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WWE's Extreme Rules PPV was a fast-paced and well put together PPV by WWE, which had title changes, surprises, and great in-ring action.
The PPV saw as many as 9 titles defended, including the dual RAW Women's title and Universal title match in the main event. With SummerSlam just a month away, WWE teased potential matches and feuds, as well as took new directions for Superstars.
Let's take a look at 5 fallouts from WWE Extreme Rules 2019:
#5. The Undertaker's SummerSlam opponent
The Undertaker had a good match at Extreme Rules when he teamed up with Roman Reigns to face off against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon and the former got the victory after a good match.
Undertaker had a strong showing and put on a classic 'Taker match, which should probably dispel the notion that he is no longer good enough to go at it in the ring following that dreadful match against Goldberg at Super ShowDown.
It seems that 'Taker could actually have a full-time program, and with SummerSlam just around the corner, rumours surrounding his next opponent has already begun.
One dream match that we haven't quite seen in WWE is the one between Undertaker and WCW legend Sting, with the latter talking about his desire to come back to the WWE for one final match if it was against 'Taker. And, WWE have teased this possible match quite a few times recently.
WWE posted a photo of the two with the words "Imagine" recently, while Sting has time and again spoken of his desire to face Undertaker, in various interviews.
At Extreme Rules, during Undertaker's entrance, there was a crow sound added to 'Taker's promo, which sparked more rumours of a possible match between The Undertaker and Sting. The crow was one of Sting's gimmicks, with his face paint taking inspiration from the Crow gimmick as well.
Could WWE be teasing a potential dream match with this very brief clip? We hope so!
See WWE Extreme Rules Results, Highlights of event, & more on WWE Extreme Rules Results page
#4. Alexa Bliss to turn on Nikki Cross
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross had a very good opportunity to become the first co-SmackDown Women's Champions when they faced off against Bayley in a handicap match, but squandered it.
Bayley landed an elbow drop off the top rope on Cross to get the win and retain the SmackDown Women's Championship. Cross had cost Alexa Bliss the title when Bliss faced Bayley for the SmackDown Women's title at Stomping Grounds after accidentally distracting her friend.
The loss at Extreme Rules could cause Bliss to turn on her friend Cross and blame her for the two title losses she's had against Bayley. WWE could play off that storyline to bring back Bliss' incredible heel antics. We could maybe then see a feud between Bliss and Cross sometime in the near future on RAW.
#3. End of two feuds
WWE announced two more matches ahead of the Extreme Rules PPV, one of which was a match between Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler, which ended rather quickly - under 20 seconds, in fact!
The Prizefighter, Kevin Owens, won the match after landing a Stunner on Ziggler and ended the match, and possibly the feud between the two as well. After Owens' incredible promo on Shane McMahon, there's a possibility that Shane and KO could build up towards a match at SummerSlam, which happens next month.
Another feud which could have possibly ended at Extreme Rules is the one between Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley after Strowman got the better of Lashley once again in the Last Man Standing match. The feud between the two has been quite exciting, but this is possibly the right time to end it before it becomes stale.
#2. Finn Balor to join The Club
Another match that was added to the Extreme Rules card is the Intercontinental title match between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura, which was held on the pre-show. And, surprisingly, we saw a title change as Nakamura won the Intercontinental title for the first time in WWE.
The fast-paced match ended with the Japanese Superstar winning it after landing the Kinshasa on Balor. It was surprising to see such a high-profile match on the pre-show and even more surprising that Balor lost.
His loss possibly indicates that WWE have something more interesting and bigger for him. I feel that with the trio of Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, and AJ Styles reforming as a heel faction, WWE could use this opportunity to add Balor to the faction, who was the original leader of the Bullet Club faction, whose WWE offshoot is The Club.
This could also be a great way to turn Balor heel, which many WWE fans have wanted for a long time.
#1. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins at SummerSlam
Brock Lesnar, surprisingly, returned to WWE at Extreme Rules and cashed-in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins following Rollins and Becky Lynch's victory over Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans.
It came as quite a surprise because Extreme Rules isn't one of the big PPVs, which is where Lesnar has usually made his appearances, while the prospect of a title change happening at SummerSlam, which is just a month away, also made this quite a surprising decision.
With Lesnar now the Universal Champion once again, we could expect him to defend the title at SummerSlam - one of the big four PPVs of the WWE - and, I feel, that the only person against whom he could defend the title is Seth Rollins.
Rollins and Lesnar have a very personal rivalry and with so little time between Extreme Rules and SummerSlam (Lesnar is notorious for not making too many RAW appearances), we are certain to see a rematch happen at SummerSlam.
