Sportskeeda's WrestleMania 35 Superstar stock market - who to buy? Who to sell?

The main matches

Now let's take a look at those who competed in the major matches.

Cedric Alexander - Up from WrestleMania 34, as he had a long title reign, though he won't be competing for the purple strap again this year. Nevertheless, as long as 205 Live exists, he's always going to be a major part of it, and he might even be undervalued now. Buy.

Mustafa Ali - The former heart of 205 Live has arrived on SmackDown, where he's quickly establishing himself as a force. An unfortunately-timed injury forced him to miss his major opportunity, but one suspects it will only be a matter of time before he gets it again. He definitely impressed at Fastlane. Buy.

Seth Rollins - Up from WrestleMania 34. Nevertheless, his stock is one of the most difficult to forecast right now. If he wins on April 7th, it will skyrocket. If he loses, it will plummet. This one's all about your appetite for risk. How likely do you think it is that he'll win? Even those signs are hard to read. Out of cautious optimism, and the recognition that the Universal title desperately needs a reset, I'll say buy, but it's up to you.

The Miz - The same from WrestleMania 34 as a permanent fixture in the upper mid-card. He will probably lose to Shane McMahon and move to Raw, where much the same things await him. Hold.

Finn Balor - The same from WrestleMania 34, despite some tepid signs of surging which have since been snuffed out. Balor, like Miz, will always be a permanent fixture in the mid-card, but usually on the losing end of things. Hold.

Charlotte Flair - Up from WrestleMania 34. She'll be one of the first women to compete in the main event of WrestleMania. Nevertheless, she won't win the title. Becky Lynch has stolen her thunder as the preeminent woman in WWE. There's not much more room for her to rise right now. She'll always be a force to be reckoned with, but as of the road to WrestleMania 35, her stock is overvalued. Sell.

Asuka - Down from WrestleMania 34, but a year later, we can now see her stock price back then was a bubble. She has since recovered after a panic in mid-2018 and will go into MetLife with the title she failed to take a year ago. Her stock is one of the hardest to forecast. Is she in another bubble, or at least overvalued? Or will WWE recognize that there's no one credible enough to succeed her as champion at the moment, as is clearly the case? Regardless, Asuka looks like she's settled into her role as the gatekeeper to the top - never the lead character, but always a prominent supporting presence there. If she loses, her stock is unlikely to tumble as wildly as last year, though the time to buy was back in November. Hold.

Jinder Mahal - Down from WrestleMania 34. He has fully returned to the role he was always in - as a low card jobber. Safe to say, his main event aspirations are over forever. Sell.

Randy Orton - Up from WrestleMania 34, even though he headed there as US champ. Back then, he was a bland, boring babyface with little direction. Now he's one of the best heels in WWE, with an intriguing match with AJ Styles on the way. Still, it's impossible to predict where he's heading from there, so for now, he's a hold.

Bobby Roode - About the same from WrestleMania 34. He was an afterthought then and is now, though he might find himself getting another tag team title run with Chad Gable, and there's not much lower he can go, making him a good investment for the price. Buy.

Rusev - In the toilet from WrestleMania 34. Back then, he was one of the most popular people in the company. Now, he's been butchered again. His rise to the US title in December was a false dawn. His partnership with Nakamura is as an afterthought even in a tag team division where they could have star power. Sell.

Kurt Angle - The same from WrestleMania 34 as a beloved legend, but he's about to have his retirement match. Sell.

Ronda Rousey - Up from WrestleMania 34. She's gone on to have possibly the best rookie year in WWE history and will be one of the first women to ever main event the Show of Shows. Nevertheless, she's losing her title on April 7th, and her stock has peaked. She'll be a main event force for however long she's in the company, but she's reaching the end of her up cycle. Now's the time to sell.

Triple H - The same from WrestleMania 34. We fully know what to expect. Hold.

Stephanie McMahon - The same from WrestleMania 34, but she won't be competing this time. Sell.

Harper - Down from WrestleMania 34. His tag title run last year was a flop and injuries have since taken him out of the game. Sell.

Rowan - Up from WrestleMania 34, as he has enjoyed a last minute stock surge as Daniel Bryan's heavy. Nevertheless, as soon as Bryan loses the title, he'll begin to lose relevance. That shouldn't be far off. Sell.

Jey Uso - The same from WrestleMania 34 as a member of WWE's most reliable tag team. We know what to expect from him at this point. Hold.

Jimmy Uso - See Jey Uso. Hold.

