5 Stipulation matches that could be added to WWE Extreme Rules 2019

The 2019 WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, July 14.

Six matches have been announced for the event so far, including The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre (No Holds Barred) and Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans (Extreme Rules ‘Winners Take All’ for the Universal Championship and Raw Women’s Championship).

Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship), Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (SmackDown Women’s Championship), Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese (Cruiserweight Championship) and Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. Big E & Xavier Woods vs. Heavy Machinery (SmackDown Tag Team titles) have also been announced, but none of those four matches currently have stipulations.

With several rivalries ongoing on both Raw and SmackDown Live, including Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler and Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, there is every chance that WWE will add more matches – and more stipulations – to the six-match card over the next week.

In this article, let’s take a look at five possible stipulation matches that WWE could announce on the final episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live before Extreme Rules.

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#5 Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe (Ladder match)

Samoa Joe has viciously attacked Kofi Kingston in back-to-back weeks on Raw by locking in his signature Coquina Clutch submission move on the WWE champion.

Nothing about the altercations between these two men has suggested that their title match at Extreme Rules should have a ladder stipulation, so it was a surprise when commentator Corey Graves casually mentioned on Raw that he has heard from a source that they will compete in a Ladder match.

Although the unusual stipulation is yet to be added to the upcoming encounter, it is safe to assume that WWE will make it official at some point in the next week.

If not, then Graves needs new sources!

#4 Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley (Ambulance match)

After battling it out in various tests of strength on Raw over the last month, the latest chapter in the Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley rivalry was written on Monday when Strowman charged his rival through an LED wall, causing multiple explosions and the cancellation of their match.

We have now seen these two powerhouses compete in a tug of war, an arm-wrestling match and a Falls Count Anywhere match, as well as a regular singles match, so the next encounter in their ongoing feud is bound to involve an interesting stipulation.

After all, Lashley has promised to send Strowman to a morgue, as opposed to a hospital, when they next meet, which means WWE has little choice but to up the stakes even higher if they do battle again at Extreme Rules.

Provided “The Monster Among Men” is cleared, it would make sense for the two Superstars to settle their rivalry in an Ambulance match, especially after they were both forced to leave the arena on Monday in ambulances.

#3 Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese (2-out-of-3 Falls match)

Vince McMahon recently announced in a production meeting that WWE Superstars will no longer wrestle during commercial breaks, hence why we have seen multiple 2-out-of-3 Falls encounters and restarted matches on Raw and SmackDown Live of late.

Given that the 2-out-of-3 Falls match type, which used to be reserved for the final chapter in meaningful PPV rivalries, has quickly become a regular feature on WWE programming, it would not be a surprise if we saw the stipulation added to a match at Extreme Rules.

Looking through the card that has been announced so far, 2-out-of-3 Falls would best suit the Cruiserweight Championship match between new champion Drew Gulak and challenger Tony Nese.

The two men, who were formerly tag team partners, are likely to be given time to show what they can do following their impressive Triple Threat match at WWE Stomping Grounds with Akira Tozawa, so why not take advantage of that by adding a stipulation?

#2 Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (Shark Cage match)

The latest chapter in the Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss story is less about the two women competing in the ring and more about the woman who will inevitably get involved in some capacity at ringside, Nikki Cross.

Over the last few weeks, Cross has loyally stood by Bliss no matter what the situation, despite the fact that she is more deserving than the WrestleMania 35 host of receiving a SmackDown Women’s Championship opportunity.

Just like at WWE Stomping Grounds, the former SAnitY member is destined to interfere in the Extreme Rules match, either by helping Bliss or hindering her, so perhaps WWE officials could try to prevent that from happening by placing her in a shark cage above the ring.

This stipulation usually ends in interference, as Enzo Amore (SummerSlam 2017) and James Ellsworth (Extreme Rules 2018) proved, but it would certainly be a creative way to further the storyline.

#1 Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. The New Day vs. Heavy Machinery (Tables elimination match)

The latest episode of SmackDown Live saw Heavy Machinery defeat the dysfunctional duo of Dolph Ziggler & Kevin Owens in the main event, earning themselves a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match against Daniel Bryan & Rowan and Big E & Xavier Woods at WWE Extreme Rules.

During the match, Bryan & Rowan began to attack Big E & Woods at ringside, leading to Woods being sent through The New Day’s makeshift announce desk by Rowan’s Iron Claw.

Given that this is the Extreme Rules pay-per-view – and it takes place in Philadelphia, the birthplace of ‘extreme’ – we are bound to see a few tables on July 14.

Out of the matches that have been announced so far for the event, this Triple Threat tag team encounter is the leading candidate to have a tables stipulation, simply because tables have already been used in the storyline.