It's time for the WWE NXT WarGames 2021 live stream to start rejumping to another beginning and end. This is the first Peacock Special for the rebranded NXT 2.0 and it is also the first NXT Special to drop the TakeOver moniker.

Why abandon such a beloved and prestigious brand? Are they trying to lower expectations given how new half of this card is? Let's take a look at the match.

Of course, the big (and meta) storyline here is the new school vs. old school situation: the big characters of NXT 2.0 trying to prove themselves against the veterans of the black and gold/"we're not like you" era. They are trying to prove themselves against the veterans of the Black & Gold/"we're not like you" era.

The men's WarGames match is the most obvious of these matches, with three big names (and one newcomer) on one side of a double cage match - Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne and LA Knight. Opposing them is Team 2.0's instant heel group: broncers Carmelo Hayes, Grayson Waller, and Tony D'Angelo. Trick Williams is in the latter corner. Team 2.0 (not AEW's 2.0) will win this match and a new number 1 contender (probably Blakeker or Hayes) will be born. That said, if Pete Dunne wins on his own and becomes the new #1 challenger, I don't hate that. I don't hate that. But it doesn't look like everyone on the Black & Gold side will be in NXT (or WWE) for long.

Next up is the WarGames match between Toxic Attraction (Mandy Rose, Gigi Dorin, and Jaycee Jayne) and Dakota Kai against Raquel Gonzalez, Io Shirai, Cora Jade, and Kay Lee Ray. This is a difficult decision and could go either way. However, I am not betting on Toxic Attraction right now.

And two title matches: the Imperium's Fabian Eichner and Marcel Barthel will defend their NXT tag team titles against Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner. Wagner is a top WWE prospect, but he will not be wearing the titles on KOR. He seems destined to work with his former Undisputed Era buddies Adam Cole and Bobby Fish in All Elite Wrestling.

One wrestler going to AEW anytime soon is Roderick Strong, who recently signed a multi-year deal with WWE before firing his wife Marina Shafir. Strong will be defending his NXT Cruiserweight Title against NXT's "Awakening King" Joe Gacy (with Harland). I hate to say this, but given the amount of time NXT is giving Gacy and the fact that the cruiserweight division seems like a thing of the past that WWE wants to erase. I believe Gacy will take the title and rebrand it in a manner so horrific that it mocks the youth of today, no wonder the median age of NXT's audience is geriatric.

Finally, stonemaster Cameron Grimes will face poker god Duke Hudson in a hair vs. hair match. This is a match that Grimes would normally lose, but it looks like Duke will lose again.

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While Peacock is available throughout the United States and the WWE Network is still the standard around the world, the WWE NXT WarGames live stream can be a bit confusing. If you can't watch on your regular service, you may want to check out a VPN.

International audiences will be quite jealous of U.S. audiences, who save up to 50% by switching to Peacock (unless you get the ad-free tier for $9.99 per month).

The best VPN is ExpressVPN. It meets the VPN needs of most users, offering excellent compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds.

The only place to watch WWE NXT WarGames 2021 in the US is Peacock, via Peacock Premium for $4.99, which is the required tier for this event. Fortunately, with its recent appearance on Fire TV, Peacock is now available on most of the best streaming devices.

You do not have to pay for the ad-free tier of WWE live events, as there are always ads on the live version of the Peacock show.

In other parts of the world, you can watch a live stream of WWE NXT WarGames on the WWE Network.

However, don't expect this to last forever. Peacock landed in the UK and Ireland this week, and who knows how quickly WWE content will penetrate.

People in the US pay less now, but there is less content available and ad breaks are odd.

Bolded is projected winner.