I definitely plan on buying SummerSlam this year. You can talk about how over Daniel Bryan and CM Punk are all you want, and how underutilized Christian is, but when they get a chance you need to be able to give the WWE the numbers to back it up. These guys need to move the merchandise, sell the tickets, bring in the buys and get the ratings. They can be more over, but if they make less money they aren't going to kept up there for long. They can be over elsewhere on the card.
If Cena retains the title, I assume they move ahead with Randy Orton becoming Vince McMahon's chosen WWE Champion. I expect that The Shield or The Wyatt Family would beat Cena down on RAW one week, Orton would cash-in and then we'd get an Orton vs. Cena rematch. Let's go with The Shield beating down Orton and then Randy claiming he knew nothing about it. The rematch sees The Shield help screw Cena and help Orton retain, revealing they have all been working for Vince all along. Then Orton vs. Cena happens in Hell in a Cell, where I actually think they'd keep the title on Orton, since having a heel champ for a while might be a bit refreshing.
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