10 Big Concerns Heading Into WWE Extreme Rules 2021

10. Lack Of 'Extreme'

Years ago, the WWE would book feuds that would reach a natural conclusion within a stipulation match, usually in line with the story. But as the content factory it has become, it is now the other way around.

Pay-per-views based on a single stipulation have watered down almost every stipulation within the company, whereby having three Hell In A Cell matches at a show called Hell In A Cell, makes it almost impossible to get excited for them. The same it can be said, with Extreme Rules.

There are some semi-decent feuds currently bubbling underneath the usual blanket of staleness at the moment, and they could definitely be enhanced by adding a few stipulations. It is possible that the Edge vs. Rollins match will be added to the card this Friday on SmackDown, and it will most likely have a stipulation given their animosity.

But what about the rest of the matches? Apart from Reigns vs Balor, none of the other five currently booked matches have any sort of added spice to them, making this Extreme Rules event not only laughably tame, but it has the worrying feeling of being just like any of the weekly shows.

Just please, no Chair Matches. Save that for TLC.