Steel Cage Match: Seth Rollins vs Bron Breakker

This match is a toss up with both performers at -120. The feud has been running hot for months now. The booking has been pretty much 50/50. Breakker won the last one on one. Rollins has been attacking from the crowd and Monday night helped the Street Profits take the tag titles from The Vision. It’s time to cool the feud down for now. Injuries killed the momentum almost from the start. Breakker needs to be elevated, Rollins needs another reset and the audience needs a break. Bad luck has plagued this storyline. A win for Rollins doesn’t help him. A loss is something Breakker doesn’t need at this moment. A clean win is probably wishful thinking but Breakker takes this one.

Prediction: Breakker with help defeats Rollins.

Women’s United States Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Jade Cargill

Stratton is the slight favorite at -110. A shortish buildup to the match will lead to audience apathy. Stratton is coming along as a performer. It remains to be seen if she can mesh with Cargill and produce a good or even above average match. For her part Cargill has improved quite a bit this year. Credit Rhea Ripley that. Tiffy is no Ripley. Early bathroom and snack match. Stratton retains. On a show with fairly predictable outcomes this one may be the most.

Prediction: Stratton retains by pinfall

United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs Ricky Saints

Or is this the lock of the week? Williams (-300) is white hot right now. The crowd loves him. He’s great on the mic, very good in the ring. Saints (+850) will be a great dance partner for Trick. They have great chemistry and both can tell a story. Williams is too young to be this damn good. Credit Carmelo Hayes (at least partially). Check out their work in NXT. Williams’ growth during that time was extraordinary. I’m higher on Saints than most. He’s a top of the mid card guy. The office likes him. He’s good friends with Cody Rhodes. Unless he makes dumb decisions he’s in WWE for the long haul. He deserves it. His job tomorrow is to make Williams look like a top guy. This won’t steal the show but people will like what they see.

Prediction: Williams by pinfall to retain.

King of the Ring Final: Oba Femi vs Jey Uso

Oh boy. I’m seeing this one coming a mile away. Femi (-110) and Uso (-130) are both involved in something bigger storyline wise. The Ruler has unfinished business with Brock Lesnar. Uso is both subtly and overtly trying to take over the Bloodline. In that context who can take the loss here? A clean win by Uso is unfathomable. A loss kills his credibility as a potential Tribal Chief. Femi is unstoppable and should be presented as such. Two outcomes here. Solo Sikoa shows up to cost Uso the victory. He did it to Jimmy Uso on Monday. More likely Brock Lesnar blows this thing up. Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands
Main Event Jey the crown. I’m going with that. Questionable booking here. The internet will go crazy after this one.

Prediction: Jey Uso with considerable help wins King of the Ring

Queen of the Ring: Liv Morgan vs Iyo Sky

Sky (-600) is a heavy favorite for two reasons. Liv Morgan (+350) already is a champion. She’s not dropping the women’s title anytime soon. She also may be injured. She narrowly avoided a broken ankle at a house show a few days ago. She looked OK Monday night but was protected by the Charlotte Flair injury angle. It’s a shame because this could have been the best match of the night. If Morgan is healthy this will be a banger. If there’s outside interference from her Judgement Day teammates she’s being protected and not 100% healthy. Iyo will carry her end and make Morgan look good.

Prediction: Iyo Sky wins Queen of the Ring by pinfall.

Triple threat for the WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs Gunther vs Sami Zayn

I’ve liked the storyline going into this.
Rhodes (-300) has a chip on his shoulder. Gunther (+500) is the pissed off monster. Zayn (+500) is at his manic best. His character has been fun to watch. Credit WWE for recognizing the bloom is off the rose with Rhodes. He’s gotten more of an edge and has freshened up his character some. The internet hates him -of course - but crowd reaction is still there. Gunther will always be interesting. This guy gets the assignment every time. Zayn is having the time of his life right now. You can see it every time he’s on camera. If WWE books him right, and so far they’re doing so, Zayn will come out of this more popular than ever. He truly is the last good guy left, even if he has to be a bastard to prove it. Trust me you’ll like the ride.

As for the match itself, I truly don’t know how this will be booked. The ending will be controversial for sure. Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell. All indications are it would be Rhodes. Zayn is destined to be a true heel at least for a little while. The outlier is Zayn winning the title one way or another. I’ll take the under on that. This PLE shouldn’t be the stage to pull this off. I’m going with Rhodes and the story definitely ain’t finished.

Prediction: Cody Rhodes retains by pinfall over Zayn.

Bonus prediction: Post match will be more interesting than anything that happens during the show.