WWE SummerSlam 2012 Predictions: Matches That Will Leave Fans Wanting More

WWE's SummerSlam on Sunday is going to feature some big payoff matches while also doing plenty of table setting for the fall, and it is all going to roll into a crowd-pleasing PPV event. 

There are three matches in particular that will have fans talking the next day and waiting for more action. 

WWE Championship: CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Big Show

CM Punk's heel turn has made him an even more enjoyable force and he doesn't need the belt right now to set up an exciting match, but there is little doubt that he will do something dastardly to Cena to set up crowd-pleasing mega-fight.

Through all of that mayhem, Big Show is going to benefit. He is the one wrestler most people aren't giving a chance here, but a temporary hold of the belt is in order for the big man.

Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler

This is going to be a defining moment for Ziggler. He and Jericho are going to wage in the kind of fast-paced, high-flying match that purists love and is impossible not to enjoy, and it is all going to set the stage to launch Ziggler to elite status.

In some ways, this is going to be the passing of the torch, as Ziggler will prove the old saying "out with the old and in with the young."

Ziggler has been in a state of limbo this year, and other than his "Money in the Bank" win, he doesn't have much to show for his efforts. The company will change that as they give him a signature win over Jericho. 

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar

This bout is guaranteed to give us all something to look forward to one way or another. The plot for this match thickened when Brock Lesnar broke Shawn Michaels arm on Raw, and it was later announced that Michaels would not be in Triple H's corner for this match.

But we all know he will be involved. 

This has all been done to set up Michaels turning on Triple H.