3 shockers WWE could be planning for King of the Ring
On the last edition of its flagship show, WWE announced that the King of the Ring tournament would be making a return on Raw next week. It further went on to reveal the 16 participants - The Miz, Ricochet, Cedric Alexander, Drew McIntyre, Cesaro, Baron Corbin, Sami Zayn, and Samoa Joe representing the red brand, and Elias, Kevin Owens, Chad Gable, Andrade, Shelton Benjamin, Buddy Murphy, Ali, and Apollo Crews representing the blue brand.
However, last evening WWE revealed the much-awaited official brackets for the tournament set to begin this Monday night. While the first round matches will take place this week on Raw and SmackDown, the final is likely to be held at Clash of the Champions.
On another note, featuring some high profile clashes in the likes of McIntyre vs Ricochet, Cesaro vs Samoa Joe, KO vs Elias, the first round of the tournament looks mouthwatering. However, expect WWE to book some shockers, not only to add that element of surprise to the contest but to also lay down the breadcrumbs for a few potential feuds.
So, without further ado, let's take a look at 3 shockers WWE could be planning for King of the Ring tournament.
#3 AJ Styles and The Club cost Ricochet his qualifying match against Drew McIntyre
Let's get this straight. AJ Styles and Ricochet are far from done. And this Monday night could be the makings of another big clash between the two for Clash of Champions.
Even though Styles currently has his focus set on Rollins and Strowman, I don't see WWE going with it anywhere, given the rumors of Rollins vs Strowman on September 15. Thus, Styles vs Ricochet could be on the cards for one last time.
On another note, much to the shock of the fans, WWE has booked Ricochet vs Drew McIntyre in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament. Given The Scottish Psychopath is the hot favourite to win the contest, a loss for Ricochet seems likely to be in the cards.
However, WWE could have The OC show up to cost Ricochet the qualification match. While this would act as an apt explanation for his loss at the hands of McIntyre, this would also lay down the breadcrumbs for one final face-off between Styles and Ricochet for the US title at Clash of Champions.