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WrestleMania 35 is just a few days away now. The WWE Universe is eagerly waiting to see what the company has in store for the latest edition of the annual extravaganza. The Mania match card this year has been stacked up by many interesting and fresh match ups.
The show is going to feature some dream matchups like - AJ Styles vs Randy Orton, Samoa Joe vs Rey Mysterio. WWE megastar The Undertaker is not scheduled to fight during the show at the time of this writing. Roman Reigns made his much-awaited return just in time for WrestleMania and he will be facing Drew McIntyre in one of the marquee matches this year.
The Confirmed matches for Wrestlemania 35 are - Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins, Raw Women's Championship -- Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair, Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre, AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton, Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred), United States Championship -- Samoa Joe (c) vs. Rey Mysterio, The Miz vs. Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin, Cruiserweight Championship -- Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Tony Nese, and Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Over the years we have seen numerous heel and face turns happen at WrestleMania events. We witnessed a shocking heel turn after the culmination of the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 34 last year. Shinsuke Nakamura shockingly turned heel and hit AJ Styles with a low-blow in the center of the ring. Similarly, WWE could be planning to shock the fans this year also with some fresh character changes in order to reinvigorate the current product.
Given WrestleMania is the biggest PPV of the year, we can expect some character transformations of major superstars during the course of the show. Here are 2 face turns and 1 heel turn that might happen at WrestleMania 35:
#3 Andrade (face turn)
Former NXT Champion Andrade has been embroiled in a feud with Rey Mysterio since the start of the year. The Mexican duo has produced some magnificent matches on Smackdown Live in the past few months. The duo was part of the US title match at the Fastlane PPV. Andrade has been absent from the television screens since then.
On the recent episode of Smackdown Live, it was officially announced that Rey Mysterio will face Samoa Joe for the US title at Wrestlemania 35. But given that their rivalry did not have a proper conclusion, it is expected that Andrade might be added to the US title scene in the following weeks.
We might get to see a triple threat match between Andrade, Rey Mysterio and Samoa Joe at WM35. Andrade has been a heel since he has joined the main roster. A face turn could freshen up his current character. Also, his all-around in-ring repertoire suits a babyface character. He might turn face out of respect to Rey Mysterio after having a phenomenal triple threat match.
#2 Charlotte Flair (face turn)
Charlotte Flair is set to compete against Roda Rousey and Becky Lynch in a triple threat Raw Women's title match at WrestleMania 35. Two of the superstars involved in the match, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey, currently portray the role of a heel on their respective brands. Becky Lynch is playing the role of the babyface in this Wrestlemania matchup. Women are going to headline Wrestlemania for the first time since the PPV's inception, so WWE might be planning exciting twists for this match.
One of the most exciting swerves would be a face turn from Charlotte after the culmination of the triple threat match. Arguably, the three women might go on to have the best women's match at the mega event. The fan favorite Becky Lynch might emerge victorious after a grueling triple threat encounter. Charlotte Flair might embrace Becky Lynch after the latter's monumental championship victory.
Given the history between the two superstars, it won't come in as a surprise if they reconcile in the main event of Wrestlemania 35. Also, with Ronda Rousey being a heel now, WWE will be benefitted by a face turn from Charlotte as it would allow them to book a Four Horsewomen match in the near future. 3 of the 4 WWE's horsewomen are babyfaces right now excluding Charlotte so it would make perfect sense for the turn to happen.
#1 Roman Reigns (Heel Turn)
Roman Reigns is set to face Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania 35. This will be his first singles match since he returned from hiatus. McIntyre has been brutalizing every superstar who has crossed his path until now on Raw. The list of his victims includes Kurt Angle, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, and Finn Balor. Roman Reigns seems to be the new target for the Scottish Psychopath.
Drew has attacked Reigns over the last few weeks and on each occasion, he ended the segment with a vicious claymore kick. Analyzing the current booking direction, it looks like both the superstars have a chance to win at the mega event. Roman losing at the event would do more good to him than bad. This could pave the platform for WWE to do the unthinkable and turn Reigns heel at the event. WWE might book him to lose his match against Drew earlier in the night, then book him to appear after the culmination of Universal Championship match.
WWE could book Seth Rollins to win the Universal Championship against the Beast Incarnate. Then at the end, Roman Reigns might come out to join his Sheid brother in the celebrations only to turn on him. Roman Reigns could viciously attack the new Universal Champion and stake his claim on the championship that he never lost.
The loss to Drew McIntyre earlier in the night and memories of Seth's Wrestlemania 31 heist might ignite the fire in Roman Reigns and drive him to turn heel at the event. If orchestrated perfectly Roman's heel turn has the potential to become one of the greatest moments in the history of WWE programming. It is a bit far fetched but given WWE's inclination these days to produce a fan-friendly product, it cannot be completely ruled out.
