WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017 match card & predictions

Kickoff Show:

Cruiserweight Championship Match: Neville (c) vs Akira Tozawa

 


 

Neville has dominated the Cruiserweight division for months now and I expect that to continue after Great Balls of Fire. Tozawa recently joined the Titus Brand and is an excellent in-ring performer. He may capture the Cruiserweight Championship in the future, but it will not happen this Sunday. Predicted winner: Neville

Main Card:

Big Cass vs Enzo Amore

Big Cass turned his back on his former tag team partner a couple of weeks ago. He then attacked Enzo again the following week after pretending to be sorry for his actions. Enzo Amore got some revenge on this past Monday’s episode of RAW and attacked Cass backstage. Big Cass is the Superstar with the brightest future and he absolutely demolish Enzo in this match: Predicted winner: Big Cass

RAW Tag Team Championship 30-Minute Iron Man Match: Sheamus & Cesaro (c) vs The Hardy Boyz

Sheamus and Cesaro captured the titles from The Hardys in a Steel Cage Match last month at Extreme Rules. Sheamus is reportedly taking some time off in August for film “The Buddy Games”, a WWE Studios film. Based off of that, one would assume that The Hardys will once again become the RAW Tag Team Champions. It will be interesting to see who WWE will come up with for The Hardys to feud with heading into SummerSlam next month. Predicted winners & new RAW Tag Team Champions: The Hardy Boyz

Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) vs Dean Ambrose

This feud has involved grandfather clocks, adults dressed in bear costumes and The Miz forming a new entourage. I expect Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas to help out their new leader in this match and The Miz will retain his title. After Great Balls of Fire, it is time for both Ambrose and The Miz to go in a different direction and feud with other Superstars. Predicted winner: The Miz

Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt is back to referring to himself as a god on RAW every week. He has been claiming that he is inside Rollins’ mind and that he will reveal Rollins’ true self at Great Balls of Fire. I honestly have no idea what that could possibly mean, but I just expect Wyatt to be victorious in this match. Wyatt will not simply outwrestle Rollins in this match, Wyatt is usually not allowed to just win a match. The lights will go out in the arena and something bizarre will happen. This will lead to Rollins being distracted and Wyatt hitting the Sister Abigail for the victory. Predicted winner: Bray Wyatt

RAW Women’s Championship Match: Alexa Bliss (c) vs Sasha Banks

Sasha Banks has gotten the better of Alexa Bliss in recent weeks on RAW. Banks earned this title shot by winning a Gauntlet Match and forcing Nia Jax to submit via the Bank Statement in the final round. Bliss will steal this match on Sunday, but Banks will get another shot at the title at SummerSlam. Predicted winner: Alexa Bliss

Ambulance Match: Braun Strowman vs Roman Reigns

I have really enjoyed the build to this match. Reigns and Strowman work very well together and this may wind up being the match of the night. This is a tough match to call because I could easily see both Superstars winning here. I think Strowman will get the win on Sunday and start going after Lesnar for the Universal Championship. Roman Reigns could then enter a feud with Samoa Joe. You could easily have Reigns win and face Lesnar at SummerSlam and put Strowman in a feud with Joe. Both options sound great to me, but Strowman has a ton of momentum right now and fans want to see him in the main-event. Predicted winner: Braun Strowman

Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Samoa Joe

I would love to see Samoa Joe win this match and have the Universal Championship featured weekly on RAW. Samoa Joe has been great in this feud and has been able to come across as a legitimate threat to Brock Lesnar. I highly doubt that WWE would have Lesnar lose the title at Great Balls of Fire with a massive show like SummerSlam around the corner. I don’t think this will be a typical Brock Lesnar match. I envision this match getting some time and Joe putting up a fight. However, Lesnar will retain after a hard fought battle. Predicted winner: Brock Lesnar

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