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WrestleMania 37 has several big matches featuring the top stars in WWE. Roman Reigns is once again in the main event, defending the Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan and Edge.
The match speaks for itself due to the work all three men have done over the last year. It should be a great showcase for all three competitors and understandably will close WrestleMania 37.
Randy Orton and The Fiend Bray Wyatt will face off. It's more likely to be a spectacle rather than a showcase of genuine wrestling. But that's what WrestleMania is - a variety show of pro wrestling.
For wrestling purists, there are some matches at WrestleMania 37 that could steal the show. Most fans will remember the main events and how the show goes off the air. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn could have another classic, but with Logan Paul being involved, it screams of interference that would lessen the impact of the win.
Every match has an important place on the WrestleMania 37 card. Most bouts have the potential to be great in their own right. Here are five matches that could steal the show.
#5 Riddle vs. Sheamus will be a WrestleMania 37 slugfest
WrestleMania 37 will be Riddle's first match at the Show of Shows. For that reason alone, he'll want to put on a show. During his time in NXT and on the main roster, he's proven that he's a student of the game and blends several styles.
That led to a United States Championship win at Elimination Chamber and this WrestleMania 37 fight with Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior, meanwhile, has re-established himself as a hard-hitting performer over the last year-and-a-half. His matches with Lashley, Keith Lee, and Drew McIntyre have reinvigorated his WWE career.
The main reason why this match could steal the show at WrestleMania 37 is because of the hard-hitting potential. It mostly won't be like the brutal NXT Fight Pit matches, but the physicality will be on display. Both men use their legs, knees and fists, to dominate the opponent.
It seems Sheamus does better when he can let loose against his opponents. Certain stars mesh better with different styles, like Brock Lesnar who has typically done better in matches with smaller stars like AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, and Finn Balor. Every WWE star on the WrestleMania 37 card will look to steal the show, and Riddle and Sheamus have the capability to do that.
#4 The Boss faces the EST of WWE at WrestleMania 37
Bianca Belair chose Sasha Banks as her WrestleMania 37 opponent after winning the 2021 Royal Rumble. Belair had an impressive showing at last year's Royal Rumble and did the same again from the third slot this year.
It's refreshing for someone other than the Four Horsewomen of NXT to enter the spotlight at the Show of Shows. Charlotte Flair, Banks, Bayley and Becky Lynch have ruled over the division for the last three years. Outside of Asuka and Alexa Bliss, the four women above have all been both RAW and SmackDown Women's Champs.
Belair could buck that trend and she certainly wants to put on a show in her match at WrestleMania 37. She's not afraid of the big stage and neither is the Boss. Banks has been in several high-profile matches at WrestleManias and her character confidently reflects that.
It was announced earlier on Friday that this match will headline Night 1 of WrestleMania 37. With that main-event slot, both women will try even harder to steal the show.
Winners of the Royal Rumble matches are supposed to main event WrestleMania. Since it's now a two-night event, that should translate into each winner getting that chance. Thus, Banks and Belair will now have that opportunity.
Banks and Belair have done a great job of selling their feud and Rumble winners earn the right to the main event. Both women are technically sound and exciting in-ring performers. It could be a changing of the guard in the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 37.
With Bank's heel character, she'll likely have a grandiose entrance. The fact that both competitors are also women of color also means that the pressure to perform is on Champion and challenger.
The Boss and the EST of WWE will utilize every tool in their kits at WrestleMania 37. There's a reason they are both fighting over a title at the Show of Shows and it will come out to close Night 1 of WrestleMania 37.
#3 Apollo Crews faces Big E at WrestleMania 37
Last week on SmackDown, Apollo Crews challenged Big E to a Nigerian Drum Fight for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 37. One problem was that clarity wasn't given surrounding the exact rules of this match.
Some reports mentioned that it might be nothing more than a hardcore or No DQ style of match. Those types of fights have many names, like street fights, or no-holds barred. It's definitely a way to incorporate the Nigerian aspects of Crews' character into a unique match at WrestleMania 37.
Big E has already faced Crews a few times and each contest raised the stakes from the previous fight. Since this is a match at WrestleMania 37, it will likely be more visually unique then simple No DQ matches.
This will also be Crews' first big singles match at WrestleMania. He has competed in a few Andre the Giant Battle Royals, but has never been showcased in a one-on-one setting. For that reason, he'll like to bring his best against Big E.
