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The WWE Universe is close to bursting with excitement as WWE WrestleMania 37 is finally upon us.
After last year's event was moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, WrestleMania 37 will take place inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida this year.
To preview this year's two day WrestleMania 37 pay-per-view spectacle, Sportskeeda's Sid Pullar III was joined by Jeremy Lambert and professional wrestling legend Dutch Mantell. All three men shared their predictions and thoughts ahead of WrestleMania 37, discussing the good, the bad and the ugly heading into the grandest stage of them all.
With close to 50 years of experience inside the professional wrestling business, Dutch Mantell is one of the most celebrated and respected minds in sports entertainment.
Let's take a closer look at Dutch Mantell's WWE WrestleMania Night 2 predictions.
Riddle vs Sheamus - WWE United States Championship (WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2)
WWE United States Champion Riddle is scheduled to defend the United States Championship against Sheamus during WrestleMania 37 Night 2.
When discussing the match, Dutch Mantell revealed that he doesn't "get" Riddle's character. However, he expects Riddle to leave the showcase of the immortals still the United States Champion:
"Oh I don't know. I don't get Riddle, I don't. But then again, I don't know how much merchandise he's selling. So, I think since he is the babyface, he's going to sell more merchandise than Sheamus. I like Sheamus winning, but Sheamus has been there what ten years? Riddle is new so let's go with the new kid, he's the new toy. Let's play with Riddle for a while and then we'll be getting another heel, get him warmed up and we'll put him over Riddle. I'll go with Riddle on this one, against my better judgment. But I don't know where Sheamus can go at this point, so I think it will be Riddle."
Who will leave WrestleMania 37 as the United States Champion? Can Sheamus become a two-time WWE United States Champion?
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs Tag Team Turmoil winners - Women's Tag Team Championships (WWE WrestleMania 37)
WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2 will see the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships be defended. Current Women's Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax will defend their Women's Tag Team Championships against the winners of the Tag Team Turmoil match from Night 1 of WrestleMania 37.
Previously, Dutch Mantell suggested that he felt that SmackDown superstars The Riott Squad would win Tag Team Turmoil on Night 1 of WrestleMania 37:
"I like The Riott Squad. I just like them. I think the people like them and they'd get a big pop if the Riott Squad went over."
After selecting Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan to win Tag Team Turmoil on Night 1 of WrestleMania 37, Dutch Mantell stated that he felt The Riott Squad would leave WrestleMania 37 as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions for the first time:
"Urgh, Riott Squad. That's what I think".
Is Dutch Mantell correct? Will Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan walk onto the grandest stage of them all and defeat Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler to become the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions?
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn /w/ Logan Paul (WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2)
WWE WrestleMania 37 will see Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn continue their longstanding rivalry during Night 1.
In recent months, Sami Zayn has become more and more paranoid about a growing "conspiracy" against him in WWE. Zayn has even gone as far as to recruit YouTube star Logan Paul to help prove the alleged conspiracy. After inviting him to WrestleMania, Logan Paul will be making an appearance at the showcase of the immortals.
Dutch Mantell explained that he thinks Logan Paul will prove to be the difference maker at WrestleMania 37, assisting Sami Zayn in gaining the victory over his former best friend Kevin Owens:
"I'm thinking now Sami Zayn with Logan Paul. Why would you bring him and not use him? I think its a big, you know, he gets screwed by Logan Paul and he makes a big splash the first night in and now it takes Owens on a new path. It sends Logan Paul off to something and Sami Zayn is involved. The story you told me almost told me the finish, that's what I think".
Who will leave victorious as Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens continue their historic rivalry, this time at WrestleMania 37 Night 2?
Big E vs Apollo Crews - Nigerian Drum Fight (WWE Intercontinental Championship)
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is on the line during WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2 as Intercontinental Champion Big E defends the title once again against Apollo Crews.
However, unlike their previous encounters, the Intercontinental Championship will be decided in a Nigerian Drum Fight on the grandest stage of them all.
Dutch Mantell predicted that Big E will retain his Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 37. But he did question what a Nigerian Drum Fight even consists of:
"I'm going to go with Big E. Even though it's the Drum Fight. I don't even know what it is. If I was in the match I would say, 'How can you prepare for a match if you don't know what the rules are?' and if they don't tell you what the rules are, I don't get that. Has Apollo Crews done anything outside the ring to set up this match? Has he described what a Drum Match is? What they used it for? I haven't seen the build up to it. But i think Big E, since they beat Kofi and Xavier the night before, i think they'll put him over here. Not that has anything to do with it. I think there's more zip to Big E than there is Apollo".
