WWE\u2019s Night of Champions succeeded in advancing storylines and building matches for SummerSlam, its second biggest event of the year, taking place in just five weeks in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
But before that, Saturday\u2019s event from Saudi Arabia raised several questions ahead of WWE\u2019s two-night summer spectacular.<\/p>\n
Sami Zayn is the new Undisputed WWE Champion, shocking Cody Rhodes in a triple threat match with Gunther to win his first world title. Now that he\u2019s the man, for however long that may be, his reign should be more than a lifetime achievement award, and one successful title defense would give it immediate credibility.<\/p>\n
But who should Zayn\u2019s first challenger be?<\/p>\n
Williams defeated Zayn to win the United States Championship at WrestleMania 42, then beat Zayn again to retain the title at Backlash. As SmackDown\u2019s secondary champion and a perfect 2-0 against Zayn, Williams makes the logical choice, especially for Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event on July 18, the final big card before SummerSlam.<\/p>\n
Jey Has Some Explaining to Do<\/p>\n
Roman Reigns gave Jey Uso orders to win the King of the Ring, then the Undisputed Championship. Instead, Uso lost to Oba Femi, inviting the question: what does \u201cMain Event\u201d Jey tell his Tribal Chief?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re in trouble, Uce.\u201d<\/p>\n
Uso letting Reigns know just how dangerous Femi is should shake the OTC\u2019s confidence, especially when Oba declares that he\u2019s coming for Reigns\u2019 title at SummerSlam.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s right, when, not if.<\/p>\n
Femi has to choose whether he\u2019ll face World Heavyweight Champion Reigns or New Undisputed Champ Zayn at SummerSlam. Between the two, Reigns is the more accomplished wrestler and arguably the company\u2019s biggest star. If Femi truly wants to stake his claim as the King and \u201cThe Ruler,\u201d then he needs to knock off the king of the jungle.<\/p>\n
Injuries have derailed The Vision since last fall. Logan Paul and Bronson Reed are on the shelf. In storyline, Paul Heyman is, too.<\/p>\n
Last Monday on Raw, they lost the World Tag Team Championship, and now their top prospect, Bron Breakker, lost to Seth Rollins, the group\u2019s former leader. In the middle of their decline, Austin Theory has been pursuing Maxxine Dupri.<\/p>\n
So, what\u2019s next for The Vision?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s tough to say. The group is in such disarray that it\u2019s hard to see how they recover, collectively or individually. If anything, their struggles do make them a compelling watch moving forward.<\/p>\n
The Visionary\u2019s Vision Board<\/p>\n
Seth Rollins brought The Vision into the world at WrestleMania 41, and he seemingly took them out at Night of Champions. Where does \u201cThe Visionary\u201d go from here?<\/p>\n
Rollins has made it clear that he wants his world title back. That means a confrontation with Reigns. The problem, though, is that Femi likely has next.<\/p>\n
Rollins could force a triple threat at SummerSlam, or he could maneuver a title match at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event, which takes place at Madison Square Garden. \u201cThe World\u2019s Most Famous Arena\u201d would make a fitting location for the ultimate showdown between Reigns and Rollins, the two former Shield brothers.<\/p>\n
Whichever direction WWE chooses, it likely involves Rollins getting back in the hunt sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WWE\u2019s Night of Champions succeeded in advancing storylines and building matches for SummerSlam, its second biggest event of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730654,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,4366,102258,4368],"class_list":["post-730653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-night-of-champions","tag-wwe-summerslam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}