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B/R Workers Predictions: WWE Night of Champions and AEW Double or Nothing Match Playing cards
B/R Workers Predictions: WWE Night of Champions and AEW Double or Nothing Match Playing cards
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We catch a busy weekend forward of us as wrestling followers. Now not easiest will we win WWE Night of Champions on Saturday, but AEW will preserve its annual Double or Nothing match on Sunday.
Between the two shows, 16 suits had been booked to this level, but there is a reliable likelihood AEW adds a handful for the Zero Hour pre-mark.
As normal, we catch predictions and questions connected to suits on the cards. Sooner than we win to the picks, here is our lineup of contributors:
- Chris Mueller (CM) (@BR_Doctor)
- Erik Beaston (EB) (@ErikBeaston)
- Graham Matthews (GM) (@WrestleRant)
- Jeff J (JJ) (@JeffJSays)
- Kevin Berge (KB) (@KevinBerge)
- Donald Wood (DW) (@RingRustRadio)
- Art work by Mel Coleman (@MelColemanArt)
Match Playing cards
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Right here is a ogle on the card for every mark, initiating with Night of Champions:
- Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa (Undisputed Label Crew Championships)
- Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles (World Heavyweight Championship)
- Gunther vs. Mustafa Ali (Intercontinental Championship)
- Bianca Belair vs. Asuka (Raw Girls folk’s Championship)
- Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya (SmackDown Girls folk’s Championship)
- Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
Right here is the card for Double or Nothing:
- MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry (AEW World Championship)
- Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm (AEW Girls folk’s Championship)
- FTR vs. Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal (AEW Label Crew Championships)
- Wardlow vs. Christian Cage (TNT Championship)
- Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie (TBS Championship)
- Blackjack Fight Royale (International Championship)
- Blackpool Combat Membership vs. The Elite (Anarchy within the Enviornment)
- Ethan Page and The Gunns vs. The Hardy Birthday celebration
- Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho (Unsanctioned match)
Kevin Berge
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Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
Whenever you had been booking this feud, would likelihood is you’ll perchance well even catch Rhodes win again or would likelihood is you’ll perchance well even catch Lesnar win to situation up a Third come all the plan by?
After this week’s damage angle, Rhodes can now not beat Lesnar. Triple H himself claimed that The American Nightmare’s arm is broken. No subject how protected Rhodes will also very nicely be, WWE has billed The Beast Incarnate as “the supreme fight sports actions star of all time.”
If he can now not defeat Rhodes with a broken arm, that sign lacks which methodology. The damage angle will provide protection to Rhodes and situation up an chronicle closing come all the plan by in which The American Nightmare can cleanly defeat his rival in an unforgettable major-match conflict.
Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho
How would you guide the construct if Cole became going to win?
Cole wants a definitive victory over a high name in AEW. He has an opportunity to turn into one among AEW’s largest babyface acts, perchance now not easy MJF for the AEW World Championship quickly.
To pull that off, he catch so that you can defeat The Wizard cleanly without interference. The Jericho Appreciation Society and friends of Cole ought to quiet eradicate every other with now not now not as much as five minutes left for a tidy sequence that ends with a definitive The Sigh to win.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
Anarchy within the Enviornment: The Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Membership
Graham Matthews
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Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
It seems to be admire everyone expects Rollins to win. Carry out an argument for why Styles ought to quiet win as a substitute.
It has been almost five years since Styles closing held an worldwide title in WWE, and he’s apparently nearer to the conclude of his occupation than Rollins. That is also his closing shot at an genuine trudge within the end title portray where he can streak on to work with all of Raw’s easiest avid gamers (and presumably bring the relaxation of The O.C. with him). Rollins can continuously halt in crawl mode and win the belt down the avenue, so a shock Styles win will also very nicely be the more difficult option.
MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry
For example MJF became going to lose the belt in this match. Which of the three opponents would carry out essentially the most sense to win the arena title?
Of the three challengers, Allin is basically the most simple acceptable candidate with Perry and Guevara now not being remotely ready for a trudge with the arena title. Allin already has the target audience within the aid of him, is a confirmed rankings plan, and could perchance well be a stress-free underdog champion.
Having already held the AEW TNT Championship three cases, there is now not far more for him to attain past winning the tall one sooner or later.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
Styles vs. Rollins (Cole vs. Jericho a conclude 2d)
Donald Wood
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Asuka vs. Bianca Belair
Is it will definitely time for Belair to tumble the Raw girls folk’s title?
Whether or now not of us admire Belair and her title reign or now not, she is a staunch athlete bringing long-time frame legitimacy to the Raw Girls folk’s Championship. Whereas Asuka is one among essentially the most talented girls folk within the firm and deserves a high situation, the storyline has been lackluster at easiest.
As a substitute of taking an surprising loss at Night of Champions, Belair ought to quiet be positioned as a capability heel forward of taking a devastating defeat at SummerSlam that forces her to utterly unravel as a personality.
Wardlow vs. Christian Cage
Whenever you had been Tony Khan, how would you guide this match? Lay out the match and the construct.
