continues his assault, hitting 3 German suplexes. When Lesnar goes for the F5, Rollins gets out of it, pushes him into the referee and hits a low blow. Rollins then hits 3 Curb Stomps to get the win and become the new Universal Champion. I was surprised at how short it was but it was a pretty decent match and it would be nice to see a full time Champion on RAW.
Winner: Seth Rollins (1 for 5)

Next is AJ Styles taking on Randy Orton. Orton gets the advantage with a thumb to the eye followed by a dropkick. Styles gets back into it and applies the calf crusher but Orton gets to the ropes. Orton manages to hit the RKO but Styles kicked out. In the end, Orton goes for another RKO but Styles stops it and hits a Phemonenal Forearm to get the win. The match was ok, nothing special.
Winner: AJ Styles (1 for 6)

After another pointless Lacey Evans walk on, we get our next match, which is a Fatal 4-Way Match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. Champions The Usos facing the challenges of Ricochet and Aleister Black, The Bar and Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev. Highlights of the match include: Cesaro hitting a giant swing on Ricochet while Sheamus punches the fuck out of everyone else; Ricochet breking up a pin with a shooting star press; and everyone but Black doing a tower of doom and Ricochet managing to survive it. In the end, The Usos hit Sheamus with a double splash to get the win. This was quite a good match with a few cool spots.
Winners: The Usos (2 for 7)

After we see the Hall of Fame Class of 2019, we get a Falls Count Anywhere Match between Hollywood Miz and Shane McMahon.  McMahon gets the early advantage and is about to elbow drop Miz through the announce table when his father gets in the way. McMahon then starts beating him, prompting Miz to defend his father. The fight goes into the crowd and into the row of international announcers. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale in the tech area yet Shane kicked out. In the end, Miz suplexes McMahon off the scaffolding, knocking them both out. However, McMahon has his arm on top of Miz and pins him to get the win. The wrestling wasn't great but it was fun enough to keep me entertained.
Winner: Shane McMahon (2 for 8)

The next match is for the Women's Tag Team Championship as the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina, Beth Phoenix and Natalya and The IIonics  challenge Sasha Banks and Bayley in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Tamina beats attacking the other competitors before Sasha Banks is worn down by Billie Kay and Peyton Royce. Other highlights of the match include: Beth Phoenix suplexing the IIonics; Sasha putting Beth in the Banks Statement; Natalya putting both Sasha and Bayley in the Sharpshooter; and Beth getting hit with a Macho Man elbow drop by Bayley followed by a frog splash by Sasha. Beth hits Bayley with a Glam Slam from the top rope. However, she isn't aware that Billie made the tag on her. When Beth goes for the cover, Peyton pulls her off and Billie pins Bayley to get the win. The match was pretty decent and I'm so happy for Billie and Peyton getting the win. They have been  fun to watch since NXT and I can't wait to see how their title reign goes.
Winners: The IIonics (3 for 9)

Next is Kofi Kingston challenging "The New" Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. After some back and forth, Bryan avoids a springboard splash to the outside by Kofi and he crashes onto the announce table.  Bryan hits a few running dropkicks in the corner then almost folds Kofi in half with a Boston Crab. Kofi gets back into it and hits the SOS but Bryan applies the LeBell Lock. Bryan goes to the outside and Rowan stops Kofi from going after him. This leads to an altercation between Rowan the rest of The New Day and he is taken out with the Midnight Hour. Back in the ring, Bryan hits the running knee but Kofi kicks out. Bryan again applies the LeBell Lock but Kofi powers out of it. Kofi then hits Trouble in Paradise to get the win. This match was really good and I'm so happy that Kofi won, being the first African wrestler to become WWE Champion.
Winner: Kofi Kingston (4 for 10)

The next match is Rey Mysterio challenging Samoa Joe for the United States Championship. Joe doesn't fuck around at the beginning. However, Msyterio hits a DDT and the 619. Joe then puts Mysterio in the Coquina Clutch and Mysterio passes out, giving Joe the win. This match was less than 5 minutes long, which was a disappointment. Having said that, Mysterio was carrying an injury so I suspect that it would have longer.
Winner: Samoa Joe (5 for 11)

We now get Drew McIntyre taking on Roman Reigns. McIntyre headbutts Reigns to get the advantage. After getting thrown from the top rope, Reigns makes his comeback with punches and kicks. Reigns then hits a Superman punch followed by a spear to get the win. The match was pretty decent.
Winner: Roman Reigns (6 for 12)

