8 HUGE WWE Night Of Champions 2023 Predictions You Need To Know
4. Seth "Freakin" Rollins Vs. AJ Styles
Seth Rollins and AJ Styles are in a difficult spot before the bell even rings in Saudi Arabia.
They enter into this tournament final with a pressure they’ve faced before but one that pervades - these are two men that should guarantee you the best match on a show, with anything less than destined to exist forever as a crushing disappointment.
High enough stakes without the secondary job of getting a less-than-secondary title to feel like the richest prize. These cards have played host to unintentionally hilarious token gestures in the past (the Tuwaiq Mountain trophy looked like a p*ss-stained ice sculpture and the bizarre Greatest Royal Rumble belt was never seen about Braun Strowman’s person within hours of him winning the thing, but Rollins and Styles are tasked trying to make people forget about the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship while sharing a card with an Undisputed WWE Universal Champion that will be draped in gold for the full duration of his 20-minute entrance.
They share the skills to do it of course. Both are experts at telling broad brushstroke WWE stories while simultaneously flexing their immensely skilled hybrid styles. But the personas they portray are worlds apart, with Rollins’ preposterous visage being the perfect role to generate the Confused AJ meme on the man himself. Styles growing increasingly bothered by his opponent’s film commitments of late lend credence to him being the more serious of the two too, even if Rollins’ aspirations are hiding behind the bluster.
It’s the former Shield man’s title to lose, but he may gain a brand new rival in the aftermath. Expect a Styles heel turn after losing, if not just for him to exact revenge for a damaging loss, but to put over that he did want that new title after all. That’s a booking win/win/win, as glistening gold compromises go.
Winner - Seth "Freakin" Rollins