10 HUGE WWE SmackDown Season Premiere Predictions You Need To Know

9. Stairway To Hell

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Hell In A Cell's miniscule card should come together during a blockbuster and bloated edition of the blue brand, but after tossing away the planned Rey Mysterio/Seth Rollins scrap on Monday's Raw, expect WWE to do the same again after these two go to war.

Unlike the cancelled contest earlier in the week, there'll still be plentiful violence between the pair even if it doesn't serve as the final resolution.

Since Owens toppled McMahon at SummerSlam with only his career on the line, most fantasy booked them to have a Hell In A Cell rematch, but a Ladder conclusion two days earlier saw WWE servicing a different master. The need for loads of last minute buzz for Sunday's pay-per-view will trigger the bait and switch.

Expect Elias or some other vagabond to raise the briefcase in a cute callback to Shane's past, but with the culprit actually getting caught. With a rematch immediately announced, WWE might just get away with their b*stard's trick, too.

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