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Clash of Champions 2019 is just round the corner and is certainly one of the most anticipated PPVs as every single title will need to be defended. WWE has scheduled 11 matches for the event and some of those bouts are looking promising.
The Universal Champion Seth Rollins will take on his tag team partner Braun Strowman with the former's title on the line while WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will have to defend his title against Randy Orton. In other main clashes, The Man Becky Lynch will defend her RAW Women's Title against Sasha Banks while Bayley and Charlotte Flair will clash for the Women's SmackDown Championship.
With a number of storylines built in the leadup to the Clash of Champions 2019, here are three Superstars who might lose their title from this show.
#3 Becky Lynch - RAW Women's Championship
Becky Lynch defeated both Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania 35 to become the RAW and Smackdown LIVE Women's Champion. Lynch lost her SmackDown title against Charlotte Flair at Money in the Bank but managed to fend off opponents in Lacey Evans and Natalya to hold on to her RAW Women's title.
However, a rejuvenated Sasha Banks could be the Kryptonite to Becky Lynch's RAW Title reign. Banks returned after SummerSlam and instantly turned heel. Banks and her best friend Bayley have been cutting some amazing promos and WWE could capitalize on Banks' momentum and put a halt to Lynch's reign.
Moreover, WWE has more or less confirmed Lynch's move to Smackdown LIVE and this can only mean that The Man loses her title before she shifts brands in October.
#2 AJ Styles - United States Championship
Even though the United States Champion AJ Styles has been putting up some thrilling matches during his reign, the United States title has been playing second fiddle on RAW to the Universal title feud between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. On one hand, WWE wants AJ Styles to be in the main event picture, where he belongs. On the other hand, WWE needs someone who can do justice to the US Title.
WWE has done a brilliant job at building Cedric Alexander to play that role and has been given quite a big push, after he pinned Styles during the 10-Man Tag Team contest. Alexander also defeated Drew McIntyre, defeated Sami Zayn, pinned AJ Styles and was even booked strong in his King of the Ring defeat to Baron Corbin. Alexander is also getting consistent crowd support and could be a favorite to win the title.
#1 Kofi Kingston - WWE Championship
There are a lot of factors that point at a 14th World Title reign for Randy Orton. Fox Sports want better ratings from SmackDown Live and the current product is unfortunately not drawing it. Even the latest episode Smackdown Live drew just over 2 million views, well short of Fox's demand of 3.3 million viewers on average. Such a low rating might force WWE to put the title on a more mainstream WWE Superstar - Randy Orton.
A change in the top Champion is not guaranteed to generate ratings out of scratch, but it could help in the long run. Kofi Kingston's reign has been a bit of stale as of late and thus, one should not be surprised if we get a new WWE Champion at Clash of Champions.
