It's finally time for fall gaming! The end of August was a doozy with three releases for me in three days and September looks to be more of the same. In these posts, I'm highlighting games that I will either be playing or owning that release in the respective month. Let's get to it!
September 3rd: Catherine: Full Body - Probably Buy on Sale
Hard to believe that Catherine first released back in 2011, nearly at the start of this decade and I haven't replayed the game since. Catherine was a departure of normal games I buy as it was more of a puzzle game with visual novel choices and narrative. I remember being very engrossed with it and that it helped me with my own life choices at the time. While I'm very excited to replayed the game, especially since I just learned when doing research on the game, it's built using the Persona 5 engine. The only thing that's holding me back from a day one buy is the price. Most remakes or re-releases ask for $40-$50. Grandia HD Collection on Switch was a shocking $40. Atlus is asking for the full $60. While I understand it's essentially a new game, I've already put most of my money into the games of August and I can't see myself paying full price for this. I certainly want to experience Vincent's story again but maybe once it goes on sale.....and when I have less games to play.
September 10th: Gears 5 - Play by GamePass
My Xbox One is lonely. I haven't played it since my Crackdown 3 binge back in February. Gears 5 is a great excuse to go back. I really enjoyed the Gears 4 so if it's more of the same then I'll be happy. The best thing is that while I paid $30 for Gears 4, Gears 5 is free if you have GamePass. And you know for sure I will be subscribing in a few days to get this benefit. I'm hoping for another short experience so I can get ready for the other heavy hitters to come but I can't wait to blow some Locust heads off.
September 10th: Blasphemous - Buy
I remember first hearing about this game on Kotaku back in 2017. I was reading the article at work and I'll never forget the gif of a giant baby ripping apart the main character in two. It was so amazing. Then reading about it, it looks like this will be a Dark Souls Castlevania hybrid. Other games have tried it and haven't gripped me like I wanted, like Death's Gambit but I have high hopes for this one. It looks very polished, gory and will scratch that Metroidvania itch that never seems to go away. Juggling this and Gears 5 so it will be a bloody week at my house!
September 17th: AI: The Somnium Files - BUY
I'm so ready for this. I don't know much about this game other than that it's by the people who brought us the AMAZING Zero Escape series. They hooked me from the gate. I couldn't get enough of that series and I actually played through 999 earlier this year to prepare myself. 2019 hasn't provided me with a really gripping visual novel game yet so I'm hoping AI provides the great mix of adventure and visual novel that I love so much. I have no doubt that this will be another mind bending tale that will have me wanting more after it ends.
September 20th: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Already Bought
Hard to believe I haven't played a Zelda game since Breath of the Wild in 2017! While I'm sure everyone is excited for the sequel to Breath of the Wild, I'm happy to be playing a more traditional Zelda experience for the Switch. And it's one where Link can jump! Well, after he gets the Roc Feather but still! This is another welcome remake of a game as I haven't played Link's Awakening DX since my childhood. Also, again, I haven't played a traditional Zelda game in a very long time so it will be fun playing through in a way from my childhood. Good thing is, I forgot mostly what happens in the game so it will be like playing a new game come September 20th. Looking forward to experiencing one of Link's greatest adventures all over again. Side note, this is the only game on the list that's already paid for. Thanks $400 trade credit at GameStop!
September 27th: Code Vein - Buy
Code Vein was suppose to come out in September 2018. Yeah, we're talking a whole darn year ago. It was originally apart of my crazy gaming September last year. You remember? The one that included Dragon Quest XI, Spider-Man and Tomb Raider within 10 days of each other? Well it's apart of another busy release window this year! Dark Souls clones are always around and in my book, welcome additions to my gaming library. Remnant: From The Ashes is a fantastic example of a of a Dark Souls esque game done right. Not you Immortal Unchained. Code Vein already has something going for it as it's unique look sets it apart from other DS clones. Anime Dark Souls is the name I and many of the gaming community have christened it. I missed my chance to play the demo but from the gameplay I've seen, I know it going to hit on every level. This will be a good way to end September segue-way into October's games, which are few but contain two major RPGs.
