WWE Backlash 2017 Results Predictions

2. AJ Wins Clash As Styles Mesh (But Not The Title)

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I've been sitting on the fence on this one for so long that there are flecks of paint chipping away and splinters in my arse. Like an unlisted phone number, it's very tough to call.

Good sense suggests Owens shouldn't relinquish his US title so soon after winning it, but it likewise advises against AJ losing the first of what ought to be a cracking series. After all, if the champ succeeds in the first bout, what reason does he have to perpetuate the bad blood?

This ought to be an absolute blinder, with the pair's considerable in-ring acumen meshing like a roll of mesh. Sadly, a decisive finish is unlikely, for the aforementioned reasons. Styles should win - but in a way which precludes him from leaving Illinois with gold supporting his trousers. A forced DQ from Owens to protect his title ought to do it.

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