There's an adage in sports stating that "great players make great plays in big games." There isn't a stage in pro wrestling bigger than WrestleMania. For that reason, it shouldn't be a surprise if Apollo Crews and Big E attempt to steal the show at WrestleMania 37.
Along with the steel cage match between Shane McMahon and Braun Strowman, this is one of the few gimmick matches on the WrestleMania 37 card. While McMahon usually jumps from cages and high structures, the in-ring action is basic. The work between Crews and Big E could exceed the action in the steel cage.
WrestleMania is always touted as a big spectacle, and despite being similar to other hardcore matches, this contest is a first-time fight at the Show of Shows. Big E and Crews have long been exciting performers between the ropes. That will continue in the Nigerian Drum Fight at WrestleMania 37.
#2 Asuka and Rhea Ripley battle at WrestleMania 37
Asuka has led the RAW women's division heading into WrestleMania 37. She won the RAW Women's title after winning at the Money in the Bank last year. She briefly lost the title to Sasha Banks due to some interference, but won it back at SummerSlam.
Asuka is one of the best wrestlers in WWE, and finally gets to defend a singles title at the Show of Shows. At WrestleMania 34, she won the Royal Rumble, but lost to Charlotte Flair. The following year, she lost the title to Flair only weeks before the event. Instead of getting to defend the title, she was pigeon-holed into the Women's WrestleMania Battle Royal.
At WrestleMania 36, she defended the WWE Women's Tag Team belts alongside Kairi Sane. They ended up losing to Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Things haven't been on her side when it comes to the Grandest Stage of Them All.
As things are, Asuka has had a lengthy reign atop RAW. It was hard to think like that towards the end of 2020 when Flair returned. Most of the focus was put back onto the Queen, Lacey Evans, and the Women's Tag titles instead of the RAW Women's Champion.
The story continued during feuds with the current Women's Tag Champions, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. It looked like the direction for Asuka at WrestleMania 37 was defending against Flair, and would most likely mean another loss at the Show of Shows for the Empress of Tomorrow.
Things quickly changed when Flair contracted COVID-19. Rhea Ripley made her anticipated RAW debut two weeks ago to challenge Asuka for WrestleMania 37. Both women lost last year and only one can win this year.
Asuka is one of the best wrestlers in all of WWE but the booking hasn't always met that. Ripley just showed up, but could very well dethrone the Empress at WrestleMania 37.
Asuka deserves to win a match of this caliber since she's 0-3 at prior WrestleManias. Whether it's submissions, striking or all-out in-ring acumen, few can match the Empress of Tomorrow. Ripley lost to Flair at last year's show and many felt it was one of the best matches of the card.
Both women can bring their A-game and will do so on an even bigger stage like WrestleMania 37. Expect them to pull out all the stops in order to walk out of WrestleMania 37 as Champion.
#1 Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins is a personal showdown at WrestleMania 37
At WrestleMania 37, Seth Rollins looks to spoil Cesaro's first big singles showcase at the Show of Shows. Rollins has tweaked his Savior character to be somewhat delusional. While it's more of the same rhetoric, it has at least added a comedic element to his presentation.
Where Rollins hasn't been having fun is when Cesaro shows up. The Swiss Superman has swung Rollins around a few times. The last straw was a smear campaign ad against Cesaro on the go-home edition of SmackDown.
During the buildup of this WrestleMania 37 match, Rollins acted like the cocky Superstar who has done it all in WWE. He has won every major title in his career, main-evented a WrestleMania, and also won a Royal Rumble.
While just as talented, Cesaro hasn't received nearly as many opportunities in WWE as Rollins has. That's why this match means so much more to the Swiss Superman. Cesaro is certainly enjoying the chance for his first big singles at WrestleMania 37 and cut a heartfelt promo a few months ago.
Both men are fantastic in the ring. Cesaro always makes his opponents look better and always gives it his best. Rollins is a well-rounded performer as a heel or a face. Each man is technically sound.
The whole story that is being told is also something that will make this match even more special. The two men have known each other for a decade and shreds of truth have been displayed in the promos leading up to WrestleMania 37.
Cesaro hasn't had the chance to main event a show like WrestleMania because he's been consistently relied upon to anchor the mid-card and tag divisions. It's not that he isn't capable of main-eventing or carrying a brand. Rather, he just hasn't been given the amount of chances to do so that Rollins has had.
That motivation means that Cesaro will bring his ultimate best at WrestleMania 37 and he and Rollins could steal the show.