After a segment involving Elias and John Cena, we get Batista taking on Triple H in a no holds barred match with Triple H's career on the line. During the match they use a tool box, chains, pilers, a steel chair, the steel steps and a sledeghammer.  Also during the match, Triple H pulls out Batista's nose ring and spears him through the German announce table. Batista manages to hit the Batista Bomb but Triple H kicked out. Triple H powerbombs Batista onto the steel steps followed by a Pedigree, but Batista kicked out. In the end, Ric Flair arrives and gives Triple H another sledgehammer. Triple H then hits Batista with it then hits another Pedigree to get the win. The match was ok and this was the longest match on the show. I really think it could have been shorter, especially when it involves two guys that are round 50.
Winner: Triple H (7 for 13)

We now get the end of an era as Kurt Angle has his farewell match against Baron Corbin. Angle hits a overhead belly-to-belly suplex and 3 German suplexes in the early going. Angle goes for the Angle Slam but Corbin gets out of it and hits Deep Six for 2. Angle hits the Angle Slam but Corbin kicks out. Angle then applies the Ankle Lock but Corbin manages to send him into the corner. Angle goes for the moonsault but misses and Corbin then hits End of Days to get the win. The match was very short but it was quite good.
Winner: Baron Corbin (7 for 14)

The penultimate match is for the Intercontinental Championship as Finn Balor in Demon Mode challenges Bobby Lashley. Balor goes after Lashley before he gets hit with a spine buster. When Balor starts to get back into it, Lio Rush distracts him allowing Lashley to spear him off the apron to the floor. In the end, Balor powerbombs Lashley then hits the Coup de Grace to get the win and become the new Intercontinental Champion. The match was quite good.
Winner: Finn Balor (8 for 15)

After R-Truth and Carmella do a dance break, we finally get our main event. A triple threat match between Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and "The Man" Becky Lynch for both the RAW and Smackdown Women's Championships. Ronda is absolutely dominant to begin with and later on, she has Charlotte in an armbar over the ropes. Becky hits her with a dropkick, and Ronda lands brutally on the floor. Other highlights during the match include: Becky putting Charlotte in the Dis-Arm HerCharlotte hitting a double natural selection on both women; Becky hitting a Bex-ploder from the top rope on Charlotte; and Ronda putting both guys in an armbar. Charlotte manages to put Ronda in the Figure 8 but Becky breaks that up with a leg drop from the top rope. After Charlotte gets throwin onto a table in the corner, Ronda goes to hit Piper's Pit on Becky. However, Becky reverses it into a crucifix pin to get the win even though Ronda's shoulder goes up during the count.

I thought this was a good, fun match although the ending was slightly botched. From what I read, it seemed that it was a mistake on Ronda's part. The fact that WWE didn't make a big deal of it after the match does seem to prove that. As for Becky, I guess she will defend both belts for the foreseeable future.
Winner: Becky Lynch (9 for 16)

I thought that, despite a few surprising results, Wrestlemania was quite a good show. The main criticism of it is that it is far too long. This finished at after half past midnight local time and that's insane to me. I get that it's their biggest event of the year but hopefully they will make it a bit shorter next year.

NXT TakeOver: New York Review

NXT TakeOver: New York took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Every Championship is on the line and the card looks awesome so, let's take a look.

The first match is for the NXT Tag Team Championship as the team of Aleister Black and Ricochet challenge The War Raiders. There's a lot of respect shown by both teams in the early going and it becomes a very back and forth contest. There was a cool bit where Ricochet catches Hanson in mid air and hits him with a fall away slam. War Raiders come close when they hit a clothesline/German suplex combo but Black breaks up the pin with a double stomp from the top rope. Black hits Rowe with the Black Mask, which is followed up by a shooting star press from Ricochet; but Hanson pushes Black onto Ricochet to break up the pin. In the end, War Raiders hit Ricochet with Fallout to get the win. Afterwards, they all shake hands and hug.

This match was fucking phenomenal with so many amazing spots. Black and Ricochet teaming up seemed like an unusual choice but they work really well together and we get to see them again when they challenge for the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at Wrestlemania.
Winners: War Raiders (1 for 1)

Next is a match that I was really looking forward to watching: Matt Riddle challenging Velveteen Dream  for the North American Championship. Early on, Riddle tries to go for submission moves such as the Kimura but Dream manages to avoid them and get the advantage after stamping on Riddle's bare feet. Riddle gets back into it and continues to get Dream to submit. Dream hulks up and goes on to hit the Dream Valley Driver. However, when he goes for the Purple Rainmaker, Riddle tries to put him in the Bro-Mission then almost wins it after hitting the Floating Bro. Riddle then puts Dream in the Bro-Mission. However, Dream manages to reverse it into a roll up and pins Riddle to get the win. Riddle's reaction was like: "What the fuck?! I lost?!", which was awesome then he fist bumps Dream as a sign of respect.

