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WWE SummerSlam is not far away now. With just under two weeks remaining, WWE still has a lot to do in terms of making this PPV exciting and a must-watch. At the moment, only six matches have been made official. The show currently lacks that big event feeling which always comes with the name SummerSlam.
Surely, more matches will be added to the show. But another important thing is that WWE must look past SummerSlam. Going into the fall of 2019 and the new deal with FOX network, WWE has to make SummerSlam the building point for the future. There is no way that the booking decisions are taken lightly.
For some of the matches, the build-up has been set in a great manner. Now, all it needs is the right move going forward and we could have great storylines after Summerslam. In this article, we will take a look at 3 booking decisions that WWE must make at SummerSlam 2019.
#3 Bray Wyatt absolutely destroys Finn Balor
The match everyone wanted to see has been officially announced. 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt will take on Finn Balor at SummerSlam. Now there are two important things to take away from this.
Firstly, Bray Wyatt is now playing a split-personality character. 'The Fiend', who is the evil version, and the happy 'Firefly Funhouse' one who you can call the normal Bray Wyatt. There are many possibilities for both of his characters. Secondly, we won't be seeing 'The Demon' Balor at SummerSlam. The reason, reportedly, is that Balor will be taking a hiatus from WWE after the pay-per-view. So WWE has a great chance to put Wyatt over in this case. He should destroy Balor and claim a strong victory.
'The Demon' Balor has never lost a singles match. And it is possible that WWE writes Balor off-television by showing an injury angle. That will allow the feud to continue when Balor returns and we could then have 'The Fiend' vs. 'The Demon'.
Because this is Bray Wyatt's first match since his return, he must get a huge one-sided victory at SummerSlam.
#2 Brock Lesnar must retain the Universal Championship
Everything was great at WrestleMania when Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar and became 'The BeastSlayer'. After that, Lesnar returned to win the Money in the Bank contract. He waited for a while and finally cashed-in at Extreme Rules earlier this month. 'The Beast' is the Universal Champion once again.
Many did not like the fact that WWE chose Rollins as Lesnar's opponent again. Due to Rollins' recent booking, he isn't too over with the crowd. So it might not be the best time to make him champion once again.
The better choice is to keep the title on Lesnar. He should retain at SummerSlam and Rollins should move on to another feud. Lesnar must be booked strongly at this moment. Or else he would look like a joke losing to Rollins in two straight matches.
Of course, no one would want Lesnar to retain the title for too long, but Rollins shouldn't be the guy to dethrone him. It could be AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre or anyone else. WWE will have a great chance of pushing someone new. So that when Lesnar loses, it doesn't feel like we are watching the same old thing again.
#1 Randy Orton defeats Kofi Kingston to become the new WWE Champion
Kofi Kingston had his WrestleMania moment when he defeated Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship back in April. There hasn't been much wrong with his title reign and people have enjoyed it thus far. But just like with Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins, people are looking for a change. Something fresh and new, something that they haven't seen for a long time.
Randy Orton almost won the opportunity to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, but Rollins beat him. The next night on SmackDown, he pinned Kingston clean to win a 6-man tag team match. And because Kingston is an awesome babyface champion, he gave Orton a title shot at SummerSlam. This is definitely the "fresh" feud people have been asking for.
There is nothing against Kingston here, but as October nears and SmackDown's move to FOX comes closer, Randy Orton is the better choice for the WWE Champion. He has the name as well as the record that FOX would like to see in the face of SmackDown. 'The Viper' hasn't been the WWE Champion in a long time. It is the right time for WWE to pull the trigger at SummerSlam.
Kofi has had a great run with the title. But it's time to move on to something bigger. This feud could possibly continue for maybe one or two more months, but Randy Orton should be the next big name champion.
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