Here are my predictions for tonights WWE WrestleMania
Winner Takes All Triple Threat Match: Raw Women's Champion Ronda
Rousey (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte
Flair (c)
Becky Lynch absolutely has to win this, right? They wouldn't be stupid
enough to end WrestleMania by having Ronda Rousey or Charlotte Flair as
dual-champion and the arena booing the first-ever women's main
event...right? Right?.. Or is Baszler helping Rousey retaining? Hopefully NOT!
PREDICTION: Lynch wins the titles.
Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins
Either Rollins takes the title off Lesnar and they restore Raw back to
some kind of balance, or they keep it on Lesnar because they DESPERATELY
want Roman Reigns to return to fill that top spot again, be it at
SummerSlam or hell, even WrestleMania 36 if they're willing to go along
with history and just keep it on Lesnar like they always do.
I really hope Rollins wins, but I have no faith that will happen and I
legitimately have no interest in this match and am more excited about
seeing the opening video package to WrestleMania than seeing what these
two do. Isn't that sad? That's what happens when WWE books Lesnar the
way they've done the past 3 years.
PREDICTION: Brock Lesnar retains
WWE Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
This whole Kofi Kingston thing certainly wasn't planned, as Mustafa Ali
was supposed to be in the Elimination Chamber match, but the groundswell
of support for Kofi forced WWE to go in this direction. I'm super glad
they're doing it. It's something different (despite how we've seen
Kingston fight Bryan at Elimination Chamber) and it's refreshing to see
someone like Kingston get his just due. I really hope they actually put
the title on him, even if it's just for a short transitional reign. That
would be really special.
PREDICTION: Daniel Bryan retains the title
No Holds Barred Match: Triple H vs. Batista
Batista has a job in Hollywood. WWE is all Hunter has. The real winner
is the intern who got a raise for that epic HHH photoshopping.
Pick: HHH
Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin
Why do I feel like this is just a setup and he's not actually facing Corbin? If he
does just
face Corbin, that's underwhelming. I'm assuming he destroys Corbin in a
squash and then says he doesn't want to go out like that, which is
where John Cena comes into play, or The Undertaker (but I'm leaning
toward Cena).
PREDICTION: Kurt Angle wins.
Falls Count Anywhere Match: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
I'm not so into this. I'm not a huge fan of The Miz, but I don't think Shane
McMahon needs to keep having matches at WrestleMania and I feel like
The Miz deserved better than this, and this match doesn't justify being
on a card that is so stacked as it is.
But hey, AJ Styles and McMahon had a good match, so maybe this will all
work out. I hope I'm wrong about my foresight. Thankfully, they added
the Falls Count Anywhere stipulation to help make this better.
PREDICTION: The Miz wins.
AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
This seems to be a regular match that will be somewhere in the midcard,
but I dig it. Their promo back-and-forth on SmackDown 3/12 was awesome.
PREDICTION: AJ Styles wins.
Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns
This could be a world title program this year. Why is it being wasted as
a random match at WrestleMania when the card is already so damn
stacked? It seems like a misstep that we're all going to regret WWE
doing over the course of the year. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think I
will be.
PREDICTION: Roman Reigns wins.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
WWE won't likely bother thinking of any potential winners until maybe a
few days before WrestleMania itself, cause they don't care. This year,
it seems there are going to be quite a few names in this, so at least
that's good.
Confirmed participants = Braun Strowman, Colin Jost and Michael Che,
Ali, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Bo Dallas, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Curtis
Axel, EC3, Gran Metalik, Heath Slater, Jeff Hardy, Jinder Mahal,
Kalisto, Karl Anderson, Konnor, Lince Dorado, Luke Gallows, Matt Hardy,
No Way Jose, Otis, Rhyno, Shelton Benjamin, Titus O'Neil, Tucker, Tyler
Breeze, Viktor
Possible participants in this match who aren't confirmed yet = Bray
Wyatt, The Colons, Curt Hawkins, Dolph Ziggler, Harper, Kevin Owens,
Mojo Rawley, R-Truth, Rezar, Sami Zayn, SAnitY, Sin Cara, The Singh
Brothers, and Zack Ryder + stars from NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live
PREDICTION: Braun Strowman makes the most sense, so probably Lars Sullivan wins just to do something unexpected.
