5 unconventional predictions for SummerSlam 2018

WWE SummerSlam 2018 event is approaching very soon. Nearly much of the match card has already been booked.

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The match card looks as follows:-

Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns For The Universal Championship

Reigns beat Bobby Lashley in a number one contender's match to get into this match.

AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe For The WWE Championship

Samoa Joe pulled off a sneak attack and signed the championship match contract.

Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Ronda Rousey For The Raw Women’s Championship

Ronda will get her second chance to capture the title.

Carmella (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair For The SmackDown Women’s Championship

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair both pinned Carmella to get this opportunity.

Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Seth Rollins For The Intercontinental Championship

This can be the last chance for Seth Rollins to become the IC Champ again.

Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Jeff Hardy For The U.S. Championship

It seems that Randy Orton would be added to this match-up very soon.

The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. The New Day For The SmackDown Tag Team Championship

The New Day defeated The Bar on SmackDown Live this week to determine who will challenge Harper & Rowan for the titles.

Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Drew Gulak For The Cruiserweight Championship

Gulak won a Fatal 4-Way to become the no.1 contender for the Cruiserweight championship.

Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens If Braun Loses In Any Way He Loses The MITB Contract

The stipulation here is that if Strowman loses, no matter how that may happen, he will lose the Money in the Bank contract.

Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin

This match would likely be the final contest between the two before the feud ends.

The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan

This feud has been built since 2016 and now everyone is going to get to see this dream match happen.

So that was the card for the show, let's have a look at some bold predictions which are most likely to happen at this event.

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#5 Carmella Loses The SmackDown Women's Championship

Carmella's Title Reign Is Endangered

This prediction is one of the most likely to happen as Carmella is going to defend her title against two of the best women wrestlers in the WWE, Charlotte and Becky Lynch.

Charlotte is a six-time Women's Champion on the main roster. Whereas, Lynch was the inaugural SmackDown Women's Champion.

But Lynch did not enter the title picture over the last year. She finally made her way into the picture when she pinned Carmella on SmackDown Live.

After that, Charlotte returned to SmackDown and she too, pinned Carmella and made this bout a triple threat.

As WWE is having an all women's PPV named Evolution later this year, they would obviously want their best talents to hold the championships and main event at the show.

Carmella is great on the mic, but her in-ring skills are not at all good. Carmella main-eventing Evolution would not be a thing that the WWE wants.

This is the reason that they either put the belt on Charlotte or Becky Lynch at SummerSlam 2018.

#4 Ziggler retains with the help of McIntyre

Drew McIntyre Is The Game Changer Here

Dolph Ziggler has got some direction after forming an alliance with Drew McIntyre. After losing to Ziggler at Extreme Rules 2018, Seth Rollins has got himself another opportunity to capture the title. And this chance could be his last one.

He lost at Extreme Rules 2018 due to the interference of Drew McIntyre. The Scottish Terminator is always there with Dolph to prevent him from losing.

And that factor affects most of the match. Seth Rollins is arguably on the best streak of matches in the WWE right now and we all know that Seth & Dolph together can create magic in the ring.

Rollins is the fan favourite here to win. But Ziggler has got the upper hand due to the alliance. And due to this, Ziggler will retain the title.

Maybe after that McIntyre could turn on Ziggler starting a feud between them. And it is also possible that Rollins may move on to challenge for the Universal Championship.

#3 Braun Strowman Defeats Kevin Owens

The Monster Among Men Against The Prizefighter

This match has a stipulation that if Strowman loses the match in any way, whether it be by disqualification or by count out or any other way, Kevin Owens becomes the Mr. Money In The Bank.

Past few weeks on RAW, Owens is reminding everyone the ways that Braun can lose the match by interfering in them.

Owens just wanted to be his friend but Strowman tortured him just for that. He threw Owens from the top of a ladder at Money In The Bank 2018 and then threw him from the top of the Steel Cage onto the announcer table at Extreme Rules 2018.

This feud now shows that Kevin Owens is hell-bent on taking his revenge on the Monster Among Men by becoming Mr. Money In The Bank and proceeding further to become the Universal Champion.

But Strowman has been booked so strongly that according to it, WWE would give Braun the win at SummerSlam.

So, it is mostly expected that Strowman will beat Owens in a squash match.

#2 AJ Styles Retains The WWE Championship

The TNA Dream Match In WWE

This is a dream match for the most of us. These two wrestlers made a name for themselves in TNA by putting on stellar matches every night.

They both can create in-ring magic when they face each other. Including Christopher Daniels, these three put on a five-star match during their days in TNA.

WWE is finally giving us this match at SummerSlam 2018. And it is expected to be nothing less than an awesome fight. Now the question is that, who is more probable to win this contest?

The answer would be mostly AJ Styles. And the Phenomenal One is the bold choice because WWE will surely not end this rivalry in one or two matches.

And also, the venue for Hell In A Cell 2018, is promoting a Hell In A Cell Match for the WWE Championship between Styles and Joe with the former still being the champion.

Also, WWE would really like to keep the title with Styles with some time until he drops it to someone deserving like Joe. So we can hope that Styles would retain his title.

#1 Roman Reigns Finally Becomes Universal Champion

This Is The Chance For Roman To Finally Beat Lesnar

This is the fourth time these two will go face to face for a championship. The quality of their matches is decreasing every time they face each other.

At WrestleMania 31, they had a strong showing against each other. But after that, they did not have a notable match. WWE has been showing this underdog storyline with Roman Reigns for a long time now.

Due to this, the fans have been against this from that time. But recently, Brock Lesnar has been shown as a person who does not care about his job or anyone.

This storyline has led to Reigns finally starting to get cheers as everyone wants Lesnar to lose the title. Also, Lesnar is close to leaving for UFC.

Reigns' crowning moment has been delayed for a long time now. If the WWE want to showcase The Big Dog as the Face Of The Company, this is the last chance for them to make Reigns win.

So it is clear that Roman Reigns would most likely be winning the Universal Championship.

It is also highly possible that Braun Strowman or Kevin Owens would come out and cash in the Money In The Bank Contract on whoever the champion is. But that is all an afterthought.

So Reigns has the upper hand in this match and he could also get some help from Paul Heyman who could possibly turn on Brock Lesnar after recent events and search for a new client.