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Making predictions in the WWE is always a risky business, but the company usually drops hints about what direction they are headed in. Summerslam is one of the biggest shows of the year in professional wrestling. It gets mainstream media coverage and has massive audiences in attendance.
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No matter what, the event is always grandiose in scale and tends to be immensely memorable, charting the course for WWE programming for months to come. In a crowded roster, there will be a number of Superstars gunning for a spot on the show. But every champion is guaranteed a slot on the show. Some will retain their titles and go on to defend it past the event, while others will not be so lucky. So, without much further ado, let's check out the predictions for who will be champions on the main roster by the time Summerslam is done and dusted.
#1 Smackdown Tag-Team Champions: SAnitY
SAnitY had a relatively muted first few weeks on the main roster. The faction had to be patient and wait for its first win outside of NXT. They segued from attacking The Usos into a feud with The New Day that handed them their first win in the kick-off show at Extreme Rules. The win has given them some much-needed momentum and knocking off a team as threatening as The New Day has given the trio huge amounts of credibility in the eyes of the casual audience.
The tag-team scene on Smackdown Live is a crowded one, with The Bludgeon Brothers running rough-shod on the division, but it will only be a matter of time before SAnitY sets its eyes on championship gold.
They seem to be more over with the crowd than The Bludgeon Brothers are and would make good champions, as their affinity towards creating chaos will lead to some fantastic television. Do not be surprised if SAnitY wins the championship at Summerslam and embarks on a long run with the belts.
#2 Raw Tag-Team Champions: Authors of Pain
The B-team still seems to be embroiled in a feud with The Deleters of Worlds, but it is highly unlikely that two teams will face each other in a conventional tag-team match once more at Summerslam. Teams such as The Revival and Authors of Pain have been gathering momentum over the last few weeks and with no clear direction for either team, expect the match for the Raw Tag-Team Championships at Summerslam to include multiple teams.
The Authors of Pain will make powerful, credible champions that can restore some of the shine to the tag-team division that was lost due to relatively lacklustre runs with the belt by The Deleters of Worlds and the B-Team.
#3 United States Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura
After repeatedly failing to capture the WWE Championship from AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura finally won championship gold at Extreme Rules after laying out Jeff Hardy with a low-blow and Kinshasa. Nakamura's heel-turn at Wrestlemania 34 was a revelation and has elevated his character work to new heights.
Now that he has won the United States Championship, it is highly unlikely he will lose it anytime soon, as the WWE has portrayed him to be a heel who will do absolutely anything to win. Nakamura also has history on his side, because the WWE loves having a foreign heel carry the United States Championship (just look at Rusev a few years ago) and Nakamura fits the mold perfectly. Nakamura is just too good to have his reign cut short, having just won the belt at Extreme Rules a fortnight ago.
#4 Intercontinental Champion: Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre is a future WWE Universal Champion. Ever since he has returned to the WWE, he has carried himself like a superstar. After a truncated tenure in NXT, McIntyre made his presence on the main roster felt by accompanying Dolph Ziggler to Raw. It was initially an odd pairing, but it has paid off for Ziggler, as he is now the Intercontinental Champion.
Don't expect this pairing to last too long. McIntyre is just too good to be paired alongside Ziggler and it will only be a matter of time before he turns on his partner and what better way to do it than win the Intercontinental Championship? It would be poetic for McIntyre to win the Intercontinental Championship, as he first won it as a young, inexperienced wrestler pegged for big things in the company back in 2009. McIntyre deserves to carry gold in the WWE and he might just do exactly that coming out of Summerslam.
#5 Smackdown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch is one of the most underrated performers on the WWE roster. She has been kept away from the Championship scene for quite a while now, but that just may be a ruse by WWE to make her eventual win all the more powerful. The lass-kicker finally seems to be re-emerging from the wilderness and is being positioned as a threat to Carmella's championship.
Hopefully, Lynch dethrones Carmella as champion at Summerslam and embarks on a long run with the belt. Lynch has been in the sidelines for long enough, her time is coming and her reign at the top should begin at Summerslam.
#6 Raw Women's Champion: Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey's WWE career has been a runaway success so far. She is a legitimate badass and she plays the part to perfection, with the WWE Universe openly embracing her act. She has quickly risen up the ranks of the division and has been in the hunt for the Raw Women's Championship for quite a while.
In an ideal world, WWE would go the slow-burn route with Rousey ascent to the top, but she is just too hot an act. She will probably go on to win the championship at Summerslam and carry it till Wrestlemania. Rousey as champion also leaves the door wide open for her to have a dream match with Charlotte Flair as The Show Of Shows and the build to that feud could arguably begin at Summerslam, with Rousey winning gold.
#7 WWE Champion: AJ Styles
AJ Styles has been WWE Champion for about 260 days. The Champ That Runs The Camp has faced off against numerous foes and emerged victorious each time. Styles is a special breed of babyface. He is not afraid of giving into his dark side from time-to-time, as seen in his Last Man Standing Match against Shinsuke Nakamura.
Styles has elevated the WWE Champion and in the prolonged absence of Brock Lesnar, he carries the most prestigious prize in the company week-in, week-out. Styles' repeated strong showings are indicative of him not losing the championship anytime soon, so don't be surprised when he successfully defends his championship at Summerslam and hopefully carries it all the way to Wrestlemania.
#8 Universal Champion: Braun Strowman
Have no doubt about it, regardless of who faces Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at Summerslam, Braun Strowman will leave the event with the title in his grasp. The Monster Among Men arguably doesn't need the Money in the Bank briefcase but having it in his grasp makes him all the more dangerous. The ability to cash-in at any time only serves to heighten the possibility of Strowman winning the Universal Championship.
It is highly unlikely that WWE will let Lesnar walk out of Summerslam as champion and neither Reigns nor Lashley has the credibility to be champion right now. So, bet on Strowman to find his way to the top of the mountain and become Universal Champion. Once he does, there is no way he will lose the championship anytime soon, so expecting Strowman to get a sustained run as the top guy in the company, starting at Summerslam.
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