What's the story?
During the latest episode of Raw, the WWE announced a six-pack challenge will take place on SmackDown this week to determine the #1 contender for the WWE Championship.
In case you didn't know...
On April 30th, at Payback, WWE World Champion Randy Orton will defend his title against Bray Wyatt in a House of Horrors Match. In last week's Superstar Shakeup, Bray Wyatt was drafted to Monday Night RAW, thus leaving Orton without a challenger if he manages to defeat Wyatt at Payback.
The heart of the matter
The participants in the six-pack challenge will be Sami Zayn, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Jinder Mahal, Dolph Ziggler, and Mojo Rawley.
What's next?
The winner of the six-pack challenge will go on to face the winner of the House of Horrors Match at Payback,
Author's take
Out of the six competitors, the chances of Luke Harper winning the challenge seem high because of his involvement in the Wyatt-Orton storyline since the beginning, and also because he's been given a huge babyface push since he was ejected from the Wyatt Family.
Erick Rowan, who's been a jobber ever since he debuted on the main roster with the Wyatts, has again been relegated to the position of a jobber since he made his return from his injury. Dolph Ziggler's feuding with Nakamura, Mojo's feuding with Jinder Mahal, which leaves Harper and Zayn ripe for the pickings.
The United States Champion Kevin Owens is also out of the picture because he’s currently feuding with AJ Styles on SmackDown and Chris Jericho on RAW. Owens will defend his US Championship against Chris Jericho at Payback.
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