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WrestleMania is known as the Showcase of Immortals. It's the place where WWE culminates an entire year of their programming in the grandest way possible. WrestleMania is defined by huge clashes between top WWE Superstars and the awe-inspiring environment it creates for a fan. It is undoubtedly the biggest and most famous event in the world of professional wrestling.
Yet this year, things are very different, as you might already know. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken over the entire world and the United States of America is one of the countries to be affected by it the most. While many predicted WWE to cancel this year's WrestleMania and stop their programming until the situation gets better, Vince McMahon is a guy who believes in the saying of "The show must go on!"
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And with that, we will be witnessing the most unique edition of WrestleMania in its rich history of 36 years as it will take place at the Performance Center in front of no crowd on April 4th and 5th. So let's get the ball rolling with five bold predictions, shall we? Also, be sure to let me know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section on these predictions, whether you agree with them or not.
#5 Drew Gulak turns on Daniel Bryan after helping him to win the Intercontinental title
One of the matches that have the potential to steal the show is the clash between Daniel Bryan and Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship. Now in an ideal world, this match would have been a technical masterpiece due to the sheer excellence of the competitors involved. But the Sami Zayn of now does not care about putting on a good match, he just wants to retain his title somehow.
Due to the same, we can expect a lot of interference from The Artist Collective in this match, who will be trying to help Sami. This is where Drew Gulak could step in and level the odds for Bryan and even help him win the title.
But this is where the massive turn is likely to happen as Drew Gulak could beat down an exhausted Daniel Bryan and yell "I'm better than you!" at him. Gulak has become quite a star in the last few weeks, and if done correctly, a Gulak vs Bryan rivalry could turn out to be a great one.
#4 Triple H once again takes on the commentary role
Remember the first empty arena show we got? That edition of Friday Night SmackDown was praised by many fans to be one of the best shows in recent times, even though there were no fans in the arena. One of the biggest reasons for the success of that show was the man who kicked it off, WWE Superstar and COO, Triple H.
It was The Game who brought in the kind of excitement that was needed for that show to succeed. He started the show by telling us about the Performance Center and later joined Michael Cole on the announce table. He did every possible thing to entertain the fans at home and make the show a must-watch.
Be it his star-power, screen presence, or simply the man himself who loves doing what he does, Triple H made that show a success and he can be used in a similar capacity at WrestleMania as well. He isn't scheduled to wrestle on the show and can certainly pull it off and turn a good show into a great one with his wit and charisma.
#3 Gronk replaces Elias to take on King Corbin
WrestleMania has seen hosts like New Day, Alexa Bliss, and others in recent memory. But this year, the man hosting the Showcase of Immortals is the former New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski, who is a huge pro-wrestling fan. Gronkowski has made his presence felt in WWE earlier at WrestleMania 33 as well when he helped his friend Mojo Rawley win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
There's this great documentary on WrestleMania on the WWE Network that highlights the importance of celebrities at the Show of Shows and how they helped it become such a grand phenomenon. The involvement of "Gronk" is sure to get the eyes of NFL fans on WWE, which is a great thing for the company.
Last week on SmackDown, we saw Elias being thrown off a huge height by King Corbin and WWE even issued a statement on him suffering from injuries due to the same. One has to wonder whether he will be fit in time for his match against King Corbin at WrestleMania. If not, Rob Gronkowski could be a great replacement for him.
We previously saw him and Corbin get on each other's nerves on SmackDown, and it would be a great moment to see the 2019 King of the Ring get a beating at the hands of Gronk.
#2 Shayna Baszler destroys Becky Lynch
NXT has a huge role to play at WrestleMania this year as along with Rhea Ripley, another NXT Superstar is scheduled to have a massive match on the show. We are talking about the former NXT Women's Champion and the Superstar who eliminated the entire field at the recently concluded Elimination Chamber match, Shayna Baszler.
The Queen of Spades will be challenging the RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch for her title at the Show of Shows and while Becky has managed to overcome all her opponents so far, Baszler might just prove to be a little too much for The Man.
Shayna Baszler has managed to make a huge impact in a very short time on the main roster, and the signs are pointing towards the management being very high on her. She is more than likely to walk out of 'Mania with the RAW Women's title but it should be done in an impactful way. She is a cage fighter and WWE should portray how dangerous she is inside the squared-circle as well. It is her time to shine and I believe, just like the Elimination Chamber, she will destroy her opponent at WrestleMania as well.
#1 John Cena shows signs of turning heel after a defeat to The Fiend
For years and years now, the WWE Universe has been witnessing John Cena in a beloved babyface character and there's no doubt that he plays it to perfection. But there has been a section of the fans, especially the hardcore ones, that have expressed their desire to see the 16-time World Champion turn heel.
Now there have been several moments in the last decade where WWE could have pulled the trigger and turned their biggest babyface into a heel, but due to one reason or the other the company chose not to do that. However, there have been multiple teases, the most recent one coming at last year's WrestleMania where Cena came out in his old avatar as the Doctor of Thuganomics.
The Leader of Cenation will be battling "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 36, and just like the last time the two met at the Show of Shows, this time as well Wyatt is hell-bent on exposing the "real" Cena to the world. There has been this theory of Superstars going through a character change after a battle against The Fiend, and if that's true, this might just be the correct moment to pull off a huge surprise and turn Cena heel.
They should not go ahead with the full-fledged turn, but it would be ideal if Cena loses to Wyatt and starts showing signs of giving in to the dark side. That could lead to some intriguing storylines in the months to come.
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