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WrestleMania 35 is a little over six months away, and with Survivor Series just around the corner, the road to WrestleMania is getting closer and closer with each passing week.
The event, which will take place at the Metlife Arena in New Jersey looks set to be the biggest WrestleMania in history, with the WWE hoping to attract several major stars back to the company for the event.
The WWE's recent television deal with Fox means that the company are in a very strong position financially, and they will no doubt pump a lot of that money into next year's WrestleMania.
With that in mind, let's take a look at five very early predictions for WrestleMania 35.
#5 The Shield triple threat will take place
Given currently WWE storylines, it feels as though a Shield break-up is very much a case of when and not if at the moment.
The WWE has been teasing Dean Ambrose turning on his team-mates during the last two editions of Raw, and if that is the route they decide to go down, then the WWE definitely need to use the storyline's momentum to set up another triple threat match between the members of The Shield at WrestleMania 35.
The match has taken place once before, back at Battleground 2016, and while the encounter itself was excellent, it is definitely deserving of a much bigger stage.
The WWE loves to use these big Mania anniversaries as a celebration of all things past and present in the WWE, and there is no bigger match that could represent the current generation of talent than this one.
#4 The Undertaker will retire
Another WrestleMania, another Undertaker retirement prediction. It feels as though The deadman has been rumoured to retire at every WrestleMania since his shock defeat at the hands of Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 but surely, this has to be the year.
It looked as though Taker had hung up his boots following his defeat to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, but the WWE managed to convince the former World Heavyweight champion to lace up his boots once again at this year's event, and he has made several televised appearance since then as well.
Taker's current program with Triple H and Shawn Michaels does appear to be preparing the deadman for one last ride though, and seeing him go out against one of his all-time greatest rivals would probably be a more popular way to call an end to one of hate of the most iconic characters in wrestling history.
#3 Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair won't be in the main event
Ever since the dust settled on WrestleMania 34, speculation has been rife about the possible main event of next year's event.
The most persistent rumour has been that the WWE will decide to give the WWE universe the first ever all-female main-event at WrestleMania, with Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair being the most likely participants.
The move would no doubt be welcomed by the WWE universe and there is no denying that Rousey is a big enough star to put in such a historic match but given the WWE's financial status at the minute, there is every chance they may bring in an even bigger star than Rousey for next year's show.
#2 The Rock will appear but Batista won't
The WWE's recent deal with Fox has seen the company secure a reported 1.2 billion dollars, and if that is the case, then they are going to want to splash some of that cash and bring in some very big names for next year's WrestleMania.
Former WWE champion, The Rock, has been rumoured to win next year's Royal Rumble match and if that is the case, a big money match with one of either Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns is likely to be on the cards.
If The Rock does decide to lace up his boots at next year's event, then it seems highly unlikely, given his massive universal appeal, that he won't be in the main event of the show.
The other rumoured big name for the event is former Evolution member, Batista. Batista is currently scheduled to make an appearance at the upcoming SmackDown 1,000 episode alongside his former stablemates, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Triple H. While that does imply he has a good working relationship with the WWE, and that Disney and Marvel are willing to allow the star to work for his former promotion, it doesn't mean he will be working at WrestleMania.
The biggest stumbling block at WrestleMania is likely to be the release of the as yet untitled fourth Avengers movie, which is due for release on April 26th, just a few weeks after WrestleMania.
While Batista's current relationship with Marvel is a little bit icy following the firing of Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn, the promotion campaign for the film will be in full swing come WrestleMania time, and it seems unlikely the studio would risk Batista working a full match at the event.
#1 It will be the most financially successful WrestleMania of all time
The Rock, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Ronda Rousey, John Cena, Batista, Brock Lesnar, Cris Cyborg- all of these names have been linked to an appearance at next year's WrestleMania and if the WWE can manage to get at least 60% of them to appear on the show, then they can expect a very profitable return indeed.
With the age of buyrates long gone thanks to the rise of the WWE network, it has become slighter harder to judge what makes for a successful PPV these days. WrestleMania 34 made a whopping $14.2 million for the Mercedez-Benz Superdome Stadium earlier this year, becoming the most successful sports entertainment event in the stadium's history though, which makes for a pretty strong litmus test.
It seems highly unlikely, given the talent that is linked to next year's event, that next year's WrestleMania won't go on to top that. It will also probably give network subscriptions a massive boost, which, of course, is seen as a key indicator of success in the WWE these days.
