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Bell to Bell: Sunday Night Main Event Predictions

5 min readSep 6, 2026

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Bron Breakker and Oba Femi face off on Raw
Bron Breakker and Oba Femi face off on Raw in the build-up to Sunday Night Main Event: Image credit: WWE.com

I wasn’t going to do this. I was going to save the next Bell to Bell article for Money in the Bank in October, but I’m very excited about tonight’s event, and I have some very bold predictions I want to get down on paper so I can either bask in glory or wallow in misery tomorrow.

Coming into this event, I have a very strong prediction record to maintain.

  • WrestleMania 42: 85%
  • SummerSlam 2026: 83%

It’s a big risk coming in on a four-fight card (well, by my predictions it will be a five-match card, but you’ll need to read on to find out why), but here we go.

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Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley vs. Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab

This is the match I’m least confident about (when you see some of the predictions I’m pulling out of the bag later, you might wonder at that statement).

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are a veteran tag team at this stage, and bringing Tatum Paxley up from NXT to round out the group is working out very well. She is an absolute talent and a great addition to…

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