10 New WWE Directions After Extreme Rules 2017
1. Beast Vs. Destroyer
Samoa Joe emerged from Extreme Rules 2017 as a surprise number one contender to Brock Lesnar’s WWE Universal Title. The two brutes will now meet in Great Balls Of Fire’s main event on July 9th, and with ‘The Beast Incarnate’ set to return to WWE television on June 12th, there’s plenty of scope to build a heated rivalry.
Joe is perhaps the only Raw roster member who can rival Brock for pure intensity, and the challenger’s strong grasp of his character should make for some spirited back and forth with Paul Heyman. The next pay-per-view is just over four weeks away, however: WWE don’t much time to waste on endless talking segments, and with Lesnar set to appear on four shows ahead of GBOF, they’d be wise to cram as much physical violence as possible into the restricted time period.
This is the perfect moment to push the ageing Joe towards the main event. Physically, he’s greatly diminished from his mid-00’s heyday, but he’s still good enough to have a brutal, hard-hitting sprint alongside the Universal Champion. 10-12 minutes of all-out action fits the bill perfectly, with both monsters beating the tar out of each other throughout, before Lesnar takes what feels like an inevitable victory.