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WrestleMania is by far the biggest sporting event in the wrestling industry, and therefore, fans have a lot of expectations attached to the biggest show. As soon as one WrestleMania comes to an end, fans begin speculating what the next year’s WrestleMania card will look like as we can’t help but stay indulged in the show.
This year’s WrestleMania has been hit by a few unforeseen circumstances, and fans will not have a chance to attend the show live this year. However, they will have the privilege of watching it live from the comfort of their own homes. This year’s event will be split into two nights rather than just one, in a move that could benefit the company on many levels.
With WWE having the luxury of staging the show on two nights and across multiple locations, one can’t help but think of the special stipulations that could be added to one or more matches of the card to make things more interesting and, potentially, successful.
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The company will be looking to build more hype around the event as we get closer and closer, as we take a look at the 5 WrestleMania matches which could get special stipulations for the show.
#5 Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler - Submission Match
Most of us are aware of how good Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler are in the ring. We are also aware of how tough both these women are, with their determination to succeed and never give up attitude allowing them to enjoy illustrious championship reigns across separate brands.
Lynch is the RAW Women’s Tag Team Champion, and she will be defending her title against the former NXT Women’s Champion at WrestleMania 36. The Man has held the title since WrestleMania 35, while Baszler defeated Lynch and Bayley in a Triple Threat match at Survivor Series.
Both women have deadly submission moves, and WWE could give this match a new angle by making it a ‘Submission Match’. This would mean that the only way to win the match would be to make your opponent tap out, and as you can imagine, both Baszler and Lynch would absolutely hate to give up and tap out to one another.
This would not only make the match more intense, but also hand the crown to one of the two women for being the toughest female competitor in the company. The Queen of Spades and The Man could take the match to the edge and make it one of the most memorable female match of the night, and potentially even in the history of WrestleMania.
#4 Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens - Iron Man Match
Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens have been involved in a bitter rivalry since the RAW after Survivor Series, and while many men have joined their side to take control of RAW, only these two men have remained constants amid several injuries.
We all know that Rollins and KO are the two hardest workers in the industry, and are used to fighting more than once in a night if required. Their stamina and strength match the best of the best, and that could lead up to an Iron Man Match between the two men at The Show of Shows.
Not only will a 30 or 60-minute time limit help WWE elongate WrestleMania this year, but it will also allow them to add quality to the show while giving allies of The Architect and The Prizefighter the chance to intervene and try to help them win the match.
The match is won by the wrestler who wins the most falls within the limit, by either pinfall, submission, disqualification, or countout, and this could help creative add more bitterness to their rivalry so that it can continue post-WrestleMania.
#3 John Cena vs. 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt - Bar Fight Deathmatch
‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt, as we all know, has decided to challenge John Cena to a match at WrestleMania. Cena never backs down from a fight, and it took him mere seconds to accept Wyatt’s challenge on an episode of SmackDown.
Since then, the two men have been doing well to work on the build-up to their match, but the threat of WrestleMania getting postponed or canceled loomed large and Wyatt seemed to have a brilliant idea.
Taking to Twitter, The Fiend challenged Cena to a Bar Fight Deathmatch, which may seem bizarre at first, but cannot be taken lightly - keeping in mind Wyatt’s character and The Fiend’s gimmick.
Since there has been confirmation from WWE that the event will be held across two nights at multiple venues, we could actually watch the company follow another one of Wyatt’s wild ideas and go ahead with the decision to hold a Bar Fight Deathmatch.
While chances of such a match taking place are unlikely, the company could head another way and make it a Last Man Standing match.
#2 AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker - Career vs. Career Match
Before walking into WWE, AJ Styles had an incredible career in many other promotions such as New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling (TNA). This made him arguably the biggest free agent in the wrestling industry that the company has ever signed.
Long before Styles first put on his wrestling gear, The Undertaker was one of the top Superstars in WWE and the entire business. Even to this day, The Undertaker’s entrance can get a bigger pop from the crowd that anything Styles has ever done in the ring.
Since both men are veterans of the game and could retire sooner than later, WWE could build more hype around WrestleMania by making this match a Career vs. Career match.
Both men have arguably the best in-ring careers, and putting such high stakes to this clash will make things extremely interesting as fans aren’t ready to see either Superstar go. Of course, the loser doesn’t necessarily have to leave the industry after taking the loss, and if WWE plans on having The Deadman win this one, then it’ll be great to see Styles return the very next day on RAW and build even more heat around his character.
#1 Edge vs. Randy Orton - w/ Special Referee Mick Foley
Edge and Randy Orton have been the best of friends and the worst of enemies in WWE. Before Edge retired in 2011, the two men had a team called Rated RKO that took over WWE for quite some time.
Edge made a shocking return to wrestling during the 2020 Royal Rumble, almost nine years after retiring due to a neck injury. During the match, he came face to face against Orton and the two men first worked together before Edge eliminated Orton, and then, things went downhill from there.
Orton attacked Edge on the RAW after the event, and almost ended his career once again in the process. Later on, The Viper went as far as to attack Matt Hardy who came out in defense of Edge and followed it up with an attack on Beth Pheonix - Edge's wife.
Edge has now laid down the challenge to Orton for a match at WrestleMania 36, and The Viper will likely accept the challenge.
However, The Rated-R Superstar mentioned how Mick Foley played an integral role in both men’s development, and how Edge took the right path, while Orton did not.
With that in mind, we could watch Orton accept the challenge and pick Foley to be the Special Guest Referee for their clash in order to see who Foley believed in more.
Both men have had great rivalries with Foley in the past, and his addition to their WrestleMania bout would increase the hype around the event.
