Pretty sure SBS only wrote NXT because Prod doesn't write anymore, rawisrey has a personal problem, and Sam is apparently sick. I doubt SBS would judge his own match or anybody else's as he was probably told how they were to end, otherwise it'd obviously be pretty suss. Roode and Orton facing off looks like it was the plan from day one but it's not EOR or SBS' plan, more like it's Sam/rawisrey's plan.
As for Itch's match, I didn't read the thread so I wouldn't know. You know how these things go; generally the champion and challenger win the majority of their matches leading into their PPV match. All writers judge that they win every single time but who knows if they actually do. Either way, I see Itch challenging for the title next anyway.