Possible SPOILERS Regarding WWE Championship Plans for Extreme Rules, SummerSlam & Beyond

According to a report from WrestleTalk.com, WWE's current plan for the WWE Championship Match at the SummerSlam pay-per-view is to have Drew McIntyre defending against Randy Orton, which would mean that McIntyre will successfully defend his title against Dolph Ziggler at next Sunday's Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

As for the McIntyre-Orton match at SummerSlam, WrestlingNews.co is reporting that there are discussions within WWE Creative about having Orton defeat McIntyre for the WWE Title at SummerSlam, which would make Orton a 14-time WWE World Champion. Orton would likely then go on to defend the title against a returning Edge at either Royal Rumble or WrestleMania.

As for McIntyre, the idea is that he would win the WWE Championship back at a later date, preferably when WWE is able to have regular crowds in arenas again.