I know it's a bit early to be talking about Wrestlemania next year, but with the recent editions of Raw and Smackdown, I can only look to the future and hope for the best. The last few weeks have had some really cool moments, i.e. Rollins & Ambrose continuing feud, the Rock returning to confront Rusev, and Dolph's IC title reign. I'm also a huge fan of Damien Sandow playing the Miz's stunt double, pure gold. The undercard is a mess, and we need some meaningful matches and feuds.
So where do we even start to book an event that's 6 months away? I hope WWE has that answer. Jim Ross would have the thing booked by now, I can tell you that much.
A few disclaimers here; I'm not a wrestling genius, I've never wrestled or booked a match in my life, but I am a big fan and hope that the WWE, TNA, ROH, PWG and all other wrestling promotions garner some buzz and make wrestling awesome again. Second, there are some factors that may change, like injuries, return from injuries and new debuts that will happen in the mean time. I'm going to try to accommodate those as much as possible. I don't know when Bryan Danielson, Roman Reigns, and Bad News Barrett will return, hopefully in time for WM because I have a few plans for them. Lastly, these are all my opinions and dreams, so let's have some fun and see how close or far off I am next April.
Main Event: World Heavyweight Championship match
Brock Lesnar(c) vs Roman Reigns
This one match has changed for me several times. Originally I was hoping to have Cesaro vs Lesnar. This would entail Cesaro turning Face in the mean (which is still possible) and Cesaro winning the Royal Rumble as well. Since he is the King of the Battle Royal, it wouldn't be a far stretch to see him win. I also like this booking if Roman was still injured, or if WWE didn't think he was "the guy" yet. I personally don't think he is right now, maybe in a couple of years, but certainly not next year. Since Roman came so close to winning the Rumble last year, it would be a good story to see him win it this year. This upcoming Rumble features 40 wrestlers and I can see him meet or beat his old elimination record and winning it all. This dominating performance would make him a huge baby-face and make it look believable that he can beat Lesnar. I would have Lesnar beat Orton at the Rumble since that was Reign's last big singles win. Roman Reigns beats Lesnar with four spears and becomes World Heavyweight Champion. Seth Rollins teases a cash in next night on Raw.
Special Attraction Match 1:
Hulk Hogan vs John Cena
I've read that the Hulkster has one more in him and he wants to wrestle the biggest wrestling draw of the last ten years. Minus well have him go out after an AA.
Special Attraction Match 2:
Sting vs HHH
I hear a lot of groans in the background for this, but I think it would be an interesting match up. Sting was the WCW guy and HHH is the ultimate WWE guy (he will run the show some day). This one pretty much writes itself, and I've "heard" that Sting wants to work Undertaker or HHH so I've saved Undertaker for someone else. I wanted Stinger to face Daniel Bryan, but I don't know if Sting can hang with Bryan. Sting wins and retires from the ring for good.
*If there isn't time for both singles matches I would put John Cena and HHH vs Sting and Hulk Hogan. The veterans go over and retire at the same time. I would like both legends to get their own singles match, but this would be a cool match.
Special Attraction Match 3:
Undertaker vs Bray Wyatt
If Bray Wyatt is still heel by next year, he can claim that he is the new Undertaker, the Walking Deadman. He wants to take over his path of destruction and the only way to achieve that is running through the Undertaker. If this is Taker's last match, I would have him go on last, but I have a feeling he'll retire next year in Texas, his home state. If I had my way, Bray Wyatt would win becoming the monster heel he deserves to be. He's already lost at WM so I would assume he's got nothing left to prove, but you never know. WWE will probably play it safe and have Undertaker win, maybe Wyatt turns face afterwards when the Wyatt Family tries to "take out" the Undertaker. Regardless the build up for this match will be awesome.
Special Attraction Match 4:
Rusev vs The Rock
This one might be a big stretch, considering their altercation was probably a one off here. I would love to see Rusev still be undefeated and BEAT the Rock, but it would be a special moment to see Rusev get his first loss against Rocky. I'd be fine with either decision.
Intercontinental Championship & US Championship: Unification Match
Bo Dallas (US Champion) vs Bad News Barrett (IC Champion)
These two have a little history dating back to the Royal Rumble 2013 when Dallas eliminated Barrett out of nowhere. One of these championships needs to go. I think the US overstayed it's welcome and needs to retire. I would have Bo try his hardest to cheat his way to victory and Barrett become the first ever IC-US unified champion.
Number One Contender's Match: Elimination
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins vs Daniel Bryan vs Cesaro vs Randy Orton vs Dolph Ziggler
How exciting would this match be? Hopefully Dragon is back by WM, if not I would put Hideo Itami (aka Kenta) if he's already on the main roster. I don't want Seth Rollins double dipping, so he won't win. I would save Dean Ambrose vs Reigns for a feud down the line. I can't see Daniel feuding with Reigns since they would both be Faces. Ziggler and Orton are simply placeholders at this point, but would definitely add to the excitement. Cesaro can get another huge win at WM and give Reigns an awesome opponent right out of the gate.
Diva's Title Match:
Paige(c) vs Charlotte
Both come from wrestling families. Paige wasn't as privileged as Charlotte and still made it to the top. She was the youngest Diva's champion ever. Charlotte comes in with a huge chip on her shoulder, being a Flair. She is also coming off a long NXT Women's Championship reign (being longer than Paige's NXT reign). Both have something to prove. In the upcoming months, Paige needs to become Face, and Charlotte needs to start cutting promos stating that she's the better champion. Paige barely retains her championship.
Tag-Team Championship:
The Usos(c) vs The Ascension
I hate to put a title match in the pre-show but time constraints will do that. The Usos will eventually get their tag titles back from Gold and Stardust. The Ascension will shortly debut and start crushing tag teams. The Ascension runs through the Usos and become tag-team champions.
There is so much talent that has to be left off, and usually they put them in a battle royal so every can get a WM payday. If they do have time for it, I'm all for it. Wrestlers that should be included: Sam Zayn, Damien Sandow, The Miz, Tyler Breeze, Adrian Neville, Kane, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Rybak, Curtus Axel, Adam Rose, etc. Personally I would have Sandow win in a sneaky way, he deserves a win. But Mark Henry or the Big Show will get it.
Let me know what you think. I could be completely off, considering I know next to nothing about the inner workings of WWE. Had a blast writing it though! Let me know what you think in the comments.
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