This was a really good match and I felt sorry for them as they followed a phenomenal tag team match. However, they managed to keep the crowd engaged and I really hope they have a rematch in the near future.
Winner: Velveteen Dream (2 for 2)

We now get the United Kingdom Championship match as WALTER challenges Pete Dunne. Early on, Dunne punches WALTER. He doesn't take that well and hits Dunne with 2 brutal Flair Chops to get the advantage. He goes on to almost fold Dunne in half with a Boston Crab. Dunne uses his agility and speed to get back into the match and comes close after an impressive sit down powerbomb. After Dunne damages WALTER's fingers, he hits a rolling crucifix pin for 2. Dunne hits the Bitter End but WALTER kicks out at 2. In the end, Dunne is sent across the ring with a top rope power bomb. WALTER follows that with a splash to get the win and end the 685 day reign of Pete Dunne. This was a really good match between the two. I'm about 8 weeks behind on NXT UK so this was the first time I've seen WALTER and I'm quite impressed. He is quite agile for his size and his Flair chops are so brutal, he should be arrested for attempted murder. Dunne has had an amazing reign and hopefully it means he will get called up to the main roster.
Winner: WALTER (3 for 3)

The penultimate match is for the NXT Women's Championship as Shayna Baszler faces the challenges of Bianca Belair, Kairi Sane and Io Shirai  in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Highlights of the match include: Sane catching Belair's air kiss and throwing it for Shirai to bat away; Baszler using Belair's hair against her; Belair pressing Shirai onto Baszler and Sane on the outside; and Belair hitting the KOD on Baszler. Shirai hits the Asai Moonsault on Baszler but Sane breaks up the pin; then Sane hits Baszler with the Insane Elbow and Shirai breaks up the pin. Belair hits an awesome KOD on both Shirai and Sane; but when she goes for the cover, Baszler grabs her and gets her to tap out to the Kirifuda Clutch to retain the Championship. Even though I was surprised that Baszler won, I thought this was a really fun match.
Winner: Shayna Baszler (3 for 4)

The main event is a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match between Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) and Johnny Gargano for the vacant NXT Championship. After some back and forth, Cole hits the Last Shot to the back of Gargano's head to get the first fall. Cole almost gets the winning fall after another Last Shot but Gargano manages to just kick out. Later on, Gargano manages to get Cole to quickly tap out to the Garga-No Escape to take it to sudden death. Both guys come close to winning, a highlight being Cole hitting a beautiful straitjacket German suplex and then a Canadian destroyer.  The match goes to the outside and Cole hits a Fairytale Ending onto the Spanish announce table. Gargano puts Cole in the Garga-No Escape but the rest of The Undisputed Era interfere and take out Gargano when the referee gets "accidentally" knocked out of the ring. Gargano manages to just about survive and takes out The Undisputed Era. Cole seizes on the opportunity and hits another Last Shot but Gargano amazingly kicks out. In the end, Gargano avoids the Last Shot and gets Cole to tap out to the Garga-No Escape and become the new NXT Champion. Afterwards, Candice Le Rae and Tommaso "Fuckface" Ciampa come out to help Gargano celebrate.

Wow. Just wow. The first two falls were really good and I was surprised for a minute that Cole tapped out, making it a tie game. I then realised that he did it to save energy. The last 5-10 minutes of the match were absolutely brilliant with Cole and The Undisputed Era throwing everything but the kitchen sick at Gargano but nothing they did worked. I got quite emotional when Gargano won and I think the last time I felt anything like that was when #DIY won the NXT Tag Team Championship at TakeOver: Toronto. I'm so happy for Gargano winning and completing his redemption.
Winner: Johnny Gargano (4 for 5)

NXT TakeOver: NewYork was an amazing show. All of the matches were really good with 2 of them being contenders for Match of the Year. I feel sorry for Wrestlemania as I do not think they can top this.

WWE Wrestlemania 35 Preview

The Showcase of the Immortals, Wrestlemania 35, will be taking place this evening at the Metlife Stadium in New York. There are a...fuck load of matches on the card and we will see the women main event the show for the first time. So, let's take a look.

