5 rumours you need to know about - WWE SummerSlam 2018

This year's WWE SummerSlam card is stacked from top to bottom. It is one of the most star studded SummerSlams in history. Yet the 'Summer's Biggest Extravaganza' is setting up to be a rather predictable event.

There are not a lot of matches on the card that have much shock value. All the world championship matches seem to have a winner set in stone.

Brock Lesnar is leaving, AJ Styles has already been announced as the WWE Champion at a future pay-per-view in a promotional gaffe, and there seems to be no way Ronda Rousey is going to lose to Alexa Bliss.

As a result, WWE has been scrambling to find ways to surprise fans who will be tuning in on Sunday. Here are 5 rumours you need to know about.

#5 Asuka might be added to the SmackDown Women's Championship match

Asuka will be looking to bring her career back on track

Asuka has gone from one of the most protected women on the WWE roster to an after-thought in a matter of months. After WWE inexplicably broke her almost three year long undefeated streak at the hands of Charlotte at Wrestlemania 34, she has gone on to suffer defeat at the hands of Carmella on consecutive pay-per-views.

That makes it three pay-per-views in a row where Asuka has come out as the loser. Recently rumours even broke out that the Japanese star had walked out on the WWE.

Those rumours have been thankfully squashed since then, and now Asuka's name is being floated around as a potential challenger for Carmella's SmackDown Women's Championship at SummerSlam, along with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.

#4 Kevin Owens will win the Money in the Bank briefcase

Kevin Owens has in the past couple of months been getting continuously embarrassed by 'The Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman. This Sunday he might end up winning the Money in the Bank briefcase from the giant as a reward for all the trouble he has gone through in previous months.

The Money in the Bank contract will suit Owens' character much more than it suits Strowman. Over the past year, Strowman has become one of the most destructive forces in the WWE.

A monster like Strowman does not need to wait for a weakened opponent to win a match. It will only weaken the character he has built over the past few years if he does so.

Kevin Owens on the other hand is that sort of heel, for him the Money in the Bank makes perfect sense. Owens is always looking for shortcuts to come out on top of his opponents, and there is no better shortcut to a world championship than the Money in the Bank briefcase.

It makes perfect sense for the WWE to accept the fact that they made a mistake by having Strowman win the Money in the Bank match this year, and give the briefcase to Owens instead.

#3 John Cena will make a special appearance to challenge The Undertaker

John Cena lost to The Undertaker at this year's WrestleMania

Recent rumours suggest that John Cena might be appearing at SummerSlam on Sunday to challenge The Undertaker to a rematch at next year's WrestleMania. The two faced in what was a dream match at this year's WrestleMania, but the booking leading up to the event and the subsequent match left a lot to be desired.

The Undertaker did not appear even once on WWE programming leading up to WrestleMania, and the match was not even announced officially going into the show. When it did take place, it was a glorified two minute squash match with The Undertaker completely burying John Cena.

It was bizarre anyway you look at it, and it left a bad taste in the mouth of fans who had waited for years to see this match at WrestleMania.

WWE might be looking to fix the mistakes by re-booking the match at next year's WrestleMania with a long build up. It is for this purpose that John Cena might be appearing at SummerSlam in order to set the wheels in motion for the epic showdown.

#2 Roman Reigns turns heel and becomes the new Paul Heyman guy

The Big Dog is one of the most hated men on the roster already

In all honesty, Roman Reigns is already a heel in the eyes of most of the WWE Universe. In spite of being earmarked as the next top babyface by the company, the Samoan wrestler has been completely rejected by the WWE Universe.

And now after four years of failed attempts at getting him over, rumours are that WWE might finally have lost patience, and is about to pull the trigger on a heel turn.

With Brock Lesnar set to return to the UFC to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight Championship next year, this might be the perfect time for the WWE to have The Big Dog choose the dark side.

For years, Reigns has tried and failed to beat Lesnar for the Championship, it makes sense for him to shake hands with the evil advocate of The Beast Incarnate in order to screw him over.

After Brock Lesnar attacked Heyman on a recent episode of Raw, this seems to be the direction in which the company is headed. They have failed for years to get a babyface Roman Reigns over with the fans, and will now be depending on the expertise of Paul Heyman to make him a despicable heel.

#1 Dean Ambrose will stab Seth Rollins in the back

These two have had an on-and-off rivalry over the years

Going into SummerSlam, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose find themselves on the same page, as they are embroiled in a rivalry with Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

Dean Ambrose returned to the WWE this past week on Raw after spending 9 months out with injury, providing his support to Rollins.

But it is hard to shake off a feeling that a heel turn might be just around the corner for Ambrose. The fans have been asking for an Ambrose heel turn for a long time, and the man himself also seems keen on a change in character.

After returning this week in much better physical condition, and spotting a much more serious look, rumours are floating that a heel turn might be coming at SummerSlam.

It has been more than four years since Rollins betrayed The Shield and hit Dean Ambrose with that infamous chair shot. This Sunday it might be Ambrose's turn to get his revenge on an unsuspecting Rollins.

Edited by Anthony Akatugba Jr.