WrestleMania 35: How Triple H would book the Championship matches on the show - Predictions and Match Time

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WWE is all set to deliver the 35th edition of the longest running PPV in its history, WrestleMania, live from the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on 7th April 2019.

This year's WrestleMania has been very mysterious both in terms of match results as well as the whole match card as well. With this being rumored as the longest PPV in WWE history, a lot of matches and segments can be added to the already stacked card. As of now, a total of 16 matches have been announced.

In this article, I'll try to predict how Triple H would book the Championship matches at this year's WrestleMania if he was in charge. As we all know, HHH is doing an amazing job with NXT and NXT Takeovers. With the immense success of these events and they constantly being better than main roster PPVs booked by Vince, it'll be interesting to think what if Triple H was in charge of them as well?

So let's take a look at how Triple H would have booked WrestleMania 35's Championship matches - the time that each match will get, and the winners. To all the readers, if you have a question that Triple H would not have booked a lot of matches on this card, yes you are correct, but for the time being let's just see how he would have booked the show itself.

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#9 RAW Tag Team Championships: The Revival (c) vs Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins - Pre Show

Will we see the end of a massive streak?

This was a last minute addition to the WrestleMania card, as WWE announced Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder will challenge The Revival for their RAW Tag Team Championship.

Remember, Hawkins is on a losing streak of 0-269, the longest losing streak in pro wrestling. A stage like WrestleMania is idle for him to pick up his first win in WWE after returning back. For once, I'm sure he'll get a good push once his streak breaks.

Now your question would be, why would Triple H book this match on the pre-show? He loves tag team wrestling and The Revival after all. That is because this would increase the surprise element, as fans would not expect WWE to break this massive streak on a pre-show match. But it's WrestleMania and even the pre-show matters! Also with no proper build-up, pre-show is the correct place for this match.

The match would go for around 10-15 minutes letting these team put on a classic tag team match, that would end with the biggest moment in Hawkins career as he will break his streak of losses and win his first match on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

The Revival, on the other hand, should be drafted to SmackDown to feud with teams like The Usos.

Match Length: 10-15 Minutes

Prediction: Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder become the new RAW Tag Team Champions

#8 United States Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio

Will Rey overcome the Samoan Submission Machine?

The United States Championship hasn't really had the best days last year. A lackluster Jinder Mahal reign, followed by a lackluster Nakamura reign, and yet another lackluster Rusev reign didn't help the title much.

But ever since Samoa Joe has won the title, the situation seems to be improving a little. Joe, after all, is a world-class wrestler and looks credible as a champion. Joe is all set to defend his title against Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania.

The match should be a good 15-20 minutes competition, as both Joe and Mysterio have what it takes to tell a convincing story inside the ring, plus high-flying action and drama, and Hunter would surely give them proper time for this.

But, with the recent rumors of Mysterio not being cleared to compete at 'Mania, could we see a surprise opponent for Joe? Whatever the case may be, Samoa Joe would walk out still as the champion and continue to have a lengthy reign with the title! It's high time he is booked as a top champion who rules the competition and is not scared to put his title on the line against anyone.

Match Length: 15 Minutes

Prediction: Samoa Joe retains

#7 Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese

Will Nese be able to overcome the cruiserweight champion?

One thing that is for sure, under Triple H, the cruiserweights will get a lot more exposure than what they are getting right now. The cruiserweight division has some of the best wrestlers in the whole WWE roster and they deserve to have a match on the main show as opposed to having it on the pre-shows like previous WrestleManias.

The Cruiserweight Championship scene on 205 Live has been dominated by the Australian, Buddy Murphy ever since he won the title at WWE Super Show-Down. Last month, Tony Nese won a tournament by defeating Cedric Alexander in the final to fix his spot in the 'Mania match card as the #1 contender.

It should be a good 15 minutes' high-flying contest full of athleticism and agility where these two would let the world know how good the cruiserweight division of WWE is. Triple H has always focused properly on the wrestling quality and hence this match would be a potential match of the night contender.

In the end, Tony Nese will overcome King Murphy and become the new Cruiserweight champion. If Murphy wins here, there would hardly be anyone left to challenge him for the title, unless they move few more superstars to 205 Live. And I don't see that happening.

Match Length: 10-15 Minutes

Prediction: Tony Nese becomes the new Cruiserweight Champion

#6 SmackDown Tag Team Championship - The Usos (c) vs. Ricochet & Aleister Black vs. The Bar vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura

Who will walk out with the SD Tag Team Titles?

The SmackDown Tag Team match was announced on the go-home SmackDown show before WrestleMania. The SD Tag Team champions The Usos are set to defend their titles in a fatal-four way match against The Bar, Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura, and Ricochet and Aleister Black.

HHH loves tag team wrestling and would book this match as a fast-paced high-action one that has the potential to be one of the top matches of the night, going for around 10-15 minutes. Also, he would've added a last-minute stipulation to this to make it a ladder match, as these teams would kill it inside the ring.

As for the outcome, the team of Rusev and Shinsuke would walk out with the titles. With the recent string of tweets from Rusev who seemed frustrated by his booking, Triple H might just gift them the titles to give them a reason to stay. Also, these two have quite a chemistry if booked in a proper way.

