WWE Extreme Rules 2021: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True
4. SmackDown’s Women Are Gimmick Free
Can't wait for WWE to present TLC without one TLC match on the card later this year. Also, who's buzzed for a Royal Rumble show in early-2022 that doesn't have a 30-wrestler brawl?! That'll be fun. Seriously though, these things won't happen, so why does it feel like Extreme Rules is borderline gimmick free?
Roman Reigns vs. 'Demon' Finn Bálor is the only bout at time of writing that has a gimmick attached to it, and that's...unexpected from a company that adores these themed specials. It's also slightly concerning that Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair, which is one of the bigger rivalries on the card, looks like being a straight-up singles battle.
It's one of the only feuds with enough spice to merit a stip.
Lynch has been rubbing SummerSlam in Bianca's face for a solid month now, and 'The Man' even left Belair laying in her hometown on SmackDown. Those two plot points alone mean there has to be some sort of violent stipulation for their rematch.