I just hope I can finish some of these before October. Zelda doesn't bother me but it's games like AI and Code Vein that need to be completed by October 22nd. If I was to wager a guess, I know Gears 5 will be finished relatively fast as it's for sure going to be a short game. Blasphemous will probably be normal Metroidvania length. Again, Zelda is for more my coming and goings to work and such and with no big Switch release in sight, it will probably last me until late October. AI is probably going to steal A LOT of my time in September, hence why I'll be off to experience the craziness. Same thing for Code Vein. I'm just excited to get deep into gaming this fall! We're talking four or more releases for three months straight!
Next up is October, highlighted by the RPG I've been waiting four years to play and the 3rd entry into another RPG series that took a lot of my time this year. Stay tuned....
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
Takeover and SummerSlam 2019 Predictions
It's finally time for the 3rd biggest weekend of WWE's year; Takeover and SummerSlam weekend! This will be the first time in five years that Takeover and SummerSlam will be in a city other than Brooklyn. WWE heads North to Toronto for four days of action. Takeover Toronto (II) will feature 5 matches while SummerSlam is currently slated for 10 matches but we all know that will change! Let's start with Takeover first!
Takeover Toronto (II) features 5 matches, with the four NXT Titles on the line. The Undisputed Era look fulfill their prophecy as all four members are in title matches. The results of all five matches will likely react with each other. I'll get into it during the post but let's get it started!
The Streets Profits won the NXT Tag Team Titles at Takeover XXV in their first ever Takeover event. Their reign may be a short one as they will face Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era for their newly won titles. This may be the start of a big night for UE. I don't think NXT would have proclaimed that UE would be draped in gold and then not have that come to fruition. Of course, it could be a red herring but I guess we'll see. Street Profits have been appearing more and more on Raw and Smackdown so it's only a matter of time before Vince sticks his filthy claws in them and steals them away for himself. With the return Breezango to NXT, there may not be a need for a face team to be holding those titles right now. UE VS Breezango at a future Takeover for the title seems likely but it can only start here. I'll be upset for the boy but I got Undisputed Era in this one, capturing the NXT Tag Team Titles for the 3rd time. Kyle O'Reilly already holds the record for most cumulative days held. This will add to the record.
In a rare Takeover with TWO women's matches, newly heel Io Shirai will face Candice LeRae in a grudge match. It's amazing to finally have a heel Japanese female in NXT. Asuka was going that route for a bit but they never went full heel and Kairi was too pure during her run for it. Io makes the most sense. This is all definitely leading to a title reign for her as well. As much as I want Candice to get on track here and finally start competing for the title at Takeovers, she can't lose to a star who just turned heel. Io Shirai will defeat Candice LeRae in a competitive match.
In what might be the best match of the night, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream will defend against Roderick Strong and NXT UK's Pete Dunne in a Triple Threat match. I don't need to say it again but I will; THIS is going to be epic. As with the tag title match, UE's declaration to get all the titles is clear and Strong has the best chance out of them all to walk out with a title. He's got momentum on his side and Dream has been champion since January so it might be time for a change. Dunne's in the match to make it even better. Kind of surprised Dunne isn't on the next NXT UK Takeover. Anyway, after a grueling match, I got Roderick Strong winning his first singles title in NXT by capturing the NXT North American Championship.
Shayna Baszler is chasing history. The already record setting 2 time NXT Women's Champion will defend her title against Mia Yim. Baszler is already the 3rd longest reigning NXT Women's Champion so one, she's looking to get closer to the #2 position. We all know Asuka's 510 day reign isn't going to be surpassed but she's 20 days shy of Paige's 308 day reign. Baszler has held the title twice and is just less than 100 days from having the record for most cumulative days as NXT Women's Champion. If you're a math person, you'll know the next NXT Takeover following Toronto is Wargames in Los Angeles. That's just about a little more than 100 days after Toronto. Do you follow me? Now, I've gone against Baszler at Phoenix and I was wrong. I went against her at New York, I was wrong. I'm not making that same mistake. I think Yim will look fantastic in the match, but she's not the one. Shayna Baszler will retain her title in the same way she's done in the past few Takeovers; submission. Night night Yim. Sorry.
