Despite its ridiculous name, WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017 sees one of the most stacked WWE cards in history and there are hotly-anticipated matches up for viewing throughout the night. Just a few hours away and coming from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, it promises to be one hell of a show.
With the card stacked as it is, you don’t expect any standout matches but there a few matches that promise great things and one of them is the Ambulance match between Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns. Despite the match stipulation, the WWE Universe is really looking forward to seeing the Big Dog go up against the Monster Among Men.
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This can be attributed to the fact that Strowman has been booked so strongly over the past few months, and his miraculous return from injury has made him look like a real threat to the WWE Universal Championship aspirations of The Roman Empire.
Speculation has been rife as to whether Vince McMahon will do a Vince McMahon and give Reigns yet another victory or if something different is on the cards. So, without any further ado, let’s get into our list of the 5 potential finishes for Roman Reigns vs Braun Strowman at Great Balls of Fire 2017:
#5 The Undertaker returns to cost Roman Reigns the match
Despite his apparent retirement, there have been murmurings that the Deadman has not yet departed into the night. The most recent example of this is Roman Reigns – the man who retired The Undertaker – calling him out during a Live Show a week or so ago.
What if, just what if, this was foreshadowing of what is to come? Who wouldn’t want to see The Phenom return for one final run in the WWE? He can interfere and cost Roman the match against Braun Strowman to set up an epic Wrestlemania 33 rematch at Summerslam 2017.
While it does protect Reigns and diverts all eyes away from his defeat, this is the least likely scenario in our list and comes in at number five.
#4 Braun Strowman wins thanks to interference from Dean Ambrose
If Roman Reigns is indeed going to be putting over Braun Strowman at WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017, then he needs a big name opponent to feud with after the pay-per-view. Instead of doing the traditional next opponent reveals himself on the next episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE could throw a curveball and have that person interfere on Strowman’s behalf.
The perfect person to do that can be Dean Ambrose. The Lunatic Fringe is in the middle of a dry spell as a babyface and a much-needed heel turn and subsequent feud against Roman Reigns could be the perfect answer to all of his woes.
You could see Ambrose snap after yet another loss to The Miz in his Intercontinental Championship match earlier in the night and take out all those frustrations on his former best friend. A short backstage segment in between the two matches can set things up and we all know the WWE does not like for Roman Reigns to lose clean.
As great as it would be, this remains an unlikely scenario and hence comes in at number four on our list.
#3 Roman Reigns acts like a heel to pick up the win
Roman Reigns is a heel in everything but name by this point. He cuts promos like a heel and he gets the reaction reserved for the most hated villains in WWE history, week in and week out. The only thing he doesn’t really do is cheat during a match to win. But, why not pull the trigger on that?
With his current status, the company may as well take advantage of the reaction he seems to be pulling in every week on Monday Night Raw. They don’t need to make a full-blown heel turn, but rather something subtle like this can go a long way in helping with the storylines Roman is a part of.
If nothing else, it will at the very least break the monotony of the way Roman is booked these days.
#2 Roman Reigns wins clean
Because he is the Big Dog. Because this is his yard now. Because he is Roman freaking Reigns. Do not be surprised if the WWE undoes all that hard work in building up Braun Strowman only to have him lose clean to Reigns.
We can only hope that it doesn’t happen, but it is a very real possibility that the Monster Among Men will be felled by the Big Dog.
#1 Braun Strowman wins clean
If you want to cement Braun Strowman as the biggest threat to the WWE Universal Champion, whoever that may be, have him defeat Roman Reigns clean. There is no better way to establish him as the most destructive man on the roster than to have him look like the monster he is billed as.
This is the perfect time for Braun, and the WWE seems to realise this. Unless there is a last-minute change of plans, Braun should be coming away from WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017 with the biggest win of his career thus far.
