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Kevin Owens didn't know what he signed up for on last week's edition of WWE SmackDown. The RAW Superstar attempted to pull Alexa Bliss out of the darkness during 'The KO Show.' Instead, The Prizefighter got sucked into a world of hell after being attacked by "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.
Even on the recent WWE RAW episode, "Fun House" Bray Wyatt warned Owens that the latter would truly understand what he'd gotten into with The Fiend on the upcoming edition of SmackDown.
Will Kevin Owens be able to defeat Bray Wyatt's evil alter-ego, or will The Fiend claim another victim on the road to WWE Hell in a Cell?
Let's find out by taking a look at five potential finishes for The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens from WWE SmackDown.
#5: The Fiend "turns" Kevin Owens by defeating him in a pretty straightforward match on WWE SmackDown
This would be the most obvious way to approach Kevin Owens and The Fiend's upcoming clash on WWE SmackDown.
Let's not forget that The Fiend will be making his first-ever televised in-ring debut for a main-roster show against Kevin Owens. WWE will likely choose to put The Fiend over in a clean manner to recapture his in-ring dominance, after Roman Reigns indirectly dethroned Bray Wyatt's alter-ego as the Universal Champion at WWE Payback.
Fiend could even squash Owens, or the match may proceed for a few more minutes until the inevitable happens, and The Fiend captures another victim in the form of The Prizefighter.
It's been thoroughly established that The Fiend "turns" or "changes" the personality of the opponents he defeats from both a physical and mental standpoint. If Owens loses on WWE SmackDown, The Prizefighter could very well return to his heelish roots and kickstart the next phase of his WWE career.
#4: Kevin Owens snaps to the dark side and defeats The Fiend on WWE SmackDown
Although this particular point has fewer chances of occurring than the one mentioned in the previous slide, who's to say that WWE RAW's Kevin Owens hasn't already turned to the dark side to some extent?
On the Red brand's latest episode, Owens looked out of sorts and wanted nothing more than to beat up "Fun House" Bray Wyatt.
Fans may recall that The Fiend and Seth Rollins' infamous clash at last year's Hell in a Cell event featured a similar premise. The Monday Night Messiah transformed into his darker persona as the match proceeded closer towards the controversial finish.
Some aspects of that particular match were criticized, thanks to the misuse of WWE's hellacious cell structure. Although Owens vs. The Fiend could follow a similar premise as Rollins vs The Fiend, where The Prizefighter snaps to the dark side. The only point of difference here would be that a clean finish may occur in the case of Owens and The Fiend's SmackDown clash.
If Owens were to defeat The Fiend, the only way to justify that development would be to showcase The Prizefighter snapping into a more sinister personality on WWE SmackDown.
#3: The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens becomes too brutal and ends via referee stoppage to set up a rematch at WWE Hell in a Cell
Perhaps WWE SmackDown won't be the end of Kevin Owens and The Fiend's feud. A simple brand-to-brand exhibition match may not be the perfect way to encapsulate their recent rivalry. As many fans have mentioned on social media, WWE Hell in a Cell could be the perfect showcase for Owens and Fiend's feud.
Last year, the referee stoppage finish occurred during The Fiend vs. Seth Rollins inside WWE's hellacious cell structure. So to make sure that the same doesn't happen in 2020, WWE could use the aforementioned finish for this week's SmackDown, only to set up Owens and The Fiend's rematch inside the cell structure, which would end in a clean fashion.
As a whole, this idea could be the perfect way to redeem The Fiend's reputation when it comes to matches that occur inside the Devil's Playground. WWE SmackDown's upcoming episode might be the beginning of the end for Kevin Owens as a babyface. The consequences of their feud will most probably result in Owens being "changed" for good.
#2: Nikki Cross gets involved if Alexa Bliss stays in The Fiend's corner, leading to a no-contest finish on WWE SmackDown
Nikki Cross was unavailable at WWE Clash of Champions, and she wasn't medically cleared to take part in her scheduled match with the SmackDown Women's Champion, Bayley.
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were also pulled from the aforementioned event because of the same reason, which is being attributed to WWE's COVID-testing protocols.
Baszler and Jax returned to WWE RAW this week, and Cross could shake up the scene by arriving on this week's SmackDown as well.
Cross had previously stated that she wouldn't let Bliss fall over to the dark side under The Fiend's hold. The situation has transcended since then, as Alexa Bliss aligned herself with The Fiend last week.
If Bliss will be in The Fiend's corner on the upcoming edition of WWE SmackDown, Cross may arrive to confront her friend, and that may result in an explosive situation between the two.
Things could get out of hand, and the referee might call for the bell to announce a no-contest finish.
This way, WWE could announce a Fiend vs. Owens rematch and the ultimate friends-turned-foes clash between Bliss and Cross at Hell in a Cell. On the other hand, WWE may choose a more unconventional route by announcing a mixed tag team match, Bliss and Fiend vs. Owens and Cross, at WWE Hell in a Cell 2020.
#1: Aleister Black interferes towards the end to set up a Triple Threat Match at WWE Hell in a Cell
The Fiend isn't Kevin Owens' only foe in WWE right now. Owens has been involved in a heated feud with Aleister Black even before The Prizefighter kickstarted his rivalry with The Fiend.
On the latest edition of WWE RAW, Black ambushed Owens on the ramp when the latter star was about to go backstage and find "Fun House" Bray Wyatt.
Aleister Black is slated to be drafted on night two of this year's Draft, as per the 2020 Draft Pool announcement. This doesn't mean that Black can't appear on this week's SmackDown, thanks to the Brand Invitational Rule.
Black could possibly interfere during Kevin Owens vs. The Fiend, which may give WWE officials no other choice than to let The Prizefighter's simultaneous feuds converge in a Triple Threat Match between Black, Owens, and The Fiend at WWE Hell in a Cell.
Sportskeeda's own Riju Dasgupta also mentioned that a new Wyatt Family could form sooner than later with stable members like Alexa Bliss, Kevin Owens, and even Aleister Black. Whatever goes down during this week's WWE SmackDown may act as a precursor for a larger plot thread concerning The Fiend.
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