55 days and counting until Wrestlemania XXX in New Orleans
and there isn’t a single match on the card that appears to be set in
stone. Under normal circumstances,
we’d assume that the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match would be a
singles match with the Champion, Randy Orton facing the winner of the Royal
Rumble, Batista. The Internet wrestling news sites are telling me that there’s
been some talk this week about adding Daniel Bryan into the mix.
Obviously, SOMEONE in the WWE front office read the first post of the “Worked Shoot” that went up last week about Daniel Bryan’s rising stardom.
I’m obviously just kidding, but a guy could dream can’t he?
Speaking of dreams, Wrestlemania XXX is a milestone event for the company and
in many ways, could be pivotal in changing the wrestling business, as we know
it. If you read the second post of “The Worked Shoot” that also went up last
week, you know all about that.
Wrestling fans everywhere have been thinking of “dream
matches” all year that they’d want to see happen at the 30th
anniversary of Wrestlemania. Most of those fans are hoping that the subject of
the third post of “The Worked Shoot”, CM Punk is there. If you read that post,
I came up with a scenario of how that could play out on television.
We already know that the subject of the fourth post of “The Worked Shoot” will be there. Congratulations again, Jake.
When I spent the day today thinking about what I should
write next, my mind kept coming back to the uncertainty around the Wrestlemania
XXX card. Therefore, this post is going to be my predicted matches and outcomes
for the card.
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Triple Threat Match for the WWE World Heavyweight
Championship
Randy Orton (champion) vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan
Outcome: Daniel Bryan wins via submission
20 years ago, the company workhorse, Bret “The Hitman” Hart
walked out of Wrestlemania X as the WWE Champion to pave the way for smaller,
talented technical wrestlers to be the “franchise player” in the wrestling
business. 10 years ago at Wrestlemania XX, the company tried to do the same thing
putting their faith into another company workhorse, Chris Benoit as the WWE
Champion. We all know how that turned out.
Now, it seems as if it’s going to be Daniel Bryan’s time to
shine. He’s been a workhorse and technical wrestling mastermind for the last
few years. The fact is that the fans are begging for a change at the top of the
card. Wrestling fans around the world are growing tired of “Hustle, Loyalty,
and Respect”, and have started a “Yes” movement.
For years, a growing concern has been who would be the WWE’s
franchise player when John Cena got too old to go anymore. Daniel Bryan is the
people’s choice and it’s hard to see a scenario where the powers that be ignore
that. They have to know the fans of New Orleans would riot if they got Randy
Orton vs. Batista in the main event. This is Wrestlemania. This is the time to
have the underdog come out on top, just like they did at Wrestlemania 10 and
20. Daniel Bryan will win when he makes Randy Orton tap out to the “Yes” lock
and we will have a NEW “face of the WWE”.
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“The Streak”
The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
Outcome: The Undertaker wins via submission
As the Undertaker comes near the end of his career and his
undefeated streak at Wrestlemania stands at 21-0, it’s becoming less believable
that any man could end the streak and beat the Undertaker. If there’s anybody
in the world that could get on that microphone and persuade me otherwise
though, it’s Paul Heyman. I have complete faith in the buildup to this match
being excellent because Paul Heyman knows more about the wrestling business
than anyone in the world. Jim Ross is a close second, but I digress. Brock
Lesnar, former UFC Heavyweight Champion, is a legit bad ass and one of the
toughest men breathing. Brock Lesnar embodies someone that’s good enough to
threaten the streak and Paul Heyman will be masterful in expressing that fact
verbally.
Some people question whether the Undertaker could handle
Lesnar’s rough, hard-hitting style in the ring, but I think he can. My
prediction is that this match will be a match of the year candidate. The
Undertaker will win when he makes Brock Lesnar submit to the Hell’s Gate. For
the record, I don’t think the Undertaker’s streak will ever be broken, but it
will end when he defeats John Cena in Dallas, Texas at Cowboy Stadium in
Wrestlemania 32.
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Singles Match
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
Outcome: Bray Wyatt wins via pinfall
From the moment that Bray Wyatt made his debut last summer,
I told my friends that I thought that he’d be the perfect villain to match up
against John Cena. Cena plays by the book. He’s a hero to the kids. Bray Wyatt
says he doesn’t think there’s such thing as a hero. He’s a monster that just
wants to see the world burn.
They started building this match already when the Wyatt
family attacked Cena at the Royal Rumble and I believe the feud will go forward
beyond Wrestlemania. Some question the choice to put Bray Wyatt into such a
high-profile match so soon, but he’s got the chops for it. He’s the most
diabolical promo guy since Jake Roberts and he has the ring skill to match. What
a way to build a new star than to have him go over Super Cena in his first
Wrestlemania match ever. Wyatt wins via pinfall after hitting Sister Abigail
and the Wyatt Family carries John Cena out of the Superdome.
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Title-Unification Match
Intercontinental Champion vs. United States Champion
Big E Langston (IC Champion) vs. Dean Ambrose (United States
Champion)
Outcome: Big E Langston wins via The Big Ending after Roman
Reigns spears Ambrose.
They’ve been teasing the breakup of the Shield for months
and there are a lot of people that believe it’s going to happen before
Wrestlemania, but I think they’re going to save it for the big show. Earlier in
the night, Roman Reigns will be in a tag match that I’ll post about next and
the Shield will lose that match due to an Ambrose interference gone wrong and
it’ll screw them out of the WWE Tag Team Championships.
Roman Reigns will come out during Ambrose’s match to return
the favor. The ref goes down, Reigns comes down to the ring angrily to a big
pop and spears Ambrose. This turns Reigns babyface and leads to a feud between
Reigns and the Shield, who will stay together and replace Reigns with a new
powerhouse, Mason Ryan. Big E wins both belts and becomes the Unified Champion.
