2. New #1 Contender For The WWE World Title To Be Announced Tonight on SmackDown Live, Bray Wyatt To Deal With Eric Rowan?
As we saw at SummerSlam 2016, Dean Ambrose successfully defended his WWE World Championship against Dolph Ziggler. WWE is teasing that a new #1 contender will be announced on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live and Bray Wyatt might be dealing with Eric Rowan:
In an all-out explosive showdown, WWE World Champion Dean Ambrose successfully defended WWE’s most coveted title against a very game Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam. So, this Tuesday, just who will be gunning for that target on the back of The Lunatic Fringe?
You can’t count out Ziggler just yet. After all, The Showoff truly brought his game to a whole new level and he could definitely return for more after coming so close. Then again, his defeat might allow other hungry Superstars to step up to the plate (as Seth Rollins discovered on Raw). Perhaps we’ll see SummerSlam victors, such as AJ Styles or Intercontinental Champion The Miz?
Could a desperate Heath Slater come out of left field and try to goad the detached titleholder into a match to try and finally secure him a contract? That notion is almost as scary as Bray Wyatt, who has attempted to drop a shroud of darkness over both Ambrose and The Showoff in recent weeks. Or will The New Face of Fear be focused on internal matters, after he dropped Erick Rowan’s mask when his disciple was defeated by the WWE World Champion one week ago?
As we noted before, AJ Styles is scheduled to get a WWE World Title shot against Ambrose at the upcoming SmackDown Live’s exclusive PPV, Backlash, which takes place on September 11.
