2020 EXTREME RULES’ PPV PARTICIPANTS HISTORY

As I do every month, it’s time to look at this weekend’s Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View and see the history of all of the participants. WWE is calling it The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, but I will refer to it as just Extreme Rules, for simplicity. To see the entire 9-year history of Extreme Rules, visit the Extreme Rules History HERE. And for any feedback or comments about this, comment below or tweet me (@hbkid718). Thanks.

This will be the 2^nd PPV in a row to not have an Intercontinental Championship Match & the 1^st Extreme Rules since 2015 to not have one. This will be the 3^rd PPV in a row to not have a Raw Tag Team Championship Match & the 1^st Extreme Rules since 2016 to not have a Raw Tag Team Title Match. This will be the 1^st PPV since Money In The Bank on May 10 to not have a Women’s Tag Team Championship Match, which has yet to be defended at an Extreme Rules. This will be the 1^st Extreme Rules since 2012 to not feature Roman Reigns, ending a streak of 7 Extreme Rules in a row which was the most in History. Though there will be a Swamp Fight & an Eye For An Eye Match, which are No Disqualifications & No Count Outs, this will be the 1^st Extreme Rules PPV in History to not have an Official Extreme Rules Match on the show.

Since no Kickoff Match has been announced, here are the facts about it. It will be the 14^th Kickoff Match in Extreme Rules History & 12^th year in a row. If there is only 1 match, it will be the 1^st time since 2017. If there is a Gimmick Match, it will be the 4^th Gimmick Match to be on the Kickoff Show & the 1^st since a Tables Match in 2018. If it is a Title Match, then it will be the 4^th Title Match on the Kickoff Show & the 2^nd year in a row. The only titles to be defended on the Kickoff Show is the United States Title in 2012, & the Intercontinental & Cruiserweight Titles in 2019. The only title to change hands on a Kickoff Show is the Intercontinental Title in 2019 when Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Finn Balor. The only wrestlers on the roster to compete in a Kickoff Match are Drew Gulak & Tony Nese (2019), Shinsuke Nakamura (2019), Big E (2018), Kofi Kingston (2010 & 2018), Andrade (2018), Kalisto (2017), King Corbin (2016), & The Miz (2012 & 2013).

Since no Opening Matches have been announced, here are the facts. If a Gimmick Match opens Extreme Rules, it will be the 9^th Gimmick Match to open an Extreme Rules & 2^nd year in a row. If a Title Match opens, it will be the 3^rd Title Match to open an Extreme Rules & the 1^st since a Tag Team Title Match in 2018. The US Title opened in 2009. No Women’s Match has ever opened an Extreme Rules. The only wrestlers to compete in an Extreme Rules opener are Drew McIntyre (2019), Bray Wyatt (2018), & MVP (2009 & 2010), giving MVP the most opening matches in Extreme Rules History.

Since no Main Events were announced, here are the facts for it. If a Gimmick Match is the main event, it will be the 10^th Gimmick Match to main event Extreme Rules & the 1^st since Seth Rollins VS Dolph Ziggler in an Iron Man Match in 2018. If it is a Title Match, it will be the 8^th Title Match & 2^nd year in a row. If it is a Non-Title Match, it will be the 4^th Non-Title Match to main event Extreme Rules & the 1^st since a Fatal 5-Way #1 Contender’s Match in 2017. The only wrestlers to compete in the main event are Seth Rollins (2015, 2017-2019), making him the only wrestler to compete in 4 Extreme Rules main events & the only one to compete in 4 main events in a row, Dolph Ziggler (2018), Bray Wyatt (2017), & Jeff Hardy (2009).

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE CHAMPION DREW MCINTYRE VS DOLPH ZIGGLER

