NXT TakeOver: In Your House: 5 things that must happen: New champions crowned; Setback for Karrion Kross

#2 Karrion Kross must remain unpinned at NXT TakeOver: In Your House

The odds will be against the NXT Champion at TakeOver: In Your House. Karrion Kross has not backed down from any challenge in WWE and has looked to prove himself whenever given the chance.

He upped the stakes a few weeks ago when he decided to challenge Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Pete Dunne, and Johnny Gargano to fight him in a Fatal 5-Way Match for the title. All four of his challengers are top wrestlers, and Kross will need to prove himself once again at TakeOver. However, none of the superstars need to pin or submit Kross to win his title at the event.

This could play out against The Herald of Doomsday who will be looking to extend his reign as champion. WWE must ensure that Kross remains unpinned at NXT TakeOver even if he goes on to lose the title.

This will hand Kross his first singles loss in a multi-man match without decreasing his value on the NXT roster. WWE could be looking to move him to WWE SmackDown after the recent releases.

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Keeping that in mind, NXT must look to protect Kross at TakeOver so that he can continue his dominant reign in WWE.