The next Takeover event will take place on the night before Wrestlemania 34 in New Orleans. The event is stacked with a lot of great matches. This page will be for our NXT Takeover New Orleans predictions – who we think will win each match.
NXT Takeover New Orleans Predictions
Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas vs Aleister Black – NXT Championship
This should be a really great match. I do think that Almas will be getting called up to the WWE main roster soon. Maybe even as one of the post-Wrestlemania call-ups. As a result, I think he will lose the belt to Black here. I expect a really great match though from both guys. Prediction: Aleister Black wins.
Ember Moon vs Shayna Baszler – NXT Women’s Championship
Storytelling-wise, I think it makes sense for Baszler to win the Title here. She was extremely close at NXT Takeover: Philadelphia and will be getting another shot. I have Baszler winning by submission to become the new NXT Women’s Champion. Ember Moon is another one who I think could be called up really soon so I don’t mind her dropping the belt. Shayna can go on a nice run as a heel Champion. Prediction: Baszler wins.
Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream – Ladder match for the inaugural NXT North American Championship
This is SUCH a difficult match to predict. I could see a lot of these guys ending up with the Title. For me, it comes down to Ricochet, Velveteen Dream, and EC3 as potential winners. Ricochet and EC3 because they are new and I think WWE will push them hard to start their NXT careers. I also think that Dream would be the perfect midcard Title holder for NXT. It’s a tough pick but I am going to go with Dream winning here in a really fun match. I also expect Ricochet to do something crazy off the ladder. Prediction: Velveteen Dream wins.
The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly) vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne – NXT Tag Team Championship and Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy
This one is difficult to predict after the injury to Bobby Fish. I don’t think the Authors of Pain will win because they will be main roster bound soon (I hope). I could see maybe WWE pulling the trigger on Dunne and Strong for a surprising moment but I am not convinced. Gotta go with the Undisputed Era retaining. Prediction: Undisputed Era wins.
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Tommaso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano – Unsanctioned Match
This is one of my most anticipated matches of Wrestlemania 34 weekend. The storytelling has been incredible and they have knocked the match build out of the park. I think the consensus pick for many will be that Gargano will defeat Ciampa. I am having trouble with the pick because I can see WWE having Ciampa win for maximum heat. Still, I think Gargano needs a big win, so I am going to choose him. I expect nothing less than an incredible match between these two. Prediction: Gargano wins.
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