Match Length: 10-15 Minutes

Prediction: Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions

#5 Women's Tag Team Championship: Sasha Banks & Bayley (c) vs Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs Nia Jax & Tamina Snuka vs The IIconics

Will Sasha and Bayley be able to defend their titles?

The Women's Tag Team Championship debuted in WWE at Elimination Chamber, where the team of Sasha Banks & Bayley became the inaugural champions by defeating 5 other teams inside the Elimination Chamber.

At WrestleMania, they are set to defend their titles against the IIconics, Natalya & Beth Phoenix, and Nia Jax & Tamina in a fatal four-way match. The only talking point about the match is the return of Beth Phoenix.

The match in itself won't be that amazing, and let's just hope there is less number of botches throughout the course of the match. To help that, the match would not be more than 10 minutes long.

The only logical winners here are Sasha Banks and Bayley, as they still have a lot to do before they drop the title to some other team. HHH would book them to have a better feud with some debuting team from NXT after WrestleMania. He would also use these two to kick-off the WWE vs UFC Four Horsewomen feud in the future.

Match Length: 10 Minutes

Prediction: The Boss n Hug Connection retains

#4 Intercontinental Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) /w Lio Rush vs The Demon King Finn Balor

The Demon will finally make his WrestleMania debut!

Frankly, the only reason why fans are interested in this match is because of "The Demon King" making his WrestleMania debut. The sight of Finn Balor making a grand entrance as the Demon King at the Grandest Stage of Them All would be epic.

Balor has been feuding with Bobby Lashley for quite some time now, with the title already changing hands a couple of times. Lashley's short run as the Intercontinental Champion hasn't been anything special.

Demon King has been undefeated on the main roster so far, and Hunter would make sure this continues at WrestleMania. Finn is all but sure to walk out of 'Mania with the InterContinental Championship. The match would not be longer than 5 minutes and would serve as establishing the Demon as a huge threat.

Match Length: 5-8 Minutes

Prediction: The Demon King becomes the new Intercontinental Champion

#3 WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) vs Kofi Kingston

Will "KofiMania" run wild in New Jersey?

This is a match that nobody saw coming, ironically not even WWE themselves. But such has been the destiny that the WWE Championship match is almost the most hyped-up match for WrestleMania, maybe only next to the main event.

The rise of Kofi Kingston to the main event status has been monumental, and anyone following Kofi's career closely since the beginning would know how much he deserves this. Fans are clearly behind Kofi in this match and he would want to live up to everyone's expectation by defeating the WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania.

Given proper time, this match can easily be the "match of the night" as both of these wrestlers are amazing inside the ring, both athletically as well as in telling the story between ropes. In the end, Hunter would book Kofi to get the victory and realize his dream by becoming the new WWE Champion. Also, with Daniel Bryan refusing to work the Saudi PPV, it only makes sense to put the title on Kofi.

Match Length: 20 Minutes

Prediction: Kofi Kingston becomes the new WWE Champion

#2 Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs Seth Rollins

Will Seth be able to slay the beast?

The penultimate of the evening will see the 2019 Men's Royal Rumble winner Seth Rollins take on the Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar in an attempt to win the Universal Championship and put an end to the long frustrating reign of a part-time champion.

Lesnar has been an unstoppable monster ever since coming back to WWE. Lesnar's last two WrestleMania matches were for the same title as well, and he ended up winning both of them.

Seth has been booked as a top babyface of Monday Night RAW (except a few low-blows), and fans are rooting for him to slay the Beast and bring back the Universal Title home. Lesnar's matches with smaller opponents are always great and this match would also be a fast-paced and entertaining one.

After coming very close to a defeat against the likes of AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, and Finn Balor, Hunter would finally book the Beast to lose against the man who dethroned him at WrestleMania 33. I'd be excited to see Seth's reign as the champion under Triple H.

Match Length: 15 Minutes

Prediction: Seth Rollins becomes the new Universal Champion

#1 Main Event: Charlotte (c) vs Ronda Rousey (c) vs Becky Lynch for RAW and SmackDown Women's Championship - Winner Takes All

Winner takes All!

WrestleMania 35 would be the first time ever when a women's match will be the main event on the Grandest Stage of Them All. The story that led to this main event goes back to Survivor Series, where Becky Lynch was scheduled to face Ronda Rousey in a Champion vs Champion match but WWE had to replace her with Charlotte at the last moment due to an unfortunate injury. After a lot of ups and downs and drama, we are finally getting this match at WrestleMania as our main event of the show.

With Charlotte winning the SmackDown Women's Championship recently, this match is now a winner takes all, that is, whoever wins this match will become the first ever undisputed RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion. This just increased the stakes a lot.

The match in itself would be amazing and can even go up to the mark of 30 minutes as all these three are capable of putting on a classic.

Triple H's choice for the match would be "The Man" Becky Lynch overcoming the odds and ending WrestleMania holding both the Championships. This win is long overdue for her, and for all the amazing stuff and hard work that she has put into this, she deserves to win this match.

Also, anyone other than Becky winning would cause fans to go home unsatisfied, the 4th time in a row since WrestleMania 31. The current COO of WWE would not want this to happen for sure.

Match Length: 25-30 Minutes

Prediction: Becky Lynch becomes the first undisputed RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion