Following WWE icon AJ Lee's highly anticipated return to WWE earlier this month, she is set to team up with CM Punk to face Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch in perhaps the biggest mixed tag team match in WWE history at Wrestlepalooza.
The two duos are arguably the greatest wrestling couples ever, but besides glory, there will be a lot at stake: respect, legacy, and love and hate in the Indianapolis air.
However, considering Seth Rollins' status as the World Heavyweight Champion and Becky Lynch's as the Women's Intercontinental Champion, what if there's some gold at stake as well? It's a question that fans all over the internet have been speculating about a lot over the past few days.
With CM Punk and now AJ Lee's obvious title aspirations, such a stipulation, or at least a demand for it by the babyfaces, does seem quite logical. However, it is unlikely that Triple H will make it happen because it doesn't make sense from a booking perspective.
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It is highly unlikely that Lynch and Rollins go over at Wrestlepalooza. Most probably, AJ Lee will make her triumphant in-ring return this weekend in Indianapolis.
Having the titles on the line would mean either Lee and Punk losing at Wrestlepalooza or the titles changing hands during the show in the match, which is even less likely given some fundamentals of wrestling storytelling.
Wrestlepalooza is likely to finally lead to the singles showdown between Seth Rollins and CM Punk, a rivalry that has lasted for years. It obviously won't end in a mixed tag team match, with the tag feud being light-hearted and super fun in tone, unlike the larger Punk-Rollins conflict.
Rather, it will also help lay the seeds for a proper Becky Lynch-AJ Lee singles feud, marking the first serious and singles rivalry for the latter in over a decade. For now, the stakes don't need to be any higher. Tonight's episode of RAW will see all four stars in the same ring, and regardless of the tone, fans can expect something brilliant.
WWE could add a different stipulation, also with massive title implications, for CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch
The more logical route, both in kayfabe and real terms, would be for tonight's segment to establish that if CM Punk and AJ Lee win at Wrestlepalooza, both would get title shots at Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch respectively.
This would entirely solve the problem WWE might face if they make CM Punk and AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch a "Winner Takes All" match. It won't book them into a corner, but rather allow them to protect all sides, considering that this is the likely direction for all men, women, and titles involved anyway.
Following Wrestlepalooza, we could return to serious and personal singles feuds, with WWE's biggest prizes on the line. In any case, pinning a champion, in principle, traditionally guarantees a title shot, and Punk is owed a one-on-one rematch anyway.
The added stipulation would mean that both CM and AJ get title shots, and if Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch do not accept this challenge, then CM Punk and AJ Lee may extend, and Adam Pearce can always be the one who ruins the party and makes it official.
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