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COMPLETE WWE NXT WAR GAMES COVERAGE; TWO WAR GAMES MATCHES, NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH, AND MORE

Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of WWE NXT’s War Games Network Special.

Make sure to check out all of the coverage including the news stories, preview audio, live blogs, Conference Calls, and the Post Game Show.

Your host for the PreShow is Wade Barrett and he is joined by Sam Roberts and Ariel Helwani.

Sam asks Wade what the superstars are thinking about.

Wade mentions he has been in steel cage matches and Elimination Chamber matches but he has never dealt with a match inside a cage with teams.  

We see the Undisputed Era arriving at the building.

We see Pat McAfee and his team arriving at the building and he tosses his keys to the valet.

Sam and Wade go through the card.

We go to McKenzie Mitchell and she says that Pat McAfee is confident they will win.  She says Adam Cole says that Pat McAfee is a great talker, but the time for talking is over.  McKenzie says the women's match will open the show.

We have a video package for the Women's War Games Match.

Sam says that he feels the women's division in NXT is the best in wrestling.  He talks about what Shotzi has been doing over the last few months.  Rhea is the future of the division.  Ember had her title reign.  Io is the current champion.

Wade says it is the best division male or female and they always over deliver.

Sam asks who will be able to thrive this year.

Wade says Rhea could steal the show again but he says Raquel Gonzalez has been on a streak lately and she is getting better every week.

We take a look at Tommaso Ciampa versus Timothy Thatcher.

Wade says Ciampa is a prideful man and he was embarrassed last week.  Ciampa was in a trance like state when he arrived at the building tonight and people were staying away from him.

We go to commercial.

We see Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano arriving at the building.  We also see Damian Priest arriving.  Leon Ruff also arrives at the building.

We have a video package for the North American Championship match.

Wade is asked about Leon Ruff's path to victory.  Wade says he does not think Leon can win.  Leon got very lucky to get the title and Damian Priest has helped him and he won't be helping him tonight.  Sam asys not taking him seriously can help Leon.

We go to comments from Triple H about the match.  He says this is Leon's first big match and how will it affect him.  

We go to The Bump for comments.  They both think Lumis will win the Strap match.  They are split on the Ciampa/Thatcher match.  They are split on the North American Title Match.  Ryan picks Ruff while Matt picks Gargano.  Ryan is picking Shotzi's team while Matt is going with Candice's team.  

We have a video package for the Strap Match.

Cameron is with McKenzie and she asks him about the match.  Cameron wants to know who made that video.  That video was not accurate.  Cameron Grimes ain't scared of anybody.  Cameron Grimes ain't never ran from anybody.  Dexter Lumis, you are the one who is scared.  You ain't said nothing and I have said everything that needed to be said.  When you are strapped up to me, you will be screaming.  He will be screaming Cameron is going TO THE MOON.

We have a video for the Men's War Games Match.

Ariel Helwani joins Sam and Wade.  Ariel is asked about the War Games match and how NXT has handled it.  Ariel says it was exciting to see the new version without the roof.  Helwani says War Games is the biggest night of the year in professional wrestling. 

Ariel is asked for his prediction.  He compares this to the 2004 NBA Finals.  He says that the Undisputed Era will show why they are the faces of NXT.

The cage comes down as Takeover is about to begin.

Coverage Continues on Next Page.

 

 

 

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