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The Road to WrestleMania began with the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. WWE presented huge surprises at the show, and overall it was liked by the majority of the fans. Edge’s return after 9 long years and Drew McIntyre’s Royal Rumble victory provided WWE the momentum they needed going forward to ‘Mania.
We know that the Grandest Stage of Them All is one place that can provide bigger surprises and moments than any of the other shows. Many wrestlers return around January to mid-March to work towards WrestleMania and provide fans, what they call, greater entertainment.
This year as well, many wrestlers are going to return on April 5, while some could miss the show entirely. In this article, we are listing 3 WWE Superstars who will return for WrestleMania and 2 that probably won’t.
Before moving on to the next part, gear up by listening to the latest edition of Dropkick DiSKussions featuring the veteran ring announcer Lilian Garcia!
#5 Will return for WrestleMania: John Cena
John Cena has confirmed that he will be appearing at WrestleMania 36, this April.
“I live in Tampa, the event is in Tampa, so I will be there,” said Cena.
His last televised match happened on an episode of RAW in early 2019, where he worked in a Fatal-4-Way match to decide the Universal Championship’s next challenger. He lost the match to Finn Balor and later praised his efforts in the bout. Since then, the 16-time WWE Champion hasn’t fought a match but has made quite a few appearances in the company.
Last year as well, John Cena made a surprising WrestleMania return as the Doctor of Thuganomics against Elias. This year, however, things could be different as Cena has promised to do something we wouldn’t normally expect. What could Cena possibly do at WrestleMania? Will he interrupt another Superstar at the show, or will WWE book him in a match?
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#4 Could miss WrestleMania: The Undertaker
The Undertaker hasn’t appeared on WWE television for a long time. Last appearing at Extreme Rules 2019, ‘Taker has since missed multiple pay-per-views including Crown Jewel.
As of now, he is apparently pushing for a match at the Shows of Shows, but considering he has already missed one Saudi Arabia show, WWE could bring him back to action this month. If that happens, The Undertaker will probably be on the sidelines during WrestleMania before returning for another Saudi Arabia show.
If he’s going to be at Saudi Arabia, he simply cannot be at WrestleMania afterward based on that regimen. He wouldn’t be peak, let’s say that. So, it sounds like he’ll be at Saudi Arabia instead of WrestleMania once again," said Tom Colohue of Sportskeeda.
We know that WWE needs The Undertaker more during the Saudi Arabia events than the annual extravaganza of WrestleMania.
With less than four weeks remaining, will The Deadman return to action for Super ShowDown? If yes, when will he return and who will face him in Saudi Arabia?
#3 Will return for WrestleMania: AJ Styles
AJ Styles got injured at Royal Rumble pay-per-view right before getting eliminated from the Battle Royal match. Many fans were wondering if this injury could keep The Phenomenal One away from the ring for a long time.
Some even doubted if Styles would perform at WrestleMania. But the former WWE Champion has confirmed that he’ll recover in a few weeks and return for the Shows of Shows.
"I'm not missing WrestleMania. I'll scratch and claw my way there," Styles said during one of his Mixer streams.
As per Tom Colohue of Sportskeeda, Styles was originally scheduled to feud with Randy Orton after Royal Rumble. But the plans were apparently nixed because Styles is going to miss ‘Mania.
But if this isn’t the case (and Styles has confirmed it won’t be), then he could end up facing Orton as per the original plans. Both Superstars are currently working as heels, and it’d be interesting to see how things pan out for them.
#2 Could miss WrestleMania: Triple H
Apart from being a wrestler, Triple H handles a handful of responsibilities in WWE. He produces NXT for the fans every week and looks over other aspects of the company. However, The Game has been consistent in working at WrestleMania, no matter what.
Last year, he was injured, but recovered just in time to have a match against Batista, who quietly retired afterward. This year’s case looks a bit different. With more responsibilities on Triple H’s shoulders than ever before, it seems like he wouldn’t be returning for a match.
With his last televised match happening at Super ShowDown 2019, the COO of WWE has missed several pay-per-views in a row. He didn’t return for Crown Jewel and is likely not going to work at the upcoming Super ShowDown as well.
If WWE manages to stack up the WrestleMania card perfectly, Triple H might manage to miss out on the show and focus on his backstage duties a little more.
#1 Will return for WrestleMania: Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez was the man who was originally scheduled to eliminate Brock Lesnar from the Men’s Royal Rumble match this year. This obviously didn’t happen because Vince McMahon wanted Drew McIntyre to take the honors.
There are currently no words as to why Cain Velasquez hasn’t returned to WWE yet. However, we strongly believe that he will be making his return sooner rather than later. Although he won’t face Lesnar at Super ShowDown or even WrestleMania (Ricochet and Drew McIntyre will do that respectively), there are other Superstars WWE could line him up against.
There’s still a lot of time remaining and it’s almost a guarantee that Velasquez will return for 'Mania. If he was fit enough to work at Royal Rumble, then why would WWE want to keep him on the sidelines? Right now, the biggest question is: which WWE Superstar is going to face the former UFC Heavyweight Champion upon his return?
Which WWE Superstar’s return are you most excited about? Have your say in the comments below.
