Triple H answered some questions from media after NXT Takeover: WarGames. During this, he revealed some interesting tidbits about NXT at Survivor Series.
— According to Triple H, all of the NXT roster was healthy “for the most part” after Takeover: WarGames. He didn’t go into specifics about any injuries.
— Shawn Michaels will be announcing the members of Team NXT (for the men’s elimination match) on the Survivor Series kickoff show. Triple H also said that he misspoke when he said Tommaso Ciampa would be the one who announces the team.
— The reason why they are waiting to announce Team NXT is because they want to wait and see who is completely healthy after WarGames.
— There is a plan to have NXT represented on commentary during Survivor Series. Mauro Ranallo, Beth Phoenix, and Nigel McGuinness will all be there. He hinted that every match on the card at Survivor Series (that NXT is involved in) will feature an NXT Commentator.
— Triple H also claims that Dakota Kai turning on Tegan Nox at WarGames was the plan from day one. He says that it wasn’t a last-minute decision for Kai to replace Mia Yim in the match. That isn’t about Survivor Series but I thought that it was an interesting note.
In case you missed it, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai, Candice LeRae and Toni Storm were confirmed as Team NXT for the women’s elimination match.
On a related note, check out my updated predictions for Survivor Series here.