7 things that must happen at WWE SummerSlam 2019

#5 Bayley retains the SmackDown Women's Championship

Good match, poor build.

This has been an incredibly poorly built match. Bayley will in all likelihood retain the SmackDown Women's Championship, given that Ember Moon has been totally unable to impose herself as a formidable challenger. A title reign from her in such a state would be suboptimal, to say the least. There's no choice but to default to the titleholder.

Unfortunately, Bayley's reign has been just about as underwhelming as her challenger's build, and it really serves to highlight how big a drop the division has taken starting on the road to WrestleMania. It was precisely at SummerSlam that the division got red hot. It doesn't feel like that's about to happen with either women's title match this time.

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#6 Kofi Kingston retains the WWE Championship

Settling old scores.

Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton is a match that goes a long way back. The two are going to settle old scores at SummerSlam stretching back a decade.

Unfortunately, neither outcome is particularly exciting.

Kofi Kingston's title reign has felt like it's run its course. Renewing the Randy Orton rivalry is a nice touch, but after that, it doesn't feel like there's anything left for him to do that won't fall into the heroic babyface pattern we've seen since winter. It was great at that time, but eventually, you have to move on.

On the other hand, Randy Orton winning the title would probably be as underwhelming as all his title reigns have been. If he was the same character as he was last year, things might be different, but he has lost most of that edge.

Ultimately, Kofi is the better choice than that. Hopefully, an exciting challenger emerges soon.