WrestleMania 32 airs today
WrestleMania 32 takes place today on the WWE Network, and many questions will be answered, including:
What will happen at the show? Will an injured star or two return? What role will the Rock play? And will Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, and other legends appear? Could Rhonda Rousey show up?
Whatever happens, check out Tuesday’s paper for my special WrestleMania report!
Here are my predictions as well as those by fans who emailed in their respective views:
n WWE championship match: Triple H vs. Roman Reigns
Fans pick — Reigns (90 percent). Jeremy from Monessen says Reigns turns bad and wins with help from Vince McMahon while Jason, an online reader from Los Angeles, said the match order will dictate who wins. My pick — Reigns. Could Seth Rollins make an appearance?
n Hell in the Cell: Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon
Fans pick — 50-50 split, but Jon from Charleroi says the Mean Street Posse will help Shane win. My pick — McMahon. Look for this match will have all kind of interference leading to McMahon getting the win. I say either John Cena will help Shane win or the Undertaker will allow Shane to pin him so that Vince is no longer in charge of Raw.
n Street Fight: Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose
Fans pick — Lesnar (95 percent), although Nick from Connellsville says Ambrose will win after the Wyatts cost Lesnar the match. My pick — Lesnar, although losing the match will make Ambrose into a much bigger star than he already is.
n IC title ladder match: Kevin Owens defends against Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, Stardust The Miz, and Zack Ryder.
Fans pick — Owens (60 percent) and Matt from Monessen thinks he will win and move up the ladder. My pick: Owens.
n Divas title match: Charlotee vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch.
Fans pick — Banks (60 percent), but Frank from Port Vue says Charlotte will retain because of her pedigree. My pick — Charlotte has the title and Banks is expected to win, so I will go with Becky Lynch. Will Snoop Dogg help Banks, his cousin?
n New Day vs. League of Nations.
Fans pick — New Day (75 percent). My pick — New Day.
n Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles.
Fans pick — Styles (70 percent). Chris from California sees Styles winning since he is new, while Jason from Jumonville says AJ will win and get a big push. My pick — Styles.
n Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Fan’s pick — Zach from Monessen is picking Mark Henry. My pick — Braun Strowman, or if the WWE is feeling sentimental, Henry wins as he is from Texas and will be retiring soon.
n U.S. title match: Kalisto vs. Ryback (preshow).
Fans pick — Ryback (85 percent), but Kalisto will surprise everyone and get the win according to Ryan from Perryopolis. My pick — Ryback wins the title.
n The Uso’s vs. the Dudley’s (preshow)
Fans pick — Uso’s (60 percent) and Cole from Smithfield picks the Uso’s because they are younger. My pick — the Uso’s.
n Ten-Diva tag match (preshow).
Fans pick — Total Diva’s team (80 percent). Fred from Fairbanks picks them because he said he is in love with all of them. My pick — Team Total Diva’s.
n Diva’s division change
Word is that the WWE is renaming the Diva’s division the Women’s division. A new title could be debuted Monday on Raw, and it is said to be a smaller version of the World title.
n WWE’s classy move
On the March 21 edition of Raw, the WWE opened the show with a tribute to Katie Stewart. The 22-year old was the daughter of Tom Stewart, a long-time camera man for the WWE.
In talking to a few people in the know, Stew is one of the most respected employees in the WWE. I have had the pleasure of meeting Stew and he is nothing short of the consummate professional.
n How high of regard is he held in the WWE?
Stephanie McMahon flew to Kentucky for Katie’s viewing and funeral. Yes, fans are often annoyed by the “characters” that the McMahon’s play, but their touching tribute and actions speak volumes and their true character.