{"id":147393,"date":"2022-10-07T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T04:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=147393"},"modified":"2022-10-08T00:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T05:10:28","slug":"wwe-extreme-rules-2022-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/10\/07\/wwe-extreme-rules-2022-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"PLE PRIMER \u2013 WWE EXTREME RULES 2022: Preview and predictions for Rollins vs. Riddle, Belair vs. Bayley, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3191935416\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Extreme Rules 2022 will take place in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (extreme rules in Philly\u2026 hmm) on October 8, 2022. Unlike last year\u2019s event that only had one example of extreme rules, this show lives up to its moniker since every match will have a stipulation which are all (mostly) earned. Along the buildup to Extreme Rules, the WWE has been running a viral campaign that points at Bray Wyatt\u2019s likely return, likely at Extreme Rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew McIntyre vs. Karrion Kross &#8211; Strap Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Upon returning to the WWE, Karrion Kross made his presence felt by continually targeting Drew McIntyre and now McIntyre wants to put a stop to it.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Karrion Kross returned to the WWE and together with his wife Scarlett, began a series of hit and run attacks targeting Drew McIntyre. His reasoning was fairly vague, accusing McIntyre of being a failed \u201cChosen One\u201d (in this context, managements pick to be the next big thing) and that he wanted to set the timeline right. Less cryptically, Kross also said that in his pursuit of the championship he\u2019d have to inevitably deal with McIntyre. Tired of being laid out, McIntyre was granted a strap match so that Kross couldn\u2019t run away. Granted, main reason Kross was able to get away with the \u201crun\u201d part of \u201chit and run\u201d was that McIntyre was left unconscious.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: If this remains a straight one-on-one feud between these two, it makes more sense for the relative newcomer Kross to win since he hasn\u2019t had any big matches. I do think that Karrion Kross is acting as an emissary for a returning Bray Wyatt. I think Drew wins, the lights go out, Jefferson Airplane\u2019s White Rabbit plays, and when the light come back on Drew is strapped to the Fiend. The lights go out again and, if this is indeed the last match, the show ends. Otherwise, Kross is your winner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Riddle vs. Seth Rollins &#8211; Fight Pit Match (Special Referee: Daniel Cormier)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell:<\/p>\n<p>They fight,<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2810975699\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>They bite,<\/p>\n<p>They bite and fight and bite,<\/p>\n<p>Bite, bite, bite,<\/p>\n<p>Fight, fight, fight,<\/p>\n<p>The Seth Rollins and Riddle Show!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a feud that\u2019s gone on forever now with Seth Rollins winning his latest encounter with Matt Riddle. Riddle, wanting on more shot at Rollins, interfered in Rollins\u2019s US Championship match against Bobby Lashley costing Rollins the match. A furious Rollins accepted another match against Riddle in a match of Riddle\u2019s choosing. Riddle chose his nXt signature match, the Fight Pit (essentially apes an MMA cage). UFC Hall of Famer, Daniel Cormier announced that he would be the guest referee for the match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Since it seems like Riddle is being built up as a big star for the WWE, I thought there was no way that he\u2019d lose not only back-to-back matches, but also in his own match. But then they booked Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins for a US Championship match for the following Raw and while a wounded and counted out Seth could rebound by beating Lashley, a strong Seth would be better for the season premier. But when Cormier was added as the guest referee, things made more sense. Cormier turns on Riddle, costing him the match, and Riddle and Cormier face off at Crown Jewel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley &#8211; WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship Ladder Match<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1209498131\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Bayley pinned Bianca Belair during a trio\u2019s tag team match giving her team the win and earning herself a shot at the WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Bayley returned with Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in tow at SummerSlam. Bayley confronted Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch after Bianca successfully defended the WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship from Becky. The following night, Bayley, Sky, and Kai, together known as Damage CTRL, took out Becky. Alexa Bliss and Asuka teamed with Belair to even the odds. The teams met at Clash at the Castle where Belair suffered her first pinfall is a long time at the hands of Bayley. Bayley leveraged this fact to get a ladder match for the championship.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Damage CTRL, being a more cohesive unit, helps Bayley win the title. Bianca is better on the chase than as the actual champions. I think Bliss will go AWOL before or during the match due to some Wyatt related issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey, WWE Smackdown Women\u2019s Extreme Rules Championship Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: After losing to current WWE Smackdown\u2019s Women\u2019s Champion Liv Morgan twice via controversy, Ronda Rousey won a fatal five-way elimination match to get another shot at the title.<\/p>\n<p>Liv Morgan successfully cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on the then champion Ronda Rousey at Money in the Bank after and injured Ronda successfully retained the WWE Women\u2019s Championship against Natalya. Understanding the nature of the Money in the Bank contract, Ronda was reluctantly okay with Liv Morgan\u2019s actions, and Ronda was sure she\u2019d win it back at the rematch. At SummerSlam, Liv tapped out to Rousey\u2019s armbar, but the referee missed the tap as the referee counted Ronda\u2019s shoulders down. Ronda went into a rage, and repeatedly attacked WWE officials resulting in her getting fined and suspended. On her return she won a fatal five-way elimination match for the right to challenge for the championship. Liv, presumably knowing she can\u2019t defeat Ronda in a fair match, demanded the match to be held under Extreme Rules were anything goes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Liv Morgan has been acting less than honorable (if you have a sense of ethics that is). She took advantage of a wounded opponent at Money in the Bank. Took advantage of an officiating mistake at SummerSlam and decided that she needed weapons to beat Ronda at Extreme Rules. She\u2019s the heel here, right? If Liv is to remain champion, she needs to turn heel, otherwise she\u2019s just treading water. Meanwhile, I\u2019m hoping for a Shayna Baszler\u2019s involvement, either to help Ronda leading to the two facing Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai eventually, or to cost Ronda setting up a feud between the Ronda and Baszler.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge vs. Finn Balor &#8211; \u201cI Quit\u201d Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Edge continues to try to dismantle the faction he created while Finn Balor and the rest of the Judgment Day try to end Edge\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Edge formed the faction Judgment Day but was kicked out after Finn Balor joined the group. Edge was viciously attacked, taking him out of action. This cycle repeated, drew in the Mysterios, caused Dominick Mysterio to turn on his father Rey, and pulled AJ Styles into the mix. After returning from the latest brutal attack, Edge challenged Balor to an \u201cI quit\u201d match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Considering that Edge on the go-home promo said, \u201cno amount of physical pain will cause me to quit\u201d, it will be psychological damage that will do the deed. Either Dominick and Rhea Ripley pay Edge\u2019s family a visit, or maybe AJ Styles goes after Rey since Balor has been making overtures to get AJ to join.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheamus &amp; Ridge Holland &amp; Butch vs. Gunther &amp; Ludwig Kaiser &amp; Giovanni Vinci &#8211; Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: These two teams like to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Sheamus got a shot at Gunther\u2019s WWE Intercontinental Championship title at Clash at the Castle, and they had a hard-hitting match-of-the-year contender. So, yeah\u2026 let\u2019s keep doing it. Sheamus got another shot on the go-home show but lost thanks to Ludwig Kaiser introducing a shillelagh into the match to help Gunther win. Now Ridge Holland, Butch, and Sheamus seek revenge on Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: I think you can give Sheamus and his team a feel-good win.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> 9\/20 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: Benjamin &amp; Ali vs. Alpha Academy, Brooke vs. Tamina, more<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-218106558\"><div id=\"pwtor-4118117843\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Extreme Rules 2022 will take place in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (extreme rules in Philly\u2026 hmm) on October 8, 2022. 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