11 Early Predictions For WWE SummerSlam 2017

4. Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe & Kevin Owens Vs. Seth Rollins & The Hardy Boyz

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Finn Bálor returned to WWE on the RAW after WrestleMania, teaming with Seth Rollins to defeat the team of Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens. The Demon King's return was long overdue, but the peculiarity of him teaming with the man who injured him was lost on no one. Bálor has been presented as more than the usual WWE babyface in the past - why would he forget what Rollins did?

If Owens and Joe are going to be teaming on a frequent basis as part of a Triple H's NXT Babies faction, why not go all the way and add Bálor at the head of it? This not only adds extra credibility to the team, it also sates those fans who constantly clamour for a Bálor Club that isn't going to happen any time soon.

Seth Rollins' issues with Triple H are far from over, and the summer will likely see The Architect frequently do battle with Hunter's minions. A six-man tag match always finds its way onto the SummerSlam card, and Rollins will need to find himself two partners to combat Bálor and K-Joe.

Will the goodwill of The Hardy Boyz return make it all the way through to SummerSlam? That is less likely, but they are a fine fit for this match.

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