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NXT “Worlds Collide” Event comes to us Live this Sunday, September 4th, 2022, from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando at 4 pm on Peacock TV (“Kick Off” show at 330pm). Here are the Experts on the Eastern Observer’s “Essential Wrestling Podcast,” sponsored by ProWrestlingPickem.com, who are picking this event.
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**NXT & NXT UK Championship Unification Match**
**NXT Champion BRON BREAKKER vs. NXT UK Champion TYLER BATE**
“Bate is already the first and last UK champion. Is he going to get the privilege of unifying the titles as well? I can’t see that happening. This one’s pretty simple to me. Bron is a mismatch for Tyler Bate.” – John Smith, EWP Senior NXT 2.0 Correspondent.
Pick: BRON BREAKKER
“The hardcore NXT 2.0 fans will know who Tyler Bate is, but for those who don’t, let me briefly educate you. He hails from Moustache Mountain… I mean, he’s from the midlands of England, is known as the “Big Strong Boy,” and is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world. And no, I’m not just being biased because he is the final-ever NXT UK Champion. This will be a great match! Bron doesn’t need to be carried to good matches anymore, as he can easily hold his own. But in this one, the one thing he won’t be holding is the NXT Championship at the end of the match. Tyler to unify the titles, and Bron to head up to the main roster. Maybe give him a proper goodbye and make him a free agent both brands are vying to sign.” – Gary Mehaffy, EWP Senior NXT UK Correspondent.
Pick: TYLER BATE
“Breakker got a pep talk from Ciampa and a warning about underestimating a smaller opponent from Finn Balor. Tyler Bate was reminded of who he was by Butch and told that the fate of European wrestling depended on him by Gunther. In the end, although I might be rooting for Tyler, I think Breakker is the hood ornament of 2.0, and this honor goes on his resume.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: BRON BREAKKER
“Tyler Bate needs to win this match to justify the NXT UK Brand’s existence and the future of NXT Europe. If Breakker wins this, then the UK was a nothing show. Every wrestler from NXT UK is below NXT, and if Bate is the top guy from there and falls short, then casual fans might not want to check out NXT Europe upon its launch. If Bate wins, maybe people will be like, ‘I wanna go back and check this guy out. Oh, there’s Gunther! Oh, there’s Butch! Oh, there’s that Dragunov guy that was at Stand & Deliver! This is great stuff! I wanna see what NXT Europe brings to the table!’ If there was no NXT Europe on the Horizon, then yeah, Breakker probably wins this to put the nail in the coffin of European Wrestling. Bate needs this to keep people wanting more from overseas. This is important to Hunter. Tyler Bate is a ‘Triple H Guy.’ This is how it has to go. Not to mention, Bate says he’s the Last Ever UK Champion, but that won’t be true unless he wins this match.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: TYLER BATE
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**NXT & NXT UK Women’s Championship Unification Match**
**NXT Champion MANDY ROSE vs. NXT UK Champion MEIKO SATAMURA vs. BLAIR DAVENPORT**
“Adding Meiko Satamura to the match is intriguing! I worry that she’s just there to take the fall so they can protect Mandy when she loses the title (see where I’m going with this?). Like Tyler Bate in the main event, if you don’t know Blair Davenport, she is the former Bea Priestley of UK and Japanese wrestling fame. Mandy has steadily impressed me over the last several months, and I can see them moving the act up to the main roster sooner rather than later (maybe by the time of the Rumble). I think that Blair will win this title, making a bold statement about the future direction of the women’s division in NXT.” – Gary Mehaffy, EWP Senior NXT UK Correspondent.