The main event is the third and probably final match in the Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole feud. After the trilogy of matches between Cole/Ciampa last year, you'd think I be tired of seeing Gargano main event and compete at Takeovers but man, these last two battles with Adam Cole have been barn burners. I truly believe their first match at New York was the best WWE match since Punk/Cena at Money in the Bank 2011. The amount of emotion and anticipation during the match was unmatched and their rematch was more of the same. It's the greatest two match series in NXT history and now, it's time for the last match. Can they top what they've done already?
Johnny Gargano will try to avenge his Takeover XXV loss and regain his title when he challenges Adam Cole for the NXT Championship. This will be their 2nd 2 out of 3 Falls match but it will be a bit different. The first fall will be a normal singles match, the 2nd a street fight and the third will be decided IF/WHEN it's needed. My guess would be a Ladder match ala Triple H/HBK 3 Stages of Hell back at Armageddon 2002. Granted, they had a Cage match as their 2nd fall but you get it. Anyway, this is it for one of these guys.
Gargano and Cole have both done everything there is to do in NXT. They've won all the titles that's available to them, they've main evented multiple Takeover events and have raised the bar for the black and yellow brand. A loss here would either mean two things; either a call up to the main roster or taking a different role in NXT, maybe that of a gatekeeper for the newer talent to prove themselves. I honestly don't want either on the main roster just yet as we've seen not all the call ups get storylines right away and I'm sure a guy like Gargano would get lost in the shuffle. Anyway, this will be another barn burner. Cole/Gargano's chemistry is off the charts and they can't have a bad match. This will go the distance, all three falls, 40+ minutes. I absolutely love Gargano and I want the best for him in his WWE career but if Cole's other faction members are going to win, Cole HAS to win. We need Undisputed Era to have all the title. And it will be so. Adam Cole will defeat Johnny Gargano to retain his NXT Championship. And that's....Undisputed.
Takeover Toronto will be an amazing lead in to SummerSlam!
SummerSlam with its 10 matches and likely growing, especially with a 2 hour pre show. The Cruiserweight championship will take its usual spot on it but I'm not sure about any other matches. Reigns will definitely be on the show and maybe Andrade and Rey will have one more match. Let's just focus on the 10 announced for now.
Drew Gulak will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Oney Lorcan. This will be another great match as the Cruiswerweights have not disappointed this year on PPV. Lorcan will destroy Gulak in this match but he won't be the one to end the reign. I still think Humberto Carrillo will be that guy. Drew Gulak retains in a fun hard hitting match.
In a SummerSlam 2017 rematch, Finn Balor will battle Bray Wyatt but this time, Bray Wyatt is under a new gimmick as The Fiend, who's making his in ring debut, I guess? Anyway, we all know how this is going to go. They've done a great job at building up the appearance and putting him over Hall of Famers like Mick Foley and Kurt Angle was genius. Balor is apparently going on vacation after SummerSlam so he's doing the job here. It also opens up the opportunity for a future Demon VS Fiend match. This might be a squash match too. Regardless, Bray's winning here.
For some reason, Dolph Ziggler is facing Goldberg. That will put butts in seats. This will be a squash. Spear, Jackhammer, payday. Goldberg wins.
Dream match! Trish Stratus is coming back for one more match and it's a doozy. She's facing former 9 time champion Charlotte in a generational match in Trish's hometown in Toronto. This is a SummerSlam match, even if it was thrown together 12 days before the show. This is a passing of the torch match. I, like many of you who may read this, grew up on Trish. She is the greatest female star since Fabulous Moolah. We are now in an era of great women's wrestling and it's time for a new GOAT. Charlotte, whether you love her, hate her or are tired of them shoving her down our throats, is worthy to be that person. Trish will get her hits in, hit her signature moves, but Charlotte will walk out victorious.
Kevin Owens will face Shane McMahon and if Owens loses, he will quit WWE. Despite the hatred in this feud, this is a normal match, a decision that I hope will be changed on the pre show. Many of have predicted and said this is the way that Shane will eventually leave TV for good so I can't see Owens losing here. Kevin Owens will win and start the eradication of Shane on our TVs every week.
