WWE Survivor Series 2019: Predicting the five men on Team NXT

For the first time ever, NXT will be involved in the battle for brand supremacy between RAW and SmackDown at Survivor Series. Survivor Series 2019 will take place on November 24th, 2019.

Six matches are already confirmed for the show: Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Championship against Rey Mysterio, United States Champion AJ Styles will battle Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong in a Triple Threat Match, RAW Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders will face off with SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day and NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era, RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch will square off against SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler.

There will also be two Five-on-Five-on Five Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Matches featuring top Superstars from RAW, SmackDown, and NXT. Team RAW's male team has already been announced as Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Ricochet, and Randy Orton.

Team SmackDown's male team has also been confirmed as Roman Reigns, Mustafa Ali, Shorty G, King Corbin, and Braun Strowman. We now take a look at which top NXT superstars might participate in Team NXT.

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#5 Matt Riddle

Matt Riddle challenged Adam Cole for the NXT Championship about a month ago.

Matt Riddle signed with WWE in the summer of 2018. He quickly made an impact with victories over Superstars like Kassius Ohno and Damian Priest. After winning his feud with Kassius Ohno, Riddle moved onto a rivalry with The Velveteen Dream over the NXT North American Championship, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the championship. After that, Matt Riddle would score victories over Superstars such as Killian Dain, Roderick Strong, and even Undisputed Era leader Adam Cole. Riddle would then challenge Cole for the NXT Championship, but come up just short in his efforts.

Since then, Matt Riddle has been in a rivalry with Undisputed Era and until recently was set to be a part of the War Games Match featuring Keith Lee, Tommaso Ciampa, and The Undisputed Era. However, he will now be facing off against Finn Balor instead.

Matt Riddle was a big part in the build up to Survivor Series, as he attacked Sami Zayn alongside Keith Lee and faced off with The OC, so it only makes sense for him to be a part of Team NXT.

#4: Keith Lee

Keith Lee has recently formed an alliance with Matt Riddle and Tommaso Ciampa.

Keith Lee signed with WWE in the spring of 2018. At first, he struggled to gain momentum with damaging losses to Lars Sullivan and Kassius Ohno. However, Lee has managed to regain some of what was lost with a series of show-stealing matches against Dominik Dijakovic. Those bouts reminded the NXT Universe just how good Keith Lee is.

Unfortunately, he was never able to successfully end his rivalry with Dominik Dijakovic because Roderick Strong interrupted their rubber match. After that, Lee unsuccessfully challenged Strong for the NXT North American Championship in a Triple Threat Match that also involved Dijakovic. Since then, he has been teaming with Matt Riddle and Tommaso Ciampa and some combination of the three have faced off with The OC and The Undisputed Era.

Lee has also been heavily involved in the recent brand warfare, as he attacked Sami Zayn on SmackDown Live and took out the entire RAW roster with a dive over the top rope. If his partner Matt Riddle is going to be on this team, it makes sense for Lee to join him.

#3: Tommaso Ciampa

Tommaso Ciampa has been on a roll since returning from injury.

Earlier this year, Tommaso Ciampa was forced to relinquish the NXT Championship after he had successfully retained against superstars like Johnny Gargano, The Velveteen Dream, and Aleister Black. Ciampa vowed to regain the title as soon as he returned from injury.

He was able to make his long awaited comeback on the first edition of NXT on the USA Network. The eventful show featured The Undisputed Era retaining their NXT Tag Team Championships against The Street Profits.

Since then, Ciampa has been playing mind games with The Undisputed Era including chasing them out of the ring with a crutch and employing Matt Riddle, Dominik Dijakovic, and Keith Lee to help him in his rivalry with them.

He also appeared on SmackDown and actually managed to defeat The Miz in his Blue Brand singles match debut. Given the fact that he is being positioned as a leader of NXT, he should definitely be a part of the team at Survivor Series.

#2: WALTER

WALTER has dominated NXT UK over the past year.

WALTER made his first WWE appearance when he confronted Pete Dunne at the end of NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool. After that, he defeated Dunne at NXT Takeover: New York to win the WWE United Kingdom Championship. Since then, WALTER has defeated several superstars including Jordan Devlin, Joe Coffey, Travis Banks, Trent Seven, Tyler Bate (in a classic match at NXT UK Takeover: Cardiff), and most recently Kushida.

It was believed that the conflict between RAW, SmackDown, and NXT would not also involve NXT UK, but on the latest episode of SmackDown Live, WALTER and his Imperium stable mates destroyed Heavy Machinery. On Monday Night RAW, WALTER went toe to toe with Seth Rollins before Imperium lost an Eight-Man Tag Team Match to Rollins, Kevin Owens, and The Street Profits. WALTER would not have made multiple appearances on RAW and SmackDown Live if he was not going to be a part of Team NXT at Survivor Series.

#1: Adam Cole

Adam Cole is the leader of Undisputed Era.

Adam Cole made his debut a few years ago, but managed to win the NXT Championship to become an NXT Triple Crown Champion at NXT Takeover: XXV when he defeated Johnny Gargano. Since then, he has retained that championship against Johnny Gargano, NXT Breakout Tournament winner Jordan Myles, and Matt Riddle. He is now in a rivalry with Tommaso Ciampa.

Tommaso Ciampa desperately wants to win the NXT Championship back, but Adam Cole is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the championship around his shoulder. He is set to team up with his Undisputed Era stable mates against Tommaso Ciampa, Matt Riddle, Dominik Dijakovic, and an unknown partner.

Adam Cole has been a large part of the NXT invasion, as he already defended his championship against both Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins. It does not look like there will be a match between the three world champions, so Cole will likely be a part of this match instead.

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