With the Royal Rumble only a few weeks away, the Road to Wrestlemania is once again upon us. This is the time of year where the WWE really gets into gear, it is also the time of the year most of the WWE universe looks forward to and rightly so!
With this in mind, we can start looking forward to what matches await us on The Showcase Of The Immortals. There are a few different scenarios that make sense based on recent booking decisions and we can disect these to try and establish what the WWE has in store for us.
Here we look at 5 matches that could main event Wrestlemania 35 based on the way things have been going including one dark horse guess if the WWE really wanted to shock the universe.
#5 Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar - Universal Championship
Ever since coming back to the WWE, the former 'Chosen one' has finally started living up to his previous moniker.
He may have dropped a couple of matches to Dolph Ziggler and Finn Balor lately but both of these losses have been due to distractions and he always seems to come out on top when it really matters. Let's not forget he went almost a year without enduring a pinfall or submission loss. It would take a real beast to have a realistic chance of taking down Lesnar at Mania and with the way he stood toe to toe with Strowman recently, you have to think this is how creative views him.
Also, he is a believable size to stand face to face with the beast and look almost his equal which is something Vince has always loved.Could Drew Mcintyre slay the beast and finally become the king of what he calls 'his jungle' or would the beast vanquish yet another superstar and conquer once again on the grandest stage.
#4 Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar - Universal Championship
You may or may not have noticed but the WWE has been planting seeds for this one for a long time through both the history between these two superstars and promos.
Every time Rollins has mic time he is always quick to point out that he is here week after week making magic while Brock Lesnar is on his farm doing whatever it is he does. Surely it is only a matter of time before he draws the attention of the beast
Seth's segment with HHH all but confirms that the creatives view him as Raw's top baby-face in the absence of Roman Reigns so who better to be the underdog that topples the beast on the biggest stage? Seth has gone toe-top-toe with the beast in both singles and triple threat matches in the past so we know they can work well together.
Could Seth Rollins add 'Beastslayer' to his growing list of nicknames?
#3 Demon Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar - Universal Championship
If the rumour mill is to be believed, then Finn Balor is in line for a monster push on Raw in upcoming weeks. We all know, however, that you can never really be sure until it actually happens in front of us on TV what way things will go.
What better way to cement himself as a top guy than to win the Royal Rumble and go on to face the beast incarnate on the biggest stage possible?
Due to recent booking, it is fair to say that Finn Balor the man is not a threat to the beast, however, his alter ego the Demon King has a 100% win record and is presented as an unstoppable force much like Lesnar.
Could The Demon emerge from the underworld right in time for The Showcase Of The Immortals or would Brock be the first person to send the demon back to the darkness with his first loss on the main roster?
#2 Mustafa Ali VS The New Daniel Bryan - WWE Championship
This is a dark horse prediction admittedly, however, based on recent events, the WWE is strapping a jetpack to Mustafa's back and the sky really is the limit. Never, in recent memory has a superstar been brought to Smackdown or Raw with such instant momentum.
They put on a great match on Smackdown which definitely left room for these guys to add and improve to their showcase. Couple this with the fact that the promo before the match was great as well and you have a great story on your hands.
We now know that AJ Styles will be facing Bryan at Royal Rumble but the fact that Ali has a pinfall victory over Daniel is something that happened for a reason. Perhaps they are saving the coronation of Mustafa Ali for the biggest stage.
Could Ali be about to be part of one of the biggest rookie pushes in WWE history?
#1 Ronda Rousey vs Becky Lynch - Raw Women's Championship
I will go out on a limb here and say that this match WILL be the main event of Wrestlemania 35 this year and there are no 2 superstars on the active roster that deserve it more.
When this match was originally announced there is no way the WWE could have predicted how much the WWE universe would be into this encounter.
Fate got in the way of this match courtesy of a negligent fist from Nia Jax but in this case, fate may have worked in these ladies favour. It now allows them to put on this barn-burner on the biggest stage.
With Becky's popularity, there is no way they would have allowed her to drop the title to Asuka unless they had something huge in mind. This write believes that 'something huge' is a Rumble win that will put on a collision course with Rousey at Wrestlemania!