7 WWE Extreme Rules 2017 Results Predictions

1. Seth On A Roll As It's No-go For Joe

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I'm basically rolling a five-side die on this one - their innate unfairness and all. In other words, each man has a realistic chance of winning, but for some 'realistic' is more Manet than Monet.

Let's start with the outsiders. On any given day, Roman Reigns is always a likely candidate to win a headline match, but as WWE have his next coronation tentatively scheduled for WrestleMania 34, he can afford to lose this one - especially as he needn't be pinned.

Bray Wyatt is Bray Wyatt, a perennial loser whose stock has plunged dramatically thanks to his prolonged post-WrestleMania Black Wednesday. He's simply not a credible challenger to Brock Lesnar at this stage.

From the remaining three, it's rather tough to choose. Despite late bets piling on Samoa Joe, the 'Destroyer' hasn't built enough steam to go head-to-head with 'The Beast' just yet, and as a totally fresh match-up, it's a programme best saved for a bigger stage rather than a one-and-done deal. The same could equally apply to Finn Bálor; do WWE really want to waste one of their most popular faces as fodder at a B-level PPV, especially given the iniquity of his first Universal title dethroning?

That leaves Seth Rollins. It's well-trodden ground, but Rollins is a face with legitimacy, and one who can lose competitively come Great Balls of Fire. Although trying to infuse an event of that name with any legitimacy is admittedly tough.

On this occasion, architecture will trump destruction (and, er, eating worlds) - but it could just as easily go the other way. A really intriguing prospect.

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