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This year, WrestleMania 36 will take place on Sunday, April 5, 2020. There have been four confirmed matches for the event so far. Fresh off his successful title defense against Ricochet, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Championship against the winner of the men's 2020 Royal Rumble match, Drew McIntyre. New Universal Champion Goldberg will also defend his championship against Roman Reigns, while former Universal Champion The Fiend has set his sights on John Cena.
The NXT Women's Championship will also be defended for the first time at WrestleMania when the 2020 Women's Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair challenges NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley, while Shayna Baszler challenges Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship. The Undertaker and AJ Styles will also be competing in a singles match for the first time ever.
It is reasonable to predict both the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the WWE Women's Royal Rumble will also be taking place at this event. Superstars such as Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, Cedric Alexander, Rusev, Ricochet, Apollo Crews, and Drew Gulak will be competing in the men's match.
At the same time, women like Liv Morgan, Ruby Riott, Naomi, Carmella, Dana Brooke, and Lacey Evans will participate in the women's battle royal.
#1 WWE Women's Tag Team Championships: The Kabuki Warriors (c.) vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya
Since defeating Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell, the Kabuki Warriors have been on a role. They have retained their championships against teams such as Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair, Team Kick, The Boss and Hug Connection, and Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross. It is almost a guarantee that they will walk into WrestleMania with the titles (although it also seemed like Asuka would walk into WrestleMania as SmackDown Women's Champion last year).
It would make sense for WWE to have multiple teams going up against the Kabuki Warriors. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross have been winning several matches on SmackDown over the past few weeks. Because they are the most high profile women's tag team besides the Kabuki Warriors and were recently called out by Asuka, they will be in this match.
Beth Phoenix & Natalya teamed together last year at WrestleMania and can do so again. Phoenix's performance in the Royal Rumble match, where she lasted for more than 20 minutes while bleeding from the head, proved that she still has a lot left in the tank. There is a lot of potential in one last run for Beth Phoenix before her retirement.
Winners: Beth Phoenix & Natalya
#2 Heavy Machinery vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (with Mandy Rose as the special guest referee)
Otis and Mandy Rose had been flirting on Smackdown for several weeks before they were scheduled to go on a date on Valentine's Day. A mysterious text was then sent from Mandy Rose's phone telling Otis that Mandy was going to be a little late. While Otis wasn't there, Dolph Ziggler managed to swoop in and steal Otis's date.
Otis still has not managed to get revenge on Dolph Ziggler for stealing his girl. Every time Heavy Machinery has gotten inside the ring with Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, they have fallen short. The WWE Universe is invested in seeing Otis get payback on Dolph Ziggler, and the best way for that to happen would be for both teams to have a tag team match on the kickoff show.
However, because Mandy Rose has been so involved in this rivalry, she should be the special guest referee and pick Otis over Dolph Ziggler by helping Heavy Machinery win.
Winners: Heavy Machinery
#3 Raw Tag Team Titles: The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders
The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders have both been fighting in rebellion against Seth Rollins's faction of AOP and Murphy. They managed to take the Raw Tag Team Championships from Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy a couple of weeks ago on Raw.
It was likely that they would have defended the titles against AOP, but now that Rezar has suffered an injury, it seems likely that AOP will not be involved in a wrestling capacity at WrestleMania.
The next best thing to do would be to have the Viking Raiders and the Street Profits. The Viking Raiders were dominant as Raw Tag Team Champions before they lost the titles to Seth Rollins and Murphy. Erik and Ivar being jealous of the Street Profits because they hold the titles that they once wore would be enough to get the two teams a tag team championship match at WrestleMania.
Winners: The Street Profits
#4 No Holds Barred Match: Edge vs. Randy Orton
In the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match, Edge threw Randy Orton over the top rope before being eliminated by Roman Reigns. On the episode of Monday Night Raw after that, Randy Orton shockingly betrayed and brutalized him.
Edge was on the shelf for more than a month after that. During that time period, Randy Orton destroyed Matt Hardy multiple times and even hit Edge's wife Beth Phoenix with an RKO.
Now that Edge has returned from his kayfabe injuries, he is fit to face off with Randy Orton at WrestleMania. Randy Orton is thought of as a safe worker and is the perfect opponent for a returning superstar like Edge who has not had a singles match in almost ten years.
