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Prospective Wrestlemania Card (as of 3/12/18)
posted by Ore-SamaSTAFFMOD on March 12, 2018 at 2:39 PM
Confirmed: Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns-Universal Championship
AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura-WWE Championship
Asuka vs Charolette Flair-Smackdown Women's Championship
Intercontinental Championship Match-The Miz vs Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins
Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs HHH and Stephanie
Andre the Giant Memorial Filler (it's happening, we just don't have a participant list yet)
Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Final
Likely/Possible: The Usos vs New Day vs Bludgeon Brothers-Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Randy Orton vs Bobby Rhoode vs Jinder Mahal-United States Championship
Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax-Raw Women's Championship
Rumored: The Bar vs "a tag team that has never been a tag team" (I've heard, and I really would take this with a grain of salt, Bron Strowman and Samoa Joe)
John Cena vs Rey Mysterio or the Undertaker
Thoughts: As far as the confirmed matches go, it isn't bad. Looking forward to AJ/Nakamura definently. Asuka/Charolette, IC tripe threat will probably be really good. The mixed tag will most likely suck, but hopefully won't be too long. Lesnar vs Reigns could go either way (I thought their WM match was abysmal and the praise for it bewilders me) Just with the matches confirmed to go on, this could end up being a really solid show.
Far as the possible ones...I think the 3 way tag match could be good, but I really wished we would get a straight up two vs two tag title match.
The tripe threat U.S title match sounds HORRID. I like Bobby Rhoode, but him and Randy Orton had a HORRIBLE fucking match last night, and Jinder Mahal is not going to make things any better. Bliss vs Nia won't be anything special, but I'll take it over Asuka/Bliss, as I want Asuka's title win to be in a strong match.
The rumored ones are a lot more iffy. I would've thought the Revival would've been the obvious choice for a Wrestlemania match as they're the best team on the entire roster and them vs the Bar on a big stage would be killer. But that looks less likely to happen now. I can't imagine any team they put together will do better.
It's too late for Cena/Taker. Let big evil rest. Cena/Mysterio would probably be fine. No real complaints. I know it doesn't exactly scream epic, but it'll be a better match than with Elias.
Reply by NathanVersus
on March 14, 2018 at 12:14 PM
It’s a stronger card than last year, which doesn’t mean all that much since last year’s was the pits.
Lesnar vs. Reigns I loved their match at WrestleMania 31 until Rollins cashed in. I’m in the minority, however I saw it as a needless twist in an otherwise compelling match between the sadist Lesnar and masochist Reigns. I welcome a repeat of that match – minus the twist.
Styles vs. Nakamura It could be the match of the night – maybe the year – however I fear it’ll be shortened to accommodate other matches and segments. I can’t imagine it going 25+ minutes, bell-to-bell, like their Wrestle Kingdom encounter.
Charlotte vs. Asuka I have to give credit to WWE. This feels like an important match. WWE has invested a lot in both ladies, and I hope they’re given the time they deserve, and deliver the performances of their lives.
HHH and Stephanie vs. Angle and Rousey I can envision this match closing the show. I don’t see a one-on-one women’s match closing WrestleMania any time soon, however this might be seen as a compromise, and I can’t imagine HHH arguing against another WrestleMania main event...
Miz vs. Balor vs. Rollins I like the idea of three former world champions – two former WrestleMania headliners – fighting for the Intercontinental Championship. It raises the status of the championship, and it should be a strong match. Orton vs. Roode vs. Mahal seems designed to serve a similar function for the United States Championship, however it doesn’t appeal to me.
Cena vs. Undertaker Cena must win. Undertaker is 53, and at stage where each match must be seen as his last. All wrestlers must leave on their back. He’s the quintessential old school pro, and it’d be uncharacteristic and hypocritical of him to be an exception to a time-honoured tradition. He’s earned the right. Anything else is Hollywood schmaltz, and a blemish on his legacy.
Cena has more to offer – whether it’s pursuing his 17th world championship or acting as gatekeeper for the next generation – however his marketability and the rub of defeating him erodes with each loss. He’ll go into WrestleMania on the back of five PPV losses in which he didn’t come all that close to winning. A win over Undertaker elevates him, and by extension the next man to beat him.
Reply by Lockard The GOAT
on March 19, 2018 at 9:25 PM
Lesnar vs Roman - I don't mind this. Their first match was great + If Reigns is their new FOTC (for however much longer that lasts), then put the title on him and give him an actual run with it already.
Styles vs Nakamura - Should be an excellent match, but I'm not really that invested in Nakamura and I don't see him keeping the strap long either way.
Angle/Rousey vs HHH/Stephanie - Wouldn't surprise me to see this go on last. It's only a mixed tag, but the involvement of women would still aloow them to tout that women have finally main evented Wrestlemania in some capacity. Just a shame it isn't Rock in Angle's place. Nothing against Angle, he just doesn't have it anymore, and Rock has so much more history with HHH (and Stephanie), and better on-screen chemistry with Ronda.
Undertaker vs John Cena - I 100% expect Taker to win this. He lost his Streak clean as a sheet and put over the new poster boy last year + He's been the most loyal superstar of the last three decades, so I could see them letting him be one of the rare exceptions of a wrestler who doesn't go out on their back. Besides, part of the gist of the Reign/Brock match is that it's a clash between the only two guys to have ever beaten The Dead Man at WM.
Asuka vs Charlotte - Love this, but I'd love it even more if Charlotte were still a heel.
The Miz vs Rollins vs Balor - Should be an excellent match. An Intercontinental Title match with a somewhat strong build behind it, consider me interested.