This will be the 7^th WWE Championship Match of 2020, the 1^st since Raw on June 15, & the 4^th PPV in a row. This will be the 19^th WWE, Universal, World, or ECW Title Match in Extreme Rules History & 3^rd year in a row. It will be the 1^st time since 2018 that there will be only 1 WWE Title Match. This will be the 15^th Gimmick Match for a WWE, Universal, or World Title & 2^nd year in a row. This will be Drew McIntyre’s 2^nd Extreme Rules PPV in a row & 1^st Title & Singles Match at Extreme Rules & 3^rd PPV in a row in 2020. It will be his 2^nd Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules. This will be Dolph Ziggler’s 7^th Extreme Rules PPV, tying him with John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Roman Reigns for 2^nd most Extreme Rules PPV matches of All-Time, & 3^rd in a row. It will be his 1^st PPV since WrestleMania 36 on April 5, his 1^st time wrestling someone other than members of Heavy Machinery in a Singles Match since he lost to Mansoor at Super Showdown on February 27, & his 1^st WWE Title Match on PPV since he lost to Kofi Kingston in a Steel Cage Match at Stomping Ground on June 23, 2019. This will be his 4^th Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules. This will be the 5^th 1-on-1 Match between them, with their 1^st match taking place on Smackdown on July 5, 2013, which was won by Ziggler & their last match taking place on Raw in a Steel Cage on December 31, 2018, which was won by McIntyre, so in their 4 previous matches McIntyre has won the last 2 matches, with Ziggler winning the 1^st 2. This will be McIntyre’s 5^th Title Defense, which is 1 more defense than Brock Lesnar who lost the title to McIntyre in his 4^th Defense. If McIntyre loses, it will be his 1^st 1-on-1 loss since he lost to Rusev by Disqualification on Raw on November 4, 2019, & 1^st Singles loss on PPV since he lost to Roman Reigns at Stomping Grounds on June 23, 2019, & he will be the 1^st WWE Champion since Daniel Bryan who lost the title to Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania 35 on April 7, 2019 to lose the title on his 5^th Defense. As of Extreme Rules, his reign will last 115 Days, making him the 46^th Champion to have a reign over 100 Days & the 7^th Champion in a row to have a reign over 100 Days. The WWE Championship has changed hands once in 2020, when McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35 on April 5. WWE, Universal, & World Titles have changed hands 7 times in Extreme Rules History with the last title change taking place in 2019 when Brock Lesnar defeated Seth Rollins. If Ziggler wins, it will be the 139^th WWE Title Reign in History, & will be Ziggler’s 1^st reign as WWE Champion, making him the 9^th wrestler in History to win both the WWE & World Heavyweight Championships & the 1^st since Daniel Bryan.

Drew McIntyre (0-1-0)

1. With Shane McMahon lost to Roman Reigns & The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match (7/14/19)

Dolph Ziggler (2-4-0)

1. Lost to Kofi Kingston in a Dark Match prior to the PPV (4/25/10)
2. Lost to Brodus Clay (4/29/12)
3. Defeated Sheamus in a Kiss Me Arse Match (4/26/15)
4. Lost to Baron Corbin in a Kickoff No Disqualification Match prior to the PPV (5/22/16)
5. Defeated Seth Rollins in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (7/15/18)
6. Lost to Kevin Owens (7/14/19)

WYATT SWAMP FIGHT (NON-TITLE MATCH): WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION BRAUN STROWMAN VS BRAY WYATT

This will be the 1^st ever Wyatt Swamp Fight in WWE & Extreme Rules History. This will be the 1^st PPV since Elimination Chamber on March 8 to not have a Universal Title Match, the 1^st Extreme Rules since 2018 to not have a Universal Title Match, & the 1^st Non-Title Match at Extreme Rules since a Tag Team Gauntlet Match in 2010. This will be Braun Strowman’s 3^rd Extreme Rules in a row & 3^rd Gimmick Match in a row at Extreme Rules. It will be his 5^th PPV in a row in 2020 & 1^st Non-Title Singles Match on PPV since he lost to Tyson Fury by Count Out at Crown Jewel on October 31, 2019. This will be Bray Wyatt’s 4^th Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2018. It will be his 3^rd Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules. It will be his 1^st PPV match & 1^st match overall since he lost to Strowman at Money In The Bank on May 10, making this their 2^nd match against each other, & the 2^nd match overall to be re-matched from Money In The Bank. If he doesn’t win, this will be Braun Strowman’s 1^st loss since he lost a 3-on-1 Handicap Match to Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber on March 8, & his 1^st Singles loss since he lost to Tyson Fury by Count Out on October 31, 2019.

