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Over the past few days, there have been reports circulating that Rey Mysterio's injury may keep him from challenging Samoa Joe for the United States Championship at WrestleMania, and while that would be incredibly unfortunate for everyone involved, the WWE certainly have plenty of Plan B's waiting in the wings.
From old rivals to completely new challengers, there are plenty of people we'd love to see face the Samoan Submission Machine on the Grandest Stage of Them All, and while there's certainly a chance that Mysterio can compete at WrestleMania, we definitely need to explore the possibility that he gets pulled from the show.
So sit back and read along as we explore the possibility of a Rey Mysterio injury from WrestleMania, and look at the 4 most interesting WWE superstars that could replace him against the dominant Champion, Samoa Joe.
#4 Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt has been absent from WWE TV for quite some time now, and the company has been looking for a creative way to bring him back, and while this isn't the most creative, it certainly would make for an amazing WrestleMania moment.
This one certainly is the most unlikely on the list, but the idea of two of WWE's biggest and fastest superstars going at it in a true hoss battle gives us yet another intriguing WrestleMania match.
Wyatt doesn't share the history with Joe that the other 3 competitors on the list do, so it's likely he returns in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal or on RAW/Smackdown following 'Mania, but this is certainly an option that the WWE should seriously consider.
With Luke Harper still out and Rowan paired with Daniel Bryan, it's highly unlikely that the Family get back together again, so Bray needs to do it alone this time, and this would be the perfect place to prove himself, but once again, only time will tell.
#3 Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens returned to challenge for the WWE Championship at Fastlane, but somehow the company doesn't have anything planned for him at WrestleMania 35.
While it's very possible that he could be John Cena's mystery opponent, re-igniting their famous feud from 2015, seeing him face off against Joe would be a lot fresher, and would finally give us the match we've been waiting to see since Joe's debut in NXT.
As you can see above, it was Joe who confronted KO at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable almost 4 years ago, but somehow, they've not had a singles match in the WWE, and this would be the best place to rectify that injustice.
These are two of the best wrestlers in the entire company, and with their combination of speed, attitude, size, strength and pure wrestling ability, they'd potentially steal the show on what is the most stacked WWE PPV in years
#2 John Cena
This is a dream match that WWE fans have been talking about since Samoa Joe arrived on the main roster, because these two actually have quite the history together. I
t's nothing extensive, but when both men began their wrestling training, they attended the same school before Cena went off to the WWE and Joe went off to become a star in the new Ring of Honour and TNA promotions.
Cena reportedly has a 'mystery' match planned for WrestleMania 35, but we have no idea what that is obviously, but the prospect of these two old training partners finally locking horns at the Showcase of the Immortals is too good to pass up.
The show already has 15 matches planned, so putting Cena in with Joe in the case of Mysterio's absence will make the show a little more bearable, and would make the already great show a little more diverse.
#1 Mustafa Ali
Mustafa Ali (now just Ali, but we'll stick with Mustafa), is one of the most exciting performers the WWE have had in years, and given the history he's had with Joe in 2019, this makes the most sense from a continuity standpoint.
From a pure babyface vs. heel standpoint, this is also the best match that WWE can put on under the unfortunate circumstances that Mysterio can't compete, and it's likely the WWE's #1 'Plan B'.
Last year, Ali competed on the pre-show against Cedric Alexander, but his star has been constantly on the rise ever since that point, so a match for the United States Title is much more appropriate that the pre-show battle royal he's currently booked for.
It seems a little too early to take the title away from Joe, and given that Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins could all be crowned on the same night, they'd likely not do the same with Mustafa, but it would still make for an amazing match.
