WWE NXT TakeOver The End: Preview, Match Card and Predictions

• Steel Cage Match for the NXT Heavyweight Championship:

‘The Samoan Submission Machine’ Samoa Joe (C) vs. ‘The Demon’ Finn Bálor

Expect another rollicking encounter in the Joe-Balor saga

Finn Bálor retained the title by defeating Samoa Joe at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. As he retained the championship, Bálor went on to surpass Neville as the longest reigning NXT Champion.

On April 21, at a house show in Lowell, MA, Samoa Joe defeated Finn Bálor via pinfall in a hard fought bout to win the NXT Heavyweight Championship.

On May 11 episode of NXT, NXT General Manager William Regal scheduled a rematch at NXT TakeOver: The End.

Throughout various house shows, the duo were unable to contain themselves from engaging into ‘pier-six brawls’, and on May 17, during a contract signing at WWE Performance Center, the match was made official with the stipulation of being contested inside a Steel Cage. This will be the first ever steel cage match in NXT history.

And in this week’s episode of WWE NXT, we had an ‘interesting’ sit-down interview involving the two gentlemen with Corey Graves hyping their bout at TakeOver: The End.

Joe and Balor did a great job of portraying that they do not see eye-to-eye along with presenting arguments as to why. Joe was blunt and straight to the point and while we know talking isn’t Bálor‘s strong suite, he held his own as well.

This Live Special will mark ‘The End’ of the Joe/ Bálor Saga.

A steel cage match for ‘The End’ of this rivalry is a nice touch. A Steel Cage confines both the gentlemen inside the ring and also gives them room to use the structure to their respective advantages. I’m not a big fan of Steel Cage matches, but I’m optimistic that NXT surely will deliver (or exceed) on our expectations.

I see Samoa Joe retaining the title as I see no chance of Joe losing the title this early in his reign. An exceptional bout is expected between the two highly acclaimed competitors.

Bálor will rightfully climb up the ladder to the main roster where there is a ‘Club’ that’s waitin‘ for him. And Samoa Joe will move on to face new challenges and carry the banner of NXT for the days to come.

‘The World Class Maniac’ Eric Young or ’The IT Factor’ Bobby Roode or even the returning Hideo Itami may be waiting in the horizon to get a shot at The Title. Or how about a mouth-watering match between Joe and the King of Strong Style?

Who’s next? Only time will tell…

PREDICTION: Samoa Joe wins the bout and retains his title.

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