Shawn Michaels will be revealing the 5 remaining members of Team NXT on the kickoff show at Survivor Series. This will be for the men’s elimination match. Here are the five Superstars who I think will be named to the team.
— Tommaso Ciampa is a no-brainer after WarGames. He is going to be on this team and is probably going to be named as the captain.
— Keith Lee is another lock for this team. He was on the winning side at Takeover: WarGames. Plus, he has had some recent interactions with Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre on Smackdown & NXT. He is a no-brainer.
— WALTER is someone who I think will be in this match. WWE showed him at ringside during Takeover: WarGames and I have to think that they flew him in for a reason. Including WALTER seems like a smart way to promote NXT UK. Plus, there is some storyline here as Imperium appeared on RAW & Smackdown a few weeks ago.
— Dominic Dijakovic seems like a safe pick for this team. He was on the winning side at WarGames, so they will likely put him on this team as well.
— Matt Riddle is my pick for the final spot. Riddle lost to Finn Balor at WarGames but he has been a large part of the invasion storyline over the past few weeks. As a result, I am going with Riddle as my final pick.
A few extra notes:
- I don’t think that Finn Balor will be taking part in this match. He seems to be a lone wolf right now in NXT and I don’t think it makes sense for him to team up with the other NXT guys.
- I could also see Kevin Owens switching from RAW and joining NXT. If that happens, he would take the spot of either Dijakovic or Riddle.
If Kevin Owens does not switch sides, my picks for Team NXT are Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, WALTER, Dominic Dojakovic, and Matt Riddle.
On a related note, check out my full predictions for Survivor Series here.