5 Matches That Deserve To Main Event Summerslam 

Samoa Joe, AJ Styles,
Should this be the main event of Summerslam?

The SummerSlam pay per view is slowly coming into focus and while not everything is set in stone yet, the matches that the WWE has already announced seem to have that it factor that makes it must watch. In fact, with matches like Miz versus Bryan, Joe versus Styles and Reigns versus Lesnar, it's hard to know what match will main event the show.

Of course, they all have their strong and weak points, which will all be discussed on the following pages, but they all seem main event worthy for different reasons. Not only that, The WWE Universe is putting pressure on the company to do a different main event then the one they actually want to end the show. Cough .. cough. Roman reigns!

With that being said and Summerslam only a short time away, here are five matches that deserve to main event this year's Summerslam pay per view. Unfortunately for those hoping that Reigns versus Lesnar doesn't belong on this list, it is a match that is deserving of the spot and it will be explained why that is.


#5 Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns,
Can Roman Reigns defeat The Beast Incarnate At Summerslam?

The WWE Universe probably isn't going to like this pick, but it is deserving none the less of main event the biggest party of the SummerSlam. Not only is that evident by just how much Roman Reigns has improved in the main event scene in his latest feud with Lesnar, but also by how white-hot the crowd is right now for him to take his rightful place as WWE's top guy.

Its a changing of the guard kind of moment that WWE has been anxious to do for a long time and it finally seems like they will get a chance to do that. Furthermore, between making Lesnar look weak, having him abandon his longtime advocate and Reigns absolutely killing it on the microphone, there seems to be no way WWE can fail now!

It has that big fight feel to it in the same way that Daniel Bryan versus John Cena was a few years ago. Maybe not in the exact same organic way that Bryan was, but it pretty much represents the same thing. It represents a change that WWE has wanted to see for quite a while now and deserved at this point.

WWE has proved that it can write interesting scenarios for Roman Reigns and actually succeed in making him come across as a babyface in the process. If nothing else, the WWE Universe needs to meet WWE half way and allow Reigns his christening as The WWE's top guy. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, but fans should give it a chance first!

#4 Daniel Bryan versus The Miz

Daniel Bryan, The Miz,
The moment that started it all between The Miz and Daniel Bryan.

Speaking of changing of the guard moments, what would be a better way to represent that theme then Daniel Bryan versus The Miz ending the show? Not only would it allow for The Miz to gain that christening moment of his own as WWE's top heel character, it also sets up their match for next year's WrestleMania.

In the end, it just seems like good storytelling and allows the company to capitalize off of the feud in the most meaningful way possible. Of course, it might not seem as appealing of a main event as Styles versus Joe, Reigns versus Lesnar and others, but it is something that would absolutely change the WWE landscape in the exact same way!

#3 Ronda Rousey Versus Alexa Bliss for The Raw Women's title

Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss,
Let's be honest, Ronda Rousey will walk out of Summerslam with the Raw Women's title.

Much like Reigns versus Lesnar, Alexa Bliss versus Ronda Rousey has that big fight feel and would be the perfect way to cap off the biggest party of the summer. It also is something that would garner the WWE mainstream appeal, which would be huge for the company with The Evolution pay per view coming up.

In the end, this match has the most mainstream appeal to it and WWE would be foolish not to capitalize on it. It also gives WWE a chance to cement Ronda Rousey as the top women in the company, which is great for publicity towards WWE's first ever women-only pay per view in their company's history!

#2 Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's title

Carmella,
Will Mella be money at Summerslam?

WWE might have had some rocky booking when it comes to Carmella's title run, but it seems like they have gotten things back on track by introducing Lynch and Flair into the storyline. While it might not have the same name recognition as Rousey versus Bliss, it is one that could set the stage for Evolution and finally give the girls a chance to main event a PPV!

In the end, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair have risen up the ranks together and are usually capable of having a great match. Take that and put a polarizing figure like Carmella into the mix and you have something truly special. In fact, you have something that is truly worthy of a main event!

#1 AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe For The WWE title

Samoa Joe, AJ Styles,
Will Samoa Joe tear down the house that AJ Styles built?

What could be bigger than AJ Styles versus Samoa Joe?

Seriously though. What other match on this card says "main event" in the same way that Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles does? Furthermore, what other main event would do the most for Smackdown Live? If nothing else, this creates a huge change of scenery on Smackdown Live, which has been needed for awhile now.

With that being said, AJ Styles versus Samoa Joe has that electric kind of feel and was made even more polarizing when Samoa Joe mentioned AJ Styles during a promo on Smackdown Live. Admit it! Its an underdog versus Goliath storyline of epic proportions and would truly be a great way to end the show!

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