WWE NXT Takeover – Chicago Preview and Predictions

May 19, 2017 at 4:35 PM

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WWE NXT Takeover – Chicago Preview and Predictions

Takeover has always been a much-anticipated event since the very beginning. The series has produced some of the greatest matches in WWE history. Almost every takeover card includes five matches in it, no exception is seen in the Takeover Chicago edition either. But in quite a long time, a Takeover card does not look much promising.

Hideo Itami had been suffering from several major injuries for years, we seriously doubt if fans still consider him as a serious after all these injuries. And he comes back straight to challenge for the NXT title is not a very good look. For the other matches, most of the build ups were good. Let us see what to expect from these matches.

NXT championship – Bobby Roode vs. Hideo Itami – Fans were actually expecting to see Drew McIntyre on the title frame. McIntyre even teased a title match where he said that he has his eyes set on the title. But Hideo Itami came out of nowhere in the title frame.

Itami challenged Bobby Roode for the title. Two weeks ago, Itami had a match against Roderick Strong to determine the no 1 contender for the NXT title which Itami won and he looked in really good shape. We are expecting to see a great contest between the two ultimately won by Bobby Roode. We think Roode and McIntyre will have a championship match in future.

Sportzwiki Prediction – Bobby Roode wins and retains

NXT Women’s championship – Asuka vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot – Originally, the match was set as a fatal 4-way match including Ember Moon. But Ember Moon had been sidelined by a serious injury. Now, it’s not only a triple threat match.

If Ember was involved in this match, it would be an easy prediction that Ember would win because the way they built Ember up it looks like Asuka would drop the title to Ember only. But since the mistress of Eclipse is out of the frame, it is really difficult to predict the winner of this match. Nikki Cross might win by pinning Ruby Riot. We are pretty Ruby will not the title so soon. Nikki is a possibility but we think Asuka will retain in this case.

Sportzwiki Prediction – Asuka wins and retains

Ladder Match for the NXT Tag Team championships – The Authors of Pain vs. #DIY – This is possibly the final match of this feud. After this feud, #DIY might go on to enter the main roster and the Authors of Pain would start a new feud with the Heavy Machinery.

Heavy Machinery teased a feud with the Authors of Pain upon their debut. Fans are badly waiting to see this feud. Hopefully, Takeover Chicago would mark the climax of the long going #DIY – Authors of Pain feud.
Sportzwiki Prediction – The Authors of Pain wins and retains

WWE United Kingdom Championship – Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne – WWE recently announced that there will be a TV series based on the UK and the ultimate prize in that show will be the WWE UK championship. This is possibly the last UK championship match before the show starts.

Pete Dunne was the finalist of the WWE UK championship tournament. Tyler Bate defeated Pete Dunne in that tournament to win the title. This is Pete Dunne’s first title rematch since the lost the final. We are hoping to see a great match.

Sportzwiki Prediction – Tyler Bate wins and retains

Eric Young vs. Roderick Strong – This is the only non-title match of the event. Not a very good build up for this feud, just a random beat down by the Sanity and a match with their leader. Sanity storylines are really similar to the Bray Wyatt and Wyatt Family storylines. We hope to see a good continuation of this feud even after the event.

Sportzwiki Prediction – Eric Young Wins

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