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#1 Johnny Gargano/Adam Cole SHOULD NOT win NXT Championship at TakeOver: In Your House
The NXT Championship match at TakeOver: In Your House will be every bit as chaotic as its build. NXT GM William Regal attempted to keep everything under control but was unsuccessful.
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Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole will always fight each other and Pete Dunne simply doesn't care. Dunne has backed up his "toughest performer in NXT" claim in singles action. It will be hard to back that up against four other men at TakeOver: In Your House.
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Karrion Kross will defend his title against O'Reilly, Cole, Dunne, and Johnny Gargano. Cole and Gargano already had runs atop NXT, with Cole having multiple runs with the belt.
Both men have won every title in NXT except for the Cruiserweight Championship. Although each man always delivers in big matches, Cole and Gargano should not walk out of TakeOver: In Your House with the belt.
After losing to O'Reilly at Stand & Deliver, Cole seemed destined for RAW or SmackDown. O'Reilly would then move on to challenge for the title again. Only one of those two things happened.
If Cole is sticking around in NXT, then he will be in any NXT Championship storyline. Cole and Kross have not had a one-on-one showdown, so that will presumably happen after TakeOver: In Your House. The former leader of the Undisputed Era was holding the title as NXT went off the air.
Unless he immediately moves up to RAW or SmackDown, Kross retaining is the most logical outcome. He has been treated as a big deal just as Cole has claimed. Beating four of the best NXT has to offer will only cement the fact that Kross' treatment was warranted.
If Kross does drop the title at TakeOver: In Your House, he will not be pinned. He has been a dominant force ever since his debut and that should continue. Having three or more people in a match usually protects someone. It also allows for a title change without the Champion taking a pin.
The only potential winners that should be considered other than Kross are O'Reilly or Dunne. Dunne hasn't held a singles title since moving from NXT UK to NXT. He needs some validation, but it may not happen at TakeOver: In Your House.
Kyle O'Reilly could hoist the title as he has embarked on a singles career of his own. Beating Cole at Stand & Deliver was a big deal since Cole was the top guy for the last four years. If anyone other than Kross leaves TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, it should not be Cole or Gargano.