Braun Strowman (1-1-0)

1. Lost to Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage Match (7/15/18)

2. Defeated Bobby Lashley in a Last Man Standing Match (7/14/19)

Bray Wyatt (1-2-0)

1. Defeated John Cena in a Steel Cage Match (5/4/14)
2. Lost to Samoa Joe along with Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, & Seth Rollins in a WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match (6/4/17)
3. With Matt Hardy lost the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship to The B-Team (Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas) (7/15/18)

WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPION ASUKA VS WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPION SASHA BANKS

This will be the 8^th Raw Women’s Championship Match of 2020, the 1^st since Raw on June 22, & the 4^th PPV in a row in 2020. This will be the 11^th or 12th Women’s Title Match in Extreme Rules History & 7^th in a row. It will be the 3^rd year in a row that there will be 2 Women’s Title Matches at Extreme Rules. This will be Asuka’s 2^nd Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2018, which was also a Title Match, as she lost to then Smackdown Women’s Champion Carmella. It will be her 5^th PPV in a row in 2020. This will be Sasha Banks’ 2^nd Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2017, which was a Mixed Tag Team Match. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2020 & her 1^st Singles Match on PPV since she lost to Becky Lynch in a Hell In A Cell Match at Hell In A Cell on October 6, 2019. This will be the 2^nd 1-on-1 Match between them as Asuka defeated Banks on Raw on January 29, 2018. This will be Asuka’s 4^th Defense of the Raw Women’s Title, making her the 3^rd Champion in a row to have 4 defenses or more, after Ronda Rousey (11) & Becky Lynch (9). As of Extreme Rules, her reign has lasted 70 Days, tying her with Nia Jax for 7^th longest reign of All-Time. If she loses, she will be the 1^st Raw Women’s Champion since Alexa Bliss who lost the title to Sasha Banks at SummerSlam on August 28, 2017 to lose their title on their 4^th Defense, & will be the 1^st since Bliss, who was Champion for 63 Days to be Champion for less than 100 Days, as Lynch was Champion for 398 Days & Ronda Rousey was Champion for 231 Days. The Raw Women’s Title has changed hands once in 2020, when Asuka won the Vacant Title at Money In The Bank on May 10. Women’s Titles has changed hands twice in Extreme Rules History, with the last title change taking place in 2012, when Layla defeated Nikki Bella. If Banks wins, it will be the 17^th Reign of All-Time. She will be the 1^st 5-time Raw Women’s Champion in History, giving her the most Raw Women’s Title Reigns in History & will be her 1^st Raw Women’s Title since she lost to Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam on August 28, 2017.

Asuka (0-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Carmella (7/15/18)

Sasha Banks (1-0-0)

1. With Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar & Alicia Fox in a Mixed Tag Team Match (6/4/17)

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: NIKKI CROSS VS WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S & WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPION BAYLEY

This will be the 6^th Smackdown Women’s Championship Match of 2020 & the 1^st since Money In The Bank on May 10. This will be the 11^th or 12th Women’s Title Match in Extreme Rules History & 7^th in a row. It will be the 3^rd year in a row that there will be 2 Women’s Title Matches at Extreme Rules. This will be Nikki Cross’ 2^nd Extreme Rules PPV in a row & 2^nd Women’s Title Match in a row at Extreme Rules, as she teamed with Alexa Bliss in a Handicap Match against Bayley in 2019, making it the 2^nd year in a row someone competed in back-to-back Women’s Title Matches, & she is the 1^st woman to challenge for a Women’s Title at back-to-back Extreme Rules PPVs. It will be her 2^nd PPV in a row in 2020 & her 1^st ever Singles Match on PPV in her career. This will be Bayley’s 3^rd Extreme Rules PPV & 2^nd in a row & she is the 1^st ever Smackdown Women’s Champion to defend her title at back-to-back Extreme Rules PPVs. It will be her 4^th PPV in a row in 2020. This will be the 3^rd year in a row that she wrestled someone 2 years in a row as she wrestled Alexa Bliss in 2018 & 2019. This will be the 1^st time in Extreme Rules History that 2 wrestlers are competing against each other in a Singles Match after wrestling each other in a Tag Team Match at a prior Extreme Rules. This will be the 7^th 1-on-1 Match between them, with their 1^st match taking place on Smackdown on June 11, 2019, which was won by Bayley & their last match taking place on Smackdown on November 15, 2019, which ended in a No Contest, so in their 6 previous matches, Cross won 1 match, Bayley won 4 matches, & 1 match ended in a No Contest. This will be Bayley’s 7^th Title Defense, giving her the most title defenses since her last reign, which ended when she lost to Charlotte Flair at Hell In A Cell on October 6, 2019 in her 5^th Defense. If she loses, she will be the 1^st ever Smackdown Women’s Champion to lose her title in her 7^th Defense. As of Extreme Rules, her reign has lasted 282 Days, which is the longest of All-Time. The Smackdown Women’s Title hasn’t changed hands in 2020. Women’s Titles has changed hands twice in Extreme Rules History, with the last title change taking place in 2012, when Layla defeated Nikki Bella. If Cross wins, it will be the 18^th Smackdown Women’s Title reign of All-Time, & she will be the 1^st first time Smackdown Women’s Champion since Bayley, when she defeated Flair at Money In The Bank on May 19, 2019.

