5 things that could happen at Extreme Rules 2019

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We are less than 48 hours from the 2019 edition of Extreme Rules. As of now, we are set to witness ten matches during the event ranging from normal singles matches to mixed tag team Extreme Rules matches with multiple major titles at stake. There are many intriguing matchups like the singles bout between the current United States Champion Ricochet and AJ Styles, and the No Holds Barred tag team action between the team of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre and the team of The Undertaker and Roman Reigns.

But this article is not about rating those matches. Extreme Rules is known for giving us some twists. Be it Seth Rollins' amazing comeback in 2016, or the creepy child assisting Bray Wyatt against John Cena in 2014, or John Cena's innovative way of defeating Batista in 2010, Extreme Rules always gave us something. In this list, we will take a look at five possible twists that could happen at Extreme Rules 2019. Note that these points are completely based on storyline factors and some of these may contradict another.

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#5. A new Club member

Finn Balor and AJ Styles could join forces at Extreme Rules.

As mentioned earlier, AJ Styles will face off Ricochet for the United States Championship. The WWE Universe would be looking forward to this matchup since both AJ Styles and Ricochet are proficient wrestlers and could give us a brilliant contest. However, the major angle here neither AJ Styles nor Ricochet. It is the newly reformed Club. A couple of weeks ago, AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows reformed the Club and turned heel on Ricochet.

In case you don't know, the trio was a part of NJPW's legendary faction named the Bullet Club. And guess who was the first leader of the Bullet Club - Finn Balor. As of now, the Intercontinental Champion is not scheduled to defend his title. If Balor joins forces with the Club, we could see a solid stable in the mid-card that could help WWE in the long run.

#4. Samoa Joe wins the WWE Championship

Samoa Joe was outstanding during his feud against Brock Lesnar.

Samoa Joe has been chasing one of WWE's world title every year around the summer season. In 2017, he was one of the major contenders for Brock Lesnar's Universal Title and in 2018, the Samoan Submission Machine chased AJ Styles for his WWE Championship. Unfortunately, Joe fell short every single time. He once tapped Styles out but the referee did not see it.

In the 2019 edition of Extreme Rules, Joe will challenge Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship. Most of the WWE fans view this as a filler feud before WWE moves onto major plans for SummerSlam since Joe is a RAW Superstar. However, what if Samoa Joe wins the WWE Championship? Without a shadow of a doubt, Joe is one of the best talkers on the mic. With all the major titles being held by babyfaces, Samoa Joe as the WWE Champion could bring us fresh matchmaking possibilities.

#3. Brock Lesnar's surprise cash in

Brock Lesnar is always a threat with the Money in the Bank briefcase in his hands.

On the last week of RAW, Paul Heyman announced that Brock Lesnar will cash in at Extreme Rules 2019. However, since the WWE fans are acquainted with Paul Heyman's prior announcement regarding the cash in and Brock Lesnar's work pattern, we are not even expecting an appearance, let alone cash in from the Beast Incarnate.

The Universal Champion Seth Rollins and the RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch are defending their titles in a winner take all mixed tag team Extreme Rules match against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans. Since it is an extreme rules match, we may see Baron Corbin and Rollins put each other through a flight of stairs and other hazardous objects. In short, the winner will have a tough time and would be in no shape to defend the title after the match.

That would be the perfect moment for Lesnar to unleash an attack on the winner and take the Universal title back home.

#2. The Undertaker costs his team the match.

Will we see a WrestleMania 33 rematch between Roman Reigns and the Undertaker?

The Undertaker does not do anything on the basis of an impulse. He takes his time, especially for plotting an act of revenge. After Brock Lesnar snapped the Deadman's legendary undefeated WrestleMania streak at WrestleMania 30, we did not see the Deadman for a while. The Undertaker waited for more than a year to resume his rivalry against the Beast by costing him his WWE Championship match at Battleground 2015.

The Undertaker's other WrestleMania defeat came from the hands of Roman Reigns - his tag team partner at Extreme Rules 2019. Since the WWE ratings are plummeting down, WWE would be interested in pitting their two big dogs against each other in order to revive the ratings. Thus we may see The Undertaker costing his team dearly at Extreme Rules 2019 to set up a WrestleMania 33 rematch between them. A win over the team of the Deadman and Roman Reigns would help boost Shane McMahon's ego as well. Thus, it would make perfect sense.

#1. Big E's heel turn

Big E as a top heel could do wonders for WWE.

WWE has a huge issue handling factions for the last decade. WWE ruined the Nexus, Straight Edge Society, and Sanity to name a few. The only two factions WWE managed to protect meanwhile are the Shield and the New Day. We have had enough articles about the Shield already so we are focusing on the New Day today.

The New Day was formed during the 2014-15 season. However, unlike Shield and other factions, New Day managed to stay together without even a single split for more than four years. That is a remarkable achievement in an era where stories are built on heel turns and backstabbings. The New day has turned heel and face during this course. The stable has won multiple tag team titles, became the longest-reigning tag team champions in WWE History and now, Kofi Kingston is the WWE Champion.

There is nothing more New Day has to offer at the moment. Thus we could expect Big E to turn on Kofi Kingston, setting up a WWE Championship match between the two at SummerSlam 2019. There have been talks about a New Day split for quite a while now. A split in the New Day is a huge risk but can yield humongous reward if done right.