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6. Bobby Lashley Challenging Roman Reigns
Michael Cole set this up by saying Bobby Lashley had come to SmackDown to go after Roman Reigns, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see Reigns vs. Lashley at Night Of Champions. The 'Tribal Chief' will be on that PLE, and he'll need a few one-off challengers over the next few months.
Lashley, who is going the "quiet rage" route, sounds like he'll be first up.
Of course, Bobby could play a part in the upcoming World Heavyweight Title tournament too - don't forget that WWE advertised four workers from Raw and four from SmackDown in the tourney, and he's one of the blue brand's bigger stars who doesn't currently hold gold.
Maybe Lashley will confront Roman, enter the tournament anyway, then Reigns' Bloodline troops can try to make up for recent problems by making sure Bob doesn't progress. After that, Lashley would be free to go after Roman in Saudi Arabia later this month.