3) Velveteen Dream vs Matt Riddle
— NXT North American Championship
Velveteen Dream and Matt Riddle will be facing off at Takeover: New York. This will be for Dream’s NXT North American Championship.
This will be the biggest match of Riddle’s NXT career so far. Expectations are high and I am guessing that he will deliver. I could easily see this ending up as the best match of the night based on the talent of both guys.
As for the winner, I see Dream retaining. This won’t be clean though as I think that they will protect Riddle in the loss. This will set up a rematch between them at the next Takeover. I think that this is a feud that will span two Takeover events, so a screwy finish would make sense to me here.
Winner Prediction: Dream retains his Title.
2) Shayna Baszler vs Io Shirai vs Bianca Belair vs Kairi Sane
— NXT Women’s Championship
WWE has confirmed a fatal 4-way match for the NXT Women’s Championship. Shayna Baszler will defend against Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kairi Sane.
This is where I see Shayna Baszler dropping the Title. I think that she is moving up to either RAW or Smackdown. This is a great way to protect her as someone else can get pinned for her to lose the Title.
I see WWE putting the belt Io Shirai. She can run the division for the next several months and put on incredible Takeover matches.
Winner Prediction: Io Shirai wins the Title.
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