WWE Extreme Rules 2012: Confirmed list of matches

WWE Extreme Rules 2012

WWE Extreme Rules PPV will take place on April 29, 2012 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. As the name indicates, most of the matches involved have ‘extreme’ stipulations. Extreme Rules follows up a record-breaking showpiece event in Wrestlemania 28 and the several rematches are set to take place at the wind city. Seven matches have been scheduled to take place. Here is the list.

Match 1: Santino Marella (c) vs. The Miz

WWE United States Championship Match

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Santino Marella vs The Miz

WWE has started the trend of showcasing dark matches in a PPV as a pre-show in youtube, half an hour before the actual PPV begins. In the Extreme Rules pre-show, Santino Marella will defend his United States championship against The Miz. No specific stipulation has been announced for this match. This match will be telecast on WWE’s official youtube channel.

Match 3: Randy Orton vs. Kane

Falls Count Anywhere Match:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Randy Orton vs Kane

In this Wrestlemania 28 rematch, ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton will be looking forward to avenge his loss against ‘The Big Red Monster’ at the grandest stage of them all. Though this feud did not have much of a background story at Wrestlemania, it has involved the families of both men in the last few weeks. Being a false count anywhere match, pin-falls can take-place anywhere in the arena.

Match 3: Big Show (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Cody Rhodes vs Big Show

This is also a Wrestlemania 28 rematch. The stipulation for this match will be decided by the spin of the wheel(a roulette) during the pre-show.

Match 4: Nikki Bella (c) vs. Beth Phoenix

WWE Divas Championship Match:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Nikki Bella vs Beth Phoenix

Last week on Raw, Nikki Bella gained a surprise pin-fall victory over Beth Phoenix to win the Divas Championship. Beth Phoenix has used her rematch clause for a match at Extreme Rules. No matter who win, expect ‘Kharma’ to strike.

Match 5: Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

2 out of 3 Falls Match For The World Title:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan

After a shocking 18 second loss at Wrestlemania 28, Daniel Bryan gets an opportunity to regain his World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules. This match will be a 2 out of 3 fall match. This means that the first superstar to gain two pin-falls or submissions will be the new World Heavyweight champion. This stipulation might favor the American Dragon, but don’t expect the ‘Celtic Warrior’ to go down without a fight. This match might be the show-stealer.

Match 6: CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – CM Punk vs Chris Jericho

CM Punk gets an opportunity to decimate and humiliate Chris Jericho in front of his family and friends in Chicago in a Chicago Street Fight match. In a street fight, there are no rules. The participant can use any weaponry to brutalize his opponent, weaken his opponent and gain victory via pin-fall or submission.

Match 7: Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena

Extreme Rules Match:

WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – Brock Lesnar vs John Cena

In his first match since returning to the WWE, Brock Lesnar takes on John Cena in a Extreme Rules match. It is simply a ‘No-holds barred’ match with no-disqualifications and no count-outs. The contestants are allowed to use any weapons to attack their opponent. This will be a slug-fest and will be interesting to see whether Brock Lesnar shows any ring-rust during this match.

Bottomline:

A stacked card with seven good match-ups with many potential show-stealers means that we are in for a treat this Sunday at Extreme Rules.