4 titles that need to change hands at SummerSlam

After a triumphant Extreme Rules PPV, which had an enormous number of jaw-dropping moments, next in line comes SummerSlam. The thirty-first event under the SummerSlam chronology will take place on August 19th in Brooklyn, NY.

While AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler successfully defended the WWE and Intercontinental Championship respectively last night, Jeff Hardy was subject to a 6-second defeat at the hands of Shinsuke Nakamura losing the United States Championship in the process.

At "The biggest event of the Summer," all possible championships will be on the line once again with some new and old contenders looking forward to making a name for themselves at the big stage.

Here are four titles that can and should find new titleholders at SummerSlam 2018.

Honorable Mention:

RAW Tag-team Championship:

Current Champions - The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)

Possible Contenders at SummerSlam - Revival / Authors of Pain

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#4 SmackDown Women's Championship

Becky desperately needs a push.

After successfully cashing her money in the bank briefcase on Charlotte to become the new SmackDown Women's Champion two nights after WrestleMania 34, Carmella has embraced a new cocky and obnoxious personality that's receiving mixed reactions from the fans. While she may not be the most technically sound female athlete on the roster, the "Stated Island Princess" makes up for it with her superior mic work and snooty attitude.

While the champion has been killing it lately alongside James Ellsworth, a plethora of performers are still void for an opportunity for the title, one name notably being Becky Lynch. The "Lasskicker" is one of the hardest workers on the roster and deserves a chance to fight for the championship.

After Charlotte and Asuka failed to defeat Carmella at consecutive PPVs, maybe the time has come for Becky to go all the way and become a 2-time champion at SummerSlam.

#3 Cruiserweight Championship

Can Ali or Murphy dethrone Cedric Alexander?

Cedric Alexander may be the Cruiserweight Champion at present, but the two stars who are stealing all the spotlight are Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy. The two superstars have been putting on classic matches week after week and have won the hearts of fans worldwide. Murphy and Ali are two of the most technically gifted wrestlers in WWE today and deserve an opportunity for Alexander's title.

After Triple H took over the creative control of 205 Live, the quality of matches and storylines have significantly improved, and if this is any indication of what's coming next, the Cruiserweight Championship match at SummerSlam will unquestionably be top notch which might see a new champion in the form of Mustafa Ali or Buddy Murphy.

#2 WWE Championship

Has Joe's time finally arrived?

The poster boy of SmackDown Live AJ Styles won the WWE Championship for the second time when he defeated Jinder Mahal in November last year. After overcoming the Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura at a plethora of occasions, Styles even breezed past through Rusev at Extreme Rules PPV.

With no viable contenders left on the blue brand, incomes Samoa Joe. The "Samoan Submission Machine" has had no monumental rivalries since getting drafted on SmackDown. A talented performer like him needs to win the WWE Title, and what better platform than SummerSlam? Joe is yet to hold a championship on the main roster, and if their matches at TNA are any standard, there's no doubt the two superstars will steal the show come next month.

#1 Universal Championship

Lashley as the Universal Champion?

Brock Lesnar won the Universal Championship after defeating Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 last year. Since then, he's defended the title against the likes of Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, and Braun Strowman. With only a handful of appearances in the last year, Lesnar has lost fans' interest in him and the coveted championship.

After cruising through Reigns at Extreme Rules, Bobby Lashley looks to have found his momentum back and should become the number 1 contender for the Universal Championship. The WWE Universe wants a regular champion who can defend the title day in and day out and make the prestigious championship relevant.

Come to SummerSlam next month the Universal Championship desperately needs to change hands with a full-time worker holding it and not a part-time wrestler like Brock Lesnar.