Nikki Cross (0-1-0)

1. With Alexa Bliss Lost to WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match (7/14/19)

Bayley (1-1-0)

1. Lost to WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss in a Kendo Stick on a Pole Match (6/4/17)
2. Defeated Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship (7/14/19)

TABLES MATCH FOR THE WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NEW DAY (BIG E & KOFI KINGSTON) VS CESARO & SHINSUKE NAKAMURA

This will be the 2^nd Tables Match of 2020, the 1^st since Roman Reigns VS Robert Roode on Smackdown on January 17, the 4^th Tables Match in Extreme Rules History & the 1^st since The New Day VS SAnitY in 2018, 1^st ever for the Tag Team Titles at Extreme Rules, but the 3^rd Tables Match for a Title at Extreme Rules, after Kofi Kingston VS Sheamus for the United States Title in 2011 & The Big Show VS Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Title in 2012, with both matches ending in Title Changes, & will be the 68^th Tables Match in WWE History. This will be the 7^th Tables Match for a Tag Team Championship in WWE History & the 1^st since Evolution VS The Dudley Boyz at the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2004, with the titles only changing hands once in a Table Match, when The Dudley Boyz defeated La Resistance at Unforgiven on September 21, 2003. This will be the 7^th Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match, the 1^st since Smackdown on July 10, the 1^st on PPV since Money In The Bank on May 10, & the 10^th at Extreme Rules, & 6^th year in a row. This will be the 2^nd year in a row that the Smackdown Tag Team Titles will be defended in a Gimmick Match. This will be Big E’s 6^th Extreme Rules PPV & 3^rd in a row. It will be his 1^st PPV of 2020 since Money In The Bank on May 10. It will be his 3^rd Gimmick Match in a row at Extreme Rules. This will be Kofi Kingston’s 8^th Extreme Rules PPV, tying him with Seth Rollins for Most Extreme Rules PPVs of All-Time & 3^rd in a row. It will be his 1^st PPV of 2020 since Money In The Bank on May 10. It will be his 4^th Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules, & 1^st since a Tables Match in 2018. This will be the 4^th Tag Team Title Match for The New Day at Extreme Rules, but only Big E has competed in all 4, giving him the most Tag Team Championship Matches in Extreme Rules History. This will be only the 2^nd time that Big E & Kingston have teamed up at Extreme Rules & the 1^st since they defeated Cesaro & Tyson Kidd in 2015 to retain the titles. If they win, this will be the 2^nd time that The New Day won the Tag Team Titles & then retained them at back-to-back Extreme Rules. This will be Big E’s 3^rd Tables Match in his WWE Career, & 1^st since The New Day lost to SAnitY at Extreme Rules in 2018, giving him a record of 0-2-0, with his other Tables Match being an 8-Man Tag Team Match with The New Day & Mark Henry in a loss to The Dudley Boyz & The Usos on Raw on February 8, 2016. This will be Kofi Kingston’s 4^th Tables Match in his Career, with his matches being the aforementioned matches, as well as a win over Sheamus to win the United States Title in 2011, giving him a record of 1-2-0. This will be Cesaro’s 6^th Extreme Rules PPV & 2^nd in a row. It will be his 1^st PPV of 2020 since Money In The Bank on May 10. It will be his 3^rd Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules & 1^st since a Steel Cage Match in 2017. This will be Cesaro’s 3^rd Tag Team Championship Match at Extreme Rules & 1^st since he & Sheamus lost to The Hardy Boyz in a Steel Cage Match in 2018, tying him with Daniel Bryan in 2^nd place for most Tag Team Championship Matches in Extreme Rules History.  This will be Shinsuke Nakamura’s 3^rd Extreme Rules in a row. It will be his 3^rd Title Match in a row, as he won the United States Title in 2018 & the Intercontinental Title in 2019. It will be his 1^st ever Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules. It will be his 1^st PPV since Elimination Chamber on March 8. This will be Cesaro & Nakamura’s 1^st ever Tables Match in their WWE Careers. This will be the 5^th 2-on-2 Match between The New Day & Cesaro & Nakamura, with their 1^st match taking place on Smackdown on November 29, 2019, which was won by New Day, & their last match prior to Extreme Rules taking place on Smackdown on July 10, 2020, which ended in a No Contest, so therefore, in their 4 previous matches, New Day has won 2 matches, Cesaro & Nakamura won 1 match, & 1 match ended in a No Contest. This will be The New Day’s 3^rd Title Defense, so if they lose, they will be the 2^nd Smackdown Tag Team Champions after The Miz & John Morrison who lost to Big E in a Triple Threat Match on Smackdown on April 17, 2020. As of Extreme Rules, The New Day will be Tag Team Champions for 94 Days, which is the 6^th Longest of All-Time, & just below The Bar, who were Champions for 103 Days as they defeated The New Day on Smackdown on October 16, 2018 & lost to The Miz & Shane McMahon at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019. The New Day’s longest reign as Smackdown Tag Team Champions was 111 Days, as they defeated The Revival on Smackdown on November 8, 2019 & lost to The Miz & Morrison at Super Showdown on February 27, 2020. The Smackdown Tag Team Titles have changed hands 3 times in 2020, with the last title change taking place on Smackdown on April 17, when Big E defeated The Miz & Jey Uso in a Triple Threat Match on Smackdown on April 17 & has changed hands 6 times in Extreme Rules History with the last title change taking place in 2019 when The New Day defeated Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan & Heavy Machinery in a Triple Threat Match, & will be the 21^st Overall of All-Time.. If Cesaro & Nakamura win, it will be the 3^rd time that Cesaro ended a Tag Team Reign of The New Day, as he & Sheamus ended their 2^nd Raw Tag Team Title Reign at Roadblock on December 18, 2016 & their 3^rd Smackdown Reign on Smackdown on October 16, 2018. This would be Cesaro’s 1^st Reign as Smackdown Tag Team Champions, but counting his 5 other Reigns as World Tag Team & Raw Tag Team Champions, it will be his 7^th Tag Team Championship Reign in his Career. Nakamura would be his 3^rd Tag Team Championship Partner after Tyson Kidd & Sheamus & Nakamura would be the 1^st wrestler since Shane McMahon at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019 to be a 1^st time Tag Team Champion.

