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The Fiend was set alight back at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in December and hasn't been seen on WWE TV since. Instead, the feud between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt's alter ego has been able to continue through Alexa Bliss.
At present, it is unknown when The Fiend will make his return to WWE, but he is expected to be part of WrestleMania in April. There are also rumors that The Fiend could face Randy Orton in a gimmick match at the upcoming Royal Rumble, but with just two weeks to go until the show the match is yet to be built up or officially announced.
Even though The Fiend has only been a character on WWE TV for almost two years, the former WWE Champion has made a number of enemies, so the company has several different storylines to dip into on the Road To WrestleMania if they choose to.
#5. Potential opponent for The Fiend - WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg
Goldberg recently returned to Monday Night RAW to challenge WWE Champion Drew McIntyre to a match at the Royal Rumble in just two weeks time. Goldberg was originally believed to be setting his sights on Universal Champion Roman Reigns, but instead decided to show up as part of RAW Legends Night a few weeks ago and challenged the Scottish star.
Goldberg has only wrestled a handful of matches for WWE in recent years and one of those matches came at the beginning of 2020 in Saudi Arabia when the WCW legend took on The Fiend.
Goldberg remains the only WWE star to have pinned The Fiend in his entire career, and this could be a story worth revisiting. Whilst Orton was able to defeat The Fiend back at TLC, he wasn't able to pin the supernatural being and humiliate him in the same way as Goldberg.
Many members of the WWE Universe are still sour following The Fiend's clean loss to Goldberg and this could be remedied if The Fiend returns and costs Goldberg the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.
The Fiend could then take on Goldberg at WrestleMania, which has now been announced as a two-night event once again this year. A cinematic match could be an entertaining affair between the two men and it would allow the former Universal Champion to put The Fiend over on The Grandest Stage Of Them All.
#4. Potential opponent for The Fiend - Former WWE Champion Randy Orton
Randy Orton did the unthinkable back at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs when he set The Fiend on fire in order to win their Firefly Inferno match. Orton was able to win the match when The Fiend's leather jacket caught fire on the outside of the ring, but The Viper took it one step further when he stepped out of the ring to pick up a box of matches and used them to set The Fiend fully on fire.
The Fiend hasn't been seen since but has seemingly been sending messages to The Viper through Alexa Bliss, who has become the deranged stars' best friend. Bliss most recently threw a fireball in the face of Randy Orton on Monday Night RAW which has served to prolong their already lengthy rivalry.
If The Fiend doesn't make his return in time to face Randy Orton in a gimmick match at the Royal Rumble in a few weeks' time, then it's believed that WWE could push this rivalry all the way to WrestleMania instead.
#3. Potential opponent for The Fiend - WWE Legend Kane
Kane is still considered to be a current WWE Superstar despite the fact that he has been working as the Mayor of Knox County in Tennessee over the past two years.
The Big Red Machine is yet to have his retirement match with WWE but certainly has reason to request his final match against "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. It was Kane who took on the fresh-faced former WWE Champion in his first-ever pay-per-view match back in 2013, where Kane came up short in an intense Ring of Fire match.
Kane also became one of the legends who was attacked by The Fiend when he was still finding his feet in WWE back in 2019 and was unable to exact the revenge that The Devil's Favorite Demon has become known for.
The former World Champion returned to say farewell to his "brother" The Undertaker's career back at Survivor Series and it could now be the time for Kane to say farewell to his WWE career and his final opponent could be The Fiend.
#2. Potential opponent for The Fiend - Current WWE Star Finn Balor
Finn Balor was the first WWE star to wrestle The Fiend in a one-on-one match back at SummerSlam in 2019 and has since been sent back down to NXT. Balor's altercation with The Fiend changed his personality entirely and WWE hasn't seen him become The Demon King in almost two years.
Balor can't remain in NXT forever, at some point the former Universal Champion needs to return to WWE's main roster and face his fears.
Balor is the current NXT Champion, but if he was to drop the title ahead of WrestleMania then he could return to the main roster and challenge The Fiend to one more match.
Now that The Fiend has been weakened by Randy Orton, Balor could see himself having a much better chance of defeating the former Universal Champion and decide that now is the best time to strike.
Interestingly, Balor didn't bring The Demon King to SummerSlam back in 2019, which could have opened the door for the star to bring back his own alter-ego at some point and finally be able to overcome The Fiend.
#1. Potential opponent for The Fiend - Randy Orton and WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka
Former WWE Champion Randy Orton has the most reason to stand across the ring from The Fiend at WrestleMania right now, but Alexa Bliss also needs to be neutralized.
Bliss has been a thorn in Orton's side since WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs when The Viper was able to dispose of The Fiend.
Even though Orton has become physical with his own fair share of female wrestlers over the years, it's likely he will instead recruit another female wrestler in the hopes of helping him overcome the dangerous duo.
Bliss is set to take on Asuka this coming week on RAW and at present Asuka is a face, but there are several months to go until WrestleMania, so The Empress could decide to turn heel to help Orton. Asuka could also just decide to help The Viper in the same way that she recently tried to help Lana, if Bliss pulls the same kind of tricks against her when they face off tomorrow night.
A mixed tag team match would be an interesting addition to the WrestleMania card, especially now the show is set to be over two nights.
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