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The WWE WrestleMania main event has followed the same pattern in five of the last six years, with a part-time Superstar (The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Triple H or, The Undertaker) facing a full-time Superstar (John Cena or Roman Reigns) in a singles match.
The only exception came at WrestleMania XXX when Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, and Batista headlined the show in a Triple Threat, but even that was originally supposed to be a singles match between a part-timer (Batista) and a full-timer (Orton).
While that main-event model may have been needed in previous years, WWE now has a roster that is stacked with people who are more than capable of competing in the last match on the card at the company’s biggest PPV of the year.
In this article, we take a look at five current WWE Superstars who are destined to main-event “The Show of Shows” one day.
#5 Braun Strowman
Braun Strowman has featured prominently on WWE’s weekly television shows ever since his main-roster debut in August 2015, but he is yet to make an impact on the famous WrestleMania stage.
He was rumoured to be facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 but, he appeared in a promo segment with the Wyatt Family and The Rock instead, while he was only a part of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the WrestleMania 33 kickoff show.
A match for the Raw Tag Team titles at WrestleMania 34 is a step in the right direction for Strowman, but much bigger and better things will surely come his way on “The Grandest Stage of Them All” in future years.
#4 AJ Styles
If WrestleMania main events were booked on in-ring talent alone, AJ Styles would currently be on course to headline “The Show of Shows” for the third successive year.
“The Phenomenal One” has been involved in two early-card WrestleMania matches so far in his WWE career – against Chris Jericho in 2016 and Shane McMahon in 2017 – while the chances of his WWE title match with Shinsuke Nakamura going on last at this year’s show are slim-to-none.
However, given the right storyline and opponent, nobody could deny that the current WWE champion would fully deserve a spot in the headline match at a future ‘Mania.
#3 Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey’s first few appearances in WWE have received mixed reviews, but it’s pretty clear that the company has some major plans in store during her first year in the squared circle.
The MMA megastar will team with Kurt Angle to face Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in one of the most-anticipated matches at WrestleMania 34, while it has already been confirmed (a year in advance!) that she will compete at WrestleMania 35.
Of course, Rousey’s WWE in-ring performances will dictate exactly where she will feature on PPV cards in the future, but there are already early rumors that she could be part of the first-ever women’s WrestleMania main event next year alongside Charlotte Flair and Asuka.
#2 Charlotte Flair
Whether the rumoured Triple Threat match with Ronda Rousey and Asuka takes place next year or not, Charlotte Flair is the leading candidate to be part of a history-making women’s WrestleMania main event one day.
“The Queen” even ambitiously stated in a video package (embedded below) in August 2015 that she will headline “The Show of Shows” at some point in her career, which seemed ludicrous at the time but now feels like a very real possibility.
The current SmackDown Women’s champion has already firmly established herself as one of the best female performers in WWE history, and there’s a serious case to be put forward for her to go on last at ‘Mania, either against a megastar like Rousey or against her fellow “Four Horsewomen”, in the next 1-2 years.
#1 Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins cashed in his Money In The Bank contract in the Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns match at the end of WrestleMania 31 to become WWE champion, so technically he has already main-evented WrestleMania.
However, the man himself mentioned on The Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast that his career goal is to main-event WWE’s biggest show of the year in a pre-advertised match, so you could also argue that technically he hasn’t main-evented WrestleMania yet.
Either way, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Shield member work his way to the top of the card at a future ‘Mania, with a possible Triple Threat against Reigns and Dean Ambrose often touted in media interviews when the subject turns to “The Show of Shows”.
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