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With just less than 72 hours to go for this year’s edition of SummerSlam, there is a lot of anticipation for the mega event. Old rivalries will be revisited, scores will be settled, and childhood dreams will be realized.
With the coveted WWE Championship and the World Championship on the line involving two underdogs, this can truly be “the day of reckoning” for these individuals. So what can happen at SummerSlam? Who will be victorious? Will Daniel Bryan finally realize his life-long dream of being a WWE champion?
In this article, I give my predictions regarding the outcome of all the bouts on the card.
Dean Ambrose vs Rob Van Dam for the WWE United States championship
So you have two outstanding performers, one who made a red hot return last month, and the other who can only be defined as pro wrestling’s “Joker”-esque character fighting it out on the pre-show.
Of all the things that WWE has done which didn’t make any sense, this has to take the cherry (or maybe we’ll save that for Curtis Axel, with the Intercontinental champion not even being on the card! Yes WWE, he’s still employed).
There are very few logical reasons one can give about this decision, but let’s save that for a later time. I see RVD almost winning the belt, but for The Shield to interfere and Henry/Show making the save, leading to an impromptu second pre-show match (One hour for the pre show? Let’s cram the other guys in!).
Winner via DQ: RVD
Cody Rhodes vs Damien Sandow
Cody Rhodes
I absolutely love the SummerSlam card, with most of the matches getting my attention, especially the bout between Cody and Damien. It was a smart decision on the part of the creative to take this route, and turn the former best friends against each other.
Cody and Damien were one of the very few bright spots in the WWE some time ago, and their moment to shine is here (Step aside Cena. Or not). WWE can either go with Sandow picking up the victory, or give the win to Rhodes.
I’ll go with Rhodes just because I want to see them fight for the briefcase at the next PPV.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Natalya (With The Funkadactyles) vs Brie Bella (With Nikki Bella and Eva Marie)
I don’t know if I should be happy that Natalya is finally on a PPV, or be sad that she will lose to Brie.
The Bellas are the “prima donnas” of the WWE, thanks to their high profile relationships with John Cena and Daniel Bryan. In short, it will be a 2 minute match with Brie picking up the victory (Ugh!).
Winner: Brie Bella
Kane vs Bray Wyatt (With Luke and Erick)
What can I say about this match that hasn’t already been said? I love the Bray Wyatt gimmick; it’s something unique and fresh that hasn’t happened in a long time in the WWE. Although WWE cannot push the envelope because of the PG rating, they don’t have to, since the character is something that can be worked and tweaked around either way.
Wyatt’s gimmick is along the lines of a cult leader who’s a psychopath, and destroys anyone who doesn’t join his pack. Kane will be taking time off after this bout to film the sequel of “See No Evil”, and hence, this is an easy one to predict.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn vs AJ Lee and Big E Langston
This match might finally settle the Ziggler-AJ/Big E and Kaitlyn-AJ feud once and for all (Or we’d hope so). Ziggler needs to be in the main event scene, and the AJ-Kaitlyn feud has to stop.
I expect Ziggler and Kaitlyn to finally get back at AJ and Big E Langston, and then move on to other feuds.
Winner (s): Ziggler and Kaitlyn
Alberto Del Rio vs Christian for the World Heavyweight championship
Am I the only one who is looking forward to this match more than anything else? Maybe, but I am one of the biggest “peeps”, and Christian is one of my all-time favourites. One shouldn’t forget ADR attacking Ricardo on RAW couple of weeks ago.
Can we see Ricardo making an appearance at SummerSlam? That might very well happen. I’m going to go against logic and with my gut, and predict Christian to win the World Heavyweight championship “one more time”!
Winner and the new World Heavyweight champion: Christian
Brock Lesnar (With Paul Heyman) vs CM Punk
CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar
Arguably the biggest feud of the summer comes to ground zero this Sunday, when “The beast” Brock Lesnar takes on “The best in the world” CM Punk.
Their rivalry escalated quickly since the Money in the Bank PPV, with Lesnar taking offence to Punk’s words. Punk told Heyman five weeks ago that Lesnar needed Heyman but Punk didn’t.
With Brock and Punk going great guns, this will be a fantastic, brutal match which won’t be a wrestling clinic by any stretch of imagination. In the end, will Punk finally get his hands on Heyman? We’ll have to wait and see, but I personally would want their feud to continue a bit longer.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
John Cena vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE championship with Triple H as the special guest referee
The final match on the card is for the WWE championship. There have been very few individuals who’ve had as much momentum going into a PPV as Bryan, and instead of making it about Bryan’s “big moment”, they had to include Triple H in the match.
The last time a guy was so over (Hey Punk!), Triple H injected himself into the feud and completely derailed Punk’s momentum. Can this happen at SummerSlam? Let’s just hope it doesn’t.
Since Cena will be taking time off to undergo a surgery on his elbow, Daniel Bryan will beat Cena, but will lose to Orton when he cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase (sadly).
Winner and the new WWE champion: Randy Orton
