6 matches that are very likely to happen at WrestleMania
It is no secret that WrestleMania is WWE’s most important pay-per-view considering the history that surrounds it, not to mention it being the first ever pay-per-view for the WWE back in 1985. For the last 12 consecutive years, WrestleMania has also yet to have an attendance below 70,000 fans, usually being held at stadiums with this year being no different being held at MetLife Stadium.
WrestleMania has also usually been known for holding ‘dream matches’ that the WWE Universe would never expect to see at any time of the year including The Rock against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X-8, The Rock against John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII and WrestleMania 29 and Sting against Triple H at WrestleMania 31.
The Road to WrestleMania this year has well and truly started, with a few dream matches already scheduled for WrestleMania 35, least of all the Men’s Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. However, with less than six weeks to go, there are still many active members of the roster that have yet to be announced for a match for WrestleMania - but as the weeks go on, the WWE will be announcing more matches indicating what direction most wrestlers will be heading into after WrestleMania. However, although there’s been no definitive confirmation yet, there are a handful of matches that are very likely to happen at this year’s WrestleMania.
#6 AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
When AJ Styles shocked the WWE Universe by appearing in the Royal Rumble back in 2016, it was clear he was going to be one of the franchise players for the company. During his short tenure so far, he has already become WWE Champion twice and has had some memorable feuds including John Cena, Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan.
However, one major wrestler he has not feuded with is Randy Orton. With the exception of one brief encounter for the right to face Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 33, it is surprising he has never crossed paths with Randy Orton considering they’ve both been exclusive to the SmackDown brand since the draft.
That was until a few weeks ago when they were both in the gauntlet match on the go-home show of SmackDown before the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view when Styles fought off an exhausted Kingston in the gauntlet match to come down to himself and Orton. What Styles didn’t anticipate was that the Viper would sneakily attack him from behind and deliver an RKO to win the gauntlet match and the right to enter the Elimination Chamber match last.
Orton then managed to get the upper hand on Styles again at Elimination Chamber, as he converted the Phenomenal Forearm to an RKO, eliminating Styles from the match and the title picture. With both wrestlers currently not in any feud at the moment, their few interactions in the last few weeks could be slowly building into an instant classic between the two global juggernauts that can only take place at The Showcase of the Immortals.