3 last-minute WrestleMania 35 changes that could be made on SmackDown (April 2, 2019)

With the final instalment of WWE Raw before WrestleMania 35 officially in the books, we now must look ahead to the blue brand's final show before WWE heads to MetLife Stadium this coming Sunday night.

On Monday's Raw, we saw Stephanie McMahon make an announcement regarding the red brand's Women's Title match, which will close out Sunday's show, with the announcement being that the Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair triple threat main event will be a "winner take all" match.

By now, the WrestleMania card is pretty much set in stone, however, there could be a few changes that get made to the announced matches. As of right now, there are only four matches featuring only SmackDown Live superstars, so there aren't a ton of matches to work with when it comes to the blue brand.

There are a few of SD Live's finest who haven't been added to the Mania card, so it's probably pretty safe to assume that the remaining big names who don't have a match will be added to the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, starting with this man!

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#3 Kevin Owens Gets Added To Andre Battle Royal

As of this writing, Kevin Owens, who just recently returned to television, hasn't officially been added to the WrestleMania 35 card. But that'll likely change during the go-home edition of SmackDown Live.

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the original plan for Owens at Mania 35 called for him to challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship, but as we know by now, the match was changed to Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston.

The only match that Owens could possibly be added to at this point is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which aside from a few names, is severely lacking star power. On top of that, it'd probably be a good idea to have the ex-Universal Champion win the thing.

#2 AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton In "Loser Leaves SmackDown" stipulation

One of the key points in the AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton rivalry has been whether or not SmackDown Live is, in fact, the house that "The Phenomenal One" built, and as of right now, the match is one of the few on the card that doesn't have a stipulation added.

Even though the annual WWE Superstar Shakeup is set to take place eight days after WrestleMania 35, the company might not wait until then to let the fans know which brand Styles or Orton will end up on after the biggest show of the year.

One stipulation that would make sense is for the loser to be forced to move to Raw, while the winner will stay on SmackDown Live, and won't be involved in the annual Shakeup. In fact, if it ends up being a traditional draft, the winner could be granted immunity in it to ensure that they're not going to be moved to the red brand.

#1- Mr. McMahon makes Bryan Vs. Kingston a Submission Match

In recent weeks, the storyline has been that Vince McMahon has done everything possible to ensure that New Day member Kofi Kingston wouldn't be in the WWE Championship match when WWE heads to MetLife Stadium, but now that he's in, a stipulation could be added to the blue brand's main title match to stack the deck against the former Tag Team Champion.

Since Kofi Kingston isn't known as a submission wrestler, and as we all know, Daniel Bryan is a submission specialist, don't be surprised if, in an effort to ensure that Kofi doesn't win, Vince McMahon makes the WWE Championship match on Sunday a submission match.

On top of that, you shouldn't be shocked if Vince McMahon also prohibits the other two members of The New Day from being at ringside for the match, thus making it even more difficult for Kofi Kingston to walk out of the biggest show of the year as the new WWE Champion.