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WrestleMania is just months away and we only have a few matches that seem to be planned for the big show. This leaves opportunities for returning Superstars, whether it be from injury or part-timers coming in to help with star power to help shape The Show of Shows.
WrestleMania features almost seven hours of wrestling and has upwards of almost 18 matches that night. This leaves plenty of space as two of those matches are battle royales - where you could feature a returning Superstar from injury, or even a debuting Superstar to get a featured win.
In this article, I will be taking a look at five of the more realistic returns that could happen and where they may make the most sense. Let us know who you believe will return and continue checking out Sportskeeda on the Road to WrestleMania.
#5 Nia Jax
Nia Jax has been out with injury since 2019 and was reported to be cleared for a return last month around the Royal Rumble. If you check out her Twitter and Instagram as of late, she has been hanging and working out with other WWE Superstars. Jax could be held back until after WrestleMania. However, she is a name that could fit perfectly in a few roles leading up to the big weekend event.
The first way could be a return into the battle royal setting up either a big feud for someone who eliminates her during her return or her winning the match and potentially making her a number one contender. Another way could be pairing her back with Tamina and making a run at the tag titles held by Asuka and Kairi Sane.
Finally, she could be put into the title picture over on the Smackdown side where an injured Sasha Banks is leaving a void to be filled.
Before we move on to the next part, gear up by listening to our exclusive interview with Lilian Garcia where she revealed how Paige inspires her!
#4 AJ Styles
AJ Styles has been a featured part in each WrestleMania he has been in since he debuted with WWE. Facing off against Jericho, Nakamura and Randy Orton all at WrestleMania. Styles is someone WWE officials count on to help deliver marquee matches and help with the in-ring style younger fans seem to enjoy.
However, where would Styles fit into this year's show in Tampa? He seemed to be in a feud with Randy Orton and then injured himself getting eliminated by Edge in the Rumble. So could WWE just plug Styles into the white-hot feud and have a triple threat at WrestleMania?
Another option for Styles could be for Styles to face off against an up-and-comer. Maybe have him go against someone like Aleister Black?
Finally, with The Undisputed Era appearing to be dropping all the gold at the upcoming NXT Takeover show and Raw and NXT having talents moving back and forth a bit. Why not have Styles team with Gallows and Anderson to take on the Undisputed Era?
#3 Jinder Mahal
Jinder Mahal has been sidelined since last year after winning and losing the 24/7 Championship. It has been speculated that Mahal has been cleared for action and should be ready to return to the ring at any point. The former WWE Champion could return and is flexible enough to fit in a few different spots.
He could return as someone to help the babyface run for Drew McIntyre and provide a big win for the Rumble winner on his way to Brock Lesnar. The two have history and Mahal had success in WWE before McIntyre has and that could provide a great story for the two.
Also, he could be a return for the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal in which he could win the match that he almost won years ago. However, if they decide to bring him back they should capitalize on his prior success as World Champion and the fact that he has been on the shelf for a while because his presentation is top-notch.
#2 The Undertaker
There is no name more synonymous with WrestleMania than The Undertaker. The man who won over twenty straight matches at The Show of Show's before finally losing to Lesnar is almost a given to show up around WrestleMania time.
He has done it all on both Raw and Smackdown over his legendary career and could be plugged into a few different spots to help shape the show. One spot could be on Raw with the aforementioned AJ Styles. There was talk years ago of the two wanting to work together and now that Styles has an unclear path to WrestleMania, maybe we finally get the dream match.
On the other side, The Fiend is currently the champion and does not have a clear challenger for the title. While many speculate it will likely be Roman Reigns, it isn't set in stone or even at this time teased on air.
This could open up a path for The Undertaker to return and give The Fiend his biggest spotlight yet, in a rematch of sorts, at WrestleMania. It does make you wonder if choosing Goldberg for The Fiend may be a way to help introduce this feud.
#1 John Cena
Finally, we get to the former face of WWE and now Hollywood star John Cena. The list of reasons as to why he could return is almost endless just based on rumors alone. WrestleMania is in Tampa and he has come out and said himself he would like to be a part of the show. You have to figure that if Cena wants a match he will likely get a match.
You may ask who could he face? He has a history with so many Superstars and could almost name the same two I just did for The Undertaker. However to go in a different direction he could face Daniel Bryan. Bryan has now lost to The Fiend twice and needs a dance partner at WrestleMania and has plenty of history with the leader of the Cenation.
If he were to return to the Raw side, I could see him in a match with Bobby Lashley. Lashley coming off a big feud win over Rusev and has had some of the most-watched segments being with Lana could use a spotlight match with Cena. This could also give Cena an opportunity for victory while still elevating Lana and Lashley in the process.
