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WWE NXT TakeOver 36 will be one of the biggest events from the Black and Gold brand this year. The event will be held the night after WWE SummerSlam and will look to have some big spots that can make it memorable.
The marquee match of TakeOver 36 will be held between Karrion Kross and Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship. However, that won’t be the only big match at the event.
Dakota Kai will challenge Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship in what can be dubbed the biggest women’s match from NXT of the year. Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly will compete in an Undisputed Finale at the show in hopes of ending their rivalry for good.
LA Knight and Cameron Grimes will compete in another battle for the WWE Million Dollar Championship. The stakes will be higher this time as a loss for Grimes will force Ted DiBiase to become LA Knight’s butler.
A lot can go down on Sunday at the Capitol Wrestling Center. Take a look at the five surprises that could happen at NXT TakeOver 36.
#5 Diamond Mine takes down Kyle O’Reilly at WWE NXT TakeOver 36
Kyle O’Reilly and Adam Cole are set to battle at WWE NXT TakeOver 36. The two men will likely compete in the longest match on the card for Sunday. William Regal announced that the contest between the two will be a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
The Undisputed Finale will have a few big spots and memorable moments. O’Reilly will look to undo Cole in a traditional wrestling match. Meanwhile, The Panama City Playboy will try to punish his former friend in a Street Fight.
The final fall will take place inside a Steel Cage if required. NXT will likely allow the match to go to the final fall, where a big surprise could take place.
The NXT Universe could end up watching Roderick Strong appear to help Cole or O’Reilly win the contest inside the steel cage. The current member of Diamond Mine was friends with both the superstars not too long ago.
Strong has been looking to do something significant since The Undisputed ERA split. Helping out one of the superstars during the big contest could allow him to get in the spotlight once again.
Malcolm Bivens could also surprise the WWE Universe by offering the victor of the match to join Diamond Mine in an attempt to strengthen his faction after the departure of Tyler Rust.
#4 Timothy Thatcher costs WALTER the WWE NXT UK Championship at TakeOver 36
WALTER will walk into TakeOver 36 as the undisputed WWE NXT UK Champion. Not many men in WWE have been able to pin WALTER since his debut in 2019.
Ilja Dragunov is the only man in NXT who has come close to pinning The Ring General. He showed a lot of grit during their first encounter, and he is ready for more.
Dragunov will have a big chance of defeating WALTER for the title he’s held for over two years now. However, Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner will likely try to help their leader retain the NXT UK Championship and continue his dominance.
WWE could surprise the NXT Universe by bringing Timothy Thatcher into the storyline and having him attack Imperium or WALTER to hand Dragunov the advantage. Thatcher and WALTER have a long-running history, and Imperium did try to come for Toothless Timothy not too long ago.
The angle will allow Dragunov to win the title without hurting WALTER’s credibility. It could also allow WALTER to move to NXT and start a rivalry with Timothy Thatcher.
#3 Scarlett betrays Karrion Kross and walks out at WWE NXT TakeOver 36
Karrion Kross is all set for his biggest WWE NXT Championship defence this Sunday at TakeOver 36. Kross has been on a roll since his NXT debut and has taken down Finn Balor, Johnny Gargano, and Keith Lee to reach this point in his career.
Samoa Joe will be returning to the WWE ring for the first time in 18 months. He was provoked by The Herald of Doomsday to return for an NXT Championship match at TakeOver 36.
Scarlett will likely be present during the contest to back up Kross. However, Kross hasn’t taken Scarlett to WWE RAW for his matches on the main roster.
That could have a big effect on the match at TakeOver 36, where Scarlett could look to surprise the WWE Universe. Scarlett could betray Kross at the event and distract him to allow Joe to lock in the Coquina Clutch.
She could leave the arena following Kross’s loss, leaving him alone in the ring. If Kross is ready to move to the main roster full-time following TakeOver 36, this could be the best way to split up the two superstars.
#2 Samoa Joe brings back a previously banned move to defeat Karrion Kross at WWE NXT TakeOver 36
Samoa Joe will have a few tricks up his sleeve for WWE NXT TakeOver 36. Joe has competed all around the world and knows exactly how tough it can be to defeat men at the top.
Karrion Kross will go to any extent to continue his NXT Championship reign at the show. With that in mind, Joe could surprise his fans by bringing back the previously banned move 'Muscle Buster' to take down Karrion Kross.
Joe could get desperate during the contest and pull out the maneuver to win the NXT Championship.
Joe had said in an interview in 2018 that he would bring back the move when’s he’s ready and the conditions are right.
“The Muscle Buster is something I use at my pleasure when I choose to. Trust me, when the opportunity arises and the conditions are right, you never know what I'll pull out. Maybe I'm not ready to pull it out of my arsenal yet,” Joe revealed.
TakeOver 36 could be the perfect place for Joe to bring back the destructive move that could bring an end to Karrion Kross’s reign in NXT.
#1 Parker Boudreaux debuts to confront the winner of the WWE NXT Championship match at TakeOver 36
The NXT Championship match at TakeOver 36 could go either way on Sunday night. Karrion Kross and Samoa Joe will give their best during the contest in hopes of winning gold.
Kross has been dominant in NXT and will look to put away another former main roster superstar to make a statement. Meanwhile, Joe will look to make a successful return to the ring on Sunday and become the first-ever three-time NXT Champion in the process.
After the match, the victor could come face-to-face with their next challenger right away. Parker Boudreaux could make his surprise debut at TakeOver 36 following the NXT Championship match between Kross and Joe.
Fans expected Boudreaux to be part of the ongoing NXT Breakout Tournament, but the brand seems to have held him back for something bigger. The Brock Lesnar lookalike could debut and immediately get in the face of the champion to make a statement.
He could then pick up some quick victories on the brand in the months to come before challenging the NXT Champion for the title.
