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SummerSlam is known as The Biggest Party of the Summer. This year’s pay-per-view will be truly amazing as the WWE Universe braces itself for an epic card from top to bottom.
Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, and Alexa Bliss vs Ronda Rousey are some of the marquee matches on the card.
The WWE Universe is expecting SummerSlam to be great. Lets begin the predictions with first match on the Kickoff Show.
#13 Rusev & Lana vs Andrade “Cien” Almas and Zelina Vega
The storyline WWE has shown us during this feud is mainly focused on Aiden English. Rusev and Lana have dealt with multiple losses on SmackDown Live because of Aiden English.
English has been trying to make it up to Rusev ever since Rusev lost to AJ Styles. This match should be pretty average. But the result will depend on if we see another interference from Aiden English, this seems pretty likely.
Prediction: Andrade "Cien" Almas and Zelina Vega win after Aiden English interference. Thereafter, WWE will build towards a match between Rusev and English.
#12 B-Team vs The Revival (RAW Tag Team Championships)
B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) have been on a roll since they became a tag team, they haven't lost any match till date. WWE has booked them in an unusual manner and they will defend their titles this Sunday against The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson).
This is the biggest opportunity Dawson and Wilder have had since joining the main roster. I would personally like to see them win the titles, but we know that WWE very rarely does the unpredictable.
Prediction: B-Team defeat The Revival to retain the RAW Tag Team Championship.
#11 Cedric Alexander vs Drew Gulak (WWE Cruiserweight Championship)
Drew Gulak won an incredible Fatal 4-Way against Mustafa Ali, Hideo Itami and TJP to earn the right to challenge for the WWE Cruiserweight Title. Cedric Alexander has been the champion for quite a while now.
In recent weeks, Drew Gulak has been performing really well, and he looks like a serious contender to dethrone Alexander. This could be one of the matches where we see a title change.
Prediction: Drew Gulak defeats Cedric Alexander to become the new Cruiserweight Champion.
#10 Daniel Bryan vs The Miz
WWE has focused the most on Daniel Bryan vs The Miz on SmackDown Live. This match has been in the making for years. Both Bryan and Miz have done an excellent job building up to this match.
Daniel Bryan has not yet re-signed with WWE, that could affect the result of this match. But I think that Bryan is definitely going to extend his contract with the company. This should be a great match to watch. I believe, Daniel Bryan will be the one to triumph here. WWE will likely continue the feud after this match.
Prediction: Daniel Bryan defeats The Miz
#9 Finn Balor vs Baron Corbin
Finn Balor vs Baron Corbin is one of the most underwhelming matches on the card. The story behind this rivalry hasn't been something that has got the fans excited. Last time this match happened at Extreme Rules, Balor defeated Corbin. I don't think that will change this time out.
The only reason why Balor is booked for this match again is that WWE doesn't have anything else for him right now. But I hope this is the final match of this rivalry, and Balor beats Corbin once again.
Prediction: Finn Balor defeats Baron Corbin
#8 Shinsuke Nakamura vs Jeff Hardy (WWE United States Championship)
Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules to become the United States Champion. After the match, Randy Orton made his return and attacked Jeff Hardy. Since then, Orton has been a crucial part of this rivalry. But interestingly he hasn't been added to this match.
I think Randy Orton will definitely interfere in this match and cost Jeff Hardy a chance to win back his title. But one surprising thing we could see is that Orton attacks Nakamura as well.
Prediction: Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Jeff Hardy
#7 The Bludgeon Brothers vs The New Day (SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship)
Luke Harper and Eric Rowan (The Bludgeon Brothers) will defend their tag team titles against The New Day at SummerSlam. To be honest, SmackDown Live's 'Tag Team Division' has been stale for a while now. There is not much happening.
It doesn't really matter who wins this match. We have seen The New Day as champions before, and The Bludgeon Brothers haven't had a great run with the titles.
So I would prefer some kind of interference by another team (maybe SAnitY). But it seems unlikely WWE would do so. Although the result could go either way, I would like to see The New Day win.
Prediction: The New Day defeat The Bludgeon Brothers to become new SmackDown Live Tag Team champions
#6 Kevin Owens vs Braun Strowman
The Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens rivalry has been a joy to watch. It has had everything that WWE fans want from a good feud. Owens has done an excellent job with his promos, while Braun has done what he does best - and that is to be a 'Monster'.
This Sunday, Strowman defends his MITB briefcase against Owens. Even if he loses by DQ, Kevin Owens will walk out with the briefcase.
WWE could shock us all by booking Owens as the winner. But they have really wanted Braun to be the top guy, a loss here would hugely affect him.
Prediction: Braun Strowman defeats Kevin Owens
#5 Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler (Intercontinental Championship)
Seth Rollins will have his rematch against Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. But this time, he will have Dean Ambrose in his corner. Ambrose made his return on Raw this week, and now Rollins is no longer outnumbered.
There have been rumors of Ambrose turning heel on Rollins, but I don't think it'll happen at SummerSlam. Ambrose is back to help Rollins win, and he is going to do that.
Prediction: Seth Rollins defeats Dolph Ziggler to become the new Intercontinental champion.
#4 Carmella vs Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Live Women's Championship)
Carmella will defend her title in a triple threat match against Charlotte and Becky Lynch. Becky first won a chance to fight Carmella in a singles match. But Charlotte was also given the same opportunity, and she was added to the match.
The odds are always against the champion in a triple threat match, and it looks like Carmella's reign might come to an end this Sunday.
Charlotte has just made her return, and she could certainly win the title again. But I think WWE should give the title to Becky as she has done nothing much on SmackDown for too long now.
Prediction: Becky Lynch defeats Carmella and Charlotte to become new SmackDown Live Women's champion
#3 Alexa Bliss vs Ronda Rousey (WWE RAW Women's Championship)
Ronda Rousey had Nia Jax beaten at Money in the Bank, but Alexa Bliss' cash in spoiled that. Since then, Ronda has been wanting to fight Alexa - this Sunday she will have her chance.
There is not much doubt over the result of this match. It should be easy for Ronda to defeat Alexa and win her first ever WWE Title.
Prediction: Ronda Rousey defeats Alexa Bliss to become new RAW Women's champion.
#2 AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe (WWE Championship)
WWE fans have wanted to see AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe since Joe was drafted to SmackDown Live. And this Sunday the match is finally happening. Although the buildup to this match hasn't been great, this could easily be the best match on the card.
I think WWE can do much more with this feud, it should be booked for long term. As a result, I don't see The Phenomenal One dropping his title to Samoa Joe.
Prediction: AJ Styles defeats Samoa Joe to retain his WWE Championship
#1 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (WWE Universal Championship)
Roman Reigns has been chasing the Universal Championship for years now. And it looks like he is finally going to slay the beast at SummerSlam. Brock looks set to leave WWE after this PPV.
Roman Reigns has a very good chance of winning the Universal Title. The only thing that could stop him from doing so is a 'cash in'. So it's very difficult to predict what WWE will do exactly.
Prediction: I think Roman Reigns will walk out of SummerSlam as the new Universal Champion.
Leave your predictions for the PPV in the comments below.
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