Ricochet will get his shot at regaining the United States Championship when he faces AJ Styles for the fourth time. Ricochet is 1-2 against The Phenomenal One. These two deserve a lot of time on Sunday to showcase what they can do. Their match at Extreme Rules was great and I'm looking for more of the same here. With Undisputed Era potentially holding all the titles, New Day holding all the titles and The OC with all the titles, one of those factions will have to lose a title first. I don't think a heel Styles was done for the US Title. The money is in a heel Styles chasing the Universal Championship right? Let Ricochet win here and feud with Cesaro. Or, maybe heel Styles is best for the mid card right now? Styles/Mysterio could finally happen as could Styles/Alexander. THAT might be best with the uncertainty of a World Title on Raw for the foreseeable future. OK, I'm going with Styles to retain.
Bayley will face her hardest challenge yet when she faces Ember Moon for the Smackdown Women's Championship in a battle of former NXT Women's Champions. This is Ember's big chance to show the world what she's got. This is Bayley chance to show that even the best can't contend with her. This is probably the match I want to see most at SummerSlam, based on in ring talent and with how things could go. Moon winning would mean that Smackdown is predominantly filled with black champions, which would be a first and something to see right? Bayley winning would mean she would need a new challenger. As much as I want Ember to win, I STILL think this is how WWE will reintroduce Sasha to WWE. With the focus of WWE 2K20 on the Women's Revolution, wouldn't it make sense to promote it by having two of the Four Horsewomen feud for the title? Sorry, Ember, but for that to happen, Bayley has to retain here. Ember won't go down without a fight and I hope we get to see the Eclipse reversed into a Bayley to Belly. Bayley retains.
Becky Lynch looks to continue her reign when she defends the Raw Women's Championship against Natalya in a Submission match. Nattie is the 3rd Canadian in a big match at SummerSlam and she's got a tough road to win the championship. This will be great! This should be a wrestling fan's dream. Becky is the cover star of WWE 2K20 and because of it, she's not losing here. I don't know who's next for her but depending on if Baszler wins her respective match, maybe she'll be looking for revenge for her friend Ronda. That would be something. Anyway, Becky retains with the Dis-Arm-Her.
Kofi Kingston's magical journey as WWE Champion is in serious jeopardy as he faces a foe from his past. It will be Kingston defending against Randy Orton at SummerSlam. If anyone can claim to be Mr. SummerSlam, it might be Randy Orton. Orton has had 3 of his 13 World Title reigns BEGIN at SummerSlam. 2002, 2011 and 2013 if you're keeping record. And with Smackdown moving to Fox soon, they may want a guy like Orton holding onto the title heading into the deal but honestly, that doesn't work for the overall story. Kingston called Orton out to close an old chapter of his career. he has to go over Orton to basically validate his reign. If Kofi loses the title to anyone, let it be Andrade and give Andrade the heel Latino stable the world needs! Kingston NEEDS this win here. He can't become champion only to lose it to the guy who held him down in the first place years ago. This title run and reign has all been for this exact moment in time. Kofi Kingston will defeat Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship. He will run into Andrade next. Mark my words.
Brock Lesnar is back at his favorite event and will defend the Universal Championship in a Wrestlemania rematch against Seth Rollins. This will be Lesnar's SIXTH STRAIGHT SUMMERSLAM MAIN EVENT, his eighth overall counting the 2002 and 2012 matches. His reign over this event is insane and I know I gave kudos to Orton as Mr. SummerSlam, but Lesnar is the SummerSlam God. His battle with Rollins is very important as it will determine the future of the red brand for awhile. Will we have another part time champion again until Wrestlemania or will Rollins come through and slay the beast once again? I'm going with the former. Although it wouldn't make sense for Raw to again LOSE their main champion, especially if the Wild Card rule will be ending soon with Smackdown moving to Fox. They need that title around. Guys like Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Samoa Joe, Ricochet, Cesaro, The Fiend Bray Wyatt and AJ NEED a main title to contend for. Their hopes rely on Rollins. The way the story goes, they want you to believe he doesn't stand a chance come Sunday. He's been decimated these past two weeks right? While I know Rollins will put up a big fight come Sunday, I just don't see Lesnar losing back to back SummerSlam main events. I really REALLY hope I'm wrong and it pains me to even type this, but I got Brock Lesnar retaining the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, holding the title hostage until God knows how long. I hope I'm wrong and Rollins wins, only to be attacked by Wyatt....
