Summerslam Predictions

It is Summerslam, and if you remember anything about my blog, you know I do predictions, so let’s get that started. I will list the important matches (there are a lot) according to Wikipedia.

Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman vs. Randy Orton               

I am going to pick Brock Lesnar in this match. Can you name the last time Lesnar lost clean? Don’t worry, I’ll wait…..me neither. I hope this will be a good match, but I am afraid it won’t be. My prediction is Lesnar.

Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens

I feel like this match was thrown together. KO, and Jericho are not a tag team, so why in the world are they together? But I have to say, after watching them on RAW this weekend, the cracked me up. I want more of these two dudes together. I know Owens is a star and should be fighting for the main championship, but I will take this as long as I can get it. That being said, Enzo and Cass (is it just me, or do they seem like the new age outlaws) is the actual tag team here, and they will get the win. 

John Cena vs. AJ Styles 

If you are a reader of the blog from a while ago, you will know that I love both of these guys. Since coming to WWE AJ Styles has not disappointed. He has come right in and made himself at home. I guess this is the rubber match; even though they had one singles match, and a tag team match. I feel like Styles will win this one. At this point what does Cena have to prove? I’m sure Styles will have a championship run in him before he is done, so now is the time to put him over. 

Carmella, Becky Lynch, and Naomi vs. Natalya, Alexa Bliss, and TBD       

  

Now this may be interesting because Eva Marie was supposed to be in this match but she just got suspended. So we are wondering who the other woman will be. It seems like it is time to bring up Bailey, but she is a Face, and the Heel women’s team is missing a member. I imagine the Face team wins this match. 

The Miz (champion) with Maryse vs. Apollo Crews for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

I can’t say that I know anything about Apollo Crews besides the fact that he smiles a lot, he’s black, and athletic. Other than that, we don’t know lot about him. Now, I am not saying that that is his fault. For the most part, it does not seem like he has much of a personality, but that may not be his fault, and hopefully with him being on SmackDown Live (and why do they say SM Live, don’t we all know it is live now?) will change all of that. But with that said, I don’t see him winning tonight. I’m going with Miz. 

Rusev (champion) with Lana vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE United States Championship

Now Roman is a guy that a lot of us have a strong opinion about. I have to say, and I’m sure I am not the only one, I don’t think he is ready to be the World Champion. But him being the US champ may actually be what the doctor ordered for Roman. I think he, like Cena last year, could elevate that title and could have some good matches with mid card guys. So I am picking Roman.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, champions)  vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for the W…W… E… World Tag Team Championship (in my Xavier Woods voice)

I, like everyone else, have been in love with the New Day for about a year now, since after they stopped being corny, they became awesome. But I am not sure that can last, being what they are now, the funny group that gets beat up but somehow keeps their belts. So I am picking Anderson and Gallows, the Club (wish WWE would let them be called the Bullet Club, or Balor Club, or something. The Club sounds dumb).

Sasha Banks (champion) vs. Charlotte for the WWE Women's Championship

Charlotte and Sasha had a title match on RAW three weeks ago where Sasha won her 1^st women’s title. You would think that they would have waited for Summerslam to change belts. I doubt that Charlotte will win it back so soon, but we have been surprised before. I will go with Sasha to retain her belt. 

Dean Ambrose (champion) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the WWE World Championship

I don’t care what anyone else thinks about it, this match is the reason the new brand extension was a great idea. The company is huge. There are too many guys to not have them on separate shows. With that being said Dolph on RAW, without the split rosters, is pretty much irrelevant. But on SmackDown he is in the main event. And I will enjoy the heck out of this match. I am not an Ambrose fan. I just don’t get his whole thing, but again, with split rosters I am okay with him being the champion and I have enjoyed these two working together. I think Ambrose will keep the belt, I don’t see them giving it to Dolph just yet.

Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship

Lastly, we have the match for the Brand New Universal title. Now, I know what most of you are going to say, “what is a Universal championship?” To be honest, it is the RAW champion. They just wanted it to have a different name. That’s cool I guess. As for the match, I like the fact that they have kept these guys separated. So we are really going to get 2 guys who have not put hands on each other in the WWE. I think they are expecting big things from Finn, but I also think that you can’t have both shows have Face champions. So I am going with Rollins becoming the 1^st ever Universal Champion.