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WWE SummerSlam is the second biggest WWE pay-per-view of the year, following the grand celebration of WrestleMania and with SummerSlam 2018 set to make its return to the iconic city of Brooklyn, New York on the 19th of August, the WWE will definitely look forward to making the 31st annual SummerSlam event a grand success.
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Throughout the years, SummerSlam has certainly lived up to all its hype and has delivered some absolute classic matches and much like every other year, the forthcoming 31st edition of SummerSlam also promises to be another event worth remembering.
This year’s SummerSlam PPV will feature numerous title defences from every champion in the WWE and as of right now, there are endless possibilities for a dream main event for that the WWE creative could potentially book for the biggest event of the summer.
Here, are 10 possible main events WWE could book for SummerSlam 2018:
#10 Drew McIntyre vs Dolph Ziggler- WWE Intercontinental Championship
With Dolph Ziggler recently defending the WWE Intercontinental Title against Seth Rollins in a 30-minute Iron Man Match in the main event of Extreme Rules, it certainly now gives us hope in the fact that with all the right elements in the world, the WWE could very well book the Intercontinental Championship in the main event of SummerSlam as well.
And what better way to start other than booking a singles match between Drew McIntyre and Ziggler, the two very men who have become pretty familiar with the IC Title in the past several weeks.
Following Ziggler’s successful title defence against Rollins at Extreme Rules, ‘The Showoff’ will look forward to a fresh new feud against any one of WWE’s top superstars.
McIntyre, on the other hand, failed to capitalise on his opportunity on getting his hands on Brock Lesnar and the Universal Championship, after suffering losing out to Roman Reigns in his triple threat match on this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw.
A feud between both Ziggler and McIntyre is indeed inevitable and is guaranteed to ignite at some point down the line and with McIntyre currently being in a desperate need of a fresh storyline, I assume that the former Intercontinental Champion wouldn’t mind getting his hands on the IC Title yet again.
#9 Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair- SmackDown Women’s Championship
Carmella’s run as SmackDown Women’s Champion has been pretty lacklustre so far, to say the least, and her two wins over ‘The Empress of Tomorrow’ Asuka hasn’t been helpful either.
Therefore, the valid decision from here on would be to have Carmella drop the SD Live Women’s Title to either the returning Charlotte Flair or Becky Lynch, who has been very impressive in recent months.
Having Carmella drop the title to Becky would seem like the only legitimate option as of right now, due to the fact that the former has already defended her title against Charlotte on several occasions in the past.
And from there onwards, WWE could look forward to booking a much-anticipated dream match between Lynch and Charlotte for this year’s SummerSlam PPV.
#8 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns- WWE Universal Championship
The year 2018 hasn’t exactly been too kind to ‘The Big Dog’ Roman Reigns, who initially lost his first shot at the Universal Title at WrestleMania 33, which was then followed up by another Steel Cage Match defeat at the hands of ‘The Beast Incarnate’ at The Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.
Despite suffering another devastating loss at the hands of Bobby Lashley at Extreme Rules, Reigns has now once again found himself in contention for a shot at the Universal Title, this time at The Biggest Event of The Summer as ‘The Big Dog’ simultaneously prepares himself for another rematch against Lashley next week on Monday Night Raw.
The eventual winner of the forthcoming rematch between Reigns and Lashley is guaranteed to a shot at Lesnar’s Universal Title and this also means that we could very well witness yet another clash between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, this time at SummerSlam 2018.
#7 AJ Styles vs Daniel Bryan- WWE Championship
Ever since Daniel Bryan’s return to in-ring competition, there have been several dream singles matches that the WWE Universe around the world has been waiting to see.
And despite getting a little teaser of a dream clash between AJ Styles and Bryan on an episode of SmackDown Live, I’m pretty sure of the fact that the WWE Universe wouldn’t mind seeing a proper rematch between the two men at SummerSlam of all PPVs’.
Bryan vs Styles has the potential to deliver everything you’d hope to see from a wrestling match, from storytelling to in-ring psychology, the two men are certainly more than capable of putting together an instant classic.
And adding the WWE Championship to the mix, will certainly raise the stakes and to eventually put the icing on the cake, both Bryan and Styles will definitely ensure a SummerSlam worthy main event.
#6 Ronda Rousey vs Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax- Raw Women’s Championship
On this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, General Manager Kurt Angle confirmed a one-on-one Raw Women’s Title bout between Ronda Rousey and Alexa Bliss for SummerSlam and from here onwards, Rousey’s path to championship glory apparently seems like a one-way ticket.
Come SummerSlam 2018, ‘The Baddest Woman on The Planet’ is expected to absolutely humiliate Bliss and eventually capture the Raw Women’s Championship and it definitely does seem like a very predictable outcome from here onwards.
