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Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov is the most important match in NXT this year

At NXT Great American Bash It will be Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship and this will be the most important match for NXT this year.

Harsh Chopra
Last updated: 29.07.2023
Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov is the most important match in NXT this year

At NXT Great American Bash It will be Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Championship and this will be the most important match for NXT this year and this match will be as evenly contested as any match in recent NXT history because these are 2 beloved faces that the fans love equally and both have a realistic chance of winning this match. This match is the most awaited match on the card which has a total of 7 amazing matches.

Let’s talk about the reasons why this is the most important match in NXT this year.


Both are the best Wrestlers in NXT


It rarely happens in NXT that a match for the NXT Championship has 2 wrestlers who are the best in the brand and one of the best in the world. Generally to make it a heel vs a face the 2 best wrestlers are not chosen but the opposite is chosen based on whether the champion is a heel or a face. This time both Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov are 2 of the best and they will no doubt have the match of the year in NXT and the fans can Cheer for both of them and the best man would win and they will have a 30 minutes all time classic this Sunday 30th July at NXT Great American Bash.


Implications for the main roster


This match will also have major implications for the main roster after SummerSlam because it is rumored that after SummerSlam a few of the the NXT superstars will be called up to the main roster and whoever loses this match will most likely go to the main roster after this match. Carmelo Hayes has done everything there is to be done in NXT and if he loses this match then he will straight go to the main roster after SummerSlam and he will be one of the main eventers and the fans would know him. And if Ilja Dragunov loses this match then he can go to Raw and either be in Imperium or be the one to finally beat Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship because Ilja Dragunov always takes Gunther to the absolute limit.


This match can put NXT above SummerSlam


This match has the potential to he so good that nothing on SummerSlam will he able to touch this match. It all depends on the time they get to tell the story because it has been a few years that an NXT match has been the best match of the weekend and Especially less ever since Triple H took over. Shawn Michaels has the chance and he just has to give Carmelo Hayes vs Ilja Dragunov 30 minutes and these 2 will put their bodies on the line and Ilja Dragunov is known to have 5 star classics and Carmelo Hayes style will match perfectly and the NXT Championship Match could set the bar high for SummerSlam.

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