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SummerSlam is just a day away and the hype around the show has been amazing. With 10 already announced matches, the card is absolutely stacked for this year's edition of the biggest party of the summer.
One of the most interesting matches on the card has to be the culmination of the long-drawn feud between Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton. Kingston personally asked for Orton to accept his challenge for a match at SummerSlam, and The Viper did not disappoint.
Both men will be giving this match their 100% as a lot is riding for these men and their egos on this match-up. Let us take a look at 5 interesting ways this match will go down at SummerSlam and 5 possible ways.
#5 Kofi Kingston retains the WWE Championship
This is the most likely scenario coming out of the WWE Championship match from SummerSlam. While Kingston has been a great Champion ever since he won the belt at WrestleMania 35, he still needs to shift up the gears and bring out his intense side more.
And who better to do that than the man who was behind shelving Kingston's push in 2009 - Randy Orton. The entire feud between the two has been built on the non-kayfabe heat between the two Superstars where Orton had allegedly pulled his weight backstage to stop Kofi Kingston from being pushed nearly a decade ago.
With the New Day member finally reaching the pinnacle of WWE, it would indeed be an iconic moment if Kofi Kingston can beat Randy Orton clean, and finally establish that the Jamaican Superstar was wronged by Orton all those years ago. It would be a perfect example of the Underdog beating the odds and show the world that hard work and perseverance always prevails.
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#4 Randy Orton defeats Kofi Kingston clean
While Orton is a heel, The Viper is not one of those who will take shortcuts to victory. As Randy Orton as mentioned over the past few weeks, he believes he is better than Kingston just because he more naturally gifted. The Legend Killer prides the fact that he never had to put in the hard work that Kingston did.
What better way to prove his words than to defeat Kofi Kingston fair and square inside the ring at SummerSlam. With SmackDown moving to FOX soon, it is possible that Vince McMahon would want a major name as the WWE Champion, and who better than Randy Orton.
#3 The Fiend interferes
Bray Wyatt will face Finn Balor at SummerSlam - and most likely win. There is a high chance that The Fiend chooses Kofi Kingston as his next target and decides to strike just when Kingston is about to pick up a win.
This could lead to a DQ finish and save Orton from suffering from the embarrassment of losing to Kofi Kingston. The two can resume their feud later during WrestleMania season while Kingston will get a new challenger in The Fiend.
This would help put Wyatt in the title picture and a WWE Championship reign down the line would establish The Fiend as the biggest heel in WWE.
#2 Big E and Xavier Woods turn heel
While Kofi Kingston is still very much a part of the New Day, the faction has moved from being a trio to becoming a tag team of Big E and Woods... and Kofi Kingston. While all three men, hold gold on SmackDown, Kofi Kingston has become more and more of a singles competitor of late.
The New Day will most likely be in Kingston's corner at the show given that they don't have a match of their own on the card. So it is quite certain that they will have a major role to play in the match. The two could work in tandem, while Woods distracts the referee, Big E enters the ring and attacks Kingston to the shock of everyone - including Orton.
The Big E vs Kofi Kingston feud has been a long time n the making and at SummerSlam, we might finally get to see it.
#1 Orton uses his 'influence' again
Randy Orton is a close friend of the McMahons - who are still the authority figures on WWE. So what if after Kofi Kingston wins his match, Shane McMahon comes out ad orders for the match to be restarted.
This could result in Orton taking advantage of a stunned Kingston and pick up a quick roll-up victory.
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