8 Predictions For NXT TakeOver: Toronto

8. Tag Team Action Steals The Show

DIY and The Revival produced a Match of the Year contender in Brooklyn. Their NXT Tag Team Title match stole the show from Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe, and will likely appear on a number of ballots as we reach year-end awards season. Dramatic, thrilling, and highly emotional, it was a near-perfect tag team match, and there’s no reason to believe they won’t do the same in Toronto.

It’s a two-out-of-three falls match this time, and they’ll only benefit from the increased time awarded by such a stipulation. Gargano & Ciampa vs. Dash & Dawson isn’t the only great tag match on the card, however, and while The Authors of Pain vs. TM-61 may fly under the radar, fans shouldn’t be surprised if they produce one of the night’s better matches.

TM-61 haven’t quite taken off since moving from Japan, but this is their big chance. The Authors are a tremendously effectively monster heel unit, and while it’s easy to write such wrestlers off as slow, lumbering brutes, Akam and Rezar are far from dull. Both bring a surprising level of athleticism to the table, and their systematic destruction of NXT’s tag division has been a joy to watch.

Each of Toronto’s three singles matches looks excellent, but a huge part of this show has been built around the Dusty Classic and the Tag Team Championships. Don’t be surprised if the night belongs to them.