Murphy is a former Cruiserweight Champion, and when he was moved to SmackDown Live from 205 Live, the WWE Universe had major expectations from him. However, apart from a handful of insignificant appearances, Murphy has not been used at all on the main roster.
While it is a given that there is no way WWE will allow Murphy to go over Reigns at the show, a good showing by the Australian Superstar would help elevate his stock in WWE going forward.
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As per reports, WWE is planning to further the storyline between Reigns and Bryan at SummerSlam. Having Reigns compete against Murphy could lead to a scenario where he gets attacked yet again backstage when returning from his match against Murphy.
Another major possibility could be that Daniel Bryan and Rowan finally come out and reveal themselves as the attackers and blindside Reigns after his match and assault the former Universal Champion when he is least expecting it.
Shiven Sachdeva is a WWE writer who has been with Sportskeeda for over eight years. He is an alumnus of IIT-R and holds a Master's Degree in Commerce. His love for writing and pro wrestling led him to become a writer. Shiven has interviewed multiple top WWE stars, including former champions Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, and Seth Rollins, to name a few.
Shiven thoroughly researches the news and stories and enjoys reporting roundups and news to help give his audience an accurate view of all the important happenings in the world of pro wrestling. He has one of the highest average reads on the website and holds the distinction of garnering a 100M reads in under 2000 articles.
Two of his favorite WWE Superstars are Shawn Michaels and Drew McIntyre. If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Shiven asserts that he would reinstate Michaels as the leader of DX instead of Triple H.
Shiven also enjoys watching and taking part in Theatre in his free time.
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