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The NXT brand takeover the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois tonight as WWE kicks off what should be an epic weekend of wrestling entertainment. Historically, NXT has upstaged the main roster with their Takeover shows over the past few years and tonight is expected to be no different with some exciting matches lined up on the card.
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The show boasts a number of hotly anticipated matches including a showdown between Ricochet and Velveteen Dream, the Street Fight between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano and the hard-hitting Women's Championship match between Shayna Baszler and Nikki Cross.
With Triple H at the helm, tonight is expected to be full of many shocks and surprises so here are just five that could easily happen.
#5 Velveteen Dream will beat Ricochet
One man that is currently undefeated in one-on-one matches in NXT, is Ricochet and tonight he steps into his first singles match on pay-per-view against Velveteen Dream. This is one of the most anticipated matches on the show and could easily be one that steals the weekend, but is it possible that Dream could come out on top?
Ricochet is definitely the future of the company but at 22 years old it could be argued that Dream is also someone who WWE has invested heavily in. Dream and Black have already faced off in the past, which means that the likely scenario is for Ricochet to be the man who comes out on top here, but would it be that much of a shock if Dream was able to defeat his rival?
#4 Aleister Black will defeat the undefeated
Aleister Black is the NXT Champion heading into his match with Lars Sullivan tonight at NXT Takeover: Chicago, but he is still considered to be the underdog.
Interestingly it has been Sullivan who has had the upper hand throughout the build-up to their and could easily lift the title if he is able to deliver a Freak Accident tonight.
Sullivan is undefeated in one-on-one matches, with his only defeats coming in multi-man matches and as part of the North American ladder match back at Takeover: New Orleans.
It has now become even more likely that Sullivan will walk out with the title tonight, rather than Black being able to defeat the monster, but if anyone can defy the odds then it will be Black.
The NXT Champion knows that the Black Mass heel kick is no longer an option but he has many other moves in his arsenal that he can call upon instead.
#3 New NXT Tag Team Champions
Adam Cole isn't defending his North American Championship in Chicago, which is strange since Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong will be forced to defend their Championships against Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan.
It is likely that Cole will still be in attendance for the show, even though he is also set to be part of the United Kingdom Championship Tournament which begins on Monday in the United Kingdom.
If Cole isn't by the side of The Undisputed Era, is it possible that O'Reilly and Strong could be defeated by Lorcan and Burch?
This could easily lead to the breakdown of Undisputed Era if it's made obvious that the duo aren't as strong without Cole by their side.
The Undisputed Era has been a dominant group over the past few months, but it could be time for Lorcan and Burch to reign their division in NXT.
#2 A new challenger for the Women's Championship?
Nikki Cross made a huge mistake when she decided to set her sights on Shayna Baszler and the NXT Women's Championship a few weeks ago. Baszler has brushed aside every challenger in her wake over the past few months, but there's one woman in NXT that even Baszler has to be worried about right now.
Cross doesn't stand much of a chance against Baszler, but if there was another woman who decided to make it clear that she was coming for the Women's Championship in the future, then that could be exactly what Cross needs to take advantage.
Bianca Belair has proved that she is the EST of NXT and someone who should go after the NXT Women's Championship, could she set her sights on the Women's Championship this weekend?
#1 Candice LeRae turns on Johnny Gargano
The feud between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano has been heartbreaking for many of the WWE Universe who once saw the duo as close as brothers when they were part of DIY. In New Orleans, the former Tag Team Champions collided and it was Gargano who forced Ciampa to tap out in their non-sanctioned match that became quite a brutal showdown.
Tonight these two men will collide in a Street Fight and even though Candice LeRae said that she is no longer part of the rivalry between her husband and his former friend, it's highly likely that she will interfere in the match tonight and cost Gargano a much-needed victory.
LeRae has said that she is not sitting around and watching her husband turn into something that he despises, which could mean that she is the one who's going to try and stop this.
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