WWE No Mercy 2017: 5 Bold Predictions

What are the wildest things that could happen once WWE No Mercy 2017 hits us? Here are our top five bold predictions.

WWE No Mercy 2017 will hit the WWE universe in a week’s time. The PPV boasts a stacked card with Braun Strowman going one-on-one against Brock Lesnar for the Universal title. When a PPV leaves the fans with a doubt as to what the main event is, even with such a pairing, you know it’s too good to miss. That’s right. The bigger match of WWE No Mercy 2017 could be the one featuring Roman Reigns and John Cena.

There are no two names in sports entertainment that are as polarizing as these two. One is a proven veteran of the game, who has earned the respect of the fans by way of stellar performances over the years. The other is the future face of the WWE, who has been struggling to get over with the crowd, despite having many great matches. One has to give credit to Reigns where its due; the Big Dog has proven time and again that he can hang in with the best. His match with Cena may have larger than life implications for the WWE.

No Mercy would also feature the Raw Tag Team Title match. This could perhaps been the final opportunity for Cesaro and Sheamus to reclaim their titles. As such, expect a hard-hitting contest. Finn Balor would also look to end things with Bray Wyatt once and for all. Throw-in the much-anticipated Fatal Four-way match for the Women’s Championship and you know this PPV will be big on action.

‘Predictions’ posts are always fun to write and to read. ‘Bold Predictions’ are even better. I decided to push boundaries and ceiling to come up with the wildest, craziest ideas for this list. What are the wildest outcomes that could rattle the WWE universe? Let’s find out without further delay.

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5. Emma snatches an upset win

The Fatal-Four-way match for the Raw Women’s Title has plenty of bad blood among the competitors. Banks has plenty of beef to pick with Alexa Bliss; so does Nia Jax. However, the one person who is in it for their own sake is Emma. Emma doesn’t necessarily fit into the title picture. Nor was she a potential number one contender in recent times. On the flip side, everyone else has been in the title scene a lot lately.

Banks had yet another underwhelming title reigns. Bliss continues to deliver atop the division and Nia Jax is going places just for being herself. For months, she has been portrayed as an unstoppable force of nature. On the other end of this spectrum lies Emma. She has had very little momentum on the main roster despite being a great heel. However, that might be just enough reason to think she might pick up the biggest win of her career at WWE No Mercy 2017.

Emma and Jax secured their entry into the title match after defeating Banks and Bliss in a tag match. While Jax did most of the work, it was Emma who finally got the winning pin, albeit stealing Jax’s spotlight. There is no reason to think this wouldn’t happen again. Being the afterthought of the match, she could easily be the opportunistic heel at play here. Aside from the obvious, there are other angles that could play off from this decision as well.

First and foremost, we know that Ronda Rousey has reportedly challenged Charlotte, during the Mae Young Classic. Creative might be working towards a match between the Four Horsewomen of the WWE and MMA at Survivor Series perhaps. Seeing as Banks could be an integral part of this match, she needs to be kept away from the title. In addition, we now know that Asuka would be debuting on Raw soon.

Emma would make for an excellent interim champion until then. Then, when the time comes, Asuka could pick up from where she left off in NXT and snatch the title away from her. Seeing as how dominating Nia Jax has been booked so far, one couldn’t expect her to job out to Asuka. Emma on the other hand could potentially handle that kind of damage. Keep an eye out for her at No Mercy.

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4. Finn Balor brings cavalry

Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt would be looking to settle their scores once and for all at No Mercy. The Eater of the Worlds has most recently challenged Balor one last time. However, he has gone on to add Balor needs to face him without the help of the Demon. Seeing as how Wyatt managed to gain the upper hand over Balor in the past, what if the leader of the Balor Club decides to bring some reinforcements?

Those reinforcements could come in the way of former Bullet Club members Gallows and Anderson. The heel duo has been horribly mishandled by creative ever since their debut. Perhaps, No Mercy might be the night their troubles disappear. Balor is still far away from the Universal title picture at the moment. Gallows and Anderson seem even farther away from the tag title picture. Seeing as how these men have nothing better to do, why not let the Club run rampant in the WWE?

In addition, this would also protect Wyatt to an extend, in defeat as he fell to the Balor Club and not just Finn Balor alone. Balor on the other hand has not missed any opportunity to make a tease about ‘the Club’ on social media.

While Balor is known for trolling the fans in the past, what if this were to be true for once? As any die hard fans, I too wish for the same. To add to this argument, creative might have been testing the waters recently with Gallows and Anderson. They are not necessarily heels anymore. Moreover, the two have been mixing it up with Cesaro and Sheamus a lot recently. Perhaps, a face turn might be in the works. If that be the case, it might as well come at the expense of Bray Wyatt and result in the formation of ‘Balor Club’.

