At Sportskeeda Wrestling, we take pride in bringing you the most accurate news and updates from the world of professional wrestling. However, one must keep his/her ears to the ground to capture rumblings of the larger picture...the rumours that exist beyond ‘official’ news updates.
With Extreme Rules just around the corner, we bring you 5 rumours that may have a bearing on the pay-per-view, and maybe even the episodes of Raw that follow the Raw exclusive PPV.
While at this moment, they may be mere speculation, we believe that where there’s smoke, there certainly is a fire. Here are 5 Extreme Rules rumours that you, beloved reader, need to know.
#5 Finn Balor finds some allies
This is a possibility that may have hardcore fans salivating at the mouth, were it to actually transpire. Fast friends from Japan, Finn Balor would team up with Gallows and Anderson to pick up the big win in the Fatal Five Way Extreme Rules match.
This would set up the ready-made storyline that Balor has with Paul Heyman from Raw, and honestly, even the size discrepancy between The Demon and the Beast through sheer numbers. Yes, the Demon vs. The Beast! Doesn’t that have a nice ring to it, on paper?
Balor, while still a top guy on Raw has not captured the momentum that he had before his injury at Summerslam 2016, last year. The Club have been lost in the shuffle, and do not have a program right now anyway.
An alliance between the two not only makes sense but is quite essential. This is also a marquee match that may revive ratings for Raw in the near future.
#4 Battle of the behemoths
Samoa Joe, at present, looks like the most believable opponent for Brock Lesnar and his WWE Universal Championship, now that the monster among men, Braun Strowman is on the shelf. Most internet rumours indicate that Samoa Joe will shock the world by picking up the big win at Extreme Rules and taking on Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire.
WWE has always liked the idea of big men squaring off, and if Lesnar puts his heart into the match, this could be quite a spectacular contest. Two legitimate big men with MMA backgrounds, bashing one another to a pulp inside the squared circle.
It is extremely unlikely that Samoa Joe will be WWE Champion so soon, and so it makes perfect sense for him to pick up the win and challenge Lesnar at a B pay-per-view. This leaves top contenders such as Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins free to face Lesnar at significantly larger pay-per-view events, such as Summerslam or Wrestlemania.
#3 The jump that ‘breaks’ everything
Last week on Raw, we saw how Matt Hardy is only a shadow of his former self in the ring, as he made some amateur botches. What he needs desperately is the gimmick that got him over in Impact Wrestling through last year.
We could see the first glimpse of the Broken Universe if Matt and Jeff jump off the steel cage and ‘break’ themselves in the process. This would also be a nice way to introduce these characters to a casual audience who are not familiar with the Impact Wrestling storyline.
Who knows? This storyline could also help WWE revive ratings for Raw, over the long haul.
#2 The crowning of a brand new IC Champion?
There is a very interesting stipulation at Extreme Rules, this weekend. If Dean Ambrose gets disqualified, he loses the Intercontinental Championship. Rumours on the internet indicate this will certainly be the case, come Extreme Rules.
The Miz was a fantastic Intercontinental Champion and speculation is rife that WWE wants the title on him yet again. It is unclear whether Maryse or ‘The Drifter’ Elias Samson will the person responsible for Ambrose losing the championship. All we know is that rumours indicate that there will be an A-List Champion very soon.
#1 Heel turn for Big Cass at Extreme Rules?
Enzo Amore is constantly being attacked on Raw and rumours on the internet certainly seem to indiciate that his tag team partner Big Cass is behind those vicious attacks on the Certified G and Bonafide Stud.
If Cass goes heel and turns on his partner, for always getting Cass in trouble and eating the pin in every match, we could certainly see him become a dominant singles player for the red brand.
We also wonder if the text that Angle received had anything to do with Stephanie McMahon. That, however, is another discussion for another day, after Extreme Rules.
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