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We are just a month away from the biggest party of the summer, SummerSlam. The 32nd edition of SummerSlam will emanate from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 11. The event will be the first major test for the newly-appointed Executive Directors for RAW and SmackDown, Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, as this event in all likelihood will have a lot of creative inputs from the duo.
2019 hasn't been a great year for the company sor far as they have been numerous controversies. With the Fox deal kicking off in October and the impending competition from AEW, a solid showing at SummerSlam will be the perfect way for WWE to shut their critics and give their fans something to cheer for.
Here are three matches that fans would love to see at SummerSlam 2019:
# 3 Aleister Black Vs Cesaro
After weeks and weeks of subtle teases, it was finally revealed on this week's SmackDown that the Swiss Cyborg, Cesaro, was the one who knocked at Aleister Black's door. Black and Cesaro are currently scheduled to face off against one another at Extreme Rules but given the kind of build-up and the talent involved, we would like to see this feud continue with a blow-off match at SummerSlam.
Black and Cesaro having a high-octane match at Extreme Rules with multiple false finishes and a cliffhanger of an ending without a clear cut winner will be the perfect way to continue this feud.
Cesaro and Black are two of the best in-ring performers in the company and it will be a shame if their feuds end with only a single match at a B-level pay-per-view like Extreme Rules.
Black's run on the main roster has seen him team-up with Ricochet and then being drafted to SmackDown during the Superstar Shake-Up. A singles match between the duo would be the perfect way to kick off SummerSlam.
# 2 Alexa Bliss Vs Nikki Cross
When was the last time we saw two women Superstars being involved a non-championship singles feud which culminated in a major pay-per-view match? Although the women of WWE have come a long way in the past few years, the company hasn't been able to put on an intriguing singles feud, when it comes to the women's division.
The Alexa Bliss-Nikki Cross storyline has been a breath of fresh air in this regard. Not only has the program been interesting, but it has also helped create a new star in Nikki Cross, who has been on top form throughout the program. Cross' transformation from a crazy, demented chic who's ever ready for a fight to a soft-spoken girl has been absolutely delightful.
Bliss and Cross are currently scheduled to face off against Bayley in a two-on-one handicap match for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Extreme Rules. Although Bliss has been portrayed as the one manipulating Cross for her own selfish gains, what if it was the other way around, all this time?
What if Nikki was only playing nice just to get a shot at the SmackDown Women's Championship and her wanting to be co-champions with Bliss was just a ruse. Cross turning on Bliss after the latter cost the duo the title at Extreme Rules will be a sight to behold. Fans have been clamoring for an Alexa Bliss babyface turn for quite some time and this could be the best way for Bliss to get sympathy from the WWE Universe.
Cross tormenting Bliss during the build-up to their match and unleashing her dark side onto the Goddess will be weeks of captivating TV. Although their friendship has been one of the biggest highlights of WWE programming over the past few weeks, a blood feud between the duo would be pure gold.
# 1 Shane McMahon Vs Kevin Owens (Lumberjack Match)
Following what happened on this week's SmackDown, we are pretty sure that fans would love to see Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon face off against one another at the biggest party of the Summer.
Owen's verbal tirade against Shane O' Mac at the start of SmackDown and him giving McMahon the stunner in the main event has been the biggest talking point coming out of this week's WWE programming.
Owen's rant included him name-dropping Superstars like Ali, Buddy Murphy, Kairi Sane, and AOP, who haven't been seen on TV for the past few months while Shane has become the focal point of both RAW and SmackDown.
It is being reported that Owen's Babyface turn and his spat with Shane is leading to a match between the duo which might phase out the self-proclaimed 'Best In The World' from our TV screens for a long time.
Following Owen's promos, a plethora of superstars from the blue brand thanked the Prizefighter for airing their grievances on national television. At this point, it is almost a given that Owens will be interfering in Shane's tag team match against Roman Reigns and The Undertaker at Extreme Rules in some way or the other.
If the plan is indeed to write Shane off TV, we believe that it would involve the Superstars who have been largely remained unused for the past few months. A lumberjack match fits the bill perfectly in this case. A dominating win for the Prizefighter will not only be a great start for Owens' Babyface run, but it will also rid the WWE Universe of the menace called Shane McMahon.
