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NXT Takeover Chicago is right around the corner and this year's card is an interesting one. Five matches will take place at the event just like NXT PPV's in the past.
Three titles will be on the line which includes the NXT Championship and the Tag Team Championship and the Women's Championship all on the line at the event. Aleister Black will face Lars Sullivan for the NXT Championship.
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The Undisputed Era will take on Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan for the Tag Team Championship and Shayna Baszler puts her title on the line against Nikki Cross for the Women's Championship. Two grudge matches will take place as Ricochet faces Velveteen Dream and Johnny Gargano faces longtime rival Tomasso Ciampa.
NXT PPV's have always delivered in the past and we expect the same this time around. Three matches this year have already been awarded five stars. Those included Johnny Gargano vs Andrade Almas from Takeover Philadelphia. The ladder match to crown the first ever North American Champion which Adam Cole won and Lastly Gargano vs Ciampa at Takeover New Orleans.
Hopefully, another match at the upcoming PPV gets awarded five stars to keep the record going. Let's take a look at a few things that should happen at NXT Takeover Chicago.
#1 The Undisputed Era Retains
Undisputed Era members Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong will defend their titles against challengers Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan. It should be a good match and an obvious choice in who wins.
The Undisputed Era should walk out the winners. For the Tag division, NXT has a good group of teams but the Undisputed Era are the only ones who should be the champs for now. Burch and Lorcan are good choices for the challenger's side, but not to win it.
It would be random to have the current champs lose and mess up their momentum at the moment. The champs should have a lengthy title run and only lose it when they get the call-up or unless another good tag team comes along to challenge them. The War Raiders for example.
#2 Ricochet Wins
Ricochet will be taking on the Velveteen Dream at Takeover Chicago in a few days. This will be a great match as both men have done a fantastic job building up the match.
This match should not go on first as both men will tear it up in the ring. It would be a shame to see these two start the show considering the rest of the card. And in the end, Ricochet should win this match.
Out of all the talent in NXT currently, Ricochet is definitely someone you should consider for the NXT Championship. This feud should either put or be considered for whoever the NXT Champion is after the PPV.
#3 Nikki Cross loses and moves to the Main Roster
Shayna Baszler will be defending her NXT Women's Championship against Nikki Cross at NXT Takeover Chicago. Shayna's title run hasn't been that good so far and it would be nice to see her lose the title, but not now.
Nikki Cross is a great opponent for her, but it's a little too late for her to now be in the title picture. She's been around for a while and has had a decent showing in NXT. But, she should be on the main roster with her Sanity members.
This may be why Sanity hasn't debuted yet on the main roster. WWE might want Nikki Cross to be with them and having her go out on a title match might give her some momentum on the main roster.
#4 Aleister Black Retains
Aleister Black will be putting his title on the line against Lars Sullivan. Much like the other title matches on the card, it's nice to see someone new in the title picture. But Lars Sullivan shouldn't win the title.
Aleister hasn't been the Champion that long and having him lose it already would be a shame. Sullivan is still new and hasn't been around long enough to be considered a world champion. He's good for a number one contender's role but not to be champion right now.
Those who should be challenging for the title should be the likes of EC3, Ricochet, Velveteen Dream and Tomasso Ciampa to name a few. So hopefully the title stays with Aleister for the summer.
#5 Tomasso Ciampa Wins
The last time Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa faced was at NXT Takeover New Orleans. The match was so good that it was awarded five stars by Dave Meltzer. Hopefully the same will happen again.
This time around Tomasso Ciampa should win. This would be a great send-off for Gargano as it's time for him to move to the main roster. Ciampa, however, should immediately go into a feud for the NXT Championship.
Ciampa's heel work has been fantastic and he deserves a title run. Ciampa vs Aleister Black would be a great match to see. Hopefully, it all starts with Tomasso winning and ending this feud with Johnny Gargano.
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