There is it! SummerSlam weekend! You excited?!/
Takeover Toronto (II) features 5 matches, with the four NXT Titles on the line. The Undisputed Era look fulfill their prophecy as all four members are in title matches. The results of all five matches will likely react with each other. I'll get into it during the post but let's get it started!
The Streets Profits won the NXT Tag Team Titles at Takeover XXV in their first ever Takeover event. Their reign may be a short one as they will face Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era for their newly won titles. This may be the start of a big night for UE. I don't think NXT would have proclaimed that UE would be draped in gold and then not have that come to fruition. Of course, it could be a red herring but I guess we'll see. Street Profits have been appearing more and more on Raw and Smackdown so it's only a matter of time before Vince sticks his filthy claws in them and steals them away for himself. With the return Breezango to NXT, there may not be a need for a face team to be holding those titles right now. UE VS Breezango at a future Takeover for the title seems likely but it can only start here. I'll be upset for the boy but I got Undisputed Era in this one, capturing the NXT Tag Team Titles for the 3rd time. Kyle O'Reilly already holds the record for most cumulative days held. This will add to the record.
In a rare Takeover with TWO women's matches, newly heel Io Shirai will face Candice LeRae in a grudge match. It's amazing to finally have a heel Japanese female in NXT. Asuka was going that route for a bit but they never went full heel and Kairi was too pure during her run for it. Io makes the most sense. This is all definitely leading to a title reign for her as well. As much as I want Candice to get on track here and finally start competing for the title at Takeovers, she can't lose to a star who just turned heel. Io Shirai will defeat Candice LeRae in a competitive match.
In what might be the best match of the night, NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream will defend against Roderick Strong and NXT UK's Pete Dunne in a Triple Threat match. I don't need to say it again but I will; THIS is going to be epic. As with the tag title match, UE's declaration to get all the titles is clear and Strong has the best chance out of them all to walk out with a title. He's got momentum on his side and Dream has been champion since January so it might be time for a change. Dunne's in the match to make it even better. Kind of surprised Dunne isn't on the next NXT UK Takeover. Anyway, after a grueling match, I got Roderick Strong winning his first singles title in NXT by capturing the NXT North American Championship.
Shayna Baszler is chasing history. The already record setting 2 time NXT Women's Champion will defend her title against Mia Yim. Baszler is already the 3rd longest reigning NXT Women's Champion so one, she's looking to get closer to the #2 position. We all know Asuka's 510 day reign isn't going to be surpassed but she's 20 days shy of Paige's 308 day reign. Baszler has held the title twice and is just less than 100 days from having the record for most cumulative days as NXT Women's Champion. If you're a math person, you'll know the next NXT Takeover following Toronto is Wargames in Los Angeles. That's just about a little more than 100 days after Toronto. Do you follow me? Now, I've gone against Baszler at Phoenix and I was wrong. I went against her at New York, I was wrong. I'm not making that same mistake. I think Yim will look fantastic in the match, but she's not the one. Shayna Baszler will retain her title in the same way she's done in the past few Takeovers; submission. Night night Yim. Sorry.
The main event is the third and probably final match in the Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole feud. After the trilogy of matches between Cole/Ciampa last year, you'd think I be tired of seeing Gargano main event and compete at Takeovers but man, these last two battles with Adam Cole have been barn burners. I truly believe their first match at New York was the best WWE match since Punk/Cena at Money in the Bank 2011. The amount of emotion and anticipation during the match was unmatched and their rematch was more of the same. It's the greatest two match series in NXT history and now, it's time for the last match. Can they top what they've done already?
