WWE SummerSlam 2019: 5 matches likely to be added to the card

We are less than three weeks away from SummerSlam and the card is beginning to take shape. Six matches have been announced, with some really exciting bouts on show. While Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch vs Natalya do not exactly set the world alight, Randy Orton vs Kofi Kingston and Kevin Owens vs Shane McMahon make this card much better. Throw in a potentially solid Bayley vs Ember Moon match and Bray Wyatt's first pay-per-view match in over a year, and SummerSlam actually looks pretty good.

However, there are still a lot of matches that are to be announced. Each of the past four SummerSlam pay-per-views has had ten matches on the show, with three matches on the Kickoff Show. Expect a similar number of matches this time, as the current roster is as stacked as any. The past couple of weeks of WWE programming have seen several match-ups teased for the 'Biggest Party of the Summer'. This is going to be an interesting show.

Here are five matches that are likely to be added to the SummerSlam 2019 card.

#5 AJ Styles vs Ricochet (United States Championship)

AJ Styles defeated Ricochet to win the United States Championship at Extreme Rules, but the rivalry did not end there. Trading run-ins in each other's matches the next night, Styles and Ricochet are very much on a collision course at SummerSlam. Ricochet was reportedly supposed to face the US champion at Raw Reunion, but an elbow infection ruled him out and his spot with the Kliq was given to Seth Rollins instead.

While the former NXT North American Champion would be disappointed at missing out on a cool moment with some legends, he will surely get the opportunity to steal the show at SummerSlam. The match between the pair at Extreme Rules was good, but it lacked a certain level of brilliance that would have made it a classic. Perhaps it was the tired crowd or the involvement of Styles' OC stablemates, but a SummerSlam match could right that wrong.

Hopefully, we do get one of the greatest matches of the year.

#4 Roman Reigns and Cedric Alexander vs Drew McIntyre and Elias

This is kind of a secondary story, tagging along with the big Kevin Owens vs Shane McMahon feud. Roman Reigns had been feuding with the boss as well as his henchmen Drew McIntyre and Elias. Reigns and McIntyre have been going at it in some form at almost every pay-per-view since his big return from battling leukaemia, with most of it being a miss rather than a hit. And it seems like the fun is set to continue.

The heels ganged up on the Big Dog on SmackDown, before Owens made the save. Also, on Raw, the Scottish Psychopath has been going at it with Cedric Alexander. He suffered a shocking upset a week ago, before beating him down before the bell at Raw Reunion. We are likely to get Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre facing off again at SummerSlam, tagging along with their respective undercard buddies this time.

#3 IIconics vs Kabuki Warriors vs Fire and Desire (WWE Women's Tag Team Championship)

There may be one more team added to the mix.

The state of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is pretty unfortunate. After Sasha Banks and Bayley were promised a lengthy reign, they lost the titles to the IIconics. This was done so they could begin a feud with the Bella Twins, but that got cancelled. So for the past three and a half months, we have had very little story progression between the Aussie heels and the Kabuki Warriors, managed by Paige.

Asuka and Kairi Sane defeated Peyton Royce and Billie Kay by countout on last week's SmackDown and it seems like a rematch is due. Also, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville have a match against the champions next week, with a victory for them putting them right into contention for the Tag Team titles. They will probably win, as the IIconics always lose, and a triple threat tag team match is announced for SummerSlam.

It would be great to see some new Women's Tag Team Champions as well, especially after how the IIconics' reign has been booked.

#2 Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz

When the build to this match began on last week's Raw, it looked to be an attempted re-hash of the magic Dolph Ziggler and The Miz created three years ago. However, the MizTV segment on SmackDown really helped this match and has made it much more interesting. Ziggler exchanged some strong words with Shawn Michaels, even calling HBK himself a "second-rate Shawn Michaels", before Superkicking him.

This added quite some intensity to a feud that seemed pretty cold. Ziggler had been in an endless circle of whining how "it should have been him" and it was getting really tiring, while the Miz's babyface character had been utterly destroyed from the remains of his feud with Shane McMahon. This match at SummerSlam could turn both of these WWE veterans' fortunes around.

Hopefully, they can re-discover the magic of their Intercontinental Championship feud in 2016, only this time, with their roles reversed.

#1 Charlotte Flair vs Trish Stratus

This week on SmackDown, Charlotte Flair lost to Ember Moon in less than a minute and went on to demand a worthy opponent for her at SummerSlam. It is extremely rare that WWE would book a big non-title women's match at any pay-per-view, let alone one of the biggest of the year. This would certainly mean that we will be getting something huge. The most obvious outcome, in this case, is also the most exciting one. Trish Stratus will answer the Queen's challenge at SummerSlam.

Trish Stratus has proved that she can still go, during her show-opening tag team match alongside Lita against Mickie James and Alicia Fox at Evolution. Plus, SummerSlam is taking place in her hometown of Toronto. It makes perfect sense, especially considering how underwhelming the women's division feels aside from the top three or four names. The match would a great one, a dream bout between the greatest female wrestlers of their respective eras.

It would also provide a temporary boost for WWE if Trish were to stick around for a couple more months, while they focus on building more stars in their female division.

What matches do you think will be added to the SummerSlam 2019 card? Comment below.