WWE Night of Champions takes place on 28 June and, for the second time in the event’s history, it will be held in Saudi Arabia.
The card is stacked, featuring the finals of both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments, as well as a much-discussed main event for the WWE Title between John Cena and CM Punk.
With WWE events in Saudi Arabia often delivering surprises, there’s every chance we’ll see debuting – or re-debuting – stars appear on the show.
Here are six stars who could potentially appear at Night of Champions.
6. Hikuleo
Hikuleo was signed last year from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
The brother of Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa was expected to immediately join the Bloodline – but that, of course, didn’t happen.
Perhaps until now: he has recently appeared in dark matches before SmackDown, and it seems WWE may be ready to introduce him to the main roster.
With Solo Sikoa set to challenge Jacob Fatu for the United States Title at WWE’s Night of Champions, we could see the towering 6’8″ Tongan star finally appear to aid Sikoa — and officially join the Bloodline.
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5. Paige
WWE Night of Champions could mark the re-debut of former Divas Champion, Paige.
Since leaving AEW earlier this year, speculation has continued to grow about her return to WWE.
At this point, it feels like a matter of when – not if – the 32-year-old will make a comeback.
Perhaps Paige could make her re-debut at Night of Champions to set up a major match for Evolution.
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4. Mr. Iguana
AAA luchador Mr. Iguana has proven to be the surprise breakout star of the year in WWE.
A perennial mid-card comedy act in AAA, his appearance at the joint AAA/WWE Worlds Collide show on June 6 turned him into an overnight sensation with the company’s fanbase – so much so that, without even appearing on WWE television, he received a vignette on Raw.
The Mexican star stated in an interview – now deleted – that WWE has concrete plans for him, with the idea of bypassing NXT entirely and going straight to the main roster.
If that’s truly the case, we could see Mr. Iguana make his official debut at Night of Champions.
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3. Brandi Rhodes
The final of the King of the Ring tournament at Night of Champions is set to feature a clash between two of WWE’s top babyfaces – Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.
Given the magnitude of the match, could we see Cody accompanied to the ring by his wife, Brandi Rhodes, who hasn’t been involved in storylines since his WWE return?
Brandi was a major on-screen presence during Cody’s AEW run – maybe she could now play a similar role in WWE, possibly tied to the heel turn Cody recently discussed in an interview with Kay Adams.
Night of Champions would be an intriguing place to mark Brandi Rhodes’ return to WWE TV, planting the seeds for Cody’s eventual turn.
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2. Jacy Jayne
WWE is set to hold its second all-women’s Evolution event on July 13.
On the show, the NXT Women’s Title will be defended, with new champion Jacy Jayne defending against Jordynne Grace.
With Evolution just two weeks away, it’s highly likely the event will be promoted during Night of Champions.
As part of that promotion, could we see NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne a main roster appearance and appear at Night of Champions?
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1. Oba Femi
NXT Champion Oba Femi is clearly someone WWE has big plans for.
Trained from scratch at the Performance Centre, he’s both charismatic and has already demonstrated an ability to work big-match main events.
However, he has yet to make his main roster debut.
With few fresh challengers left in NXT, could we see Oba Femi make his main roster debut at Night of Champions?
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