Women's Battle Royal
Confirmed participants so far are: Dana Brooke, Mickie James, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega and Nikki Cross. This should be a quick yet match and I'm going for Asuka to win.
Predicted Winner: Asuka

Buddy Murphy vs Tony Nese
Cruiserweight Championship
There is no fucking way that Nese is winning this so Murphy to win.
Predicted Winner: Buddy Murphy

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
So far the confirmed participants are: Michael Che  and Colin Yost from Saturday Night Live, Braun Strowman, Apollo Crews, Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Konnor, Viktor, Andrade, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker and EC3. A tough one as I can't see Strowman winning. I'm going for Ali to win.
Predicted Winner: Ali

Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre
 I would love McIntyre but it's more likely that Reigns will win.
Predicted Winner: Roman Reigns

AJ Styles vs Randy Orton
I'm not too bothered about this one. I suppose Orton will win?
Predicted Winner: Randy Orton

The Revival vs Zack Ryder and Kurt Hawkins
RAW Tag Team Championship
I will be very surprised if Ryder and Hawkins win this. Top Guys to win.
Predicted Winners: The Revival

The Usos vs The Bar vs Ricochet and Aleister Black vs Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev
Smackdown Tag Team Championship
I'm quite looking forward to this one. I'm going for The Usos to retain.
Predicted Winners: The Usos

The Boss 'n' Hug Connection vs The IIonics vs Nia Jax and Tamina vs Beth Phoenix and Natalya
Women's Tag Team Championship
I might in the minority so I'm going for The IIonics to win.
Predicted Winners: The IIonics

Kurt Angle vs Baron Corbin
Angle's opponent for his last WWE match has come in for some criticiam. Having said that, I feel that hsi could be a good match. I think that Angle will win.
Predicted Winner: Kurt Angle

Samoa Joe vs Rey Mysterio
United States Championship
There's a chance that this might not take place as Mysterio is carrying an injury. If it goes ahead, I'm going for Joe to win.
Predicted Winner: Samoa Joe

Shane McMahon vs Hollywood Miz
Falls Count Anywhere Match
I strongly feel that Miz has to win this one.
Predicted Winner: Hollywood Miz

Bobby Lashley vs Finn Balor
Intercontinental Championship
Balor will be in Demon Mode for this match so I think that he'll win.
Predicted Winner: Finn Balor

Triple H vs Batista
No Holds Barred Match
This could be an entertaining contest. I can't see Triple H losing so I'm going for him to win.
Predicted Winner: Triple H

Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins
Universal Championship
I can see both guys winning. I really think that RAW needs a full time Universal Champion so I'm going for Rollins to win.
Predicted Winner:: Seth Rollins

"The New" Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston
WWE Championship
I love Daniel Bryan> However, there will be no way that Kofi will lose this. He has been put through so many unnecessary obstacles by Mr McMahon because of racism...? If Bryan wins this, it will be a massive "fuck you" by WWE to the fans.
Predicted Winner: Kofi Kingston

Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair vs "The Man" Becky Lynch
Triple Threat Match for the RAW and Smackdown Women's Championship
One of the unnecessarily convoluted storylines in recent history will come to a head as we see the women main event Wrestlemania for the first time. I can see Charlotte winning but I think it will be insane if that happens. I'm going for Becky to win.
Predicted Winner: "The Man" Becky Lynch

I will watch this over the next few days. I hope you all enjoy the show if you're watching it live. 

NXT TakeOver: New York Preview

NXT TakeOver: New York will be taking place this evening at the Barclays Center in New York. Every Championship will be on the line in a really good card so, let's take a look.

War Raiders vs Aleister Black and Ricochet
NXT Tag Team Championship
I'm quite looking forward to this one. I can see Black and Ricochet winning. However, their recent time on the main roster will most likely mean that they'll get called up soon. Therefore, I'm going for War Raiders to win.
Predicted Winners: War Raiders

Velveteen Dream vs Matt Riddle
NXT North American Championship
This could be the match of the night. I feel that The Dream will be victorious.
Predicted Winner: Velveteen Dream

Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai vs Bianca Belair vs Kairi Sane
NXT Women's Championship
This is a tough one to call. I really think that Baszler will win. However, I'm going for Shirai to get the victory.
Predicted Winner: Io Shirai

Pete Dunne vs WALTER
NXT UK Championship
Dunne has been Champion for almost two years and I feel that it's time for a new Champion. WALTER to win.
Predicted Winner: WALTER

Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) vs Johnny Gargano
2 Out Of 3 Falls Match for the NXT Championship
I am really looking forward to this match and I'm really torn on who I think will win. This was supposed to be Gargano challenging Tommaso "Fuckface" Ciampa, which changed due to Ciampa's injury. I suspect that Gargano was going to win that to complete his redemption. Will WWE stay with that plan? I think that Gargano is ready for the main roster however, I feel that he will win and get called up next year.
Predicted Winner: Johnny Gargano

Along with Wrestlemania, I will be going through up to 10 hours of wrestling this weekend, so it will take me a few days to go through it all. I hope you all enjoy the show.