Prediction Time:
*Cole vs. Dream: As we get closer to the show, and I don't know why, but I've just had this feeling Dream could beat Cole. Now, maybe that had something to do with talks of Cole's contract coming up. But now you hear from other people that he already re-signed awhile ago and his contract isn't coming up. That coupled with the allegations still hanging over Dream's head, unless WWE knows something the general pubic doesn't, I'll pick Cole to win.
I do wonder what kind of match this will be. Knowing Cole, I expect him to take some stupid crazy bump on a car or two.
Winner: Cole
*Io vs. Rhea vs. Charlotte: I've seen a lot of people on other sites pick Io to win this match and honestly it feels like they're picking with heart over head in most situations. I'd love to see it and I hope it happens, but Charlotte has been champion only for 2 months. I just can't see her dropping the title here. So whether clean or dirty, I'm picking Charlotte. No matter the winner though, I expect a great match from these 3 women.
Winner: Charlotte
Lee vs. Gargano: You know, originally I was expecting Lee to retain. But then I got to thinking, if Dream loses to Cole, Cole will need a new challenger. And there's no one better for that role than Lee. So with that in mind, I guess I'll go with Gargano to win through nefarious means. Lee works great with smaller guys and I've loved Gargano in this new heel role so I expect something good here.
Winner: Gargano
Kross vs. Ciampa: Kross has to win, so this should be obvious. If I'm booking this, to make Kross look as strong as possible, I'd almost make this a semi squash like Brock vs. Cena from 2014. Have him look as strong as possible against a former NXT Champion and one of the faces of NXT for years.
Then after that, you can do a street fight on the next Takeove that's more even, but Kross still wins.
Winner: Kross
Balor vs. Priest: Not sure how to feel about this one. Balor was killing it as a heel but now it seems like he's transiting back into more of a face role. And while I like Priest, him being Balor's mystery attacker wasn't the most exciting person to go with. And they really downplayed this angle the last couple of weeks.
So, I'm not super excited for this one, but I expect a solid match here. And it's a tough match to predict. Balor to me is a guy who should be very protected. But at the same time, Priest losing another big match ain't great for him either. So, in this situation I'll pick Priest.
Winner: Priest
Shotzi, Mia, Tegan vs. Dakota, Gonzalez, Candice: This should be a match for the heels to win. I expect some fun action, I just hope Shotzi doesn't kill herself on a big dive.
Winners: Dakota, Gonzalez, Candice