WWE Night Of Champions 2026: 8 Nightmares That Could Come True

Saturday night is a monumental date with destiny for one Oba Femi.

By pinning Jey Uso, he'd become the 2026 King Of The Ring and be guaranteed a title shot vs. Roman Reigns or Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. Not only that, but Oba could have 2 matches on the August PLE - that title showdown and another that retires the legendary Brock Lesnar seemingly for good.

Or, y'know, WWE boss Triple H might cool his jets on Femi and decide that another Uso main event push is what his audience really want to see instead. Hmm, it isn't. It really, really isn't. Look, this isn't supposed to be some brutal takedown of Jey, because he's class in his own way, but Oba must be the priority right now. Uso challenging Cody doesn't feel SummerSlam worthy anyway.

Other nightmares keeping 'The Game' and his fanbase awake all week include WWE fudging the Queen Of The Ring tourney's purpose, strong SmackDown heels looking like total tools opposite Cody, Danhausen turning the clock back to his borderline embarrassing debut at Elimination Chamber and old rivals reliving old problems in the women's midcard scene.

Real world events threatened to derail Night Of Champions over in Saudi Arabia completely, but WWE are on the way. They better hope it's a trip to remember rather than one everyone would much rather forget. We've already analysed everything that simply must happen in Riyadh this weekend, so now it's time to zoom in on all of the disasters that could afflict Hunter's latest PLE.

Jade Cargill and Tiffany Stratton have worked a bunch of matches against one another since 2024. Many of them were tag efforts, but they clashed at SummerSlam and on a Saturday Night's Main Event in singles bouts last year. Neither of those PLE-level scraps are worth digging up for a second look though.

Will third time be a charm for the pair at Night Of Champions over in Saudi? Don't bet on it. Sadly, the duo don't seem to have a lot of chemistry together, and this match only really exists to get the Women's United States Title onto Jade so she can defend it vs. Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2026.

It's functional at best, basically.

Some interference from Chelsea Green (who's desperate to get on Tiffany's good side and become friends) could further their plot line, but it looks like this is the end of the road for Stratton in what's been a pretty nothing title reign. Yes, another one. At this rate, tagging with Chelsea and going after the Women's Tag-Team belts would be a blessing for her.

Meanwhile, Jade will presumably be a transitional champ so Charlotte can grab another strap in early-August. There's time yet for Cargill and Flair to really up the ante in their rivalry, but hopes aren't exactly high that Jade vs. Tiffy will be much to shout about.

That'll be especially true if they work a re-run of events at SummerSlam 2025 or that SNME special where Cargill won the Women's Title. A vast improvement will be needed.