8 HUGE WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 Predictions You Need To Know

8. Who Gets Kickoff Honours?

A quick look up and down the NXT roster at the moment reveals something rather pleasing. Almost everybody of note is involved in something.

With the end of the Wednesday Night Wars came an end of several bad habits Triple H et al had gotten into at the height of a ratings battle they were comfortably losing. It's been slightly betrayed by two particular ingredients on this show (and more on those later), but even then the offences aren't as eggregious.

Ultimately, what this logically paced booking creates is a situation where nicking a spot on the TakeOver pre-show is a lowkey reward. Something or other will deemed slightly beyond the level of a television contest, and the black-and-gold brand isn't short on options.

Hit Row look set to feud with Legado Del Fantasma after this event, but could leave a mark in the meantime. A Frankie Monet squash wouldn't hurt, especially if she lets her dog sh*t on the fake grass by the set. Io Shirai will presumably find a plus-one to challenge Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell for the Women's Tag Team Championships.

Could she do it here? And, for that matter, might she even get the win with Hartwell's head elsewhere...?