Wardlow is going up towards one among essentially the most underrated wrestlers of all time, and he ought to quiet experience out victorious. There is now not the kind of thing as a question that he misplaced momentum over the closing a complete lot of months, but letting Christian steal the lead because the heel within the bout and pushing Wardlow into memorable spots that enable the followers to win entangled would give him powerful of that momentum aid.
Add within the incontrovertible truth that he’s going to also situation up a match towards an immensely standard Luchasaurus after he successfully defeats Christian, and Wardlow would catch a long-time frame program that he’s going to also sink his tooth into as a personality.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
The Elite vs. BCC
Erik Beaston
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Natalya vs. Rhea Ripley
If WWE became going to steal the belt off Ripley so it’d be on SmackDown, is Natalya the reliable substitute to win it from her?
If WWE would even note taking the belt off Ripley, it would deserve the harsh criticism of 9,000 Twitter bots. It can perchance well completely be the snide call to steal the title off her for any motive, but if it made up our minds it needed to, striking it on Natalya with none loyal buildup could perchance well be an enormous raze of an opportunity and a ingenious misstep.
Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm
What attain you bring to mind Toni as a heel? Would she be at an advantage as a babyface again?
Storm is an wonderful babyface but she has surely been in a position to mark off more of her personality within the position of a villain. Would possibly perchance perchance perhaps perchance she stand to ogle more mic time?
Inch, but her body language and facial expressions catch expanded to the level that everyone is conscious of she is a heel more than simply going by the motions as an undefined babyface, which damage her connection with followers within the major place and resulted in Hayter’s ascent.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
Rollins vs. Styles
Mr. Jeff J
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Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
If Trish became going to stick round for a transient time after this feud, who ought to quiet she face next?
Raquel Gonzalez. I have not considered Trish compete towards a physically imposing competitor since Beth Phoenix. I beget she could perchance aid elevate Raquel as a babyface by taking half within the “Thank You, Trish” heel position nicely. Raquel gets a great rub and Trish can work a clear, stress-free style with a rising WWE star.
Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie
Provide an argument for why Jade ought to quiet wait on the TBS title on Sunday.
Who else is going to win it? AEW has accomplished a dusky job constructing Jade’s credibility within the ring and as a personality. Her undefeated trip is dilapidated as a crutch where character style and viable contenders could perchance aid her enhance within the ring. Enticing storylines would’ve elevated Jade to every other stage.
I’m now not clear Taya can steal the TBS title to the next stage with the dusky legitimacy and create around the TBS title itself. AEW has pigeonholed itself staunch into a corner booking-wise. The tidy transfer could perchance well be to search out a huge wrestler who additionally connects with the crowd to defeat Jade. Is there every other credible challenger on the roster other than Hikaru Shida, Nyla Rose or Britt Baker? It feels admire the title is in a maintaining sample unless Kris Statlander returns, so we’re going to give you the choice to peep.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
Rollins vs. Styles
Chris Mueller
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Reigns and Sikoa vs. Owens and Zayn
Invent you noticed The Usos can be occupied with this match?
Even supposing they had been suggested to halt home, I peep them getting enthusiastic and unintentionally costing Reigns and Sikoa the win. WWE is constructing stress in The Bloodline and this could well be the supreme methodology to carry out The Tribal Chief so upset that he kicks them out of the family.
The Elite vs. BCC
With this being a four-on-four match that won’t catch tags, how would you pair up the people of every crew?
I could perchance well catch Moxley and Omega level of interest on every other. Danielson and Page carry out essentially the most sense enthusiastic by their history. That leaves The Young Bucks to work towards Castagnoli and Yuta.
We can obviously peep everyone combating everyone else at heaps of aspects, but those are the pairings that carry out essentially the most sense to head off and attain their very hang roar for a transient time within the middle of the bout.
Bonus
Which match could perchance well be essentially the most simple of the weekend?
Styles vs. Rollins
Predictions
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Respondents’ picks are represented by their initials:
Night of Champions:
- Rhodes (EB, JJ) vs. Lesnar (KB, CM, DW, GM)
- Owens and Zayn (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Reigns and Sikoa
- Rollins (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Styles
- Gunther (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Ali
- Belair (EB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Asuka (EB)
- Ripley (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Natalya
- Lynch (DW, KB, CM) vs. Stratus (EB, JJ, GM)
Double or Nothing:
- MJF (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Allin vs. Guevara vs. Perry
- Hayter (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Storm
- FTR (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Jarrett and Lethal
- Wardlow (EB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Cage (EB)
- Cargill (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Valkyrie
- Blackjack Fight Royale: Pac (DW), Cassidy (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM)
- Blackpool Combat Membership (GM, JJ, CM) vs. The Elite (EB, KB, DW)
- Page and The Gunns vs. The Hardy Birthday celebration (EB, KB, JJ, CM, GM, DW)
- Cole (EB, JJ, CM, GM, DW) vs. Jericho (EB)