WWE SummerSlam 2018: Daily DDT Staff Makes Predictions
By Bryan Heaton
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Rusev & Lana vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega
Bryan Heaton: This rivalry has quickly developed into one of the best on SmackDown Live. On a show where Samoa Joe is claiming AJ Styles’s own wife can’t stand him, and The Miz and Daniel Bryan are trying to one-up each other, it’s pretty impressive. But the specter of Aiden English covers this — will he stay out of the way, try to help Rusev and fail, or take the plunge and hand Almas and Vega the victory? I’m thinking no matter what happens, El Idolo and his business manager leave with the W.
Christopher Jeter: SmackDown needs more than three credible babyfaces, so I’ll pick Rusev and Lana to score the win. Almas and Vega have gotten the better of Rusev and Lana over the past few weeks, so the tecnicos winning at SummerSlam makes sense. Vega can always get her and Almas’ heat back on the mic or with a quick squash the following Tuesday.
Ashley Leckwold: I really don’t understand why they want to cut Aiden English out of Rusev Day so bad. He’s the main reason that gimmick got over in the first place and trying to recapture the magic of Lana and Rusev from when he first debuted always seems like a fraught effort. Anyway, I fully expect Aiden to mess this one up and for Andrade and Vega to be totally tranquilo with that.