Wrestlemania is in danger of being overshadowed by NXT Takeover: Dallas

Let me just say first that when I say that Wrestlemania is in danger of being overshadowed by Takeover: Dallas I mean in an in-ring capacity. Obviously Wrestlemania is one of the biggest events of the year and is not going to be overshadowed by a WWE Network special. Having said that, as a wrestling fan you can't help but get more excited about the next NXT Takeover special.

WWE are struggling to fill Wrestlemania with an amazing match card. While a lot of this can be put down to crap storytelling the blame doesn't completely lie with this due to all the injuries they are suffering at this point in time. Having said that, with HHH vs Roman Reigns looking like the main event at what is supposed be one of the biggest Wrestlemanias of all time, it's not exactly enticing fans to get ready for the big showcase. There is still plenty to look forward to such as AJ Styles Wrestlemania debut as well as Dean Ambrose finally get a big singles match on the grandest stage of them all as well as a large focus on the Women. Despite this, WWE still don't really have a great opponent for arguably their greatest performer of all time, The Undertaker. Braun Strowman has been touted as the most likely person to fill that role but lets be honest, none of us really want to see that.

Then we switch to NXT and look at the card which is already filled for that event and it just makes you drool all over your keyboard. Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe, yes we've seen it already but it was absolutely awesome and you can guarantee it will be again. Asuka vs Bayley for Women's championship. The two most legitimate female competitors in the WWE going up against each other. Gable and Jordan vs Dash and Dawson, two great in ring tag-teams. Baron Corbin vs Austin Aries. Even though there's nothing on the line here it just feels like it's going to be a great match along with Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn.

The fact that NXT can fill a 2 hour show with 5 matches that all have the potential to be 5 star thrillers whereas the main roster are struggling to fill 3 hours of their biggest show all year has to be a huge worry for Vince McMahon. What makes this look even worse for WWE is that NXT have an abundance of talent to spare who aren't on the Takeover Special. Enzo and Cass, Emma, Apollo Crews and The Vaudevillians have all feature prominently on recent Takeover Specials but there is no place for them in Dallas.

After Wrestlemania WWE will need to nab some talent from NXT there is no doubt about it. This isn't just going there and taking one big name like Samoa Joe. They need to go and raid NXT for 6/7 of their big names. The way that NXT works will make it easy for them to create more stars out of their talent but WWE are struggling right now and need to do something to stop this. In terms of the event itself obviously NXT Takeover Dallas comes nowhere near Wrestlemania but you get the feeling that at the end of the weekend when people look back and ask themselves which event they preferred, you can probably place a good amount of money that NXT will take that vote.