WrestleMania 35 Match Card Predictions

WrestleMania 35 will be taking place on April 7, 2019, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Two championship matches have already been confirmed. Brock Lesnar will be going head to head with Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship. We will also have Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte vs Becky Lynch.

Buddy Murphy will be defending the Cruiserweight Championship against the winner of an eight-man tournament as well. It has also been announced that Batista will face off with Triple H, Kurt Angle will face off with an unknown competitor in his retirement match, AJ Styles will face off with Randy Orton, and Shane McMahon will face off with The Miz.

There will certainly be matches for the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship, the Raw Tag Team Titles, the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, the Women's Tag Team Titles, the SmackDown Women's Title, and the WWE Championship as well.

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#1 Kickoff Show: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

The Andre the Giant Battle Royal is a typical part of WrestleMania 35.

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is a typical part of WrestleMania and will likely take place once again this year. Wrestlers like Cesaro, Big Show, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, and Woken Matt Hardy have won this matchup in the past. This year, there should be a thirty-one man battle royal.

From Raw; Apollo Crews, Bo Dallas, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Gran Metalik, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, Kalisto, Konnor, Lince Dorado, Lio Rush, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Viktor, and Zack Ryder should compete. From SmackDown Live; Alexander Wolfe, Epico Colon, Eric Young, Harper, Killian Dain, Primo Colon, Rowan, and Sin Cara should compete. From 205 Live; Ariya Daivari, The Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Humberto Carillo, and Mike Kanellis should compete.

Predicted Winner: Harper

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#2 Kickoff Show: WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal

The first WrestleMania women's battle occurred last year.

The WrestleMania women's battle first occurred last year and Naomi scored the victory. It is likely to become a major tradition of WrestleMania and will almost definitely occur this year. This year, it should be a 25-women battle royal.

From Raw; Alicia Fox, Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Ruby Riott, and Sarah Logan should compete. From SmackDown Live; Carmella, Lana, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega should compete. From NXT; Aliyah, Candice LeRae, Deonna Purrazzo, Kacy Catanzaro, Mia Yim, Taynara Conti, Vanessa Borne, and Xia Li should compete. From NXT UK; Isla Dawn, Jinny, Kay Lee Ray, Rhea Ripley, and Xia Brookside should compete.

Predicted Winner: Ruby Riott

#3 Kickoff Show: Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese - Cruiserweight Championship

These two superstars are both training partners.

There has been a tournament going on in 205 Live involving eight of the best cruiserweights in the world. Kalisto, Tony Nese, The Brian Kendrick, Drew Gulak, Humberto Carillo, Oney Lorcan, Cedric Alexander, and Akira Tozawa were the eight superstars involved in this tournament.

Cedric Alexander and Tony Nese are now the two final superstars in the tournament. If one of these superstars are to move onto WrestleMania 35, it should be Tony Nese. Cedric Alexander has already been given an opportunity to shine at WrestleMania so the Premier Athlete should face off with his friend Buddy Murphy.

The two can definitely have a compelling feud with each other as Buddy Murphy can turn heel on his friend and realize that the title is more important to him than any title. Tony Nese can then have the match of his career in his home state.

Predicted Winner: Tony Nese

#4 Kurt Angle vs John Cena

John Cena and Kurt Angle have a lot of history with each other.

There are several potential competitors that can compete against Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 35 including Samoa Joe, Shelton Benjamin, Rusev, and even Finn Balor. However, the only potential option is John Cena. John Cena made his iconic debut against Kurt Angle more than fifteen years ago.

Therefore, it would only be right for Kurt Angle to have his retirement match against John Cena. The two wrestlers have had several great matches with each other, have had a great rivalry with each other, and have true in-ring chemistry with each other.

The fans would be interested in this match due to the nostalgic value and the two can work a slow pace but still have a good match. Therefore, the only option for Kurt Angle's retirement match is against John Cena.

Predicted Winner: Kurt Angle

#5 The Boss N Hug Connection (c) vs Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs Nia Jax & Tamina vs The IIconics - WWE Women's Tag Team Championships

The Boss and Hug Connection retained the women's tag team titles against Nia Jax & Tamina at Fastlane.

Sasha Banks and Bayley will likely have quite the test ahead of them when they defend their titles in a fatal four-way tag team match. The Boss N Hug Connection only just defeated Nia Jax & Tamina at Fastlane and then laid them out after the match so their rivalry is definitely not over.

Beth Phoenix and Natalya were then involved in this feud when they were attacked by Nia Jax & Tamina as well so they will definitely be a part of this match. The IIconics have also had recent promos where they have called out the Boss and N Connection so they will also be a part of this match.

This will be a great match that will feature some of the best tag teams in all of WWE and give several superstars a WrestleMania moment.

Predicted Winner: The Boss and Hug Connection

#6 Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ Lio Rush) vs Sami Zayn - Intercontinental Championship

Bobby Lashley and Sami Zayn have faced off in the past.

Bobby Lashley recently won the Intercontinental Championship from Finn Balor in shocking fashion. While it is possible that there is a rematch against Finn Balor, that would not make much sense since those two superstars have had so many matches with each other in the past.

Therefore, Bobby Lashley should face a returning Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn can return as a face and want revenge against the Dominator for putting him on the shelf for so long. The two were not able to have a great match due to the fact that Sami Zayn was injured and needed surgery as soon as possible.

They can likely have a great match at WrestleMania in which Sami Zayn is the underdog and Bobby Lashley is the dominant monster (similar to Sami Zayn's excellent work with Braun Strowman).

