WWE Extreme Rules 2018: 12 Results Predictions
EXTREME HULK RULES, BROTHER!
One interesting fact about WWE Extreme Rules in 2018 is that the extremity is almost entirely nominal. It's surely some sort of inside joke that the only match on this year's card which adheres to the titular stipulation is Alexa Bliss' two-hundredth meeting with sometimes pal Nia Jax, a bout no one but their respective mothers could possibly care about. But the company are in too deep now; the name's here to stay. Which is a shame, because 'WWE Rules' would be a pretty witty designation.
Perhaps the 'extreme' refers to the length, if not the weight, of the card, though 'excess' would be more apt. WWE have apparently remembered they have not one, but two sets of tag team titles, and have decided to give them an airing this Sunday. Despite that, neither are relegated to the pre-show, leaving room for an Andrade Almas re-run against Sin Cara completely outwith necessity. That means we have a totally gluttonous twelve matches on offer this Sunday, one of them stipulated for thirty minutes. Extreme.
Besides the obvious outcome of Roman Reigns prevailing ahead of a traffic jam in the main event (it is), the rest is all rather intriguing. And no: Hulk Hogan won't be there. Though perhaps WWE Hulk Rules would be an even better rebrand?
12. Almas Not Punished By Sin
Andrade Almas rather decisively put Sin Cara away on this past Tuesday's SmackDown, which for whatever reason, earns the lucha libre a shot of redemption on an even bigger stage. Per Nikki Bella's Axiom, 'meritocracy' is not in the WWE lexicon.
Ordinarily, level Neville nonsense would mean a guaranteed reprieve for Sin Cara, but as Almas' first exposure on a major WWE show, surely he's not going to pay his dues to a superstar many thought had no job, let alone face. Surely. Don't do it, you f*ckers.
Prediction: Almas beats Sin Cara, then does a sad face as he wistfully recalls his NXT classics.