WWE Extreme Rules 2019: 5 Matches likely to be added to the card

Half the card has been announced
Half the card has been announced

Extreme Rules is a little over two weeks away and five matches have been announced for the show already.

They include a mixed tag team match, a few one-on-one title matches and the Undertaker teaming up with Roman Reigns to face the evil duo of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.

No extreme stipulation has been announced so far, so expect some modifications to the card in the coming weeks.

However, that accounts for hardly half of the stories on WWE programming. There are various other programs which are ongoing or are set to begin. Extreme Rules would surely host some of them at the very least.

Last year, the show had ten matches on the main card. Expect this year to record a similar figure. Of course, every championship cannot be defended at every (B) pay-per-view.

Going by the last couple of weeks, here are five matches that are likely to make up the rest of the Extreme Rules card.


#5 IIconics vs Kabuki Warriors (WWE Women's Tag Team Championship)

Asuka and Kairi beat the champs in Tokyo.
Asuka and Kairi beat the champs in Tokyo.

Asuka and Kairi Sane, known as the Kabuki Warriors, defeated the IIconics in a non-title match at WWE Live Tokyo. This victory has made them the number one contenders for the Women's Tag Team Championships.

This match will likely take place at Extreme Rules. Ever since Peyton Royce and Billie Kay won the titles at WrestleMania 35, they haven't been defended all that much. The IIconics are an entertaining duo, but the lack of in-ring work and high profile victories, has hurt their reign and the titles as well.

Hopefully, WWE starts to get serious in building the tag-team division for the Female Superstars. For starters, they should give the Kabuki Warriors the belts.

They should start to build some teams up. If booked correctly, Asuka and Sane could have a run with the titles that revitalises this young division.

For months, the Women's tag team division has stagnated. But now, with a newfound focus, WWE can hopefully make something of it.

#4 The Revival vs The Usos (Tornado Tag Team Match for the RAW Tag Team Championship)

These two could steal the show.
These two could steal the show.

The Revival regained their Raw Tag Team Championships from Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder a couple of weeks ago in a Triple-Threat match, about two months after they should have.

Hopefully, WWE has realised that tag team wrestling is worth investing in. The SmackDown Live tag title match between Heavy Machinery and the Planet's Tag Team Champions at Stomping Grounds was a really fun match, with one of the loudest reactions of the entire show. Now is the perfect opportunity to rejuvenate tag team wrestling further on the main roster.

The Revival had an incredible match against the Usos around a month ago on Raw, proving that they don't need embarrassing photos or 'Ucey Hot' to have a compelling program.

This monday on Raw, the Usos beat the Revival to win an 8-man elimination tag team match. That would be enough to set up a tag title match between the two teams at Extreme Rules. Throw in the tornado tag stipulation and we could have a classic at our hands.

Whether or not there is a stipulation, a match between these two teams could possibly steal the show.

#3 Braun Strowman vs Bobby Lashley (Last Man Standing Match)

The feud continues.
The feud continues.

So, the feud between Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley is still going on. It started with virtually no build when the match was announced for Super Showdown, where Strowman picked up the victory.

The pair had a couple of strength contests on Raw, an arm-wrestling match and a tug-of-war. They will now face each other in a Falls Count Anywhere match on RAW, but it would make sense to have it culminate at the pay-per-view. So expect a wonky finish or perhaps, a Bobby Lashley victory.

Both men are powerful and could have been booked so much better in WWE, but this match could serve as a reminder about the abilities of both Lashley and Strowman.

There are a couple of suitable stipulations for the battle of the behemoths. Possibly the most exciting option would be a Last Man Standing match and hopefully, it could match the brutality of previous matches of its type. These two are more than capable of doing so.

#2 Finn Balor vs Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Championship)

Hopefully, this does not disappoint.
Hopefully, this does not disappoint.

This match is certainly a lock for Extreme Rules and while it does seem really exciting, we should not hope for too much.

The last time fans were overly excited for a Shinsuke Nakamura match, his WWE Championship match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34 did not live up to the gigantic hype.

If expectations remain in check, then Nakamura and Finn Balor will surely have a good match, at the very least. After months of being unused in a tag team with Rusev, the King of Strong Style is returning to singles competition.

A lot of Nakamura's steam has worn off in 2019, so hopefully, this feud with Balor can remind everybody just how good he can be.

Balor himself has been largely absent from television since the Wildcard rule was introduced. The Intercontinental Championship certainly deserves more focus and perhaps, this match can do just that.

There shouldn't be a stipulation so early into the feud and Balor vs Nakamura would likely work better without one, anyway.

#1 Ricochet vs AJ Styles (Iron Man Match for the United States Championship)

What a match this will be.
What a match this will be.

In the main event of this week's RAW, AJ Styles defeated Ricochet in a non-title match. Hopefully, this leads to some kind of stipulation match at Extreme Rules.

Ricochet had won the United States Championship from Samoa Joe at Stomping Grounds and is set to embark on what could possibly be a career-defining run in the WWE. This match would be perfect for that.

AJ Styles has become one of the more interesting characters on RAW lately, with his dynamic with the Club providing some intrigue for the future.

Will AJ Styles turn heel? Who knows? Does he need to turn heel to have a great US title match against Ricochet? No, he does not.

The best stipulation match between two world-class wrestlers, who are both babyfaces, is certainly an Iron Man match.

Half an hour of action between two of the best in WWE would certainly make Extreme Rules one of the better shows of 2019.

But then again, Styles could simply turn heel and align himself with the Club next week. That would possibly lead to a more extreme situation. Either way, AJ Styles vs Ricochet on pay-per-view is going to blow everybody away.

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