10 Things That Will Happen In NXT Before 2021
1. Finn Bálor Challenges For The NXT Championship And Loses
Adam Cole has overtaken Finn Bálor as NXT's longest reigning champion in company history and is quickly nearing 400 days with the belt. Bálor, the previous longest reigning champ will of course take exception to this and try and prevent it. The story writes itself really.
Bálor has recently become embroiled in the Velveteen Dream and Undisputed Era saga, stating that he is the one that deserves the NXT Title shot, not Dream. This mini feud, that is forming between Dream and Bálor, has the potential to produce one of the best matches in NXT history once they do eventually meet for the right to challenge Adam Cole for the belt. When the match does eventually happen, however, Bálor will be the one to go over in this instance. Thus, setting up the match we all knew was planned as soon as Bálor stepped back into Full Sail, Cole vs. Bálor for the NXT Championship. The two greatest champions in history going one-on-one.
Many fans will expect 'The Prince' to go over here, sending Cole and the rest of the UE off to the main roster. But, what a better way to cement Cole as the greatest champ in history than by beating Finn freaking Bálor, clean, in the middle of the ring? This will not only see Cole reach an astounding 400 days with the belt, but also send Bálor seeking a different prize in the form of WALTER's UK Title - while also allowing Cole to eventually drop the title to a true successor.