I realized we're getting closer and closer to WWE Wrestlemania 35 and that I haven't made a post about an alleged card yet. While we do have three matches confirmed for the show and a few already teased, there's still a lot to speculate about. Let's do it.
Again, there are three matches confirmed for the show. Buddy Murphy will defend the Cruiserweight Championship against the winner of a tournament on 205 Live. Brock Lesnar will defend the Universal Championship against the 2019 men's Royal Rumble winner.....maybe. Roman Reigns is good to go now and that match might be in jeopardy if the past has any indication. Ronda Rousey will defend the Raw Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair....and Becky Lynch because we all know that's where the story is going. Now, who else and what else is left to book?
Triple H VS Batista is a given following Batista's shock return. The match seemed to be in jeopardy once HHH got hurt at Crown Jewel but it looks like Hunter has made a full recovery. Shocking. This should be an interesting build. Batista yelling if he had HHH's attention now makes me believe they'll be playing off the dirt sheets reporting that WWE didn't want to give Batista a retirement match and that they were ignoring him. I'm down. Triple H is my favorite of all time, Batista is one of the best from the post Attitude Era. It's a rematch that hasn't happened in 14 years so there is so freshness. Match quality though....I'm hoping for a No Holds Barred match. It would save both men. It would also be dangerous for Batista who is probably filming Dune soon so....Anyway, this will be on the show.
AJ Styles VS Randy Orton is a dream match that has only happened once on a Smackdown back in 2017 and it was a great match then. With Orton beating Styles in the gauntlet match leading to Elimination Chamber, eliminating Styles in the Elimination Chamber and from a backstage segment on this past week's Smackdown, it looks like this is the plan. I'm down with it. This could be the best match on the card.
Drew McIntyre has looked strong all year long, despite not winning the Rumble. What do you do with a star that can't compete in either World Title match? You have them face a part timer! McIntyre/Angle happened already so that's most likely out right? That would only leave two men; John Cena and The Undertaker. Undertaker and WWE's relationship is a bit rocky it seems so John Cena is the most likely. Plus, it would play back to earlier in the year when the two had a promo together and also to the Royal Rumble, when Michael Cole claimed McIntyre was the reason Cena wouldn't be able to compete in the match. That line wasn't there for nothing y'all. McIntyre/Cena is a money match, a true ascension match for the Scotsman. If Cena isn't available, they could always do Reigns/McIntyre...
Here's one I don't want to see but something tells me this whole Miz/Shane McMahon story won't end amicably, which would mean the build for it is leading to a match at Wrestlemania right? I hope I'm wrong but Shane just somehow gets onto the Mania card since he came back in 2016 and I don't see that streak ending.
Let's get to the titles!
Kofi/Bryan - WWE Championship
Usos/Hardys - Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Andrade/Mysterio - United States Championship
Asuka/Lacey Evans - Smackdown Women's Championship
Boss N Hug Connection/Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville/The IIconics/Kairi Sane and Io Shirai - Women's Tag Team Championship
Balor and The Revival I haven't figured out yet. With Revival losing against DIY and then against Black/Ricochet, they might NOT even make it to Mania as champs. I will say a Triple Threat tag match between the three of them would be epic but impossible if Ciampa and Gargano are set to renew their feud two nights before.
Kofi/Bryan is pretty obvious since they pulled him out of the Fast Lane match. It seems the reported plan of Bryan/Owens at Mania was better suited for Fast Lane, where Bryan will be triumphant only to drop it to Kofi in one of the best WM moments of all time. Maybe. I just can't see WWE putting the title on Kofi, no matter how much sense or how happy I'd be if they did. That's going to take some seeing to believe. The Hardys came back to Smackdown out of nowhere and have never faced The Usos. The Usos are Smackdown Tag Champs. It writes itself. R Truth beat Mysterio and Andrade to retain his US Title. He pinned Mysterio though. I'm thinking Andrade, or excuse me, Zelina brings that up, gets a title match at Fast Lane and Andrade wins the title, setting up that match. Asuka and her Smackdown Women's Title have been overlooked with the whole Becky/Ronda/Charlotte feud so her title match will as well. With Ember out with an injury and Mandy Rose getting a shot at Fast Lane, it looks like Lacey Evans will be getting the nod. That is, if a Raw woman doesn't get a shot. Natalya/Asuka? There was a rumor going around that Sasha and Bayley would defend their tag titles against a Raw team, a Smackdown team and a NXT team at Mania. I'm just going to throw both Smackdown teams in because I can't decide between either. Kairi and Io against Boss N Hug screams barn burner so they have to be in. I would also be OK if Sasha and Bayley went against Trish Stratus and Lita. It would make sense with it being Mania and all.
So, here's my card.
Brock Lesnar VS Seth Rollins- Universal Championship
Daniel Bryan VS Kofi Kingston - WWE Championship
Ronda Rousey VS Charlotte Flair VS Becky Lynch - Raw Women's Championship
Asuka VS Lacey Evans - Smackdown Women's Championship
Andrade VS Rey Mysterio - United States Championship
The Usos VS The Hardys - Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Boss N Hug Connection/Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville/The IIconics/Kairi Sane and Io Shirai - Women's Tag Team Championship
Buddy Murphy VS Tony Nese - Cruiserweight Championship
Batista VS Triple H - No Holds Barred
Randy Orton VS AJ Styles
Drew McIntyre VS John Cena
The Miz VS Shane McMahon
Again, there's no IC or Raw Tag Titles on my list yet and doesn't feature Strowman, Corbin, Lashley, Elias, Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, 2/3 of the New Day, Black, Ricochet, Nia, Tamina, the list goes on. Hey, that's why I'm just a fan and not creative.
What do you think? What's your card looking like?
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