5 stipulations to make WrestleMania 34 even better

WrestleMania 34 is shaping up to be one of the best ‘Mania events that WWE has ever produced, with as many as 14 matches likely to take place at this year’s show in New Orleans.

However, there hasn’t been a single stipulation added to any of the matches so far, which is most unlike WWE for their biggest PPV of the year.

So, with just a couple of weeks to go before the annual extravaganza, let’s take a look at five stipulations that could potentially be added to the event.

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#5 The Usos vs. New Day vs. Bludgeon Brothers (Ladder match)

Rowan and Harper destroyed The New Day and The Usos at Fastlane

It’s not yet been officially announced that The Usos will defend their SmackDown Tag Team titles against The New Day and the Bludgeon Brothers at WrestleMania 34, but current storytelling certainly suggests that the match will happen.

Jimmy & Jey have only ever appeared on WrestleMania kickoff shows and this year is likely to be the first time that they have ever featured on the main card at “The Showcase of the Immortals”.

If past ‘Mania events have taught us anything, it’s that Vince McMahon loves a good ladder match at WWE’s biggest show of the year, and this SmackDown Live rivalry is the leading contender to have a ladder stipulation added to it.

#4 Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (No Holds Barred)

This is the most intense Roman Reigns has ever been before a match

Roman Reigns recently said on The Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast that fans can expect a similar match to the WrestleMania 31 main event when he steps back into the ring with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34.

Now, as great as that would be (their WM31 match is massively underrated), the rivalry between the two men was taken to new heights when Lesnar attacked a handcuffed Reigns with a steel chair on Raw last week.

Before that attack, a regular one-on-one match would have sufficed, but it wouldn’t be a huge surprise now if “The Big Dog” demanded a No Holds Barred stipulation be added to the Universal title match, which looks set to main-event the whole show.

#3 Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (SmackDown contracts on the line)

Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are best friends again

Again, it’s not been officially announced that Daniel Bryan will team with Shane McMahon to face Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 34, but the tag match is expected to be added to the card in the next couple of weeks.

Owens and Zayn were ‘fired’ by the recently cleared Bryan on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live, so it’s inevitable that WWE will be forced to add a stipulation to the match between the two teams at ‘Mania.

The most obvious suggestion is for Owens and Zayn to try to win their SmackDown contracts back, but how about the stakes are increased a little with Bryan and Shane putting their SmackDown management duties on the line too?

#2 Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali (Lumberjack match)

Cedric Alexander will finally get his Cruiserweight title opportunity at WrestleMania

WWE has undergone huge revolutions with their women and tag divisions over the last year, but it’s a shame that the same can’t be said for the cruiserweight division.

The 205 Live roster members still have their own weekly show, but the division feels less relevant than ever right now and none of the cruiserweights have appeared on Raw in the build to WrestleMania 34, where Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali will meet for the vacant Cruiserweight title.

Looking back to WrestleMania 33, Neville and Austin Aries were the only cruiserweights who featured at the event (and that’s including the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal), so it would only be fair to add a lumberjack stipulation to Alexander vs. Ali so that the rest of the 205 Live stars get to experience a 'Mania crowd for the first time.

#1 The Undertaker vs. John Cena (Retirement vs. WWE title opportunity)

It looked like The Undertaker had already retired after WrestleMania 33

Many people are expecting The Undertaker to officially end his in-ring career after his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 34, with a ‘retirement’ stipulation even being touted in recent weeks.

Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels both ended their legendary careers in that fashion, so it would make perfect sense for ‘Taker to do the same, but wouldn’t it be so much better if there was a stipulation for Cena if he lost as well?

“Big Match John” has been stuck on 16 world title reigns – an all-time record he shares with Ric Flair – since defeating AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at the 2017 Royal Rumble.

With that in mind, how about another stipulation is added where Cena would never be allowed to challenge for the WWE title again if he failed to defeat “The Deadman”? That would mean he would never solely hold the world title record if he lost at this year’s ‘Mania.