Can I admit to some madness? I attended WrestleMania 39 in person, and yet I’m even more excited to watch WrestleMania 40 on my TV. Honestly, it’s not close. With new and better production techniques, various setups at the level of major events, and The Rock doing perhaps the most productive task of his entire cursed career, this year’s Showcase Of The Immortals has greater prospects than any ‘Mania’ we’ve had in a long time. long time. .
Let’s go through everything we can be passionate about. I’ll start clearly with The Rock, who has rediscovered his love for wrestling and is writing a key milestone in his already storied legacy. Instead of nostalgia, it gave us something absolutely different and feels so new and modern. there’s Drew McIntyre, who is also performing the most productive task of his entire career. He’s discovered worthy conflicting parts in CM Punk, who is as sharp as ever with the microphone, and Seth Rollins, who was WWE’s workhorse last year.
If that’s not enough, I’ll briefly go over a few other things that might get me excited: Roman Reigns looking to break Hulk Hogan’s record and reveal to The Rock that he’s the tribal leader, Cody Rhodes looking to break Hulk Hogan’s record and prove to The Rock that he’s the tribal leader, Cody Rhodes searching in spite of everything. Finish the story and pay the price. Cody Crybabies’ fandom, Rhea Ripley continues the most popular and dominant female race of all time, Bayley finally gets her moment after years of selfless work, no more Dominik vs Rey, R-Truth gets perhaps the biggest pop of her entire career alongside The Miz, Gunther continues his reign of terror, Sami Zayn and Chad Gable are running around in some sort of intriguing mentor scenario, Bianca, Naomi and Jade are joining forces, Uso Vs Uso, Becky’s looking to deliver another hit from ‘Mania’ and much more.
So, yes, there’s a lot to be excited about, but for me, there’s also a lot to be nervous about. There are some matches on the undercard that seem to have incredibly likely outcomes, especially the biggest events, but there are also many matches where WWE has several attractive paths to take. I’m hoping I can locate the right effects and my balance sheet, which is pretty solid. . .
One last point before we begin, because other people ask me, this is not what I think deserves to happen. That’s what I think Triple H, Bruce Prichard, and the company will decide to do based on deductive reasoning and my private reports of watching wrestling since I was a kid.
With all due respect to the wonderful intercontinental champions of all time, Gunther is, I think by far, the greatest IC champion in history. WWE can use this to give Sami Zayn another memorable “Mania” moment after his win on the first night of last year’s big occasion, but I don’t think they’re in a position to take the name away from Gunther just yet. He’ll have to play a prominent role at the Bash In Berlin in August, which means he’ll have to keep that belt or have lost it recently.
Expect Gunther to win, but also take a look at how Chad Gable might or might not get involved. Many think this should have been the Alpha Academy’s leading position in ‘Mania, and WWE responded by beating him up in some sort of training role. maybe they’ll work together. Maybe the relationship will break down, or possibly whatever happens, Gable will be thrust back into a show with Gunther after “Mania. “
Expected Winner: Gunther
None of those factions erupted as much as expected. Lashley and The Street Profits were first promoted as heels, but the audience didn’t need to boo them, nor were they ever given a convincing explanation for why they booed them beyond punching a few babyfaces. AOP was brought in to give some juice to Karrion Kross, who has a wonderful look and a ton of potential, but they still had nothing to do with The Pride.
That said, WrestleMania 40 is an opportunity to turn the tide. These groups will have a street fight in Philadelphia, which means we’ll most likely see some major locations and the possibility of memorable moments. There’s a very clever functionality here. Either group may be back on track. I think we will see The Pride emerge victorious, once again, the most vital thing for either group is a strong and memorable game that enthusiasts participate in.
Predicted Winner: Pride
I thought I was done with my WrestleMania 40 predictions, but SmackDown replaced things a bit unexpectedly. Dragon Lee attacked and replaced through Andrade, who turned around and joined LWO. My initial prediction here is that Santos and Dominik would win after Carlito turned LWO on. that Rey chose Dragon Lee as her spouse.
Well, Mysterio has selected someone other than Carlito for the second time, which makes me even more confident about what’s going to happen. I hope we’ll find out later tonight that Carlito beat Dragon Lee, and we’ll see him oppose the LWO and take his rightful stand as a scoundrel spitting in the face of other chilling people.