Johnny Gargano will try to avenge his Takeover XXV loss and regain his title when he challenges Adam Cole for the NXT Championship. This will be their 2nd 2 out of 3 Falls match but it will be a bit different. The first fall will be a normal singles match, the 2nd a street fight and the third will be decided IF/WHEN it's needed. My guess would be a Ladder match ala Triple H/HBK 3 Stages of Hell back at Armageddon 2002. Granted, they had a Cage match as their 2nd fall but you get it. Anyway, this is it for one of these guys.
Gargano and Cole have both done everything there is to do in NXT. They've won all the titles that's available to them, they've main evented multiple Takeover events and have raised the bar for the black and yellow brand. A loss here would either mean two things; either a call up to the main roster or taking a different role in NXT, maybe that of a gatekeeper for the newer talent to prove themselves. I honestly don't want either on the main roster just yet as we've seen not all the call ups get storylines right away and I'm sure a guy like Gargano would get lost in the shuffle. Anyway, this will be another barn burner. Cole/Gargano's chemistry is off the charts and they can't have a bad match. This will go the distance, all three falls, 40+ minutes. I absolutely love Gargano and I want the best for him in his WWE career but if Cole's other faction members are going to win, Cole HAS to win. We need Undisputed Era to have all the title. And it will be so. Adam Cole will defeat Johnny Gargano to retain his NXT Championship. And that's....Undisputed.
Takeover Toronto will be an amazing lead in to SummerSlam!
SummerSlam with its 10 matches and likely growing, especially with a 2 hour pre show. The Cruiserweight championship will take its usual spot on it but I'm not sure about any other matches. Reigns will definitely be on the show and maybe Andrade and Rey will have one more match. Let's just focus on the 10 announced for now.
Drew Gulak will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Oney Lorcan. This will be another great match as the Cruiswerweights have not disappointed this year on PPV. Lorcan will destroy Gulak in this match but he won't be the one to end the reign. I still think Humberto Carrillo will be that guy. Drew Gulak retains in a fun hard hitting match.
In a SummerSlam 2017 rematch, Finn Balor will battle Bray Wyatt but this time, Bray Wyatt is under a new gimmick as The Fiend, who's making his in ring debut, I guess? Anyway, we all know how this is going to go. They've done a great job at building up the appearance and putting him over Hall of Famers like Mick Foley and Kurt Angle was genius. Balor is apparently going on vacation after SummerSlam so he's doing the job here. It also opens up the opportunity for a future Demon VS Fiend match. This might be a squash match too. Regardless, Bray's winning here.
For some reason, Dolph Ziggler is facing Goldberg. That will put butts in seats. This will be a squash. Spear, Jackhammer, payday. Goldberg wins.
Dream match! Trish Stratus is coming back for one more match and it's a doozy. She's facing former 9 time champion Charlotte in a generational match in Trish's hometown in Toronto. This is a SummerSlam match, even if it was thrown together 12 days before the show. This is a passing of the torch match. I, like many of you who may read this, grew up on Trish. She is the greatest female star since Fabulous Moolah. We are now in an era of great women's wrestling and it's time for a new GOAT. Charlotte, whether you love her, hate her or are tired of them shoving her down our throats, is worthy to be that person. Trish will get her hits in, hit her signature moves, but Charlotte will walk out victorious.
Kevin Owens will face Shane McMahon and if Owens loses, he will quit WWE. Despite the hatred in this feud, this is a normal match, a decision that I hope will be changed on the pre show. Many of have predicted and said this is the way that Shane will eventually leave TV for good so I can't see Owens losing here. Kevin Owens will win and start the eradication of Shane on our TVs every week.
Ricochet will get his shot at regaining the United States Championship when he faces AJ Styles for the fourth time. Ricochet is 1-2 against The Phenomenal One. These two deserve a lot of time on Sunday to showcase what they can do. Their match at Extreme Rules was great and I'm looking for more of the same here. With Undisputed Era potentially holding all the titles, New Day holding all the titles and The OC with all the titles, one of those factions will have to lose a title first. I don't think a heel Styles was done for the US Title. The money is in a heel Styles chasing the Universal Championship right? Let Ricochet win here and feud with Cesaro. Or, maybe heel Styles is best for the mid card right now? Styles/Mysterio could finally happen as could Styles/Alexander. THAT might be best with the uncertainty of a World Title on Raw for the foreseeable future. OK, I'm going with Styles to retain.
