WWE Hell In A Cell 2019: early match card predictions
By Mark Justice
Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair [SmackDown Women’s Championship]
At Clash of Champions, Bayley defeated the Charlotte Flair by exposing the steel on the corner turnbuckle and thrusting Charlotte’s face into the steel. Hopefully, Ric Flair was scrutinizing that match because Bayley may just be the next ‘dirtiest player in the game.’
Due to this nefarious victory, expect Charlotte to eventually request her rematch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Hell in a Cell. This rematch will hopefully be more aggressive and show-stealing than their previous bout.
Now that the heel tactics of Bayley have been cemented, her championship reign has become a lot more interesting. It is evident that her reign can do wonders for the SmackDown women’s division in the long-term, and Charlotte does not need to ruin her momentum right now.
If this match occurs between Bayley and Charlotte, Bayley should be a safe bet to retain her SmackDown Women’s Championship. Although Charlotte’s starpower would be fitting, Bayley’s exciting championship reign is exactly what SmackDown needs on its inevitable move to Fox on Oct. 4.
Prediction: Bayley
Ricochet vs. Rusev
On Monday Night Raw, Maria Kanellis exuberantly revealed the gender of her soon-to-be newborn baby to be male. She then disturbingly revealed that the father of her baby is not her husband, Mike Kanellis.
She deceitfully revealed the father of her baby to be Ricochet. Mike Kanellis was furious at this revelation and foolishly challenged Ricochet in a match just to get embarrassed and lose.
Afterwards, Maria revealed that she lied about Ricochet and alleged that the true father of her baby was Rusev. Rusev then returned to in-ring competition and defeated Mike Kanellis to ‘gift’ him with his second loss in one night.
The intricacies behind the booking of the storyline is unprecedented. If this was a method utilized to pit Ricochet and Rusev in a match for the next PPV, then Rusev should pick up the win since he just returned to in-ring competition.
It’s quite facetious that Maria chose two male superstars who have girlfriends/wives in the business to be the father of her baby. With Ricochet dating Kacy Catanzaro and Rusev married to Lana, this match may not sit too well with them.
However this storyline pans out, expect this it to get a lot of backlash if it’s not implemented appropriately in the weeks to come.
Prediction: Rusev