10 Last-Minute WWE Hell In A Cell 2017 Rumours You Need To Know

Baron Corbin's losing streak continued this past SmackDown after he took a clean loss to Tye Dillinger. And this, says Dave Meltzer, is a sign that the ex-Mr Money in the Bank could be about to become the US Champion.

To an untrained eye, that may seem like a non-sequitur, but the logic will be familiar to anyone who has been closely following WWE booking patterns over recent years.

For those who haven't, it goes something like this: you lose repeatedly on TV and then, inexplicably, pick up a career-defining win over one of the company's biggest stars on pay-per-view. It's best if you don't ask any questions.

Starrcade is set to host a triple threat between AJ, Corbin, and Rusev - so a title change at this juncture wouldn't really affect those plans any.