Bayley will face her hardest challenge yet when she faces Ember Moon for the Smackdown Women's Championship in a battle of former NXT Women's Champions. This is Ember's big chance to show the world what she's got. This is Bayley chance to show that even the best can't contend with her. This is probably the match I want to see most at SummerSlam, based on in ring talent and with how things could go. Moon winning would mean that Smackdown is predominantly filled with black champions, which would be a first and something to see right? Bayley winning would mean she would need a new challenger. As much as I want Ember to win, I STILL think this is how WWE will reintroduce Sasha to WWE. With the focus of WWE 2K20 on the Women's Revolution, wouldn't it make sense to promote it by having two of the Four Horsewomen feud for the title? Sorry, Ember, but for that to happen, Bayley has to retain here. Ember won't go down without a fight and I hope we get to see the Eclipse reversed into a Bayley to Belly. Bayley retains.
Becky Lynch looks to continue her reign when she defends the Raw Women's Championship against Natalya in a Submission match. Nattie is the 3rd Canadian in a big match at SummerSlam and she's got a tough road to win the championship. This will be great! This should be a wrestling fan's dream. Becky is the cover star of WWE 2K20 and because of it, she's not losing here. I don't know who's next for her but depending on if Baszler wins her respective match, maybe she'll be looking for revenge for her friend Ronda. That would be something. Anyway, Becky retains with the Dis-Arm-Her.
Kofi Kingston's magical journey as WWE Champion is in serious jeopardy as he faces a foe from his past. It will be Kingston defending against Randy Orton at SummerSlam. If anyone can claim to be Mr. SummerSlam, it might be Randy Orton. Orton has had 3 of his 13 World Title reigns BEGIN at SummerSlam. 2002, 2011 and 2013 if you're keeping record. And with Smackdown moving to Fox soon, they may want a guy like Orton holding onto the title heading into the deal but honestly, that doesn't work for the overall story. Kingston called Orton out to close an old chapter of his career. he has to go over Orton to basically validate his reign. If Kofi loses the title to anyone, let it be Andrade and give Andrade the heel Latino stable the world needs! Kingston NEEDS this win here. He can't become champion only to lose it to the guy who held him down in the first place years ago. This title run and reign has all been for this exact moment in time. Kofi Kingston will defeat Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship. He will run into Andrade next. Mark my words.
Brock Lesnar is back at his favorite event and will defend the Universal Championship in a Wrestlemania rematch against Seth Rollins. This will be Lesnar's SIXTH STRAIGHT SUMMERSLAM MAIN EVENT, his eighth overall counting the 2002 and 2012 matches. His reign over this event is insane and I know I gave kudos to Orton as Mr. SummerSlam, but Lesnar is the SummerSlam God. His battle with Rollins is very important as it will determine the future of the red brand for awhile. Will we have another part time champion again until Wrestlemania or will Rollins come through and slay the beast once again? I'm going with the former. Although it wouldn't make sense for Raw to again LOSE their main champion, especially if the Wild Card rule will be ending soon with Smackdown moving to Fox. They need that title around. Guys like Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Samoa Joe, Ricochet, Cesaro, The Fiend Bray Wyatt and AJ NEED a main title to contend for. Their hopes rely on Rollins. The way the story goes, they want you to believe he doesn't stand a chance come Sunday. He's been decimated these past two weeks right? While I know Rollins will put up a big fight come Sunday, I just don't see Lesnar losing back to back SummerSlam main events. I really REALLY hope I'm wrong and it pains me to even type this, but I got Brock Lesnar retaining the Universal Championship at SummerSlam, holding the title hostage until God knows how long. I hope I'm wrong and Rollins wins, only to be attacked by Wyatt....
There is it! SummerSlam weekend! You excited?!/
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