5 predictions for Clash of Champions

AJ STYLES
The official poster for the Clash of Champions Pay Per view

The Clash of Champions pay per view is all set to go this Sunday, December 17th 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. We have an interesting lineup of matches on the card and each one is set to steal the show.

The following are the matches scheduled for the event :

i) The Usos Vs The New Day Vs Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs Rusev & Aiden English in a fatal 4-way tag team match for the SmackDown tag team championship.

ii) Charlotte Flair vs Natalya for the Smackdown Women's Championship

iii) Baron Corbin vs Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match for the United States Championship

iv) Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a tag team match. If Owens & Zayn loses they will be fired.

v) AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship

Now let us see who will be the one to stand tall in their matches.

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#5 Tag team match Owens & Zayn vs Orton & Nakamura

Tag team match
Will Daniel Bryan join sides with Owens & Zayn

With the added stipulation that Owens & Zayn will get fired if they lose the match and having Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan as the special guest referees just add excitement to this match. Owens and Zayn have been pretty impressive since their reunion. It would be interesting to see how the outcome of the match will affect the feud going further.

It is speculated that either Shane McMahon or Daniel Bryan will be turning heel and the best bet would be to have Daniel Bryan side with Owens & Zayn and cost the match for Orton & Nakamura.

Prediction: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn wins with the help of Daniel Bryan

#4 The Women's Championship Match

Charlotte vs Natalya
This match does not bring any attraction towards the show

Charlotte and Natalya both coming from established Wrestling families have lived up to their families' reputation. They have been champions multiple times and have certainly earned our respects.

Charlotte is coming out of a fresh victory against her Raw counterpart Alexa Bliss at Survivor Series. She now has a firm place to stand as the SmackDown women's champion and Natalya does not appear to be a threat.

But with the Riott squad in the picture, things might get interesting. We can expect the trio to give Charlotte a post-match beat down and thus allowing Carmella to cash in her money in the bank contract.

Prediction: Charlotte Flair defeats Natalya and Carmella cashes in with the help of the Riott squad to become the new Women's champion.

#3 United States Championship - Triple Threat Match

US Title Match
Who will walk out as the US Champion

The US title picture has lost the excitement it had while AJ Styles and Kevin Owens were feuding over it. Baron Corbin the current US Champion is slowly redeeming himself from losing his money in the bank contract. His reign hasn't impressed the WWE universe so far. He should give a dominant performance in this match to solidify himself as a worthy champion.

Bobby Roode brought all the momentum he had in NXT to SmackDown Live and we can say that the Blue Brand's creative team has succeeded in soiling all of it. He has not made any significant impact since his arrival to Smackdown Live. A run with the United States championship may very well bring back the glorious one's lost momentum.

Dolph Ziggler, on the other hand, has been pushed to mid-card jobber level by the WWE. Its hard to see a 2-time World champion being booked in such fashion. The odds of Ziggler walking out of Clash of Champions as the US champion is very thin but WWE can swerve things up a little bit by having Dolph leave with the US title on Sunday.

Prediction: Baron Corbin pins Ziggler to retain the US Championship

#2 The Tag Team Fatal 4-way match:

Tag Team fatal 4 way
This match could steal the show

The SmackDown tag team championship picture is not as interesting as it used to be before but we can expect a few positive outcomes from this match. The Usos and the New day have crossed paths before and their last encounter at Hell in a cell just stole the show.

Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin, on the other hand, has not found any success as a tag team as of now. But things can really take off for them if they manage to win the tag team championship this Sunday.

Rusev and Aiden English started out as nothing but a parody act. But the last two weeks they have been booked very strong. They have got clean victories over The New Day and The Usos. So it will be hard to write them off.

Prediction: The Usos win and retain the tag team championship.

#1 WWE Championship match - AJ Styles vs Jinder Mahal

AJ vs Jinder
Will Jinder Mahal shock the world again?

Jinder Mahal will get his one on one rematch for the WWE championship this Sunday. With the Indian tour in the history books, there is no reason for Jinder Mahal to have another run with the WWE Championship.

WWE made the right decision by booking AJ Styles as the WWE Champion and having him go on to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. AJ Styles is arguably the best wrestler in the world right now and he should be the one to go into Wrestlemania 34 as the WWE Champion.

It was also reported that WWE is planning to have Shinsuke Nakamura win the Royal Rumble in January 2018. This could open the door for the highly anticipated match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura at Wrestlemania.

Prediction: AJ Styles wins and retains the WWE Championship


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