Each 12 months, WWE Clash of Champions stands the one evening the place the stakes are at some of their highest factors as each title throughout the Raw and SmackDown manufacturers is defended. Those stakes shall be by way of the roof as soon as once more right here in 2020 as the newest version of WWE Clash of Champions takes middle stage this weekend.
The occasion goes down on Sunday evening from the WWE ThunderDome inside Orlando's Amway Center. It will air stay on WWE Network starting at 7 p.m. ET with a kickoff present at 6 p.m. Below you possibly can take a look on the 2020 WWE Clash of Champions card together with predictions for the end result of every contest.
2020 WWE Clash of Champions matches
WWE Championship -- Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton: Orton misplaced his first shot at McIntyre and the title at SummerSlam, getting caught in a McIntyre backslide. The retaliation got here quick and onerous, with Orton punting McIntyre within the head 3 times on the next version of Raw, leaving McIntyre with a fractured jaw. On Sept. 7, McIntyre retaliated with three Claymores, sending Orton from the sector in an ambulance. In between these two separate assaults, Orton secured a rematch by successful a triple menace match in opposition to Seth Rollins and Keith Lee. Pick: Randy Orton wins the title
Universal Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso: After Reigns' stunning return at SummerSlam and subsequent title win at Payback, he wanted a brand new challenger. Seeking to do issues "bigger" than how Raw dealt with lining up McIntyre's challenger, Reigns and advocate Paul Heyman mentioned there could be a four-way match on the Sept. 4 SmackDown between Big E, Sheamus, King Corbin and Matt Riddle. Big E was taken out by Sheamus earlier than the match, opening the door for Uso to step in, in the end successful an opportunity to face his cousin for the title. Pick: Roman Reigns retains the title
Intercontinental Championship -- Jeff Hardy (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn (Ladder match): Hardy and Styles have unresolved points stemming from Hardy utilizing his knee brace as a weapon within the match that received him the championship. Meanwhile, Zayn not too long ago returned with the intercontinental championship belt he by no means misplaced within the ring after which attacked Styles and Hardy throughout a title match. After assaults by all males concerned in current weeks, Hardy issued the official problem for the triple menace ladder match. Pick: Sami Zayn wins the title
Raw Tag Team Championships -- The Street Profits (c) vs. Andrade & Angel Garza: There was no program to construct to this pairing, with the challengers incomes their shot on the belts in a No. 1 contender match on Sept. 21, beating Humberto Carrillo & Dominik Mysterio and Seth Rollins & Murphy. Andrade and Garza had brawled the week earlier than, however appeared to patch issues up earlier than incomes their title shot. Pick: Andrade & Angel Garza win the titles
United States Championship -- Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Apollo Crews: Crews has solely wrestled Hurt Business members since mid-June. Even with one other Lashley vs. Crews showdown being removed from a novel pairing, it was essentially the most logical title match since Crews hasn't acquired a rematch since Lashley received the title at Payback and Crews' points with The Hurt Business appear removed from over. Pick: Bobby Lashley retains the title
SmackDown Tag Team Championship -- Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Lucha House Party: The points between these two groups have been saved at a low simmer whereas Cesaro and Nakamura handled a two-week model crossover program with The Street Profits and Lucha House Party has been centered on inside tensions since Kalisto made his return. With the SmackDown tag division struggling and a scarcity of different challengers, this grew to become the one match to make on a present the place all titles should be defended. Pick: Nakamura & Cesaro retain the titles
Raw Women's Championship -- Asuka (c) vs. Zelina Vega: After getting sick of the combating between Andrade and Angel Garza, Vega has once more grow to be an lively wrestler. On Sept. 14, she interrupted an Asuka promo to declare her intention to problem for the title. She secured the chance to face Asuka on Sept. 21, beating Mickie James in a match to crown a No. 1 contender on the pay-per-view. Pick: Asuka retains the title
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SmackDown Women's Championship -- Bayley (c) vs. Nikki Cross: With Bayley viciously turning on Sasha Banks, her predominant story instantly concerned larger issues than Clash of Champions. But, as each title should be defended on the present, a four-way match was held between Cross, Tamina, Lacey Evans and Alexa Bliss, with Cross rising because the winner. Cross challenged for the title twice in July -- together with a match at Extreme Rules -- however a stale lineup of challengers landed her again within the function of Contender of the Month. Pick: Bayley retains the title
Women's Tag Team Championship -- Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. The Riott Squad: Jax and Baszler received the titles from Bayley and Sasha Banks and efficiently defended them within the rematch. The Riott Squad then took on Jax and Baszler in a pair of handicap matches, with Liv Morgan pinning Baszler within the first and Retribution interrupting the Squad's match with Jax. As the one established tag workforce who has interacted with the champions, The Riott Squad has earned the following alternative. Pick: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler retain the titles
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