WrestleMania 36: 5 matches that could have happened on the show

We are less than a week away from WrestleMania 36 and this year's event is 'Too Big for Just One Night'. With 14 matches already confirmed for the show, the 36th edition of WrestleMania promises to be action-packed. It will emanate from multiple occasions for the first time since WrestleMania II, with most of the matches taking place at the Performance Center in Orlando, FL, with no fans in attendance.

Drew McIntyre will face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at 'The Show of Shows' while Goldberg is set to defend his Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. The RAW Women's Championship match will be contested between Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler and Charlotte Flair will challenge Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36.

Although these matches will surely steal the show, this article points out 5 other matches that would have made this year's WrestleMania more popular among the fans.

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#5 Multi-man match for the WWE United States Championship

Potential United States Championship match for WrestleMania 36

This year, the WWE United States Championship will not be defended on 'The Grandest Stage of Them All'. Instead, US Champion Andrade will team up with Angel Garza to compete against The Street Profits for the RAW Tag Team Championships. This tag-team battle will surely be an entertaining one but the United States Title deserves a match of its own.

For several months, Andrade and Angel Garza have been entangled in a feud with Humberto Carrillo and Rey Mysterio. El Idolo's victory over Carrillo at Extreme Rules wasn't a clean one and it was followed by a loss at the hands of the former World Champion. Instead of going back-and-forth following 'The Show of Shows', it would have made sense if the culmination of this feud took place at WrestleMania 36.

What else can be a better way to sort things out than giving all of them an opportunity at the WWE United States Championship?

During the buildup to WrestleMania 36, Superstars like Cedric Alexander, Ricochet, could have been added to make this a multi-man ladder match for the US Title. Both Aleister Black and Bobby Lashley deserve a title shot owing to their recent victories and instead of a singles bout, they could have been a part of this United States Championship match as well.

#4 Edge vs. AJ Styles

Royal Rumble 2020

After nine long years, 11-time World Champion Edge made his return to WWE during the men's Royal Rumble match in January. Entering at the #21 spot, The Rated-R Superstar lasted over 23 minutes and was one of the final four participants in the 30-man match.

Edge would spear his way through the opponents and eliminate three Superstars - AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Randy Orton - from the Royal Rumble. The following night on RAW, The Viper turned on his former tag team partner, Edge, by unleashing a vicious assault on him. It is now confirmed that the two will face each other in a Last Man Standing match at 'The Show of Shows'.

However, another WrestleMania opponent that would have made sense for The Rated-R Superstar was AJ Styles. In case you are unaware, The Phenomenal One actually suffered a shoulder injury before he was thrown out of the Royal Rumble match by Edge. The injury was not so serious and Styles returned to action at Super ShowDown in February.

If WWE didn't go with Randy Orton vs. Edge, it would have been interesting to see AJ Styles take revenge against the former World Champion for injuring him and taking away his shot at main-eventing WrestleMania.

#3 Sheamus vs. Braun Strowman(c) for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Sheamus vs. Braun Strowman on the road to WrestleMania 34

After suffering from a serious neck injury, The Celtic Warrior returned to in-ring action earlier this year. Since then, Sheamus has made it clear that he wants a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Champion as it's the only title eluding him from becoming a 'Grand Slam Champion'.

When Braun Strowman won the title from Shinsuke Nakamura in January, many fans felt that they would witness The Monster Among Men against Sheamus at WrestleMania 36. After all, there are only a handful of Superstars on the Blue brand who can pose a legit threat to Strowman. With victories over the likes of Roman Reigns, Mark Henry and The Big Show, Sheamus would have been a worthy contender to take on Braun Strowman at 'The Grandest Stage of Them All'.

Even after Sami Zayn emerged as the new Intercontinental Champion following the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, Sheamus continued to tease a title match at 'The Show and Shows'.

Unfortunately for The Celtic Warrior, he has been left out of the WrestleMania 36 card while Sami Zayn defends the Intercontinental Title against Daniel Bryan on the event.

#2 The Fiend(c) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship

Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns

'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt is currently one of the hottest prospects in WWE. Owing to his increasing popularity, Wyatt received a WWE Universal Championship opportunity against Seth Rollins and went on to win the gold at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view.

Since returning to the promotion in August last year, The Fiend made a statement out of Finn Balor, Rollins, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, among other Superstars and seemed like an unstoppable force. As he is on SmackDown, many fans felt that Wyatt's WrestleMania opponent is going to be one of the top-tier talents of the Blue brand.

As The Fiend aims at teaching a lesson to the Superstars who hurt Bray Wyatt in the past, it would have made sense to see him collide against Roman Reigns. The two were entangled in a heated rivalry in 2015 and it led to the debut of Braun Strowman on the main roster. The Big Dog defeated Wyatt on several occasions during that feud and further derailed the momentum of the former leader of The Wyatt Family.

Unfortunately, The Fiend was defeated by Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship at Super ShowDown in February and nullified the chances of witnessing Wyatt against Roman Reigns at 'The Grandest Stage of Them All'.

#1 The Undertaker vs. The Fiend

The Undertaker vs. The Fiend from WWE 2K20

As mentioned in the previous slide, The Fiend's popularity skyrocketed from the moment he made his presence known to the WWE Universe. The eerie persona, attire, theme song and signature moves further added to his success.

Although he has suffered a loss at the hands of Goldberg, no one can deny how Bray Wyatt appeared as an unstoppable monster in his previous fights against Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, among others. The way he got back to his feet after being struck with a sledgehammer at Hell in a Cell showcased that he is not just another WWE wrestler.

Only a few can boast of being over with the fans with a gimmick like that of The Fiend. One of them is The Undertaker. The Phenom not only terrified the WWE Universe with his presence but also became a cornerstone of the promotion for the last four decades. The Fiend has been operating much like The Undertaker used to do back in the days and it would have been really interesting to see them go against each other at WrestleMania 36.

As The Deadman owns a victory over Wyatt at WrestleMania, it would have made sense for The Fiend to avenge that loss at 'The Show of Shows' itself. Although it didn't happen this year, let's hope that we get to see this clash before The Undertaker finally hangs up his boots.