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Extreme Rules is less than forty-eight hours away and fans are eagerly waiting for the show to kickoff. The expectations leading to the PPV were sky-rocketed after RAW and SmackDown Live this week. Since some big names will be featured at the pay-per-view, it is expected to be a great show.
A total of ten matches are set to take place at Extreme Rules as many titles will be on the line. The WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will face Samoa Joe and Ricochet will defend the US Title against AJ Styles. Meanwhile, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch will put their belts on the line against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a mixed tag team Extreme Rules match.
The Undertaker will grace the ring at Extreme Rules as he will team up with Roman Reigns. The SmackDown Women's Title will be on the line in a 2-on-1 handicap match while the RAW Tag Team titles will be defended in a tag team match between The Usos and The Revival. Extreme Rules will be held at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Considering the show is stacked with some big matches, we are likely to see some surprises.
Here we will discuss three astonishing things that could happen at WWE Extreme Rules.
#3 Samoa Joe could defeat Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship
The match between Samoa Joe and Kofi Kingston has a bright chance to steal the show at Extreme Rules. After losing the US Title, Joe is aiming at grabbing the most coveted prize of the blue brand. The new rivalry has already garnered the attention of the WWE Universe.
Without a shadow of a doubt, this will be the biggest obstacle for Kingston since winning the WWE Championship. While Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler were certainly good opponents, the two men didn't have intense feuds with the New Day member. Joe, on the other hand, made a strong statement on RAW a couple of weeks ago when Kingston was choked out for the first time after becoming the champion.
KofiMania is still running high and the champion is certainly a crowd favourite. If WWE wants Joe to become a top heel, the title win will be a massive boost for his career.
#2 Becky Lynch could prevent another cash-in attempt from Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar, who is the current Money in the Bank contract holder, could be present at Extreme Rules. Paul Heyman teased it on RAW this week. The former Universal Champion attempted to cash in his contract at Super ShowDown but Seth Rollins prevented it with some vicious chair shots.
The Universal Title will be on the line in a mixed tag team match at the event. Besides the Universal Title, the RAW Women's Championship will be defended in the same match as Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans will be aiming to become the new champions. While Seth Rollins pinned Baron Corbin twice in their last two singles bouts, Becky Lynch also defeated Lacey Evans twice. As a result, the champions are expected to retain their belts at Extreme Rules.
It will be interesting to see if Lesnar shows up at Wells Fargo Center to cash in his contract. Since Lynch is involved in this storyline, Rollins could use The Man against the Beast Incarnate. The RAW Women's Champion rescued Seth Rollins a couple of times in the past few weeks and we could see the same scenario at Extreme Rules. Considering the recent run of Lynch, she has been invincible. Hence, she could confront Brock Lesnar if the latter tries to cash in the briefcase on Sunday.
#1 The Undertaker could turn on Roman Reigns
The Phenom's last bout was at Super ShowDown where he faced and defeated Goldberg. While the dream match turned into a disaster, The Deadman will grace the ring again at Extreme Rules. The Phenom returned on the RAW after Stomping Grounds where he rescued Roman Reigns from Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.
It will be an interesting tag team match as the team of Undertaker and Roman Reigns will face the team of Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon. Judging by the history between The Deadman and the Big Dog, it will be an unusual team. It is ambiguous why Undertaker rescued Reigns and we could see a twist at Philadelphia.
Since The Deadman is set to fight at Extreme Rules, he is also expected to compete at SummerSlam which is one month away. We could see the SummerSlam opponent for Undertaker on Sunday. Reigns is the only other man to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania but they never had a rematch. Hence, the Phenom could set up a match after turning on Reigns at Extreme Rules. A heel turn could give Undertaker a chance to avenge his previous loss.
