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With WrestleMania 35 just a couple of days away, WWE went full out to build on the matches set up for the event on the last episode of SmackDown before the event.
This week’s episode of SmackDown was good in building up the matches which will unfold for the brand at the Grandest Stage of Them All and will see a few championships be defended from the brand.
While there were quite a few takeaways from what happened on this week’s show, we also managed to pick up some hints regarding what might be the outcome of some of the matches from the brand at the event.
In this article, we will look at the 5 segments that gave us a few hints regarding the results for WrestleMania 35, and what they might mean for the event.
#5 Asuka won't win the Women's Battle Royal
In an attempt to throw some light on the two battle royals that will be held this Sunday, SmackDown put up the effort of setting up a nonsense mixed tag team match.
As with any other tag team match which involves six or more people with varied interests, a brawl broke out which led to a no contest and saw every single superstar trying to survive in the ring as if they were actually competing in the battle royal itself.
Asuka was the last woman standing in the ring after throwing out Jeff Hardy, which was an extremely bold decision made by the creatives.
They should have let Mandy Rose or Sonya DeVille remain the last woman standing, and left the fans wondering who will actually be the winner of the clash. With Asuka remaining as the last woman in the ring, it feels like she won't be winning the Women's Battle Royal on Sunday, and will be eliminated last by either Mandy Rose or Lacey Evans.
#4 AJ Styles has the upper hand over Randy Orton
Randy Orton and AJ Styles' rivalry has been quite new, but the two experienced campaigners have managed to make a huge deal out of their match. So much so that it can be classified as the top non-title match of the night.
We've watched the two men throw insults at each other, and Randy Orton has managed to get an upper hand whenever physicality has been involved more often than not.
Last week, Orton attacked Styles when he was fighting Kurt Angle. This week, Orton managed to RKO the king of the indies again during the Kevin Owens Show and stand tall to close out the night.
While Orton's superior mental skills have been displayed, it seems like its a way to put Styles under before their clash so that Styles can come out victorious on Sunday.
No matter what the outcome of the match will be, we're sure that it'll be one hell of a match and entertain the fans just as expected.
#3 The Usos will most likely retain their championships
In a shocking booking, WWE has booked The Usos to defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships at the Grandest Stage of Them All just five days before the event.
While the match type itself isn't shocking, as rumors were circulating that this type of a match will be added, but the three teams who will challenge The Usos sure are extremely surprising.
WWE has opted to include The Bar, Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev, and Ricochet and Aleister Black into the match ahead of many other established tag teams. The Bar has been heavily jobbed out in recent months, while the other two teams are relatively new and just look like placeholders in the matchup.
WWE could have booked The New Day, The Good Brother, Sanity, or The Hardys to compete in the match instead, and it seems as though its just a way to put The Usos over at WrestleMania before they take on any one of the above-mentioned teams which seem more threatening.
#2 The Miz has the crowd behind him
We’d become so used to seeing The Miz as a heel, we began to believe that was actually his natural self and never expected him to turn face. WWE turned The Miz face last year, and the superstar slowly managed to make the transition better than most other superstars could have.
While the crowd was always appreciative of The Miz’s work, talent, and skills, they were never completely behind him during a clash. However, WWE has managed to put the whole crowd behind The Miz with this week’s promo and match.
Shane McMahon has been acting quite like his father since turning heel, but don’t expect this to be a Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin clash. Instead, this will be very different, and The Miz has finally become a badass babyface like we’ve never seen him before.
With The Miz’s victory over Sanity in a handicap match this week, it was shown that The Miz will not back down from any challenge as he used to as a heel. It’s quite clear who the victor of the clash between Shane and Miz will be on Sunday.
#1 Becky Lynch has the most momentum going into WrestleMania
Becky Lynch had never been the best of talkers or promo-cutters until last year. Now she is one of the best WWE has got, and her ability to cut honest promos go far beyond any other superstar’s ability.
While the three women who will be main eventing WrestleMania got into an ugly brawl on Raw this week, it was only Becky who got a chance to show up on SmackDown Live the night after and speak to the WWE Universe.
The Man was clear in stating that she will walk out of WrestleMania 35 as the Undisputed Women’s Champion, and that speaks volumes for what her value in WWE is today.
While Becky will walk into WrestleMania with literally nothing to lose, with her last promo she’s made it clear that she might be one of at least two babyfaces who will walk out of WrestleMania 35 as the new champion.
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