WWE Survivor Series 2019 Predictions: Shayna Baszler is your queen
Men’s Survivor Series Match [Raw vs. SmackDown vs. NXT: 5 vs. 5 vs. 5]
Kevin Parvizi: I consider this to be the defining match of WWE Survivor Series 2019 if we’re talking about its immediate fallout. This match is an opportunity for NXT to establish supremacy over Raw and SmackDown as a way of generating more hype for its weekly show that goes head-to-head with rivals AEW.
And the key to this match is Finn Balor, who returned to NXT as additional star power for the Black and Yellow brand. Balor is one of the greatest NXT Champions in history, and he surely has designs on picking up the championship at some point in the near future. But before that, he needs to hold his grudges aside and use his renewed vigor to lead his team to a defining win over the men’s main roster Survivor Series teams.
Balor will do exactly that, producing a Survivor Series performance for the ages alongside Matt Riddle and Keith Lee, who are both future world champions on the main roster.
With a win here, NXT will show the wrestling world that they are on par with any roster in wrestling, especially since Shayna Baszler and The Undisputed Era will also walk away with massive wins.
Prediction: Team NXT [Men’s]
Mark Justice: So far, the Raw and SmackDown teams have been made official. The NXT Men’s Team is yet to be announced. It will most likely consist of Finn Balor, Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Dominik Dijakovic, and Johnny Gargano. However, since Gargano is reportedly injured, he could be replaced by Isaiah ‘Swerve Scott.’
In terms of the winner, the question everyone needs to ask themselves is: From a business standpoint, why include NXT in Survivor Series for the first time ever if they are not going to win? NXT needs to compete with AEW on Wednesday nights and they need to be viewed on the same level as Raw and SmackDown.
With that being said, Team NXT needs to win this survivor series match in order to accomplish their goals of being considered the main roster and capturing the attention of the common-base fans.
Prediction: Team NXT [Men’s]
Adam Cole (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa [NXT Championship]
Kevin Parvizi: Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa is exactly the Survivor Series-worthy matchup that NXT needs on the card. Ciampa and Cole are two of the biggest names in NXT and can produce the character work and story-telling to create a match that more than measures up to the other title matches at the Pay Per View.
This title match would also be completely unpredictable because Cole and Ciampa would have an even chance at winning. There’s so little separating these two men in the ring, and even though Ciampa seems to have an advantage in the strength and pure wrestling skills departments, Cole can boast the numbers game.
Both men have no shortage of experience and guile, so this will be a nail-biter for the WWE fans in attendance.
Prediction: Adam Cole
Mark Justice: Survivor Series is billed as Raw vs. SmackDown vs. NXT. There is currently no match scheduled for the main card champions to go to war. Since the Universal and WWE Championships are on the line at this PPV, the NXT Championship should be on the line too.
If Adam Cole were to defend his NXT Championship, it should be against Tomasso Ciampa. Since he returned from injury, Ciampa has made it very clear that ‘Daddy is home for Goldie,” especially since he himself relinquished the NXT Championship and thereby never lost it.
With their War Games match at NXT Takeover being a non-title match, this title match should occur at Survivor Series. In terms of the winner, Tomasso Ciampa should win the title back so that he can fulfill the NXT Championship run he was never able to complete and continue his feud with Cole on the road to the NXT Takeover before WrestleMania.
Prediction: Tommaso Ciampa