WWE SummerSlam 2018: Full Match Card Predictions 2.0
By Mark Justice
WWE.com
Carmella (c) vs. Becky Lynch, Smackdown Women’s Championship
The Princess of Staten Island vs. The Irish Lass Kicker! Although I thought Charlotte and Asuka would be included in some way for this championship match at SummerSlam, this match has already been set. Becky Lynch is scheduled to finally get a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Carmella after defeating her on SmackDown Live last week.
Becky took a new role after being left out of the women’s title picture for so long. She told a long-term story through her straight fire winning streak week after week, and she is progressively proving her fans right and critics wrong when she promised that she would do whatever it takes to be SmackDown Women’s champion once again. As she claims, she was not born to be a champion, but she will always fight to be a champion.
Since James Ellsworth was unceremoniously fired from WWE by SmackDown GM Paige, Carmella is on her own to battle Becky at SummerSlam. Carmella defeated Charlotte twice because of: (1) an unexpected IIconics debut ambush and MITB cash-in, and (2) Charlotte’s worked injury. She then defeated Asuka twice because of James Ellsworth’s distractions. In her bout with Becky, there should be no more excuses, distractions, and nefarious victories.
Becky does not have to worry about a MITB cash-in, an injury, or Ellsworth. Thus, I foresee Becky winning and become SmackDown Women’s Champion for the second time in her career at the biggest event of the summer. This is her time to shine, and there’s no point in stopping her winning streak now. She’s going straight to the top, and she should be the one to walk into the first ever all women’s pay per view, Evolution, as champion.