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By Rohit Nath

Modified Sep 29, 2019 21:13 GMT

#1. Hope is true: The winner of the "Loser leaves WWE" ladder match

SmackDown's premiere on FOX will see a high-stakes match-up without a title on the line! Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon's rivalry will come to a head, where the loser will have to leave WWE.

WWE is moving in a new direction and it appears that the concept of authority figures are going to be done away with. As a result of that, Owens will be winning the ladder match, according to WrestlingNews.co

“I was told that the feud will end with Owens winning and McMahon no longer being involved as an authority figure because WWE is going to present a more sports-like product with more conclusive finishes and less interference from non-wrestling characters.”

Obviously, we hope this is true because this is the direction that WWE needs to go in. Shane McMahon winning the ladder match wouldn't make sense and would be a huge deflator for the debut episode on FOX. This is a must-win match for Owens and it seems like he will be staying put.

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Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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