Lesnar is still scheduled to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. It’s a step down from where Strowman should be, in the main event of WrestleMania challenging for a bigger title, but it would still be a fun feud to watch. If you’re wondering about Strowman’s future, the latest rumor is that he’ll be challenging The Miz for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania. Lesnar will pin Kane, Strowman will be out of the ring while it happens and the 50-year-old Kane will probably retire later this year - especially if he becomes the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. That’s because WWE wants to protect Braun Strowman by keeping him out of the finish of this match. I think as soon as the Universal Championship match was set up, the obvious outcome was that Kane was going to be pinned. This is not a bold prediction by any means. Kane will be pinned by Brock Lesnar in the Universal Championship match The co-WWE Champions thing just seems a bit too unlikely even for today’s WWE. I feel confident in this prediction, but it’s not a lock by any means. It’s just one of those spots they can do to give Styles the win without hurting the heels too much.Īnother reason why I see Styles retaining the title is because he has lost three non-title matches (twice to Zayn, once to Owens) to build this match. It doesn’t have to lead to issues between Sami and Kevin. Styles follows up with a Styles Clash to win. I’m not sure how the finish will go, but there might be something where Zayn goes for a Helluva Kick, Styles moves and Zayn accidentally hits Owens with it.
I just feel like it would be a mistake to take the title off Styles, who only won the WWE Title two months ago and I want him to carry the gold all the way to WrestleMania in early April. One of the possible finishes for this match would be for Shane or Daniel to do that heel turn to give Sami and Kevin the win, making them the co-WWE Champion. That didn’t happen and there has been no heel turn from Shane or Daniel Bryan yet. If you read my Clash of Champions preview last month, you may recall that I thought Shane McMahon would help Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens win the main event tag match at that show. AJ Styles will find a way to retain WWE Championship It’s just something I believe is very possible. I think of the two matches, Sheamus & Cesaro winning is more likely. That’s why it’s possible that after this match is over, Jordan will blame Rollins for the loss and Jordan will attack Rollins to officially turn heel. For several weeks now, Jordan has been booed heavily and I think there’s going to come a time where he fully embraces the heel role. What’s most likely to happen is Jordan will accidentally hit Rollins during the match, which will lead to Sheamus & Cesaro winning back the gold. The Raw Tag Team Title match should lead to another title change because Jason Jordan is probably going to do something to cost his team the win. I expect it to be 1-1 and then the third fall will be controversial with Gable & Benjamin winning the titles in a cheap fashion. There may have been a title change anyway because Gable & Benjamin have really jelled as a heel team. While he was not suspended at all for the charge, I suspect WWE isn’t going to be thrilled about something like that, which likely means a title change here. On the Smackdown side, Jey Uso was recently charged with a DWI. Since WWE loves doing tag team title changes so often, I think both current champions are going to be dropping the gold. Both Tag Team Title matches will see new champions crowned ** Smackdown Tag Team Championships 2/3 Falls: The Usos vs. ** Raw Tag Team Championships: Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan vs. ** WWE Championship Handicap Match: AJ Styles vs. The current names announced WWE.com: 1) Asuka, 2) Ruby Riott, 3) Liv Morgan, 4) Sarah Logan, 5) Sasha Banks, 6) Nia Jax, 7) Bayley, 8) Naomi, 9) Natalya, 10) Sonya Deville, 11) Mandy Rose, 12) Mickie James, 13) Tamina Snuka, 14) Lana, 15) Carmella, 16) Becky Lynch, 17) Dana Brooke, 18) Alicia Fox ** Women’s Royal Rumble Match with 30 competitors ** Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar vs.