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With the year winding up, the road to Wrestlemania is about to take effect. Wrestlemania 34 will be emanating from Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. There are already speculations on the matches that will take place on that night with the main event seemingly already set in stone in a match that will see Brock Lesnar defend the Universal championship against Roman Reigns.
That being said, for the past few years the WWE has introduced the concept of "Wrestlemania host" -- a person or multiple personalities that welcome everyone to the show and supposedly monitor the entire event. In the past, we have had The Rock, Hulk Hogan and The New Day host Wrestlemanias 27, 30 and 33 respectively.
The Rock had the biggest impact, by getting involved in the main event match while The New Day introduced the returning Hardy Boyz. The guest host has the ability to make an impact and generate interests in the event in what can potentially lead to more buys.
We take a look at the 5 potential guest hosts for Wrestlemania 34 this coming year;
#5. Mick Foley
Foley is regarded as one of the greatest performers of all time. He had the tendency of taking very serious bumps that infamously includes falling off the top of the cage all the way to the announce table in a match against the Undertaker in 1998. Foley participated in the main event of WrestleMania XV and 2000 and also had a memorable match with Edge at Wrestlemania 22. He earned his right to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
Foley was fired by Stephanie McMahon on the March 20 episode of Raw. His last televised appearance was the 2017 Hall of Fame ceremony where he was among the guests in the audience. With Wrestlemania around the corner, Foley would be a perfect fit for Wrestlemania host. His announcement would be received positively by the fans and his involvement at the event would most likely include a confrontation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
#4. The Bella Twins
Nikki and Brie Bella dominated the women's division for the past few years. Nikki Bella has the longest recognized divas championship reign in history at 301 days and was named Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone in December 2015. Brie Bella, on the other hand, is a one time Diva's champion and had a high-profile match against Stephanie McMahon in a match at SummerSlam in 2014.
Both ladies had their last televised WWE appearances at Wrestlemania. Nikki last appeared alongside her fiance John Cena at Wrestlemania 33 in a tag-team contest against The Miz and Maryse while Brie competed last in a 10-Diva tag team match on the WrestleMania 32 kickoff show.
Outside of the WWE, The Bella twins have had immense success. In April 2016, it was announced that Total Bellas -- a spin-off of Total Divas starring the twins -- would begin airing in fall 2016. Nikki Bella recently competed on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars and paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. The Bella Twins have also launched their own wine label and activewear brand.
Following their great success in and out of the WWE, The Bella Twins would definitely bring some desired magic to Wrestlemania as hosts. It would also be a first for women wrestlers to host Wrestlemania.
Vince McMahon likes the Bella Twins and would likely see money in announcing them as hosts for Wrestlemania following the media attention such announcement would gather. It would be interesting to see how the WWE universe reacts to this announcement.
#3. Hulk Hogan
Hogan's final televised WWE appearance was at Wrestlemania 31 where he reunited with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash to reform the nWo, appearing in Sting's corner in his match against Triple H, which the latter won.
The WWE ended their contract with Hulk Hogan on July 24, 2015, following an anti-black remark made by Hogan on his controversial leaked sex tape. He apologized for the remarks and is now in good terms with the company. There have been numerous speculations on his return to the WWE. Wrestling pundits believe it is only a matter of time before we see the "Hulkster" inside a WWE ring.
It is important to note that Hogan hosted Wrestlemania 30 which was held at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the very same venue that will play host to next year's Wrestlemania. It would be awesome to have Hogan return as host of Wrestlemania in the very same arena he played host four years ago. The WWE universe is also longing to see "Hulkamania" run wild, at least one more time in an event he dominated in the 80s and early 90s.
#2. Ric Flair
Ric Flair is Widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time in a career that spanned 40 years. He is the only two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, first inducted in 2008 for his individual career and again in 2012 as a member of The Four Horsemen. "The Nature Boy" had a memorable retirement match with Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24 that was lauded by fans and critics and was voted the 2008 Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Match of the Year.
Flair most recently returned to congratulate his daughter, after she won the SmackDown Women's title from Natalya, ironically in Charlotte's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, this being his first appearance for WWE since nearly dying earlier in the year when he went into a medically induced coma.
With Wrestlemania season already looming, Flair would be a great addition to the show as a host. The "limousine-riding', jet-flying', kiss stealin', wheelin' dealin', son-of-a-gun" would make Wrestlemania 34 a memorable event. Inviting everyone to Wrestlemania to a roar of "wooooo!" would truly be a moment to remember.
#1. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels is often considered to be the greatest in-ring talent ever and was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable, D-Generation X. He headlined Wrestlemania an impressive 5 times and faced The Undertaker in two consecutive Wrestlemania events.
His final match took place at Wrestlemania 26 against The Undertaker in a losing effort and was forced to retire due to the match stipulation. Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2 by Triple H.
Shawn is currently signed to WWE as an ambassador and trainer. He most recently surprised fans by dishing out some Sweet Chin Music as a special guest referee in the Drew Mcintyre vs Adam Cole NXT Title match at the San Antonio, Texas, house show on November 18, 2017. "The Show Stopper" is a good contender for hosting Wrestlemania next year. He has been loyal to Vince McMahon throughout his career and is highly respected backstage. A "sweet chin music" to kick off Wrestlemania would be a great treat to the WWE universe.