Big E - The same from WrestleMania 34, but may soon ride the coattails of another New Day member to even greater prominence. Buy.

Xavier Woods - See Big E. Buy.

Kofi Kingston - Up from WrestleMania 34 in one of the greatest last-minute surges of all time. He's now suddenly one of the two hottest acts in the company alongside Becky, but we need to be cautious. With so little time to gauge whether this rise is based on solid fundamentals or a bubble, what should we do? The way that Vince McMahon has personally inserted himself into this story and thrown up all these obstacles in his path suggests good things. That presents far more certainty than is the case with Seth Rollins. There's a good chance Kofi Kingston will win on April 7th. Buy.

The Undertaker - Down from WrestleMania 34. After a painful series of returns in 2018, and with no signs or even mentions of the Deadman, the curtain may have finally closed. At this point, one hopes that it's the case. It's a mercy killing. Sell.

John Cena - The same from WrestleMania 34 as a known commodity that's decreasing in presence. He's the favorite to send Kurt Angle into retirement, but it won't do much in the long run. His value is locked for now. Hold.

Daniel Bryan - Up from WrestleMania 34. His triumphant return petered out in the summer and early fall of 2018 before he turned heel and has done some of the best work of his career. Bryan will be a force as long as he's with the company, but the current high cycle is probably coming to an end. Now's the time to sell.

Shane McMahon - The same from WrestleMania 34, though his heel turn is a breath of fresh air. He's a known commodity with a fixed place in the company, and the events of April 7th won't do much to change his price. Hold.

Kevin Owens - The same from WrestleMania 34 as an upper mid-card utility player. Hopefully, there won't be any more embarrassing bathroom angles on that trajectory. Hold.

Sami Zayn - Down from WrestleMania 34 due to a horrendous feud with Bobby Lashley and then a long injury hiatus. His return might see a temporary bump in value, however, even though he's likely to move back into the same role Kevin Owens occupies soon thereafter. As of now, he's a buy.

Nia Jax - Down from WrestleMania 34. Her main event run was a flop as expected. Nevertheless, she gets pushed continually because the company now sees value in her as a heat magnet. Her stock will fluctuate, but will never reach a nadir. Hold.

Alexa Bliss - Down from WrestleMania 34. She's no longer on top of the women's division, and it's unclear what her status is as far as being a full-time competitor goes, but the company is keen on keeping her in front of the camera anyway and is still committed to her. One suspects her push could resume at any moment as soon as WrestleMania ends. Even if not, she'll always be a force, and one that's presently undervalued. Buy.

AJ Styles - Down from WrestleMania 34, but there wasn't a realistic way he could go in exceeding his value last year. He's always going to be a main event presence as long as he's with the company and his price could go up at any time accordingly. Buy.

Shinsuke Nakamura - Arguably, no one is more down from WrestleMania 34 than him. He went in as last year's Royal Rumble winner. Even though he lost, he was still a main event presence until June, and captured the US title in July. Then, he disappeared, and, after a wild January, is now in a tag team with Rusev that's an afterthought even in a division starved of star power. It tells you everything you need to know about how Nakamura is viewed. Sell.

Braun Strowman - Nakamura may have fallen the furthest from WrestleMania 34, but Braun Strowman is close behind. Last year, he was the most popular star in the company. Now, he's a geek. Even a Money in the Bank victory didn't deliver him the Universal Championship. He turned heel then face again just as abruptly, and now is in a perpetual on again off again feud with Baron Corbin. It's clear he's reached his peak. Sell.

Nicholas - His one night career is over.

Sheamus - The same as WrestleMania 34 as a force in the tag team division. His embarrassing loss there hurt his opponent more than him. Hold.

Cesaro - See Sheamus. Hold.

Brock Lesnar - The same as WrestleMania 34 as the absentee champion everyone would like to be rid of, but who still manages to hold on as an uncrushable cockroach. The Universal Champion's trajectory is difficult to predict right now, but he's always going to have value, regardless of whether he loses the title or not. Hold.

Roman Reigns - Up from WrestleMania 34. His 2018 was a bizarre year, having lost his supposed crowning moment, he confusedly meandered through the summer, finally won the title, and then relinquished it in the fall due to a cancer scare. Nevertheless, that cancer scare was actually the best thing that happened in his career, as he's now a beloved figure. He can only go up from here, though the big fear is that WWE will, as usual, screw up a good thing. Nevertheless, now's the time to buy.