Big E (3-2-0)

1. Lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Bad News Barrett (5/4/14)
2. With Kofi Kingston as The New Day defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Tyson Kidd to win the titles (4/26/15)
3. With Xavier Woods as WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) to retain the titles (5/22/16)
4. With Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods as The New Day lost to SAnitY (Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe, & Eric Young) in a 6-Man Tag Team Kickoff Tables Match prior to the PPV (7/15/18)
5. With Xavier Woods defeated WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan & Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker) in a Triple Threat Match to win the titles (7/14/19)

Kofi Kingston (5-2-0)

1. Defeated Matt Hardy, MVP, & William Regal in a Fatal 4-Way Match to retain the WWE United States Championship (6/7/09)
2. Defeated Dolph Ziggler in a Dark Match prior to the PPV (4/25/10)
3. Defeated WWE United States Champion Sheamus in a Tables Match to win the title (5/1/11)
4. Lost the WWE United States Championship to Dean Ambrose (5/19/13)
5. With Big E as The New Day defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Tyson Kidd to win the titles (4/26/15)
6. With Big E & Xavier Woods as The New Day lost to SAnitY (Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe, & Eric Young) in a 6-Man Tag Team Kickoff Tables Match prior to the PPV (7/15/18)
7. Defeated Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship (7/14/19)

Cesaro (2-3-0)

1. Defeated Jack Swagger & Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat Elimination Match (5/4/14)
2. With Tyson Kidd lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) (4/26/15)
3. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz along with Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a Fatal 4-Way Match (5/22/16)
4. With Sheamus defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy) in a Steel Cage Match to win the titles (6/4/17)
5. Lost to Aleister Black (7/14/19)

Shinsuke Nakamura (2-0-0)

1. Defeated WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title (7/15/18)

2. Defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor to win the title in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (7/14/19)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION APOLLO CREWS VS MVP

