Veteran NFL writer and Pat McAfee Show correspondent Mark Kaboly gives his predictions for WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event live from Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Saturday at 7 ET/4PT on Peacock in the United States and YouTube internationally.
Becky Lynch (C) vs. Sol Ruca (Non-Title Match)
The established champion and future Hall of Famer against the uber-talented up-and-comer is with the Intercontinental belt on the line is something we see a lot. What we don't see is it not being for the title like this one. Sol Ruca has a rocket ship strapped to her back, but the question is whether she’s ready to have the fuse lit. You can make an argument that it’s too early for her to be able to compete with the likes of ‘The Man’ and her resume, but equally, look at the influx of young talent to the roster and believe that Sol Ruca is more than ready. Whatever the result may look like, this has all the makings of a show-stealing battle of the old and the new, and I am a sucker for that. With it being a non-title match, it tells me that the youngster is going over.
Prediction: Sol Ruca defeats Becky Lynch.
Intercontinental Championship Match
Penta (C) vs. Ethan Page
Warning: Don’t undersell Ethan Page and his ability to stand toe-to-toe with Penta and come away with the Intercontinental Championship a little more than a month since joining the main roster. Page stunned Je’Von Evans the day after WrestleMania 42 and immediately made it known that he had his sights set on the IC strap. Little did anybody anticipate that his chance would come so soon. Page has yet to lose since joining Raw, but he hasn’t faced a champion like Penta before. Penta’s willingness to instantly satisfy Page’s wants and grant him a title match may come back to bite him. You can debate if Page is worthy of a title match since showing his face for the first time a month ago, but you can’t debate his talent, his moxie, and his Ego. It might not end with a clean finish, but Page will leave SNME with the title around his waist.
Prediction: Ethan Page defeats Penta
World Tag Team Championship Match
Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) vs. Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
This match has all the indications of getting out of control in a hurry. If it is not good enough that The Vision defends their titles against the Street Profits, the scuttlebutt surrounding these two factions can’t be ignored. Even though Ford and Dawkins just returned from a long hiatus, they have been at odds in recent weeks, suggesting something is off. How can you ignore Seth Rollins’ involvement with the Street Profits? How does he fit in, especially with his new “no friends watching his back” gimmick after years of concerning himself only with himself? Bronson Reed is lurking around, and we await his return. Bron Breakker is always lurking around and could insert himself into the mix, especially if Rollins shows up. It almost seems like the actual match is secondary to what could happen. But in the end, do you really think a Paul Heyman-led faction is going to get outsmarted?
Prediction: Vision defeats Street Profits
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Paige and Brie Bella (C) vs. The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend)
Why The Irresistible Forces are getting a rematch so soon is puzzling ... until it isn’t. Remember, blood is thicker than water, and the only reason Paige got her opportunity to be in WrestleMania 42 and win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship is that Nikki Bella got hurt. Now, a lot of this will hinge on how healthy Nikki Bella is, but you would have to imagine that Nikki is a little sore that she lost out on becoming a champion with her sister. This match, to me, is more about resetting the wheel in motion of the Bellas getting to be champions, maybe as soon as SummerSlam, but for that to happen, Nikki has to ensure Paige isn’t a part of the Twin Magic.
Prediction: The Irresistible Forces defeat Paige and Brie Bella
Six-Women Tag Match
Rhea Ripley, Alexis Bliss, Charlotte Flair vs. Jade Cargill, Michin, B-Fab
All indications point toward Jade Cargill invoking her rematch clause against Rhea Ripley at Clash In Italy at the end of the month after dropping her women’s title at WrestleMania 42. What better way to get to that point than to have Cargill and her people defeat Rhea and her friends at SNME? Cargill has been on a heater as of late. It wouldn’t hurt that Michin and B-Fab establish themselves as part of a group that is headed by a potential champion to ratchet up Cargill’s top-of-the-card status. And what better way to do that than to stand face-to-face with two legends like Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair?
Prediction: Jade Cargill, Michin, B-Fab defeat Rhea Ripley, Alexis Bliss, Charlotte Flair
Saturday Night's Main Event predictions
