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One of the stranger surprises of the last month was when The Undertaker returned to RAW in order to help Roman Reigns stave off yet another attack from Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre. 'Taker felt that McMahon was drunk with power and that he was also taking advantage of the roster.
After saving 'the Big Dog', it was later announced that Reigns and 'Taker would be facing McMahon and McIntyre in a 'No Holds Barred' match at Extreme Rules. Over the last few weeks, McMahon has tried to put Reigns in unwinnable situations, and even if Reigns prevailed, Shane-O-Mac was there to deliver a post-match beat-down.
On the last RAW before Extreme Rules, McMahon forced 'the Big Dog' into a match against himself and McIntyre with a partner for Reigns chosen by Shane. After searching all night, McMahon chose an employee of the arena who later turned out to be Cedric Alexander in a mask.
Since Shane has continually abused his power at every turn, he needs to get his comeuppance at some point soon. Will this be the event? McIntyre really needs a win to get some credibility, but anything could happen during this match. Here are five possible outcomes for the match.
#5 The carnage leads to a No Contest finish
Since this is a 'No Holds Barred' contest, it means that count outs and disqualifications cannot be plausible outcomes. So outside of either team winning, the only other finish would be no finish. Depending on the bumps that everyone takes during the match, something involving all four men could cause them all to be unable to rise.
If they all fall off of a structure, like Shane and the Miz did at WrestleMania 35, then it would keep all participants looking strong with no clear winner established. While Shane and 'Taker do not need to look strong coming out of the match, McIntyre does. If he takes another pin fall to Reigns, then they have practically ruined his momentum as a main-event heel on RAW.
These types of matches allow the older or less experienced stars to get rests in between spots, but some spots might be pretty big due to the personal nature of this feud. If they all are somehow made indisposed due to a huge spot, a no-contest could certainly be the outcome.
#4 Roman Reigns and the Undertaker win
The two most straightforward outcomes involve either team simply winning by a pin fall. Since WWE always wants to keep Roman Reigns looking strong, he isn't going to be pinned. And since the Undertaker is being used in this feud, he likely won't be taking a pin either.
For that reason, a clean win by the faces is one of the most likely outcomes in this match. It keeps the Golden Boy looking strong while also sticking it to McMahon. As I previously mentioned, if McIntyre eats the pin again, he's lost most of his credibility. Shane should eat a pin if 'the Deadman' and Reigns are to win clean.
The stipulation also means that a win for either team could be explained away by the amount of foreign objects used during the match. It would also be a way to say that they took a huge beating and still looked strong in defeat. Shane not only needs to lose but he also needs to be pinned. The face team winning would accomplish that.
#3 Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre win
Another plausible finish for the 'No Holds Barred' contest is that once again, Shane McMahon comes out looking like roses. He'll take some nasty bumps as he usually does, like when he performs his 'Coast to Coast' move or his usual jump from the ring to the announcer's table.
I'm expecting interference from both sides, but it depends on when that interference comes and from whom. If it's at the end of the match and Elias comes out to help, then a guitar shot could play into the finish. If he comes out, then he could be followed by the Miz.
When the heels lose, it gives them a reason for continuing to pursue the faces. I think Reigns just wants to be done with both McMahon and 'the Scottish Psychopath'. Depending on his plans at SummerSlam, a loss to the heels could set up a match at the Biggest Party of the Summer.
If Shane wins here, then it is imperative that he loses in his next match. If the booking has the bad guys winning, give McIntyre a pin on a big show. He hasn't had many on PPVs over the last few months..
#2 Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre get an enormous amount of help in order to win
As we have seen in all of Shane's matches post-WrestleMania, he usually wins due to a cheap finish or due to some outside help. It happened at Super ShowDown when McIntyre kicked Reigns behind the ref's back. He also picked up a cheap win at Money in the Bank in his Steel Cage match with the Miz when he fell to the floor instead of getting pinned.
Since there are so many side angles to this feud that have involved the likes of Daniel Bryan, the Revival and Elias, it would be feasible for any or all of those stars to somehow interfere in the match on Shane's behalf. Outside interference is a staple of McMahon's matches and it will come into play on Sunday.
What will really determine the winners will be if the help they get is more effective than the help received from their foes. If Shane and McIntyre get all the outside help, then they will likely pick up the win.
If Shane's crazy run atop the WWE is set to end at SummerSlam, then he'll likely win this match with loads of help from multiple stars. It would also set up under-card matches for SummerSlam if many other stars or tag teams were involved.
#1 The Miz and/or Kevin Owens help Roman Reigns and the Undertaker win
Almost on a weekly basis since WrestleMania, the Miz has fought either Elias, McIntyre or Shane. While he has lost most of his matches, he still isn't finished with the son of the Chairman. He doesn't have a match booked for the show and could factor into the match since there are no disqualifications.
One thing that could certainly happen is that despite the stipulation, McMahon announces before the match that anyone who interferes against him will be fired. It would go along with his megalomania and also be more dramatic if someone did interfere on his opponents' behalf.
Since a huge selling point of the go-home SmackDown involved Kevin Owens lambasting McMahon and his abuse of his spot in the company, it would be strange if he didn't interfere in some fashion.
He'd also 'be fired' but also become a bigger face than he already is in just one week. Something like the image above would be a good finish for the match that would lead to a win for the Undertaker and 'the Big Dog'.
