15 HUGE WWE SummerSlam 2018 Predictions You Need To Know

13. Gulak & Key

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Drew Gulak was buzzing with himself when he name-dropped his punny finisher in the final build for his pre-show battle with Cedric Alexander, but this middle ground version of the banter merchant he played this time last year and super-serious rebooted version has been a happy medium worthy of championship acknowledgment.

Alexander has coasted with the 205 Live prize since winning the tournament for the vacated prize at WrestleMania 34. Though Buddy Murphy and select others have come within spitting distance of the once-troubled title, a longer reign has at least given the brand a sense of stability that can now be tinkered with.

Gulak remains an option if perhaps not the best (Buddy Murphy's Tuesday tenure has been absolutely remarkable), and a title change on a 'proper' pre-show would heal the wounds opened wide by last year's empty arena embarrassment between Neville and Akira Tozawa.

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