Because there has been a large amount of weapons used in this feud, it makes sense for this to be given some sort of stipulation and a no holds barred match would be perfect.
Winner: Edge
#5 SmackDown Tag Team Titles: John Morrison and The Miz (c.) vs. Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. The New Day vs. The Usos
John Morrison and The Miz won a thrilling tag team Elimination Chamber match against The Usos, The New Day, Lucha House Party, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, and Heavy Machinery to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. They will likely be defending the titles in another multi-team match at WrestleMania.
The New Day and The Usos are SmackDown's two top tag teams and will likely be involved in this match as they were the final entrants left in the Elimination Chamber match alongside John Morrison & The Miz.
Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro were both recently involved in the Intercontinental Title picture, but now that Sami Zayn holds the title they will likely step aside. However, they deserve to have some sort of role at WrestleMania besides the battle royal and have challenged for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles in the past.
Winners: The Usos
#6 United States Championship: Andrade (c.) vs. Angel Garza vs. Humberto Carrillo vs. Rey Mysterio
Andrade and Humberto Carrillo started a feud with each other in December. Rey Mysterio got involved in the rivalry and Andrade eventually managed to take the United States Championship from him at a live event in Madison Square Garden.
Andrade and Humberto Carrillo had multiple matches with each other over the United States Championship. Angel Garza then made his Monday Night Raw debut from NXT and 205 Live after Andrade got suspended.
All four luchadors have had a number of matches with each other and it would only make sense for this to lead to a WrestleMania match between the four. They have all traded victories over each other and each challenger has a logical reason to be allowed to challenge for the United States Championship.
There has been a series of spots on the concrete in this rivalry that will likely lead to some sort of insane spot at WrestleMania.
Winner: Angel Garza
#7 Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Sami Zayn (c.) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Elias vs. Jeff Hardy vs. King Corbin vs. Sheamus
Sami Zayn won the Intercontinental Championship with help from Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro at Elimination Chamber. It would make sense for him to defend his title against a number of superstars on SmackDown in a ladder match. It has been a few years since we have seen a ladder match at WrestleMania and there are a number of potential participants.
Braun Strowman had the Intercontinental Championship stolen from him and deserves a chance to win the title back. Daniel Bryan also got into a confrontation with Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, & Sami Zayn and will likely be involved in this match. Elias, King Corbin, and Jeff Hardy are all involved in a rivalry with each other and are important enough to be given a role in this matchup.
Sheamus also does not have a set role heading into WrestleMania and it would be interesting to see him fight for the only title that he has not won yet.
Winner: Sheamus
#8 SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley (c.) vs. Sasha Banks
Bayley has been a dominant SmackDown Women's Champion. She has managed to defeat the likes of Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Ember Moon, Charlotte Flair, Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke, Carmella, and Naomi to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship.
The one woman that is left for her to face on the SmackDown Live roster besides Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville who are both involved in another storyline is Sasha Banks.
There is lot of potential for a strong storyline as Bayley really came out of her shell as a heel while Sasha Banks came back from injury. Bayley always struggled to get out of the Legit Boss's shadow. For example, Bayley comftorably defeated Naomi at Super ShowDown but took a pin fall loss to Naomi in Sasha Bank's return match.
Sasha Banks also seems to look at the title as if she wants it for herself and it is only a matter of time before she turns away from Bayley.
Winner: Sasha Banks
#9 Tornado Tag Team Match: Aleister Black & Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy
Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins have been fighting each other since after Survivor Series. Since then, superstars like AOP and Buddy Murphy have aligned themselves with Seth Rollins, while Kevin Owens has found allies in the Street Profits, the Viking Raiders, Samoa Joe, and the Big Show.
However, the Street Profits and the Viking Raiders will likely be involved in the Raw Tag Team Title picture, Big Show has disappeared, and Samoa Joe has been suspended.
However, Aleister Black recently got involved in this rivalry and had a singles match with Seth Rollins. Seth Rollins' faction helped the Messiah eliminate Aleister Black from the Royal Rumble even though they were not in the match.
Aleister Black also recently had a rivalry with Buddy Murphy, so it makes sense for him to align himself with Kevin Owens. The two superstars have shared enemies and only have each other for assistance.
Winners: Aleister Black and Kevin Owens
