Kurt Angle just made his biggest match as RAW General manager. At SummerSlam, there will be a Fatal 4-Way for the Universal Championship. The competitors? Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman and Champion, Brock Lesnar.
“Biggest Match” should be taken literally as WWE may sincerely not have a large enough ring to contain these four monsters.
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This has been building for weeks as Joe, Strowman, and Reigns have been circling each other like wild dogs. Really, this was the only decision to make as all three of these men have a legitimate case to compete against the Beast Incarnate at SummerSlam.
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Angle opened RAW and before he could talk too much, Strowman blasted out of the back. He came equipped with logic and said that he was the only actually winner from Great Balls of Fire and so this was an easy decision — he should fight Lesnar.
Cue Samoa Joe.
Cue Roman Reigns.
With all four men in the ring, Angle’s decision was made for him.
After the match was officially conceived, there was no need to be cordial. A fight would break out and it would take the entire locker room to get things under control.
“SHUT UP!”
The time for talk is over… #RAW @WWERomanReigns @BraunStrowman @SamoaJoe pic.twitter.com/3Rfv1SjN5j
— WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2017
So who’s the favorite? Right now there isn’t one. All four men make for reasonable choices of a champion. Rumors have had Lesnar keeping the belt until WrestleMania 34 where he would have his fateful fight against Reigns.
Reigns is considered a favorite in any WWE match in 2017. With Lesnar such an off and on champion, Vince McMahon and Co. could be eager to hand the belt to the stable Reigns.
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Strowman, for his part, has never been hotter and by the time SummerSlam comes around he may be undeniable. Fans love this guy, as they should. He’s truly a rare talent.
Joe makes for the Cinderella in all of this. His June rivalry with WWE may end up being the feud of the year. The journeyman has climbed the ranks fast than anyone could have predicted and he could swell in popularity by SummerSlam.
This makes for quite the old school showcase of monsters that made WWE what it is today. There may not be enough canvass in the ring to support a match between those four behemoths. WWE has us guessing, and that’s when wrestling is at its finest.
