Ziggler faces fellow directionless mid-card wrestler Baron Corbin on the Extreme Rules Kickoff/Pre-Show in an Extreme Rules match. Here’s your hilarious regular reminder that Sheamus was WWE World Heavyweight Champion previous year. While Becky Lynch or Sasha Banks would also have made a great title match, Natalya is as worthy and deserving of a Women’s Championship as any WWE Superstar in the women’s locker room.
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Anyone who can’t make it to The Well, but doesn’t want to miss the action can watch WWE Smackdown on USA Network on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt could all potentially get involved in one of Sunday’s matches.
John Cena’s return has already been announced for Memorial Day.
Unfortunately, the women of WWE haven’t been given much of an opportunity to prove just how hardcore they can get at Extreme Rules. Referees attempted to pull Karl Anderson, AJ Styles and The Usos apart, until only Styles was left in the ring with Reigns. The Bulgarian Brute last held this title going into WrestleMania 31 and will look to regain the strap. With Ric Flair banned from ringside for the match, Charlotte will have to win on her own, potentially leading to the champ turning on her father in the near future. Last month’s match at Payback felt flat, and using pot plants and the destruction of Jericho’s expensive jacket has not really added much more to the story. But does WWE feel the IC Title needs to be included in their feud?
During the match, Sami Zayn enters the ring to attack Kevin Owens, and Cesaro punches Zayn to prevent the disqualification. For two decades, “The Phenomenal One” has traveled around the world, putting on five star matches in front of fans ranging from 50 to 60, 000!
Chris Jericho in an Asylum match.
The New Day take on The Vaudevillains for the Tag Team Championship in a bid to extend their lengthy title reign, which stems back to August 2015 at SummerSlam.
The New Day are WWE’s most popular tag team of the past few years, and it likely won’t be The Vaudevillains that ends what could end up being an historic title reign.
Rusev stood tall over Kalisto on Monday, indicating that the current champ will retain his belt. The former WWE United States Champion is one of the very few superstars who are universally loved by the WWE Universe, and his hard work and dedication haven’t gone unnoticed.
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Well, judging by the “Whoever looks strong on the go-home show loses on the pay-per-view” principle, it looks like Kevin Owens isn’t winning the Intercontinental title, nor is Ziggler beating Corbin again.