Predicted winner: Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio
Most people agree that Bianca Belair’s original plan was to put her on a show with Charlotte Flair, but after The Queen was injured, WWE pivoted and moved her into that combination along with Naomi and Cargill, whom WWE touts as an absolute star. Images of the status of the three women combined and hunting as rock stars circulated on social media and were hailed by enthusiasts as a well-made depiction.
I suspect we’re going to see all 3 cruisers at WrestleMania, either because WWE will need to protect Bianca Belair’s unbeaten streak at WrestleMania, which she did for years with The Undertaker, and because they possibly wouldn’t need her or Jade Cargill to do so to lose such a prestigious match. That said, there’s a small chance that Damage CTRL will win here in a reasonable way, possibly to stoke the tensions between Bianca and Jade and package them into a show. I think it’s too early for that, however, WWE has actually taken the fall many times in the past.
Predicted Winner: Bianca, Jade and Naomi
Opinions vary a bit on social media, but I enjoyed the invasion angle of the house those two gave us. After all, it gave this dispute some much-needed juice and makes me look forward to the rest of the build as well as the game. I don’t need to get ahead of myself, but the game itself has the potential to be one of the most productive in LA Knight’s career. Even at his age, AJ Styles is one of WWE’s most productive workers in the ring. And with time to plan and plenty of time to cook, this deserves to be a chance for Knight to show off his move on the biggest platform of his career.
I think Knight will get a clear win here and a well-deserved moment. Hopefully, this will give you the boost you want to go beyond the lower tier of major events. That said, put me on the team, want AJ Styles. Some other global names race. I’m not saying it deserves to be tomorrow, but enthusiasts love it enough that if WWE made history one more time, other people would do it loudly. He had a mythical career and still deserves a vacation at the top. .
Predicted Winner: L. A. Knight
When The Usos first broke up and it became apparent that WWE would make it a WrestleMania affair, I thought the writers would spend time building the two characters to make it look like an equivalent match. That didn’t happen. Jey Uso was fueled by wins and losses in character building (Yeet), while Jimmy Uso became a comedian and sidekick of Roman Reigns (No Yeet).
It may sound like an insult, but I love Jimmy Uso. It makes me smile every time he appears on the screen and I think he’s doing a smart task. I think you’ll have the opportunity to do a wonderful job. when the story of The Bloodline morphs into The Rock vs. But from Kayfabe’s point of view, Jey dominates this game, which means we’ll probably have interference.
Full transparency: When I first published those predictions, Jey Uso was winning. I felt like I was in too smart a career for WWE to break that, however, I had to make some adjustments after WWE replaced Dragon Lee with Andrade, and I made a decision to back down and replace Jimmy Uso here. I just think WWE needs The Bloodline to look as strong as imaginable from night one, and there’s no better way to do that than to have Jimmy win his attack as well.
Predicted Winner: Jimmy Uso
Why do Kevin Owens and Randy Orton get along so well?WWE raised the friction option on several occasions, but it was temporarily resolved and they have become best friends again. This can’t happen, can it? At some point, those two will have to face each other, and since that hasn’t happened yet, that probably means it will go down in party history.
And if that’s the history of wrestling, it’s a history as old as the world of wrestling. With burning emotions, those two will focus on fighting, lose sight of Logan Paul, and end up wasting for it. I suspect that’s the end results that WWE needs anyway because Logan is in the middle of a big little exposure crusade with the United States Championship, and if they stick to it, they can create a big moment where he ends up wasting it at some point. the future.
Predicted Winner: Logan Paul
The question of whether or not to split the WWE Tag Team Championships after they were unified through The Usos has been a heated debate among enthusiasts for more than a year. If WWE needs to do it, now is the time. The belts are defended on a ladder. Which means that, in theory, one team can keep a pair of belts and the team can keep the other. I think there’s a smart chance that could happen, but there’s also a chance that it could undermine R-Truth’s big moment.
The most important story of this adjustment is the resurgence of R-Truth. The longtime WWE comic book supporting character returned from injury to do some fun segments with Judgment Day, and temporarily became a fan-favorite subplot. , WWE teamed him up with The Miz to reunite Awesome Truth, and many enthusiasts want to see R-Truth be the one to finally retire the Judgment Day belts. I think it’s going to happen, and if it happens, it will. It will be one of the biggest blowouts of the total weekend.
