Believe it or not we are less than eight months before WWE WrestleMania 31. The biggest event of 2015 is the end game for the current WWE creative team and while card is always subject to change, here are some card predictions based on the current landscape.
[adinserter block=”1″]It is almost impossible to predict the next WrestleMania card this far in advance yet it doesn’t mean I won’t try. Storylines change, injuries are unpredictable, and the roster could look much different by the time March 29, 2014 rolls around. However there are a few balls in the air which make the guesswork a little easier as compared to a few weeks back. Keep in mind that all of these picks are pure guesses unless otherwise noted.
I took a stab at early Mania 31 picks the week after the 30th edition of the event wrapped up. Most of those picks won’t pan out and that was only a few weeks ago. So keep checking back as I try and update my predictions every few months. With that said let’s talk some WrestleMania 31!
Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns – I actually predicted this match in my first Mania 31 prediction blog back in April. Quite honestly it isn’t that hard to fathom this match taking place. Reigns is their “chosen one” with his push expected to culminate at Mania. Rumors have grown since I wrote that blog of a possible match so this isn’t necessarily a guess as it is feeding off of the rumors.
I am not quite sure how they get there. I’d love to see Brock hold the title until March but that is unrealistic. Brock’s limited contract would prevent that but stranger things have happened. I think this one could be big, real big by the time we get to it next year. The big question here is whether the company is patient and doesn’t get tempted to book this one early.
Plan B – Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker – I have blogged on this extensively and while there have been no reports that this is in the plans, I think it is crazy for the WWE not to consider it. If Undertaker can go, Brock Lesnar not Sting is the money match. This could go down as the biggest rematch in Mania history. By this time you will have one year of Heyman and Lesnar taking jabs at Undertaker and rubbing the end of the streak in your faces. There a few ways to get here, my favorite being Taker winning the Royal Rumble to get a title shot at Lesnar who in turns demands Undertaker put his career on the line. It makes so much sense I just don’t see how you look past it.
John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan – There isn’t enough room on the roster for a lot of babyfaces and let’s be honest. Daniel Bryan is not the chosen one. In order to clear the path for Reigns it would not surprise me to see the company turn Bryan. If not they could be faced with the same predicament they found themselves in with Batista.
This one makes a lot of sense and I think it would be quite good. For starters you can always play off of their last meeting at SummerSlam 2013 when Bryan beat Cena for the title. I hate to say it but you can also throw the Bella sisters in there as well to add to the story. There are a lot of interesting possibilities you could pull out in regards to a story so that won’t be a problem.
I wouldn’t expect to see Bryan go over but you never know. Maybe he does go over to set up Reigns vs. Bryan for the title after Reigns wins it? Either way I would be perfectly happy with this match and I think these guys would do everything they can to make their Mania moment.
Plan B – John Cena vs. Triple H – This Mania rematch won’t be nearly as big as Taker-Lesnar II but it could move some numbers. The only problem I see is that Trips would probably be cheered by more than 75% of the building. However, there is no denying that on paper this is the best available match to make.
Cena and Hunter are slowly starting to write that story. If you remember, it was around this time last year when Punk and Hunter started working their way to what would have been a WrestleMania 30 match. Quite honestly I don’t mind seeing it. I don’t think you can come back a second year in a row and have them put over up and comers (not that Cena put over Bray, but you get my drift). It keeps these guys busy and maybe you draw in some fans with a little nostalgia to boot.
Seth Rollins vs. Triple H – I can slowly see the clouds circling around this one. I just don’t think Seth is going to stay heel through Mania. The crowd is already turning him and his style lends more to a babyface in my opinion anyway. Enter Triple H.
[adinserter block=”2″]Trips obviously sees something in him and I think he’d love to have a Mania match with one of the best workers (maybe the best) in the company. I see big things for Rollins in the future and a big win over Triple H at Mania would certainly go a long way.
Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose – There is just something about this one that feels right. Maybe it is the fan in me looking forward to the promos but I think these guys have enormous potential to tear down the house. I would almost bet that Y2J will be a heel by the time we get to Mania. Ambrose should be higher on the card but my instinct tells me that they won’t see it just yet. It probably won’t be high on the card but it’s a match a lot of us would love to see on the grand stage.
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Undertaker is too old to fight with Brock Lesnar. I think the man who will fight with Brock is John Cena. I think he never give up
Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker for WM30 Rematch…..
i would like to see rusev and cesaro fued for the time being, a good fued between the 2 could catapult them to main event status
another idea for rusev would be ziggler, he could gradually work his charm on the ravishin russian woman, turning zoggler heel maybe and getting rusev away from the now redundant russian gig
im at a loss with cena, he just does the same thing time and time again, and he really needs a huge heel to feed off otherwise fans dont know whether to boo or cheer, he could end up fueding with rusev after survivor series. im hoping rusev ( or cesaro) gets on team authority, scores a couple of pin falls and gets a big push, this is where cena could come in, after losing to lesnar at RR, would be a great platform to work for chamber and mania
cena v lesnar at rumble, cena or lesnar wins, but rollins cashes in mib and becomes champ
sets scene for chamber where whoever won out of cena and lesnar faces rolllins for the belt, seeting the scene for mania, where after winning the rumble, the now babyface orton will face rolllins and possibly 1 other at wrestkemania, where orton wins title
Before mania 31 at elimination chamber id have Rollins defend MIB briefcase
In the chamber and have bray Wyatt win it.
Mania 31
Heavyweight
Lesnar(c) vs cesaro(have lesnar win in a great main event where both are physically exausted and can barely stand. Lights go out Wyatt cashes in. Be the best finish.
Rock vs roman reigns
Undertaker vs sting
Cena vs ambrose(loser cant challenge for title for a year, will turn cena heel)
Andre memorial
Bad news Barrett as the winner- final 2 with Batista, participants include Hogan, angle, the dudleys, christian, rvd, carlito, Kane, big show, ryback, axel, oniel, ziggler, etc
Intercontinental
Rollins(c) vs Bryan
USA(submission elimination)
Rusev(c) vs swagger vs sheamus vs the miz
Divas
Aj(c) vs Paige vs fox vs natalya
Tag
Big e/Kingston(c) vs Wyatt family
Triple h vs sandow(sandow dressed as triple h, have him annoy the authority and beat Kane, Rollins in singles matches. McMahon as the ref. Sandow becomes GM)
Preshow
Next battle royal for main roster contract
You forgot divas
If Bray isn’t totally mishandled by then I would rather see he and Ambrose. Although the Jericho idea is good too.
Id like to see predictions for other titles because they do still matter.
Sorry. I generally stick to the main matches/titles. Predicting the secondary titles is almost impossible lol
Wait, you think Triple H would get cheered against Cena but Bryan wouldn’t? No way they can turn Bryan heel – at the time he left he was consistently getting the biggest face pops in the company. No one wants to boo him.
If he’s a good heel people will boo. I think you could get a 50/50 split with the families/kids in attendance.
Right but they have to want to boo him. Steve Austin was a great heel but in 2001 no one wanted to boo him so it took teaming up with Hunter, beating up JR and Lita, and joining the Alliance to get the crowd to turn on him.