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The Road to WrestleMania 36 kicked off a few weeks ago at The Royal Rumble and it already feels like WWE is going into overdrive to prepare for the big show. The company even seems to have upped the intensity level on several of their storylines, which is making the product pretty good right now.
While the company has probably been working towards this direction for several months now, it's been very interesting seeing how they are executing it. Furthermore, it has led to some of the most intriguing storytelling in quite a while and hopefully it continues.
Whether that actually happens or not remains to be seen, but here are the five best storylines on the road to WrestleMania 36 so far. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us which storylines you are enjoying the most right now.
#5. Seth Rollins' heel turn
There's just something about Seth Rollins as a self righteous messiah that makes RAW enjoyable to watch. It's almost as if Rollins is channeling his original heel character when he betrayed The Shield back in 2013 and the WWE Universe is loving every second of it.
Beyond that, the gimmick seems to be a clever way of getting attention on midcard talents like Buddy Murphy and AOP, which is turning them into prominent players on Monday Night RAW. It is also creating rumblings of Rollins versus Murphy at WrestleMania 36, and that would certainly be a barnburner to behold.
Whether this ends with Murphy versus Rollins or something else, remains to be seen. The best part, however, will be watching how exactly the company gets there and what they have planned along the way.
Before we move on to the next part, gear up by listening to our exclusive interview with Lilian Garcia where she revealed how Paige inspires her!
#4. Roman Reigns
Organic.
That's the only possible word that can be used to describe Roman Reigns latest rise to the top and one would be lying if they said they weren't a little excited about what happens next. Of course some fans will probably be hoping that his feud with Baron Corbin will finally end at Super Showdown, but that's only so he can move on to bigger and better things.
Interestingly enough, some rumors seem to indicate that Reigns will be the one to challenge The Fiend for The Universal Title at WrestleMania 36, which is an interesting choice given his history. What is even more interesting however is that Roman Reigns is so over with The WWE Universe at this point that beating The Fiend might not even hurt him.
In the end, all eyes are Roman Reigns right now and if WWE keeps booking him like this, its hard not to imagine him in a main event slot at WrestleMania. Beyond that it's hard to imagine WWE keeping Reigns's road to WrestleMania free of twists and turns, which should make for some good television.
#3. The women's division
WWE has done a fantastic job with their women's division in the last few years. From Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey versus Charlotte Flair in the main event of WrestleMania 35 to the company unveiling the women tag team titles, WWE is doing everything to put them on equal ground with the men.
With that being said, WWE is now booking the revolution in a way that surpasses that of the men and brings it into uncharted territory. In fact, between the possibility of Flair versus Rhea Ripley versus Bianca Belair plus whatever the company decides to do with the other two titles, the company is creating great matches and feuds.
And the best part of it is the unpredictability and anything can happen nature that it's bringing to the product. While Lynch, Bayley and Rhea Ripley may all be champion at the moment, nothing seems to be locked in at this point in time and the company could easily switch things up.
In the end, it's a perfect storm of unpredictability and it's something that the company needs to be praised for. Furthermore, the idea to bring NXT Champion, Ripley and Royal Rumble winner Flair, together is a genius idea that should help reshape the road to WrestleMania for years to come.
#2. Edge versus Randy Orton
Randy Orton shocked the WWE Universe when he RKO'd his former tag team partner and proceeded to try to injure his neck, but the best is yet to come. In fact, with WWE seemingly doing a slow burn with this one and Randy Orton literally coming out on Monday Night to a tidal wave of boos its evident that fans are invested.
Orton barely even had to utter a word and the WWE Universe was outraged at him. They literally showered him in boos for 10 minutes before Orton finally slivered his way into the back. That's a lot of nuclear heat for one Superstar and it should serve as undeniable proof that the best is yet to come.
While these two Superstars might be part timers at this point in their career's, the story they told so far is what will draw fans in. It will also most likely serve as one of the marquee matches for WrestleMania 36 and could end up stealing the show based on what the company is willing to do.
#1. Drew McIntyre versus Brock Lesnar
Isn't it funny how less is more?
WWE has literally been building up Drew McIntyre through lopsided squash matches over the last couple of months and he still looked every bit of a destroyer when he won The 2020 Royal Rumble. Maybe that has to do with the fact that he eliminated Brock Lesnar at the halfway point of the match, but that one feat was enough to make him look like a contender.
Then WWE upped the ante by having Lesnar attack McIntyre the next night on RAW, hitting him with a sinister F5. Not only was this a great way to get fans behind McIntyre after literally outlasting 29 other men the night before, it also created a decent amount of heat for Lesnar after his sneak attack.
If nothing else, this is another slow burn the company seems to be working towards and it will be interesting to see how it plays out. It will also be interesting to see if WWE can maintain McIntyre's momentum heading into WrestleMania 36 and if he is truly the guy that the company wants to push to the top.
