Samano: There was no reason WWE shouldn’t have booked Kalisto to defend his title against Neville (before his injury) and let those two guys wow us with one hell of a high-flying match. The better story is the little man beats the big man, so Kalisto retains the title. Well, that seems like a long time ago based on this title match. title when John Cena won the title and then defended it on “Raw” every week. Rybackīarnett: Remember how the shine was supposed to be put back on the U.S. Jericho continues to be the ultimate veteran and puts over Styles in a big way. It will be an intense, technical match that I just can’t see Styles losing. They’ve already given us two great matches, and this is going to top that. His booking is one thing WWE hasn’t messed up since his debut at the Royal Rumble. Styles deserves to be a top-flight guy who competes for titles in the (very) near future. Samano: I’ve loved how this feud has played out. Taking the titles off the table limits where this can go, but The New Day will continue their transformation to full-on fan favorites and win this match. The League of Nationsīarnett: There has been so much interaction between these teams in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, the question is what’s left to do. WWE has been trying to build up Strowman as this big, bad heel for a while, and this would seem the opportunity to take that to the next level. I just can’t see the Wyatt Family not being involved in WrestleMania at all. Samano: He’s not even officially in the match as of this writing, but Braun Strowman will win this. The trend started last year continues, and look for veteran Mark Henry to hoist the trophy in his home state. In Year 2, it was a career achievement for a longtime WWE good soldier in The Big Show.
In Year 1, the Battle Royale was used as a chance to elevate Cesaro, although that push was short-lived. After “Raw” this past week, we have a better sense of who’s actually entered. Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royaleīarnett: This is scheduled for the preshow on USA Network and is another opportunity to get as many performers on the card as possible. The Usos need this win and will get it to jump back into the tag title picture, but there still better be some tables broken in this one. Samano: What happened to the Dudley Boyz? I expected so much better from their feud with The New Day, and the fact that it didn’t culminate in a TLC match at WrestleMania is so disappointing. How – or if – the tables fit into this match adds intrigue, but The Usos prevail. The Dudley Boyzīarnett: The Dudleyz’ return to WWE has amounted to less than expected, and then they turned on The Usos in early February seemingly for no purpose but to set up this match. This match ends with Brie pinning Lana to give The Total Divas the victory. I don’t expect this to last long or be very good, but watching Brie Bella do Daniel Bryan’s signature moves to get the massive crowd going will be fun.
If the WWE was committed to a real “Divas revolution,” we’d have a second, more intriguing Divas match than this one on the card. Samano: Couldn’t agree more about that last part. The Total Divas win this match, but many of these women deserved better than this spot. Rumors abound that this could be Brie Bella’s last match as she exits to spend more time with husband Daniel Bryan and start a family. USA TODAY Sports WWE aficionados Josh Barnett and Simon Samano provide their predictions.īarnett: This match was added late to provide an opportunity for a bunch of performers to be on the show. In the end, the big matches need to deliver to make this WrestleMania go, and then a few of the undercard matches with sleeper potential have to push to “steal the show” status. Could we see a surprise appearance from the potential Balor Club? Or a return from Ronda Rousey? Here we go world.” Expect Texans Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to make appearances in their home state. He said on Instagram this week that he has “Been working on a surprise or two for months now for the most important part of the show - the fans. The Rock will be there, although in what capacity remains unclear. There will be no John Cena, no Seth Rollins, no Randy Orton, no Daniel Bryan (sadly), and no Bray Wyatt (so it seems).īut let’s turn our attention to who is going to be there - and maybe more importantly, who might be. Much of the conversation among fans leading up to the big show is about who won’t be on the card rather than who is. The 32nd edition of WrestleMania is this Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Texas, with an expected crowd of more than 110,000.
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