WWE is like a TV series in more ways than one, beyond the standard weekly format WWE also runs in what could be considered seasons. Every season starts on the Raw after Mania, with shake ups, debuts and returns abound and then it culminates at the next Wrestlemania. As such, let’s dive into what I think will happen before Wrestlemania 35 rolls around.
A year is a long time in the WWE and pretty much anything could happen… just ask that kid Nicholas who became a freakin’ Tag Team Champion at Wrestlemania.
So with that in mind, here are some bold predictions that I think will happen over the course of the next “season”.
Prediction 1:Samoa Joe will win a World Title
It doesn’t really matter which World Title he wins, as I think he’s viable to win either the WWE Championship or the Universal Championship at this stage, and it will likely come down to what brand he ends up on following the Superstar Shake Up. But mark my words, this is going to be a big year for the Samoan Submission Machine and he will at some point be the top guy in the company.
Prediction 2: Rusev will leave the company
It’s an unfortunate scenario regarding Rusev. He’s one of the most over acts in the business, but for whatever reason the WWE just can’t seem to bring themselves to support and push him. Rumours were abound that he asked for his release during the build up to Wrestlemania and that he was placed in the US title match as a payoff. But with him taking the fall in that match I can’t see anything significantly changing any time soon and he will likely make the decision to ply his trade elsewhere.
Prediction 3: Neville will return to our TV screen
On a happier note, the return of Neville is something which a lot of fans are clamoring for. The rumours surrounding his current situation have been up and down more than a roller-coaster, with reports constantly switching between him leaving and coming back, but it seems to have been silent for too long at this point. If he was going to leave then I think he will have done already, and at this point I see him coming back in a big way.
PS – This could age really badly depending on what happens this week on TV.
Prediction 4: Roman Reigns will beat Brock Lesnar at the Greatest Royal Rumble
The whole mystery surrounding Brock Lesnar’s current deal with the WWE and his altercation with Vince McMahon after the Wrestlemania main event is probably the most intriguing story in wrestling at the moment. The crowning of Reigns seemed inevitable, and the subsequent victory of Lesnar indicates that he’s sticking around for a while longer. But who then do you have dethrone the Beast? Well, I say it’s still Reigns and that Vince sees big money in this Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. Give them a monumental moment with Roman finally toppling the baddest man on the planet and I’m sure Vince will be seeing dollar signs. Brock can then ride off into the sunset and potentially return for the rumoured one-off match with Lashley at Summerslam.
Prediction 5: A Women’s match will main event Wrestlemania 35
If Charlotte vs. Asuka and Ronda’s performance in the mixed tag match proved anything, it’s that the women can steal the show at Wrestlemania. You could quite easily argue that women made up 4/6 of the best two matches on the card this past Sunday. So come next year I expect to see the culmination of the women’s revolution, with Charlotte vs. Ronda Rousey for one of the women’s championships main eventing Wrestlemania 35. And quite honestly, I can’t see any room for complaints. Go get em.
So there we have it, five predictions for what we could be in store for over the next year’s worth of WWE. Hopefully I can come back in a year’s time and brag about how right I was. Do you have any predictions? Do you have any thoughts on ours? If so fire away in the comments section or let us know @WeAreNiche.
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