3 things possible at WWE Extreme Rules 2019

The summer is heating up and so is the action in the WWE as the road to SummerSlam continues. The last stop comes this Sunday in the form of WWE Extreme Rules, which will emulate live on the WWE Network from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is known for having one of the best wrestling crowds, so expect that to enhance the experience. There are 10 matches currently scheduled for this Sunday’s show.

On the RAW side of the show, The Revival will defend the RAW Tag Team Championships against The Usos in what should be an incredible match. Braun Strowman will take on Bobby Lashley in a Last Man Standing Match, Ricochet will defend the United States Championship once again against AJ Styles, but this time Styles is heel which will add a new dynamic to the match. In the main event for the red brand, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch will defend their respective championships against the team of Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a Tables Match. If Corbin and Evans lose, they can no longer challenge Rollins and Lynch for their titles.

On the SmackDown side of the show, Aleister Black will face off against Cesaro, who accepted Black’s challenge to a match. Daniel Bryan and Rowan will defend the SmackDown Tag Team Championships against Xavier Woods and Big E of the New Day as well as Heavy Machinery. Bayley will defend the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss and Niki Cross in a Handicap Match; Kofi Kingston will defend the WWE Championship against Samoa Joe. In the main event for the blue brand, Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre will face off against the unlikely super-team of Roman Reigns and The Undertaker. There will also be a Cruiserweight Championship match between Tony Niese and Drew Gulak.

With that being said, here are three things possible for this Sunday’s Extreme Rules Pay Per View. Leave your thoughts and predictions in the comments section, and be sure to stay tuned to Sportskeeda for the latest breaking news and rumours as Extreme Rules draws closer.

#3: Aleister Black will defeat Cesaro

Cesaro has accepted Aleister Black's challenge

After weeks of speculation and guessing, it was finally revealed on last night’s episode of SmackDown that Cesaro was the one who knocked on Aleister Black’s door and accepted his challenge for a match at Extreme Rules.

This match has many people buzzing, as both men are favourites amongst the internet wrestling community and fans want to see both pushed. This match has the potential to be the match of the night and steal the show. However, the result is most likely going to be an Aleister Black clean victory.

First off, Cesaro has not been doing much leading up to the match and hasn’t done much since the Bar split up. He also seems to never be fully pushed beyond the mid-card scene. On the other hand, Black has lots of upsides and is most likely a future main eventer. This will also be his first singles match on Pay Per View, so he can’t afford a loss here.

A win over a former tag team and the United States Champion will be a nice notch in Black’s belt as he gets his singles career underway on the main roster.

#2: Kofi Kingston will defeat Samoa Joe by sneaky tactics

Kofi Kingston sends a message to Samoa Joe

Kofi Kingston faces his toughest challenge yet as WWE Champion, as he will put his title on the line against Samoa Joe. This match has the potential to be the sleeper pick for match of the night as both competitors can put on a show in the ring.

The feud has had a lacklustre build as Joe attacked Kofi shortly after losing the United States Championship to Ricochet last month. Joe has put Kofi and Xavier Woods to sleep in recent weeks and has threatened to do more damage if New Day gets involved. Since New Day has a tag title match earlier in the night it is questionable if they will be at ringside, but somehow someway Kingston will retain the WWE Championship in “fluke fashion”.

The reason this is likely to happen is that besides Joe there is no clear-cut challenger for Kingston at SummerSlam. The obvious choice, Roman Reigns, is likely to still be busy with Shane McMahon at SummerSlam. There are also no other heels on SmackDown that are strong enough at the moment to be built up in four weeks to challenge for the WWE Championship at a Big 4 Pay Per View. It is most likely that WWE will keep the Joe-Kingston feud going to SummerSlam, where the result is much harder to predict since Kofi would have had a lengthy reign with the belt and Joe is more than deserving of a run with the WWE title.

#1: Becky Lynch will put Baron Corbin through a table

Both the Universal and RAW Women's title will be on the line in the main event

In the main event of the evening, Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins will put their respective titles on the line against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a Tables Match. If Corbin and Evans lose, they are done challenging Rollins and Lynch for their titles.

The result of this match seems obvious, as WWE is likely going to give Rollins and Lynch new and better opponents for SummerSlam. However, WWE will want to give fans a “Holy Crap” moment that will have fans talking, just like the Strowman and Lashley spot a couple of weeks ago.

I think that spot will see Becky Lynch putting Baron Corbin through a table. The reason is that WWE has been doing more mixed tag matches and intergender moments lately. Nia Jax attacking R Truth at the Royal Rumble and Lynch tapping out Mike Kanellis come to mind most recently. WWE will also want to make Becky look strong, and what better way to do that than to put a big, strong man like Corbin through a table and saving the day.

A scenario that is possible is that Rollins and Evans are down and out and Lynch and Corbin are left standing in the ring. The announcers will try to drive home the fact that Becky is a woman and that Corbin is moments away from becoming champion. Lynch will throw some punches at Corbin and have him reeling. After some quick moves, Lynch will hit the Bexploder on Corbin through the table and ending the match.