NXT Takeover: Brooklyn 4 - Previews And Predictions For The Event 

NXT takes over Brooklyn for the fourth time this weekend the night before SummerSlam and once again the developmental roster has the potential to steal the weekend with some of the most intriguing matchups in the history of the brand.

The buildup to the show has seen Aleister Black forced onto the sidelines following groin surgery, but the storyline on WWE TV has seen the former NXT Champion attacked in the parking lot of Full Sail University and left unconscious. This attack forced NXT General Manager William Regal to change Brooklyn's main event to a Last Man Standing match between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, who are definitely not strangers to one another.

The rest of the card sees Moustache Mountain take on Undisputed Era for the NXT Tag Team Championships, Shayna Baszler defend her NXT Women's Championship against Kairi Sane, Ricochet takes on Adam Cole for the North American Championship, whilst EC3 and Velveteen Dream finally allow their actions to do the talking.

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Shayna Baszler continues her reign of dominance

Shayna Baszler takes on Kairi Sane this weekend

Shayna Baszler has defeated all challengers to her Women's Championship since Takeover: New Orleans back in April when she defeated Ember Moon. The only woman who has ever been able to defeat Baszler in WWE is Kairi Sane, who won the Mae Young Classic by sliding past the former MMA star in the final.

Sane proved last week on NXT that she has the killer instinct that she will need to get past Baszler, but it's hard to see anyone other than Bianca Belair being able to step up to the current Women's Champion who has hardly even broken a sweat in many of her previous encounters.

Velveteen Dream continues to shine

Velveteen Dream is a hot commodity in NXT

Velveteen Dream is easily one of the standout stars on NXT right now and has made some impressive changes ever since he was eliminated from Tough Enough more than three years ago. Dream has a fantastic persona and even though he's been on the backfoot throughout his feud with EC3, he is the more likely star to pick up the win.

EC3 hit the ground running when it comes to his NXT career and Dream needs the victory much more than the former Impact Wrestling star since Dream hasn't won a match at Takeover since he defeated Kassius Ohno in Philadelphia back in January.

Moustache Mountain will come up short

The Undisputed Era take on Moustache Mountain

Moustache Mountain has already defeated The Undisputed Era for those Tag Team Championships once and the only reason that they lost the titles back was that Tyler Bate opted to throw in the towel and save his longtime friend.

There are four members of the Undisputed Era compared to the two members of Moustache Mountain, which means that they will always be able to use the numbers game to their advantage. Kyle O'Reilly has put on some incredible performances in NXT over the past few months and since the Tag Team Division has a lot of strength and depth right now and they are the perfect team for the likes of The Street Profits and The Mighty to step up to.

Ricochet will pick up his first Championship in WWE

Will Ricochet be able to overcome the threat of Adam Cole

Adam Cole won his first Championship in WWE back in New Orleans when he climbed the ladder and retrieved the North American Championship, but throughout his feud with Ricochet, Cole has used the numbers game to his advantage which means that when he is forced to defend his title one-on-one he could have a few issues.

Ricochet was one of the hottest acquisitions that NXT has had over the past year and so far he has proved that he is worthy of everything that has been said about him. If Moustache Mountain can deal with Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong then Ricochet could have Cole one-on-one and with those odds, it's hard to see The One And Only not coming out on top.

Tommaso Ciampa will retain his NXT Championship

Ciampa has been a fantastic heel on NXT recently

The only reason that Tommaso Ciampa is the NXT Champion is because Johnny Gargano was unable to restrain himself and allow Aleister Black to take care of his own business. This weekend Gargano has the chance to redeem himself when he goes one-on-one with Ciampa for the third time this year, in what will be their rubber match.

Ciampa has been a fantastic heel throughout and he will go to levels that Gargano isn't aware of to retain that Championship, whilst there could be interference from a number of sources as part of this match, it's hard to see Ciampa having the title taken away from him since the WWE Universe are already looking forward to Black cashing in his rematch against the Sicilian Psychopath in the coming months.