10 Early WWE SummerSlam 2018 Predictions

9. AJ Styles Vs. Samoa Joe

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When Samoa Joe interrupted AJ Styles on SmackDown right before Backlash, it felt like a watershed moment for fans who had followed their careers in ROH, TNA and beyond. Who could have imagined that, in 2018, WWE would be setting the table for a one-on-one Joe vs. Styles match and treating it like a big deal?

Assuming AJ drops the WWE Title to Nakamura at Money In The Bank, he'll need a program to see him through the summer months. That'd be the best time to drag up that show-halting promo from Joe and pair them off.

If AJ does drop the strap to Nakamura, typical WWE booking will mean a mandatory rematch at Extreme Rules. Once that's out of the way, it can be all guns blazing on a TNA redo nobody ever thought they'd see at such a high level in McMahon land.

Joe vs. AJ is the kind of hot opener SummerSlam needs. Give these guys 15-20 minutes, take the shackles off them verbally during the build and they'll tear the house down. On that note, seeing Joe attempt to burn the "house that AJ Styles built" would be huge.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.