Predicted Winner: Impressive Truth
As it turns out, he’s reflexively going toe-to-toe with Becky Lynch in such a high-profile fight, but taking the belt away from Rhea Ripley right now is pointless, unless it’s the first component of an epic, multi-year storyline. that the writers have already defined and that she loves. I don’t think that’s going to happen, and once you think about the fact that Becky’s contract is coming to an end, it’s incredibly likely that Rhea is going on to win. .
That said, I think Becky will re-sign with WWE or after taking a well-deserved break. I think one day he’ll come back to the most sensible part of the department, and I think those two will combine. One of the most productive matches of WrestleMania 40. I think any of them need their schedule to be reflected more in the big event, and I think any of them need to remind everyone how talented and capable they are.
Expected Winner: Rhea Ripley
In fact, I’ve heard a lot of other people say that it would be better for WWE to keep the name on Iyo and expand the show with Bayley after ‘Mania, but to be honest, I just don’t see the benefit. It would be nice with a rematch and even more back and forth, but there’s no explanation as to why that shouldn’t happen with the belt around Bayley’s waist. She has been the unsung hero of the women’s department for years, putting others above and making them look as strong as possible. If WWE wanted a heel, this is the one that has been. If WWE wanted a face, this is it. If you want her to host communication exhibitions to exaggerate others, she’s done it. She’s like The Miz, I mean that as a big fan of Miz who pays her a big compliment.
That said, some silly things might happen with Damage CTRL. They have suffered many high-profile losses since the beginning of the faction, and the other 3 members will almost lose to Bianca, Naomi, and Jade. Losing Iyo too won’t be the most productive aspect, but I still think the best end result here is Bayley winning to wonderful fanfare from the crowd.
Predicted Winner: Bayley
Before I get into Drew McIntyre, I must start by congratulating Seth Freakin’ Rollins. He was the right champion when WWE revived the World Heavyweight Championship, and he had a lot of smart matches and several smart systems in almost a year. It was with the belt. There’s a reason enthusiasts still scream his song at the top of their lungs, but it’s time to let Drew McIntyre run for a while.
The Scottish warrior has figured out the best character in his vengeful social media troll and each and every one of them to beat some tough guys, and putting the belt on him allows WWE to plan two exciting systems down the road. First, McIntyre will clearly be competing with CM. Punk, who he’s been clowning around with every week for months, and second, it gives WWE the ability to potentially set up a WrestleMania schedule with Punk and Rollins after that, at least if taking the McIntyre name turns out to be a smart idea. .
There’s an outside possibility that we’ll see Damian Priest concede this game, but if that happens, I think it would be after McIntyre gets at least the initial win and a brief celebration.
Predicted Winner: Drew McIntyre
I have no idea what will happen in this game. I don’t know how long The Rock will spend to be in the ring, and I don’t know if other people will stop by to step in. There are a thousand tactics. Triple H and the company can continue booking here, but the end is obvious, isn’t it?If Cody and Seth win, The Bloodline will be ejected from the ring the following night. If Roman and The Rock win, anything happens. We all need something to pass in this game, don’t we?
What interests me most here is what The Rock looks like in the ring. He was crazy in the promotions, but he wasn’t exactly Mr. Perfect in the ring in his first race. The more you can show here, the more you can identify. himself as a credible risk to beat Cody Rhodes and/or Roman Reigns later on.
Predicted winner: The Rock and Roman Reigns
People predict that this will be the most overbooked match in WrestleMania history, and all I can say is that I hope so. Reigns and Rhodes are top-tier characters and are pretty much forged in the ring, but to be honest, this card is full of other people who can and will do more attractive things in the ring. For this game to be worthy of a major event, it has to be a fun display to watch, and I think that’s precisely what we’re going to get. here.
Ultimately, the resolution for WWE is whether or not they need to advance the plot in any meaningful way. You can let Cody Rhodes finish his story and take the belt away from Roman Reigns, which he has held for over 3 years, or you can do it. continue filming with Roman Reigns and permanently damage Cody’s character. This is for dramatization, but globally would we need the same important occasion of WrestleMania for 3 years in a row?This is Cody’s opportunity, and he either takes it at Roman’s expense or does it. No, and Roman takes his time to continue building his legacy.
I think WWE is in a position to go all out of Cody Rhodes and start showing up in some other aspect of Roman Reigns’ career, but in fact there is a question at play here and a genuine option that the Tribal Chief will remain on top.
Predicted Winner: Cody Rhodes
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