With WWE Night of Champions 2026 on the horizon — featuring title matches and the finals of both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments — the premium live event could also serve as a dramatic turning point for several ongoing storylines. Here’s a look at the betrayal scenarios that appear most ripe to play out on the night.
Inside The Judgment Day, tensions have been building for months. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan have been at odds since the Royal Rumble, where Morgan eliminated Rodriguez from the Women’s Royal Rumble Match. Morgan advanced to the Queen of the Ring semifinals with a match against Charlotte Flair scheduled for the June 19 SmackDown, while Rodriguez was eliminated by IYO SKY at that same stage. Should Morgan reach the finals against SKY, Rodriguez could seize the moment to cost her stablemate the crown. Meanwhile, Roxanne Perez — who joined Judgment Day during Morgan’s injury absence in June 2025 — has also shown visible doubts about her loyalty to the faction, making her another candidate to pull the rug out from under Morgan at Night of Champions.
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair’s friendship, which produced a 100-day Women’s Tag Team Championship reign in 2025, could also come to a bitter end. With Flair eliminated from the Queen of the Ring after losing to Morgan on the June 19 SmackDown, Night of Champions represents a raw wound — and Bliss turning on her best friend in that moment would carry serious emotional weight.
On the men’s side, Tama Tonga has quietly built a singles résumé inside The MFTs, picking up wins over Shinsuke Nakamura and Ilja Dragunov while flirting with a United States Championship run that never materialized. A split from Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions could finally launch him as a singles threat. Damian Priest’s partnership with R-Truth is also showing cracks — Truth and Priest defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against The MFTs on the June 19 SmackDown, but Priest has grown frustrated with Truth’s approach to their ongoing feud, making a heel turn a genuine possibility.
Perhaps the most seismic scenario involves Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. At WWE Clash in Italy, Reigns defeated Jacob Fatu in a Tribal Combat Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, forcing Fatu to acknowledge him as Tribal Chief. With Fatu now operating as a loyal soldier, a betrayal by Fatu and The Usos turning on Reigns at Night of Champions would reshape the landscape of WWE television in significant fashion.
Night of Champions 2026 already has the makings of a loaded show. If even one of these powder kegs ignites, it could define the event for years to come.
Source: WrestleTalk
