It’s dubbed the one night of the year the WWE goes extreme and in a matter of days, WWE Extreme Rules 2019 will give fans a chance to see several extreme style matches that could greatly affect the future of the product.
WWE Extreme Rules 2019 is one week away and the card is still being finalized, but the matches already announced offer up a nice variety for the WWE Universe in the midst of a night that is bound to get extreme.
There are several high profile match-ups already, but which Superstars could use a win the most? Here are the three Superstars that need a win the most at WWE Extreme Rules 2019.
3. The Undertaker And Roman Reigns
The reign of terror caused by Shane McMahon over the past few months has affected many Superstars with Roman Reigns probably being the most affected. However, Shane’s numbers advantage will take a backseat at Extreme Rules when Reigns will have a formidable tag team partner.
The Big Dog fell victim to the numbers game at Super ShowDown when Drew McIntyre helped Shane O’Mac get the win over Reigns. The McMahon/McIntyre duo will be alive and well at Extreme Rules, but for how long when The Deadman comes to take their souls? The Undertaker’s unexpected return a couple of weeks ago to help Reigns fend off Shane and Drew led to a tag team match not many saw coming.
At Extreme Rules, it will be The Undertaker and The Big Dog against the “Best In The World” and The Scottish Psychopath in No Holds Barred tag team action. Fans have wondered when someone will finally put an end to the Shane O’Mac push, but it looks like that might finally come to fruition thanks to The Phenom, who has made his evil intentions clear for both McIntyre and McMahon.
Reigns has drawn the short straw in his feud with Shane up to this point, but this is a match that has to go in the favor of Taker and Reigns. Shane has won plenty as of late, in fact, probably too much, so his character needs to be brought back down to earth. It needs to be done not only to halt this ridiculous Shane O’Mac push, but to also help get The Big Dog a much-needed leg up over him.
A 50-year-old part-time authority figure can only win so much, so The Deadman and The Big Dog need to get the win at Extreme Rules.
2. Samoa Joe
There have been very few Superstars in the WWE as good at being a heel than Samoa Joe over the past couple of years. The Samoan Submission Machine has been an elite heel for a while and has been one of the most consistent Superstars, but a world title has eluded him.
The most recent Superstar to finally reach the top of the mountain after long last has been Kofi Kingston, who had one of the greatest matches and moments in WrestleMania history by defeating Daniel Bryan to win his first-ever WWE Championship. Kofi has followed that up with one of the better WWE Championship reigns in a long time, but that reign could be in jeopardy at Extreme Rules.
Kofi will defend his title against Joe in what could end up being a ladder match if the rumor mills are true. Regardless of the match stipulation, the threat Joe presents is a real one and Kofi will get his toughest challenge to date as WWE Champion. Is it finally time for Joe to capture a world title after so long of being a main event threat? As great as Kofi has been lately, Joe needs a win at Extreme Rules.
Either Superstar would be great options to win, but it feels like it’s now or never for Joe. He’s gotten many opportunities to capture a world title, but he has yet to win the big one. It’s starting to feel like if he doesn’t win it as soon as possible, he’ll get lost in the shuffle and not taste world title gold. Kofi could always win the title back too, but Joe getting another shot if he loses at Extreme Rules is far from a given.
The time has come for Samoa Joe to finally get a chance to prove he’s a true world champion in the WWE.
1. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch
The real-life relationship between Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch has been brought to the fictional, storyline world of the WWE as of late. That relationship will be used in one of Extreme Rules’ biggest matches when a mixed tag team match will determine which two Superstars walk away with championship gold around their waist.
Rollins successfully defended his Universal Championship at Stomping Grounds against Baron Corbin thanks, in large part, because of Lynch taking Lacey Evans out of the equation as special guest referee, who The Man defeated to retain her Raw Women’s Championship earlier in the night. Extreme Rules will see the best of both worlds when Rollins and Lynch take on Corbin and Evans in a mixed tag team match that will be contested under Extreme Rules.
But the caveat is whichever team gets the win will walk away with both the Universal and Raw Women’s Championships. Evans could pin Lynch and not only would that make her the new Raw Women’s Champion, but it would also give Corbin the Universal Championship. The stakes are high for The Architect and The Man, but this still feels like a no-brainer as to which team will come out on top.
Lynch and Rollins need to win this match, there’s no other way around it. Corbin is nowhere close to the Universal Champion level and Evans has yet to win a marquee match on the main roster, so it would feel a bit odd for her to win as well. Rollins and Lynch have so much more they can do with their titles as well with SummerSlam looming in August.
It’s been a decent little feud so far, but it needs to come to an end at Extreme Rules with The Architect and The Man walking out with championship gold still in hand.