This will be the 10^th United States Championship Match of 2020 & 1^st since Backlash on June 14, making it the 2^nd PPV in a row. This will be the 9^th United States Title Match in Extreme Rules History & the 2^nd year in a row. This will be Apollo Crews’ 2^nd Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2017 & 1^st Title Match at Extreme Rules. It will be his 2^nd PPV in a row & 1^st Singles Match on the main card of a PPV since he lost to The Miz at SummerSlam on August 21, 2016. This will be MVP’s 3^rd Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2010, giving him the longest gap between Extreme Rules PPV in History & his 2^nd US Title Match at an Extreme Rules as he lost a Fatal 4-Way to Kofi Kingston in 2009. It will be his 1^st PPV since the Royal Rumble on January 26, his 1^st Singles Match on PPV since he lost to The Miz at Elimination Chamber on February 21, 2010, & if he wins, it will be 1^st Singles win on PPV since he defeated Jack Swagger at SummerSlam on August 23, 2009. This will be a re-match of Raw on June 27. This will be Crews’ 3^rd Title Defense, giving him the least number of Title Defenses since Rey Mysterio, who lost the title to Andrade at a live event at Madison Square Garden on December 26, 2019. If he loses, he will be the 1^st US Champion since Ricochet, who lost to AJ Styles at Extreme Rules on July 14, 2019 to lose his title on his 3^rd Defense. As of Extreme Rules, his reign has lasted 56 Days, which is the shortest reign since Rey Mysterio, who was Champion for 31 Days. If he loses, he will be the 1^st Champion to ever lose the US Title after 56 Days, which is 2 Days more than Robert Roode (54 Days) & 2 Days less than Chris Benoit (58 Days). The US Title has changed once in 2020, with the last title change taking place on Raw on May 25, when Crews defeated Andrade. The US Title has changed hands 5 times in Extreme Rules History, with the title changing hands the last 2 years in a row, but last 3 times it was defended, as it also changed hands in 2016, but it wasn’t defended in 2017. If MVP wins, it will be the 73^rd US Title Change of All-Time, making MVP the 1^st 3-Time US Champion since AJ Styles (7/14/19-11/25/19) & the 7^th US Champion to hold the title 3 or more times. It will be the 1^st time he was US Champion since June 1, 2009, making it 4067 Days between reigns, which is the most in history, ahead of John Cena (3681 Days, 3/1/05-3/29/15), R-Truth (3152 Days, 6/14/10-1/29/19), & Dolph Ziggler (2192 Days, 12/18/11-12/17/17).

Apollo Crews (0-1-0)

1. Lost to Kalisto in the Kickoff Match prior to the PPV (6/4/17)

MVP (0-2-0)

1. Lost to WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston along with Matt Hardy & William Regal in a Fatal 4-Way Match (6/7/09)
2. With Mark Henry lost to The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & David Hart Smith) along with John Morrison & R-Truth and Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Show-Miz (The Big Show & WWE United States Champion The Miz) in a Non-Title Gauntlet Match (4/25/10)

EYE FOR AN EYE MATCH: REY MYSTERIO VS SETH ROLLINS

This will be the 1^st ever Eye For An Eye Match in Extreme Rules History. This will be Rey Mysterio’s 4^th Extreme Rules PPV & 1^st since 2011, giving him the 2^nd longest gap between Extreme Rules PPVs & will be his 4^th Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules. This will be his 1^st PPV of 2020 since Money In The Bank on May 10. This will be Seth Rollins’ 7^th Extreme Rules PPV, but 8^th match since he competed twice in 2019, tying him with Kofi Kingston for the most Extreme Rules Matches of All-Time. It will be his 6^th Gimmick Match at Extreme Rules & 4^th year in a row. This will be his 1^st PPV since Money In The Bank on May 10. This will be their 2^nd 1-on-1 Match against each other, as Mysterio defeated Rollins by Disqualification on Raw on December 16, 2019.

Rey Mysterio (1-2-0)

1. Lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Chris Jericho in a No Holds Barred Match (6/7/09)
2. Lost to CM Punk in a Hair Match (4/25/10)
3. Defeated Cody Rhodes in a Falls Count Anywhere Match (5/1/11)

Seth Rollins (4-3-0)

1. With Roman Reigns as The Shield defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) in a Tag Team Tornado Match to win the title (5/19/13)
2. With WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns defeated Evolution (Batista, Triple H, & Randy Orton) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match (5/4/14)
3. Defeated Randy Orton in a Steel Cage Match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship (4/26/15)
4. Lost to Samoa Joe along with Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, & Bray Wyatt in a WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender’s Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match (6/4/17)
5. Lost to WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match (7/15/18)
6. With WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defeated Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans in a Winners Takes All Mixed Tag Team Extreme Rules Match (7/14/19)
7. Lost the WWE Universal Championship to Brock Lesnar (7/14/19)