However, adding former-champion Nia Jax to the mix at SummerSlam is certainly going to make things a lot more interesting and considering the fact that Jax also owes herself a rematch against Ronda, this seems like to be a pretty fair onwards.
Jax is more than capable of putting up a fight against Rousey and the three women, in overall are also more than capable of putting together a worthy SummerSlam main event, later this year in Brooklyn.
#5 AJ Styles vs Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas- WWE Championship
Since his official call-up to the main roster, former NXT Champion Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas hasn’t been able to create the similar buzz he had around himself during his days in WWE’s developmental brand of NXT.
During his run as NXT Champion, ‘El Idolo’ was at the very top of his game as the main man in WWE’s black and yellow brand and his matches against the likes of Johnny Gargano and Aleister Black subsequently also goes on to reflect on his tremendous in-ring performances as well.
Since his arrival on SmackDown Live, Almas has been feuding against fellow Mexican Sin Cara and following his win at Extreme Rules, Almas’ on-screen manager Zelina Vega has gone on to announce that it is indeed time for the former NXT Champion to focus towards the bigger picture on the blue brand and what better way to start other than challenging for the most prestigious prize in the WWE at The Biggest Event of The Summer.
As of right now, there are several potential dream matches for Almas in the WWE and one of those dream showdowns is a clash against current WWE Champion Styles.
The entire WWE Universe have been patiently waiting for Almas to step into the ring alongside ‘The Phenomenal One’ and a match between the two men promises to be a five-star outing.
#4 Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley- WWE Universal Championship
Since his return to the WWE on the Raw after WrestleMania, Bobby Lashley’s run in the WWE hasn’t exactly turned out to be the way he was hoping for and following the conclusion of a lacklustre feud against Sami Zayn, Lashley now finds himself on the verge of a potential shot at the WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
Lashley’s major win over Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules comes in as a major booster for ‘The Dominator’, who now has the chance to pull off yet another huge upset against ‘The Big Dog’ on next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and eventually setting up the most awaited Universal Title clash against ‘The Beast Incarnate’ Lesnar at SummerSlam.
A showdown between Lashley and Lesnar is bound to be a battle for the ages and the majority of the wrestling fanbase around the world have been patiently waiting for several years now for the two walking behemoths to eventually collide inside the squared circle and come SummerSlam, the possibility of a dream match between Lashley and Lesnar could very well come to life.
#3 Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley vs Roman Reigns- WWE Universal Championship
A triple threat match between three of WWE’s most dominant superstars seems to be the most likely choice moving forward towards SummerSlam 2018 and personally, I feel that this is indeed the main event that we’re destined to witness in Brooklyn, New York on the 19th of August.
Reigns and Lashley are apparently two men who are both strong contenders to challenge for the WWE Universal Title and in the meantime, it is pretty likely that their second collision on next week’s edition of Raw might just end without a proper finish, thus eventually leading up to a triple threat between Reigns, Lashley, and Lesnar at SummerSlam.
#2 The Undertaker vs John Cena
Now, this seems like to be the most unusual match on this entire list, but a SummerSlam event without John Cena just won’t feel right to a particular extent for some fans.
Cena’s last match in a WWE ring was against Triple H at The Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, several months ago and it is somewhat fair to say that ‘The Leader of The Cenation’ hasn’t been the same since his first collision against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33.
Despite being billed as ‘Big Match John’ to some, back at ‘Mania 33 Cena eventually failed to live up to all of his expectations after suffering an unfortunate and shocking defeat to The Undertaker within two minutes, however, being a 16-time WWE World Champion John Cena isn’t someone whom you’d expect to back down from a challenge that easy.
Therefore, a much-speculated rematch against The Undertaker could very well be on the cards for SummerSlam and expect this one to last more than two minutes at least.
#1 AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe- WWE Championship
Currently in his second reign as WWE Champion, ‘The Phenomenal One’ Styles has already defended his WWE Championship against several of WWE SmackDown Live’s top superstars on numerous occasions.
However, one of the rather much-awaited clashes that the entire wrestling universe has been waiting to see is a much-anticipated clash between two former TNA rivals in Styles and Samoa Joe.
Both Joe and Styles have a very long history alongside each other and in the past, the two men have stood across the ring against each other on several occasions as well, but, never have the world’s two very best Professional Wrestler had the privilege of sharing the ring with each other under the WWE banner and if the WWE wishes to guarantee success upon this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, then a WWE Title match between Styles and Joe is what the WWE creative needs to book for The Biggest Event of The Summer.
Which match do you think will be the main event of Summerslam? Sound off your opinions in the comments section below!
