5 Predictions for WrestleMania based on the Royal Rumble results
The Royal Rumble has long been the kick off to the Road To WrestleMania. The Royal Rumble match is still used as the means to determine who will get to main event WWE’s biggest wrestling event of the year.
Even with two more major events between now and WrestleMania, The Elimination Chamber and Fastlane, thanks to some of what transpired at the Royal Rumble we are already getting a picture of what this year’s WrestleMania could look like, what matches we might see and even what the result may be.
This year’s Royal Rumble was no exception, not only did it determine who will be challenging for one of the men’s and women’s respective titles, but other things happened that will help get the WWE Universe’s imagination flowing, attempting to predict who will face who at WrestleMania and what we might see over the coming months.
Here are my 5 predictions...
#1 Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey
Becky Lynch was the surprise winner of the women's Royal Rumble match. She wasn't scheduled to be in the match but having lost to earlier that evening to current Smackdown Women's Champion, Asuka, Lynch decided to take advantage of the injured Lana not being able to compete and injected herself into the Royal Rumble match.
Because Lynch is on Smackdown Live, the assumption would be that she would pick a rematch with Asuka at Wrestlemania, but being "The Man" and doing what she wants to do, Becky Lynch is likely to challenge Ronda Rousey for the RAW's Women's Title.
This is a match the WWE Universe was eager to see at Survivor Series but did not get due to an injury. Many have speculated who would've won had the two met at Survivor Series, leading to the WWE Universe wanting to see this match even more.
Some speculated that we would see the Four Horsewomen of the WWE face off against the Four Horsewomen of MMA at Wrestlemania, but with the 3 other MMA Horsewomen still in NXT and other possible matches set for the WWE Horsewomen, Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey is the likely match at the show of champions.