12 HUGE WWE SummerSlam Predictions You Need To Know

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A flawed feud from its inception right through to the very last pre-SummerSlam conflict on the blue brand's go-home show, Kevin Owens and AJ Styles haven't remotely delivered on expectations thanks to repeatedly clunky booking and yet another destructive game of hot potato with a secondary title.

Reverting to a long-held company shortcut, WWE have thrown a McMahon in between them to reheat the war long enough to dive and no-sell their way through one more match. But not just any McMahon. 'Shane O Mac' is back in the mix, whether anybody wants it or not.

His continued popularity is perhaps wrestling's biggest mystery. He is, categorically, all the things his sister gets pilloried for the second she appears on screen. And then some.

In the last year, Shane has been presented as the wrestling equal to AJ Styles, the physical equal to The Undertaker, and the only man hard of head and composure to complete his own brand's Survivor Series team at the expense of the brand's entire roster.

He wasn't shy of reminding both Owens and Styles in their final tête-à-tête either. Seeing as he's the world's top babyface in his own mind, expect him to make good on his word to get physical at SummerSlam, most likely at the expense of 'KO', ending this wretched feud and kicking off yet another one for the former Universal Champion.

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