of pro wrestling, but June has a chance to finish with an absolute bang as this weekend will feature four major events across three companies and four brands.
Saturday will be Night of Champions with the King and Queen of the Ring finals taking place. The winners will earn title shots at SummerSlam and there is much intrigue with both matches. Jey Uso will take on Oba Femi in the King of the Ring final and Liv Morgan will square off against Iyo Sky in the Queen of the Ring final.
The Uso-Femi match will have repercussions for both of their storylines. Uso is trying to prove himself, again, as a wrestler who could become “the guy” with The Bloodline. Femi has the cloud of a loss to Brock Lesnar hanging over him after Clash in Italy. Uso could win and challenge either Cody Rhodes or Roman Reigns for their world titles. Femi could do the same, but the possibility of him interacting with Lesnar in some way is very high.
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On the womens side, Morgan is already a world champion. The pursuit of winning both titles and becoming unbeatable with a shot at Rhea Ripley on the line could be the more interesting storyline. But Sky, a friend of Ripleys, may draw even more eyeballs.
Those are the main matches to be excited for on that card.
Moreover, Night of Championship will showcase three title matches. Cody Rhodes booked himself a triple threat against Sami Zayn and Gunther for the Undisputed WWE Championship, Trick Williams will put the United States Championship on the line against Ricky Saints and Tiffany Stratton has the Women’s United States Championship up for grabs against Jade Cargill.
Sunday will feature three different events. WWE NXTs The Great American Bash, AEWs Forbidden Door and TNAs Slammiversary. Each event with their own unique matches and storylines to watch.
The Great American Bash will have four titles on the line. Lola Vice defending the NXT Womens Championship against rising star Kendal Grey, Tony DAngelo putting the NXT Championship up for grabs against Naraku, Myles Borne defending the NXT North American Championship against Tavion Heights and Wren Sinclair defending the WWE Womens Speed Championship against either Arianna Grace or Izzi Dame. Saquon Shugars is also facing off against Dion Lennox.
It will be an interesting show to see what the future of WWE holds. The Vice-Grey matchup might have the most on the line beyond the title. Vice is the AAA world mixed tag champion with Mr. Iguana. A loss could have her focused more on Mexico than NXT in the short-term future. Grey has been pegged as the future of NXT and giving her the title would certainly strap a rocket to her back.
AEW Forbidden Door has a lot on the line as well. Specifically, the pay-per-view will determine who goes to All In for their world title shots. Swerve Strickland in the Owen Hart Foundation Mens Tournament final while Mercedes Moné will take on Maya World in the Owen Hart Foundation Womens Tournament final. Those matches will certainly raise the excitement for AEWs biggest show of the year later this summer.
Additionally, a 12-man tag team match inside a steel cage will determine whether a chance at the AEW World Championship. Briscoe and his team of five will take on MJF and his team of five. The teams were announced on “Dynamite” last week.
Forbidden Door is also a fun show because it features pro wrestlers from around the world all in one place. To that point, Womens World Championship on the line against Stardoms Starlight Kid. Shota Umino will defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Pac. The AEW Womens World Tag Team Championship is on the line when Megan Bayne and Lena Kross take on Thunder Rosa and Olympia. Christian Cage and Adam Cope put the AEW World Tag Team Championship
