5 bold predictions for NXT TakeOver: New Orleans

NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on Saturday is quite arguably the most anticipated TakeOver ever for several reasons. There will be two major debuts with EC3 and Ricochet competing in a 6-man ladder match for a brand new title, the NXT North American Championship.

In addition to those two reasons, there is an unsanctioned match in the best feud going in NXT today between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa. Aleister Black gets his first chance at the NXT Championship and the finals of the Dusty Classic will be a triple threat.

NXT TakeOver always delivers with amazing moments, but there are also some shocking ones that occur as well such as the aforementioned Ciampa turning on Gargano in Chicago and Adam Cole debuting in Brooklyn just last year.

This article takes a look at five of my bold predictions that could shock the NXT Universe on Saturday evening on the eve of WrestleMania. These five predictions cover four of the five matches on the card and will definitely set social media on fire if they occur.

#5 Aleister Black defeats Andrade 'Cien' Almas in less than a minute

It's rare when the NXT Championship match at a TakeOver isn't the biggest match on the card. In all actuality, it very well could be third behind the NXT North American Championship Ladder Match and Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano's unsanctioned match.

Aleister Black defeated Killian Dain in a tremendous match to get a chance at Andrade 'Cien' Almas, and ever since then, Almas and his associate Zelina Vega have disrespected Black mentally and physically.

I'm calling it now that the bell is going to ring and Almas walks into a Black Mass kick to lose the championship in less than a minute. If this happens, it will be the shortest NXT Championship match in TakeOver history by far as the current shortest match is around 13 minutes.