8 Best Candidates To Face WWE Champion Dean Ambrose At SummerSlam 2016

1. Samoa Joe

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I'm still waiting for an in-story explanation as to why neither Shane nor Stephanie McMahion decided it was a good move to choose the NXT Champion in the draft. I can understand Finn Balor being chosen ahead of him to a degree, but why would anyone in their right mind choose Mojo Rawley ahead of Samoa Joe?

Samoa Joe would be my pick to face Dean Ambrose for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. The Samoan Submission Machine has returned to the form of 2005 since arriving in NXT, and a match against the Lunatic Fringe is just one of many dream bouts that await the current developmental champion on the main roster.

Do I expect this to happen? Certainly not. Joe is scheduled to headline NXT TakeOver: Back to Brooklyn over SummerSlam weekend against Shinsuke Nakamura in a hugely anticipated match, and whilst Sami Zayn pulled double duty in similar circumstances over WrestleMania weekend I don't expect Joe to do the same.

Actually, how about Dean Ambrose vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam?

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