WWE Backlash 2018: 8 Huge Predictions You Need To Know
1. Ballsy
Shinsuke Nakamura's obsession with battering AJ Styles' crotch will presumably come to a...head this weekend regardless of who limps away with the WWE Title.
Frankly, if the 'Phenomenal One' doesn't arm himself against Nakamura's arm, he deserves everything he gets. WWE couldn't have made it any clearer that the 'King Of Strong Style' will take the low road to the throne, and No Disqualification rules designed to remedy the Greatest Royal Rumble non-finish only welcome more below-the-belt brawling.
It could also favour Styles, should he think it through, but it seems likely that Shinsuke will have more in his arsenal should AJ actually invest in a protective cup. His Kinshasa is no less devastating than it was pre-heel turn, and may even have extra snap based on his new evil streak.
Outside of kayfabe, it's now make-or-break for Nakamura on the main roster anyway. He's in debt to the workrate audience since graduating from NXT as it is, and might not have the momentum for a midcard programme if he can't unseat AJ in three attempts. Styles has been a worthy titleholder, but his time will come again. A year on from his main roster maiden match, 'The Artist' simply has to ascend.