WWE Clash of Champions 2016: Predictions for Event's Biggest Stars

After the success of Backlash, Raw will attempt to respond with its first exclusive pay-per-view at WWE Clash of Champions 2016 on Sunday.

Can Stephanie McMahon and general manager Mick Foley deliver a show that lives up to the hype and success of Backlash?

With less than a week to go until the show, four matches are scheduled—all of which suggest Clash of Champions could be a thrilling event.

Here's what could be in store for some of the show's biggest stars.

Roman Reigns

Despite looking like he would be a feature in the WWE Universal Championship picture, Roman Reigns will meet Rusev for the United States Championship at Clash of Champions.

It feels like Reigns is lost in the shuffle of the New Era in WWE, as he has yet to find a place among Raw's new-look roster.

This feud with Rusev, if booked properly and efficiently, should establish Reigns as an upper-midcard talent while Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins dominate the main event scene.

But what can we expect from Reigns at Clash of Champions? Rusev has been a great United States champion and should realistically be set to retain for a good while longer.

But if the Rusev-Reigns feud runs for the next two or three months, WWE can build Reigns up as a credible challenger and a future champion.

On Sunday, Reigns should be made to wait. A defeat to Rusev in controversial circumstances will keep the rivalry fresh and compelling enough to go through to Survivor Series.

The New Day

It's been well over a year since The New Day transformed the tag division by claiming the WWE Tag Team Championships, but that run feels like it now may end at any time.

Although Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have been exceptional champions and have elevated the division in the process, another team is ready to take over and dominate the division.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have been booked dreadfully since arriving in WWE, but with them looking like more of a force of late, the time feels right to pin the titles on them.

How The New Day responds from dropping the belts will be the most intriguing aspect of all this, though.

Can the group survive such a crushing defeat? Will it stay on track and beat Gallows and Anderson?

Unfortunately for The New Day, this feels like the right time for a change.

Kevin Owens

It's been a confusing few weeks for Owens since he won the WWE Universal Championship.

The explosive finale to the match that saw him become champion left fans salivating at what could happen next, especially considering his alliance with Triple H.

But with Triple H yet to show up and explain his actions, Owens' title reign has yet to properly get going.

The Game's mysterious absence could mean there will be a further surprise in the offing at Clash of Champions, and if Owens vs. Rollins is to continue for a while longer, that makes plenty of sense.

So expect Owens to retain—but not before Triple H makes his presence felt once again to help his newly chosen guy get the win.

It will keep Rollins strong if he doesn't take a clean loss, and further explanation about the Owens-Triple H connection will do this rivalry no harm in the long run.