Pick: BLAIR DAVENPORT
“Mandy has proven herself to be a hell of a champion. I think it’s time for her to make her way back to the main roster (with her Toxic cohorts, of course.) I’ve got Miko winning, mostly because I don’t think they want to have both UK champions lose, making the whole promotion look weak in the process.” – John Smith, EWP Senior NXT 2.0 Correspondent
Pick: MEIKO SATAMURA
“It would be justified to grant Meiko the honor of unifying these titles. But since I believe it was already set to be Blair’s time (if not for an untimely injury) at the start of the year, there’s no time like the present. And I’m looking forward to Blair’s future feud with Alba Fyre.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: BLAIR DAVENPORT
“Somehow, by hook or crook, I got Mandy coming out of this. It has to be one of those sneak-in pins, where Meiko hits the Scorpion Kick on Blair, then Mandy tosses Meiko out of the ring so she can be the one to cover Blair and steal the UK Title from the UK’s top two women stars. And it leads right into a Mandy Rose vs. Alba Fyre feud since our NXT UK Forever Champion will probably get sick to her stomach watching Mandy hold the UK Women’s Title Belt and make a beeline right for her.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: MANDY ROSE
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**NXT North American Championship**
**Champion CARMELO HAYES vs RICOCHET**
“This is a difficult one for me to pick, as, by all rights, there’s no way that Ricochet should lose, but I think he will. Carmelo Hayes is a super wrestler and one to keep an eye on in the future of Triple H’s WWE. This could easily be the night’s match in some ways if they’re allowed to go to the extent that they can. I think Carmelo will win, possibly with a little assistance from somebody on the main roster, to try and keep Ricochet hot.” – Gary Mehaffy, EWP Senior NXT UK Correspondent.
Pick: CARMELO HAYES
“I was hoping this would be Noam Dar, but Ricochet v Carmelo is a match I didn’t know I wanted to see. This is a tough call, so I’m going to have to go with the champ retaining here.” – John Smith, EWP Senior NXT 2.0 Correspondent.
Pick: CARMELO HAYES
“I think this match will be awesome, but I see no point in putting the belt on Ricochet. He’s starting to get rolling on the main roster, which I know makes it odd for him to take a pin here, but I think he’s just here to help Melo shine, and the true winner is us.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent
Pick: CARMELO HAYES
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**NXT & NXT UK Tag Team Championship Unification Elimination Match**
**NXT Champions THE CREED BROTHERS vs. NXT UK Champions JOSH BRIGGS & BROOKS JENSEN vs. GALLUS vs. PRETTY DEADLY**
“My thought process here is pretty simple: Triple H loves putting the tag belts on new teams. I’m taking Gallus here.” – John Smith, EWP Senior NXT 2.0 Correspondent.
Pick: GALLUS
“This match is almost like any NXT UK 4-way match, so the winner is… Me! Pretty Deadly were the longest-ever UK Tag champs (if you take away the Covid-19 hiatus). Gallus is NXT UK originals. Briggs and Jensen are the current UK Tag champs. And Diamond Mine took a little vacation to the UK earlier in the year. I’m not one for changing most titles on shows like this, but it looks like they’re getting ready to go full steam behind Gallus. So I’m tipping them to win and unify the titles here. WWE has earmarked Gallus for the NXT 2.0 roster for a little while, so they’ll go on a little streak with the titles stateside.” – Gary Mehaffy, EWP Senior NXT UK Correspondent
Pick: GALLUS
“This would be amazing for Pretty Deadly to win, but they’ve already won a match like this when they won the vacated NXT Titles a few months back when they upset the Creeds, so I don’t think they’re going to do that again. Hopefully, this will come down to the Creeds and Gallus at the end, and I got the Creeds winning that one. Julius Creed is motivated right now, and Joe Coffey isn’t the match.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: THE CREED BROTHERS
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**NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship**
**Champions KATANA CHANCE & KAYDEN CARTER vs DOUDROP & NIKKI A.S.H.**
“As much as it pains me to say, I don’t see Scotland’s deadly duo bringing home the gold in this match. I don’t see the upside of having them win the titles. Chance and Carter need a match to show how good they can be. And whether you believe it or not, Doudrop and Nikki are quality wrestlers who can bring the best out of them. The dynamic of Doudrop and Katana Chance will also be interesting to watch.” – Gary Mehaffy, EWP Senior NXT UK Correspondent
Pick: KATANA CHANCE & KAYDEN CARTER
“It was a nice surprise Tuesday night when Doudrop’s music hit. As far as Carter and Chance go, she and Nikki could be a terrifying tandem in NXT. I just don’t get it. They do nothing for me. Give me the wily veterans stealing the titles from the champions and having a nice run back in NXTland.” – John Smith, EWP Senior NXT 2.0 Correspondent.
Pick: DOUDROP & NIKKI A.S.H.
“It’s too soon for me even to consider Katana & Kayden dropping these titles after the time they put into chasing them.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: KATANA CHANCE & KAYDEN CARTER
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