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The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal is set to take place for the sixth straight year at WrestleMania, wherein various male superstars would square off to capture the coveted trophy. Unfortunately, the credibility of this annual competition has been severely hit due to the manner in which it has been conducted by WWE.
The battle royal has traditionally been utilised to give some screen time to all those superstars who have missed out in securing a match in the main WrestleMania card. Thereby, the prestige of the match has gone missing.
WWE has so far announced 29 names who would be participating in The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35. The match includes a multitude of wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown Live. However, there are certain notable names who are missing out from this match. Let us have a look at who they are.
#1 Kevin Owens
The 'Prizefighter' Kevin Owens has had a rather interesting but mysterious comeback from injury. He was inserted into the WWE Championship match at WWE Fastlane, replacing Kofi Kingston. It then seemed like he would a part of the WWE Championship feud leading into WrestleMania 35. However, owing to Kofi Kingston's overwhelming popularity, those plans seemed to be sidelined.
This has now left Kevin Owens with no feud leading into the 'Grandest Stage Of Them All'. He appeared on the March 19, 2019 episode of SmackDown Live, hosting The Kevin Owens Show with Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.
He is currently portraying the role of a babyface to perfection. However, suspiciously, Kevin Owens is missing in The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal superstars list. Perhaps, a separate segment has been planned for him at WrestleMania 35.
#2 Dean Ambrose
Dean Ambrose's future has been uncertain for a very long time now. It has been confirmed during the TV shows that Ambrose's contract expires at WrestleMania 35. Whether this is the truth or whether it is all part of a story line by the WWE is still a mystery. However, in the meantime, Ambrose's character has seemingly been buried to the ground with The Lunatic Fringe suffering losses after losses on a weekly basis.
It seemed that Ambrose might have some involvement in Roman Reigns' feud with Drew McIntyre heading into WrestleMania. Although Ambrose has been squaring off against 'The Scottish Psychopath' almost every week but has been decimated on every occasion. He may still get involved in the match. However, his WrestleMania future is still up in the air.
The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal could have been a way to give screen time to Ambrose at WrestleMania. However, his name being missing from the superstars confirmed for the match has raised eyebrows among the fans of The Lunatic Fringe.
#3 Elias
Elias is one of the more unconventionally popular wrestlers in the WWE right now. Unconventional, because on a weekly basis, he has been involved in musical segments and his wrestling skills have completely been sidelined.
He has switched from being a heel to being a face and then back to being a heel due to which there is a lot of inconsistency in his character work. While it has advertised that at WrestleMania 35, Elias would be the headlining musical act, no wrestling match has been announced for him.
The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal could have been the match for Elias to showcase his wrestling skills and to further some storylines for the future. However, his absence from the list of superstars has confirmed that he would only be a part of the Musical Act advertised for the show, which may then transcend into the platform for a returning wrestler to spring the surprise of the night.
