10 HUGE WWE Extreme Rules 2019 Predictions You Need To Know

2. Kofi Kingston (c) Vs. Samoa Joe

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Rumours of Kofi Kingston recently sustaining an injury have added genuine suspense to what could and should be an absorbing clash with 'The Samoan Submission Machine', but Samoa Joe may again not be the deserving recipient of the WWE Championship.

Close-but-never-close-enough against AJ Styles and Samoa Joe over the years, Joe's proximity to the gold only ever gets within the distance he's at right now, before booking and a lack of company confidence results in his amazing promo game being for naught.

At Extreme Rules, it'll be nothing to do with him as much as the organisation's looming briefcase w*nker. Paul Heyman put his poisoned promise reputation back on the line during a powerful promo on the go-home edition of Raw - dropping the "spoiler" that Lesnar would be at the event to take a title, he gambled on the audience losing faith in him in kayfabe, and the company in reality.

Brock's so far teased, tried and failed several times to take Seth Rollins' title - Sunday will mark a tactical shift. With Kofi either injured, exhausted or both after his clash with Joe, the pickings will be easier that ever.

Winner - Kofi Kingston

Bigger Winner - Brock Lesnar

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