Can Apollo Crews finally capture the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 37? Or will Big E continue to dominate SmackDown as the Intercontinental Champion?
Randy Orton vs The Fiend /w/ Alexa Bliss (WWE WrestleMania 37)
WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2 will see The Fiend make his return to in-ring action in WWE for the first time since being burned alive by Randy Orton in the FireFly Inferno Match at the Tables, Ladders and Chairs event in December 2020.
After months away from WWE television, The Fiend made his sinister return at Fastlane during Randy Orton's intergender match with Alexa Bliss. Bliss has continued the mind games with Randy Orton in Bray Wyatt's absence on WWE television.
Dutch Mantell revealed that he isn't a fan of the "supernatural" elements of the Randy Orton and The Fiend storyline on WWE television, but he does understand the appeal of it. Mantell predicts that despite recent mind games by Wyatt, Randy Orton will leave WrestleMania victorious:
"Well, I don't necessarily like it. But I'm not the arbiter of that. What's going to decide this is the marketplace and if it's the place for it, they're going to use it. But this is something that is very creative and whatever they might do I don't think it will shock anyone. But if you're looking for a winner, Alexa Bliss is going to be heavily involved in this somehow, someway and I think Randy Orton goes over, I think. The Fiend gets his heat back on him right at the end."
Dutch Mantell also speculated that the WrestleMania 37 crowd could see a grand Fiend entrance before both Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt transition into a cinematic match that is presented later during the event:
"They could start it early and all of a sudden drive out 'where did they go?' Then later on in the show they go back, now they're on some farm somewhere and they're having the match. They could come back to it 30 minutes later, now they've got to where they're going to go and then they have their match. I think the fans would buy that, I would buy it. That's just me though."
After months of mind games and sinister occurrences, will 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt finally get his redemption against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37? What role will Alexa Bliss play in the corner of Bray Wyatt?
Asuka vs Rhea Ripley (WWE RAW Women's Championship)
The WWE RAW Women's Championship is on the line at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2. After quickly making her debut on Monday Night RAW, Rhea Ripley challenged Asuka to a match for the RAW Women's Championship on the grandest stage of them all.
This past week saw Ripley seemingly turn on her WrestleMania opponent as she abandoned Asuka during a tag team match on Monday Night RAW.
Dutch Mantell revealed that he is a big fan of Asuka's work in WWE. He stated that he doesn't think WWE has even scratched the surface with what she can do inside of a WWE ring:
"I got to think about this. I like that Asuka girl. I think she's great, I think there's money in that girl. I think they have equity wrapped into her. The Ripley girl, I haven't seen her much. I'm talking blind here basically. But i like that Asuka girl, because I think there's a lot to her. I don't think they've even taken her out of the box really. I don't think they've done enough with her from what I've seen. But I do like her because she's different."
Dutch Mantell explained that the outcome of the RAW Women's Championship match was incredibly difficult to predict. However, the wrestling legend predicts that Rhea Ripley will leave as RAW Women's Champion:
"Well this is another toss up, I don't think anybody can pick it. You can say 'oh I want Asuka to win, I want Rhea to win' but I think for business I think Rhea will win. To take it to another round, another chapter. So I think you're looking at a Rhea Ripley win here."
After losing the NXT Women's Championship at WrestleMania last year, can Rhea Ripley capture championship gold on the grandest stage of them all? She is going to challenge for Asuka's RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania 37 Night 2.
Roman Reigns vs Edge vs Daniel Bryan (WWE Universal Championship)
The WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2 main event will see the WWE Universal Championship be defended in a triple threat match.
Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends the WWE Universal Championship against 2021 Men's Royal Rumble Winner Edge and Daniel Bryan on the grandest stage of them all.
The build up to this match has echoes of WrestleMania XXX in 2014 when Daniel Bryan was added to the main event of Randy Orton and Batista for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Bryan would leave WrestleMania on that occasion as champion, completing the "miracle on Bourbon Street."
Despite the odds being stacked against The Tribal Chief, Dutch Mantell predicts that Roman Reigns will leave WWE WrestleMania still as the WWE Universal Champion:
"I think they're going to stay with Roman, I really do. But then there's the downside. What are you going to do with Edge, what are you going to do with these guys? I mean, I don't see where they go with this story from here. But, I don't know. I'm going to go with Roman. He seems to be their guy."
Who will leave the showcase of the immortals with the prestigious WWE Universal Championship? Roman Reigns, Edge or Daniel Bryan?
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