3 Things that could possibly happen at WWE Stomping Grounds

Hot off the heels of a lackluster Super ShowDown event, WWE is back on the pay-per-view scene as they will emulate live this Sunday on the WWE Network from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington with WWE Stomping Grounds. With such a short time period between Super ShowDown and Stomping Grounds, if you missed SSD then you didn’t miss much as Stomping Grounds is pretty much a carbon copy of that card with numerous rematches.

There are nine matches scheduled for this Sunday’s show. On the RAW side of the card, Samoa Joe will defend his United States Championship that he obtained when Rey Mysterio relinquished it to him against Ricochet. Becky Lynch will defend her RAW Women’s Championship once again against Lacey Evans in a rematch from the Money in the Bank PPV. Finally, Seth Rollins will defend his Universal Championship against Baron Corbin in a rematch from Super ShowDown.

However, this match has the added stipulation of a special guest referee of Corbin’s choosing. On the SmackDown side of the card, Daniel Bryan and Rowan will defend the Smackdown Tag Team Championships against Heavy Machinery. In another tag team match, New Day members Big E and Xavier Woods will take on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss.

Roman Reigns will do battle once again with Drew McIntyre. Finally, Kofi Kingston will defend the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler in a Steel Cage match. There will also be a triple threat match for the Cruiserweight Championship between Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa and Drew Gulak.

With that being said, here are three things possible for this Sunday’s pay-per-view. What are your thoughts and predictions? Sound off in the comments below and be sure to stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the latest breaking news and rumors as Stomping Grounds approaches.

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#3 Drew McIntyre defeats Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre will do battle once again this Sunday

Normally a Roman Reigns match is easy to predict. It seems like every feud he is in he comes out on top, no matter what the circumstances or odds are. However, at Stomping Grounds that can come to an end, as he faces the “Scottish Psychopath” Drew McIntyre.

While Reigns won their match at WrestleMania in April, things are a bit different now as McIntyre is now aligned with Shane McMahon and his group that includes Elias and The Revival. Since Elias and Shane have no match on Sunday, you can expect them to be in McIntyre’s corner and have a role in the match.

Reigns is coming off a shocking loss to McMahon at Super Showdown and while many think he’ll pick up the win here, don’t be surprised if McIntyre picks up the win here thanks to shenanigans. This will accomplish two things: It keeps the Shane/Roman feud going into Extreme Rules, which is a fitting place to end their feud once and for all. It also keeps McIntyre looking strong for a possible future World Title shot, whether that be against Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston, or someone else.

#2 Seth Rollins defeats Baron Corbin, but the match will not end "clean" again

Baron Corbin and Seth Rollins will do battle once again at Stomping Grounds

After their match at Super ShowDown ended in somewhat controversial fashion, Seth Rollins will once again put the Universal Championship on the line against Baron Corbin. However, there is a stipulation to the match, as Corbin has been awarded the privilege of choosing the special guest referee.

After the referee arguably cost Corbin the match at Super Showdown and having the choice of choosing a referee, things haven’t been going so smoothly in his search as Rollins has been taking out anyone that has had so much as a conversation with Corbin. Everyone from EC3 and Elias to the B Team and Eric Young have felt Rollins’ wrath.

As for the match itself, it will most likely be much like their match at Super Showdown with Corbin dominating the majority of the match until Rollins makes the usual babyface comeback. As the match reaches its climax, expect the referee to be accidentally hit and down for a while.

An actual WWE referee will come down and eventually make the three count for Rollins, and he will walk out still Universal Champion. As for who Corbin’s pick for special guest referee will be...

#1 Brock Lesnar will be the special guest referee for the Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin match

Will Brock Lesnar show up at Stomping Grounds?

This might seem too obvious, but it’s pretty evident that Brock Lesnar will be the special guest referee for the Universal Championship match between Seth Rollins and Baron Corbin. It also makes perfect sense for Lesnar to be the referee here for a few reasons.

First, Lesnar still has some unfinished business with Rollins after the beatdown he received at Super ShowDown a couple of weeks ago. Brock isn’t the type to just let a beatdown like that go unpunished, and what better revenge would there be for him to screw Rollins out of the title?

Also, while Rollins has beat down Lesnar multiple times in the past, it’s highly unlikely that Lesnar would let him get the chance to attack him from behind with a chair like Rollins has been doing the past two nights. Paul Heyman has also teased Lesnar showing up on Sunday so it isn’t too far fetched.

The only issue with this is the question of why would Lesnar help Corbin win the Universal Championship? That question is answered in the previous slide, as Lesnar would likely be taken out “accidentally” in the closing moments of the match, leading to an actual WWE official to make the three count for Rollins. This also gives Corbin a reason to have one final match at Extreme Rules. Local advertising has Rollins vs. Corbin in a Tables match scheduled for the July pay-per-view.