WWE Extreme Rules 2021: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True

4. SmackDown’s Women Are Gimmick Free

Vince McMahon WWE Extreme Rules 2021
WWE.com

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.

Contributor

Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.