United States Championship Match: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
Well this is underwhelming as the two have been fighting each other for a
month, and it also means no Andrade singles match against Mysterio.
Admittedly, I'm glad these two are fighting each other, and in any other
scenario, this would be a good match and a worthwhile thing to
advertise for WrestleMania, but I always feel like Mania shouldn't have
matches that have happened repeatedly around the same time frame. If
they had kept these two away from each other instead of wrestling so
much recently, I'd be much more into it. I also feel disappointed in the
lack of the Andrade match (which I know goes against my theory about
rematches) and no Joe vs. John Cena scenario, too.
PREDICTION: Rey Mysterio wins the title here so he can drop it to Andrade.
Cruiserweight Championship Match: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese
This tournament had such underwhelming options and there wasn't a single
match possible from the lineup that I think would have felt special. I
can't help but to just feel so "meh" about it. I guess they're going
with Nese so they can try to play off their friendship as being
"interesting" for an angle (it isn't) and to push Nese in that spot
since he's from New York. Don't be surprised if nobody at all cares,
which is sad, as 205 Live could be so much better.
PREDICTION: Buddy Murphy retains.
Intercontinental Championship Match: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Finn Balor
A regular match between Lashley and Balor just seems so flat, and I say
that knowing full well that Demon Balor means absolutely nothing to me.
This is so incredibly underwhelming that I wouldn't mind if it actually
got cut from the card, even though I hate the idea of the
Intercontinental Championship being sidelined like that. Lashley and
Balor
could have been a good match for this card if it wasn't done 50x leading up to the event.
PREDICTION: It all depends on the Superstar Shake-up. If Balor goes
to SmackDown, I think Lashley retains. If Joe or Mysterio goes to Raw as
United States champion, then Balor wins the title and goes to
SmackDown. If Balor is going to stay on Raw, then Lashley retains.
Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: The Boss 'n' Hug
Connection (c) vs. Natalya and Beth Phoenix vs. Nia Jax and Tamina vs.
The IIconics
I had thought Team Besties and The Bella Twins were the main potentials, but they've been replaced by The Divas of Doom.
Unfortunately, Nia Jax and Tamina are still somehow in the mix. I don't
know why, considering they definitively lost their previous two attempts
to win the titles and they aren't some team that people would clamor to
see. Lame.
The IIconics are at least in the match, too, though. At least they're
getting some recognition to do. This will only be the third pay-per-view
they competed at in the past year, which is crazy.
PREDICTION: Banks and Bayley win.
Women's Battle Royal
This will feature everyone else who isn't in the three other matches.
Confirmed participants = Asuka, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lana, Liv Morgan,
Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan,
Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega
Likely participants in this match who aren't confirmed yet = Alexa
Bliss (doubtful), Alicia Fox (doubtful), Ember Moon (doubtful), Lacey
Evans (why hasn't she been announced?), and some women from NXT
PREDICTION: Top picks are Asuka, Lacey Evans and Bianca Belair. I'll lean towards the safe bet of Asuka for
now.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: The Usos (c)
vs. Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The Bar vs. Aleister Black and
Ricochet
Curious why The Hardy Boyz weren't in this, instead of Black and
Ricochet, but hey, I won't complain. This will be a good match. I don't
have too much to say about it, as it isn't the most thrilling thing in
the world, but the match itself should hold its own and deliver. Since
The Usos have supposedly signed new contracts with WWE, I don't think
they're losing the titles just yet, although if they do, it will
certainly be to Black and Ricochet.
PREDICTION: The Usos retain the titles.
Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The Revival (c) vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins
Since they're in New York (sort of), I think this absolutely has to be
when Hawkins ends his losing streak and The Major Bros win the titles
for the first time in 11 years.
PREDICTION: Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder win the titles.
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