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3. The Usos make their presence felt

Okay so the Usos lost their Tag Title (surprisingly) on SmackDown Live. Initially I was under the impression we would witness a Champions vs. Champions match at Survivor Series this year. However, thanks to the New Day, that probably won’t be the case. However, that doesn’t take anything away from what the Usos have been building up against Rollins and Ambrose. It all started with an innocent tweet from the WWE Twitter account.

The Usos were quick to respond.

From there, things began to pick up the pace. During a live event the Usos would call out Rollins and Ambrose that the best Tag Champions could be found at SmackDown Live. Seth Rollins would address the brothers during a live event and add even more heat to this story. However, after the events of last Tuesday, this match is up in the air. Or so I thought at first. What if, the Usos, frustrated with losing their titles before Rollins and Ambrose did, decided to do something about it? Creative has a number of options to play with as far as building towards this match is concerned.

For once, they could have the Usos interfere in the match itself and cost the title for Rollins and Ambrose. This would essentially increase the shelf life of Rollins and Ambrose as a team as well. However, on the flip side, Sheamus is expected to take time off to shoot another movie. Hence the odds of this happening are slim.

Or, after a successful defense, while the reunited Shield celebrates in the ring, the Usos could ambush them. Which ever way, the real winners in this case would be the WWE universe. Not only would we get to see two of the best tag teams in the WWE lock horns, but the added stakes of bragging rights would indeed make it a must-see addition to this year’s Survivor Series card.

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2. Braun Strowman obliterates Brock Lesnar

Braun Strowman has been literally manhandling Brock Lesnar ever since SummerSlam. The trend would continue this past week as well. I cannot think of any other superstar in the WWE who has dominated Lesnar the way Strowman did. Moreover, I cannot think of any instance in Lesnar’s career where he has allowed another superstar to manhandle him this way. That is all the more reason for me to believe Lesnar would retain the title at No Mercy.

There are two benefits to Lesnar retaining the title at this stage. First and foremost, it would extent the life of this great feud for at least one more PPV. Secondly, it would still allow WWE to build towards the inevitable Reigns-Lesnar encounter at WrestleMania. However, that doesn’t mean Strowman has to end up getting pinned. We might have witnessed a preview to Lesnar vs. Strowman this week on Raw. Though I personally disagree with the timing and the portrayal of the match itself, I feel like this could ideally be what happens at No Mercy.

We have also had rumors regarding how Strowman would be ‘protected’ at No Mercy and about how he will continue to feature in the main event scene. If I were to book the match, I would book it exactly like the way it panned out with John Cena. The two behemoths trade fists and power moves until Strowman lose sight of the prize at stake here. This could come by way of Lesnar or Heyman. However, something has to result in him snapping and proceeding to beat the ever-living hell out of Lesnar.

Eventually, the match would have to be called off since Lesnar is not able to continue. Personally, I would root for such a finish rather than a disqualification finish. However, either way, this would allow creative to milk out at least one singles match between the two. Moreover, Strowman would be able to add another crowning achievement to his list of beat-downs.

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1. Roman Reigns cheats to win

This could be the wildest prediction ever to make in this list. Roman Reigns, the future face of the WWE, the future standard-bearer of the company resorting to cheating to defeat John Cena. Cena is a veteran who has been in the ring even before Reigns’s first pro-wrestling outing. He is a 40-year-old man moving towards the end of his career. For Reigns to scoop so low as to cheat to come on top would be the ultimate heel move.

However, there is no way I see Cena coming on top after this feud. He is expected to go on another hiatus with another movie role potentially. Moreover, Reigns is the future of the WWE. This match could be the passing of the torch moment as far as Reigns are creative are concerned. As such, a clean win over Cena would ensure his position at the top of the mountain. On the contrary, if Reigns were to win with some kind of controversy surrounding it, there would be an opportunity to extend this feud to some other time in the future.

Imagine a time when after putting down Cena, Reigns eventually wins the Universal title, much to dismay of the fans. However, as he celebrates it, an angry and focused Cena makes an emphatic return to the WWE, challenging him in the process. That is what I would call must-see TV. Moreover, despite being referred to as a face, Reigns is perhaps the biggest heel on the WWE in terms of crowd reaction.

Cheating to win in the match against Cena would add even more heat to his character. For a guy who has already retired the Undertaker, taking out Cena in that fashion would be unthinkable. For any other superstar in the WWE, that kind of heat would be too much to handle. However, Reigns has been killing it, both in the ring, as a performer and as a professional, he has made sure to not let the boos affect him.

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