WWE SmackDown Predictions: Daniel Bryan Will Change The Main Event
By Mark Justice
4.) Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy [Tag Match]
On WWE SmackDown two weeks ago, Cesaro defeated Buddy Murphy via disqualification after Seth Rollins attacked Cesaro during the match. Rollins then went backstage and met eye to eye with Shinsuke Nakamura, who probably wants to assist Cesaro — his tag team partner — in this feud. Teddy Long’s booking would come in handy here, in which Cesaro and Nakamura can simply pick up a tag victory over Rollins and Murphy as payback for last week’s attacks.
Cesaro and Rollins have already built up their individual respective momentum by defeating their adversary’s allies: Cesaro defeated Buddy Murphy on SmackDown while Rollins defeated Nakamura at Fastlane. Nakamura should pin Murphy, while Cesaro and Rollins take their fight to the backstage area. The idea here is to build Cesaro vs. Rollins to WrestleMania so that Cesaro can get a big victory over a former world champion, which would propel him to the main event scene.
Prediction: Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura
3.) Kevin Owens vs. King Corbin [Grudge Match]
On last week’s WWE SmackDown, King Corbin defeated Sami Zayn via pinfall with the End of Days in what was advertised as the least anticipated match in SmackDown history. After the match, Sami Zayn delivered a Helluva Kick to Kevin Owens on commentary since he was frustrated that Owens did not support him and see the “conspiracy” against him in that match when the referee rightfully stopped him from exposing the steel on the turnbuckle.
Owens will very likely wrestle Corbin on this episode while Sami Zayn is on commentary. Owens will defeat Corbin to prove to Zayn that there is no conspiracy. The WWE could then book either Owens vs. Zayn at WrestleMania 37 or book Owens, Zayn, and Corbin in an Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match with Big E and Apollo Crews. The latter is most likely since the WWE fanbase has seen Owens vs. Zayn and Big E vs. Crews more times than they have seen Cena vs. Orton in the early 2010s.
Prediction: Kevin Owens