4 Bold Predictions For WrestleMania 35
We are a little more than a month away from the "Granddaddy of Them All," WrestleMania 35 which will take place on Sunday, April 7th, 2019 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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As of right now, Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship and Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair for the RAW Women's Championship have been confirmed (as of now) with Triple H vs. Batista being teased as well as a possibility of John Cena taking on, perhaps the Undertaker along with the possible return of The Rock.
As for what I think will happen at the Show of Shows? I made some predictions regarding what will happen at WrestleMania 35 as based on catering towards the casual fan as opposed to the hardcore fan.
And now, on with the predictions!
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#1 The Cruiserweight Championship Match and the Battle Royals Get Demoted To The Kickoff Show (Again)
Ever since the WWE Divas Division was rebranded as the WWE Women's Division back in April of 2016 with WWE's female talents getting longer matches as well as getting unique gimmicks, members of the WWE Universe needed a new time to take a break and that role belonged to the WWE Cruiserweight Division.
Even though the likes of current WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy, Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Jack Gallagher, Mike Kanellis and Tony Nese have been putting on great matches during WWE 205 Live's three-year existence, Vince McMahon as well as the so-called casual fan do not see the Cruiserweights as big-time draws.
As a result, the Cruiserweights have often been placed in the PPV kickoff show with some of the PPVs not having a Cruiserweight match at all.
Meanwhile, the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, as well as the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, are also expected to suffer the same consequences as the Cruiserweight title match.
Since its inception during WrestleMania XXX back in April of 2014, the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was created in order to give the male Superstars who didn't have a match on the show an opportunity to compete at WrestleMania.
The winners have included Cesaro, Big Show, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley and Matt Hardy. A women's version of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was created at WrestleMania 34 in April of 2018 as an opportunity to give the female roster a chance to compete on the show. Naomi won that match.
But the WWE does not see these battle royals as important and were often seen as a joke the last couple of years as evidenced by New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski helping Rawley at WrestleMania 33 or NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal competing at the 2016 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and don't be surprised if these battle royals get demoted to the kickoff show, once again.
Expect that trend to continue come WrestleMania 35.