It’ll be called the Intercontinental Championship and the US title name will go
away.
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Tag Team Turmoil Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships
New Age Outlaws: Road Dogg and Billy Gunn (Champions) vs. The
Shield: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins vs. Rybaxel: Ryback and Curtis Axel vs.
The Usos: Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso vs. The Real Americans: Jack Swagger and
Antonio Cesaro vs. Los Matadores: Fernando and Diego vs. The Wyatt Family: Luke
Harper and Erick Rowan vs. Dolph Ziggler and The Miz
Outcome: The Wyatt Family wins when Luke Harper pins the
Miz.
There’s a lot going on here, but I think it’s a great way to
showcase the revamped tag team division on the grandest stage of them all. There
have been reports out there stating that Dolph Ziggler and the Miz are going to
join forces as disgruntled talents that believe they’re being mis-used. If
that’s the route they’re going, I think they’ll be a force to be reckoned with.
I’d throw the tag belts on them too, but not yet. They need to chase a bit
first to make the title win mean a little more, and I think that the Wyatt
Family are the right opponents for that. Also, as I said in my prediction for
the previous match, I think Dean Ambrose will be involved in the Shield being
eliminated from this match and this will be the driving force behind Roman
Reigns turning on Ambrose later on in the show.
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Singles Grudge Match
CM Punk vs. HHH
Outcome: CM Punk wins via pinfall
CM Punk will be back in time for Wrestlemania. He’s not
going to miss the paycheck. After all, if Punk really were leaving, he’d be a
fool not to grab one last Wrestlemania paycheck. CM Punk will have a “come to
Jesus” meeting with Vince McMahon in the next two weeks to air out any and all
issues and they will come to an agreement because the fact is that Vince
McMahon WANTS CM Punk at Wrestlemania. The fans WANT CM Punk at Wrestlemania.
Stockholders WANT CM Punk at Wrestlemania. They were building this match up prior to Punk’s absence from
the company, but if anything, I believe that Punk walking out on the company a
few weeks ago will only add fuel to the fire for the Wrestlemania feud against
HHH. A key point in the build will be HHH saying that the “WWE doesn’t NEED CM
Punk to survive” and CM Punk rebutting with “CM Punk doesn’t NEED the WWE to
survive”.
CM Punk wins with a GTS after a great match.
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WWE Divas Championship Match
AJ Lee (Champion) w/ Tamina Snuka vs. Natalya w/ Michelle
Beadle
Outcome: Natalya wins via submission
Yes, I think that Michelle Beadle will be a part of
Wrestlemania. A few months ago, a story blew up on social media claiming that
AJ Lee and Michelle Beadle got into a backstage altercation at the Tribute for
the Troops show. They’ll capitalize on this and get this story out in the
public.
I’m banking on this being the best Divas match that we’ve
seen in years with Michelle Beadle getting involved to help Natalya win the
Divas championship and have her much deserved Wrestlemania moment.
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Brother vs. Brother Grudge Match
Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust
Outcome: Cody Rhodes via pinfall
The build started at the Royal Rumble when Cody Rhodes and
Goldust lost the tag team championships. Later in the show, Goldust eliminated
Cody Rhodes from the Royal Rumble match. The last couple weeks on Raw, the
brother duo is losing tag matches after a red-hot couple months on top. Shortly
after the Elimination Chamber, Goldust’s patience will run thin with Cody’s hotshot
tendencies and he’ll attack his younger brother. The next week, Goldust will
challenge Cody to a match at Wrestlemania that he’ll accept. I don’t think
either man will be cast into a heel role, nor do I think this feud will last
beyond Wrestlemania. Cody Rhodes pins his brother after hitting the Cross
Rhodes. He helps Goldust up after the match and they hug. This has the
potential to be the show stealer.
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Singles Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara
Outcome: Rey Mysterio via pinfall
Since they debuted the Sin Cara character in the WWE,
they’ve bounced around the idea of attempting to get into the Guinness book of
records at Wrestlemania for the most people wearing masks in one place.
It never happened because well, the old Sin Cara couldn’t
stay healthy, made too many mistakes, and killed all the momentum that he had.
Now with Hunico under the mask, they’ll pull the trigger on this and it’ll be a
fun little opener with Rey Mysterio getting the pinfall win over Cara. Cara
will be the heel here and will attack Rey the next night on Raw to keep this
feud going.
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Key Omissions from the Mania card: Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus,
Big Show, Mark Henry, Kane, Christian
To elaborate on this, I won’t doubt that some of these guys
or perhaps all will be involved in the show in some way. Unfortunately on a
show of this magnitude, you can’t include everybody. Del Rio is disgruntled and
that’ll hurt his status. Sheamus will miss out only because they’re putting
Daniel Bryan in the Main Event. Also, it’s likely that Kane may get involved in the Punk vs.
HHH match. The other guys will take a step aside for some of the new talent to
shine. And for the record, I DON’T think that Rob Van Dam or Chris Jericho will
be back for Mania. Neither will Sting. He’ll make his debut on the Raw after
Wrestlemania.
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Before I sign off, I do have one final prediction of the
night however.
Host of Wrestlemania XXX: Hulk Hogan
It’s hard to believe that they’ll have Wrestlemania XXX
without Hulk Hogan. He can’t wrestle and God knows that there aren’t too many
people that would want to see him try at his age and health. So, this is the
best role for him. He’ll play a vital role in the show, as he should. I say put
him in Piper’s Pit. That would be golden.
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What do you think the Wrestlemania XXX card will look like? What do you think of this one? Leave a comment in the comment section below, tweet me at @majorlugo or e-mail me at jlugo22@hotmail.com. Continue to show your support for "The Worked Shoot" Wrestling Blog by liking our fan page on Facebook.
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