7 early card predictions for WrestleMania 35

#5 WWE Championship match: The Miz (c) vs Daniel Bryan

This match would be the culmination of years of hostility between The Miz and Daniel Bryan

With how things played out at Crown Jewel, and some rumors that came out over the last few days, I'm expecting the WWE Championship to finally change hands before WrestleMania 35.

In what was a weird booking decision, Shane McMahon somehow won the Best in the World tournament. Wherever he is, CM Punk is surely rolling his eyes. The finals were originally down to The Miz and Dolph ZIggler, and either man would have been fine as the winner.

But The Miz got injured before the match, and couldn't compete. He obviously wanted to, but Shane-O Mac put himself in the match and over Ziggler, to completely stamp out any of the previous matches.

Since Shane won, I could easily envision The Miz saying on SmackDown that he never got the chance to prove what he already knew - that he's the best in the world. That will likely lead to a WWE Championship match vs Styles at the Royal Rumble.

AJ is busy until then, having to face Lesnar (again) at Survivor Series.

Bryan can either win the Royal Rumble, which might be counterproductive, with WWE's ability to please the fans. Or he could qualify in a match at a PPV before the big show.