WWE Worlds Collide 2020: NXT vs. NXT UK – Official preview and predictions

The night before WWE gives us the 33rd annual Royal Rumble, we get the latest Worlds Collide show pitting brand warfare between NXT and NXT UK.

This Sunday, WWE officially begins the road to WrestleMania 36 with the Royal Rumble matches to decide what key matches we will be seeing on the Grandest Stage of Them All. However, that is not all that the company has plans for Rumble weekend.

The night before the Rumble, we will be seeing the Worlds Collide event in the name of brand supremacy. Not brand supremacy in the same vain as Survivor Series, but brands will collide nonetheless.

Last year, 2019 began with the Worlds Collide tournament (won by Velveteen Dream), pitting NXT vs. NXT UK vs. 205 Live.

We then got another Worlds Collide event that aired in late April and early May. That last time, Raw and SmackDown came in on the action, although rather than a tournament, we just got a bevy of inter-branded dream matches, such as Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville, SAnitY vs. Undisputed Era and Luke Harper vs. Dominik Dijakovic.

This weekend, we’ll be seeing the worlds collide once more between NXT and NXT UK. Here’s a full card, along with my predictions for who could win which matches.

Cruiserweight Championship Fatal Four Way – Angel Garza (c) vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Travis Banks

On Dec. 11, Angel Garza shocked the Full Sail crowd when he unseated Lio Rush of his merely 63 day with the Cruiserweight Championship to claim the belt for himself. Now, in his first onscreen title defense, he is set to take on a fellow NXT competitor and two stars from across the pond.

The ever so confident “Swerve” Scott defeated Tyler Breeze and Rush in a Triple Threat to qualify for the match, while Travis Banks and Jordan Devlin respectively defeated Brian Kendrick and Ligero over in NXT UK.

My first thought is that this will be an easy retain for Garza on the basis that it’s too soon to take the title off of him. Then again, it could also be argued it was way too soon to take the title off of Rush as well.

I feel like two back to back short reigns diminishes the credibility of the belt, so I’m still going to go with Garza. But given the talent of all four competitors, regardless of who wins, this could be a show stealer.

Prediction: Garza retains