7 New WWE Directions After Money In The Bank 2017

by Jamie Kennedy

1. AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

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Start licking your chops in eager anticipation, because WWE are ready to pull the trigger on AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. There's still a chance we'll have to wait a while for this one; the NJPW rematch has 'Mania 34 written all over it. Still, the timing does feel more than a little coincidental, and SummerSlam is WWE's next major pay-per-view...

Whether at SummerSlam or WrestleMania (or both, because who wouldn't want to see these guys go at it more than once?), AJ vs. Shinsuke feels like a special match. The crowd's response to both squaring off in St. Louis was one of excitement. People feel like they need to see two of modern wrestling's greatest collide.

WWE wouldn't have penned a confrontation between Styles and Nakamura if they weren't going to give fans what they want. To do so would be foolish, because there was an electric atmosphere when Shinsuke moved that ladder out the way and locked eyes with an old enemy.

This will be a slow-burner.

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Where else could WWE go coming out of Money In The Bank? Let us know what you think down in the comments section!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.