Predicted Winner: Sami Zayn

#7 Asuka (c) vs Nikki Cross - No Disqualification SmackDown Women's Championship:

Asuka and Nikki Cross had one of the great women rivalries of NXT.

WWE has not done a great job in finding an opponent for Asuka at WrestleMania. All of their focus has understandably been on the Raw Women's Title picture between Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair.

However, all it takes is one promo from Nikki Cross saying that she wants to play with Asuka again at WrestleMania. The two had a great Last Woman Standing match in NXT and can arguably have a great no disqualification match at WrestleMania 35 that will most certainly make a star out of Nikki Cross.

This would be the best match for Asuka at WrestleMania and would allow her to not be an afterthought at WrestleMania. The two can have a vicious brawl that certainly has the chance to steal the show.

Predicted Winner: Asuka

#8 Samoa Joe (c) vs Andrade vs Kevin Owens vs Mustafa Ali vs R-Truth vs Rey Mysterio - United States Championship Ladder Match

Samoa Joe will likely defend the championship in a multi-man match at WrestleMania.

There has not been a ladder match at WrestleMania in a while so Samoa Joe should arguably defend the championship in that type of match at WrestleMania. The only other option to face Samoa Joe is John Cena who will be preoccupied with Kurt Angle. Therefore, Samoa Joe will likely face a multitude of opponents at WrestleMania 35. Andrade, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio have been involved in the US Title picture for a while now and Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali have both been involved in the main event and will likely move back to the mid-card picture and take place in this matchup. Any of these men would be a great option as United States Champion and this match would likely be one of the greatest ladder matches of all time.

Predicted Winner: Samoa Joe

#9 Demon Finn Balor vs The Undertaker

This is most definitely a dream match.

The only reason why WWE would have Finn Balor lose the Intercontinental Championship to Bobby Lashley this close to WrestleMania 35 unless WWE has bigger plans for him. The Demon Finn Balor has appeared on a recent poster for WrestleMania 35 so he will likely be competing at Mania 35 as the Demon.

These plans must be a match between the Demon and the Phenom. WrestleMania is not the same without The Undertaker. Therefore, the Deadman should have another match at WrestleMania 35 against the Demon Finn Balor.

These two superstars should arguably face off in what will be the last match of the Undertaker. This will present the Demon as a true star and does not even need to be a long match to completely engage the entire WWE Universe.

Predicted Winner: The Demon Finn Balor

#10 The Usos (c) vs the New Day vs the Hardy Boys vs the Bar vs Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev vs Aleister Black & Ricochet - SmackDown Tag Team Title - Tag Team Turmoil Match

There was recently a brawl involving some of WWE's top tag teams on SmackDown Live.

The Usos will likely defend their titles against a number of teams at WrestleMania. All of the teams that were involved in this brawl deserve the chance to steal the show at WrestleMania. The Bar, the New Day, and the Hardy Boys have all held tag team championships numerous times and have stolen the show at WrestleMania in the past and definitely deserve the chance to do the same at WrestleMania 35.

Aleister Black & Ricochet and Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev are some of the newer teams in the division and deserve a chance to have WrestleMania moments. This match would help put a spotlight on the tag team division at WrestleMania, will allow of these stars to steal the show, and will implement several storylines into a single match.

#11 Braun Strowman, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns vs Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre, and Elias

Drew McIntyre recently laid out both Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose on Raw.

There will likely be a big six man tag team match at WrestleMania 35. There is already a rivalry involving the teams of Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin and Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose. WWE has already teased adding Elias to this team and can definitely do so again.

Meanwhile, a new Shield featuring Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns has already been advertised for events after WrestleMania. There is definitely a large amount of respect between Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns (and by some extension even Dean Ambrose) due to the violent rivalry that they had with each other.

Therefore, it is definitely possible for WWE to form a new version of The Shield involving Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Braun Strowman at WrestleMania.

Predicted Winner: Braun Strowman, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns

#12 The Revival (c) vs Bobby Roode and Chad Gable vs Heavy Machinery - Raw Tag Team Titles

The Revival and Bobby Roode & Chad Gable have faced off several times in the past.

The Revival will likely defend the Raw Tag Team Titles against multiple teams at WrestleMania 35. One of those teams will be Bobby Roode and Chad Gable who have been involved in the Raw Tag Team Title picture for months and have defeated the Revival on a number of occasions.

Meanwhile, Heavy Machinery has gained a lot of momentum by defeating several tag teams (they defeated the Ascension, the B-Team, and Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins in a tag team turmoil match) on Monday Night Raw. Both of these teams deserve a chance to shine at WrestleMania and can definitely craft a great match. Therefore, these two teams will likely challenge the Revival at WrestleMania.

Predicted Winner: The Revival

#13 Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston - WWE Championship

This is the only option for WrestleMania 35

Since Kofi Kingston has replaced Mustafa Ali in the WWE Championship match at Elimination Chamber, he has lit the world on fire. He lasted for about an hour in a gauntlet match, put up a spirited effort against Daniel Bryan as one of the final two superstars in the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match, and pinned Daniel Bryan in a six-man tag team match.

He was wrongfully robbed of his WWE Title match at Fastlane by Vince McMahon. Mr. McMahon told him that he would be giving him a WWE Championship opportunity and then changed the match into a 2 on 1 handicap match involving The Bar. He is now making Kofi Kingston defeat the Bar, Samoa Joe, Randy Orton, and Rowan in a gauntlet match on SmackDown Live to earn a shot at WrestleMania. He will definitely win that match and move on to WrestleMania.

Predicted Winner: Kofi Kingston