Match #10: 2017 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
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Time for bathroom break #2.
In all seriousness, though, this elimination match isn’t likely to be a classic by any means, and its sole purpose is to act as a break in the intensity between the previous four matches and the final two.
This will be the spot in which the majority of remaining RAW and SmackDown superstars get their chance to be on the WrestleMania card to compete for a giant trophy that, thus far, has not been booked to be as prestigious as it should be. This will be the fourth WrestleMania to feature this annual match, and of the three previous winners, only Baron Corbin has been given anything remotely resembling a push for winning this.
This will probably be the shortest match on the card, barely going more than 15 minutes, including entrances. Twenty people will brawl, nineteen will be thrown over the top rope, and one man will win the trophy and hopefully use that momentum to get somewhere later during this calendar year.
Unless this match features a major surprise entry, use this match as a designated bathroom/food break.
Match #11: Seth Rollins vs. Triple H
By all indications, this match is still scheduled to take place, despite there still being concern over Seth’s injury status. There’s worry that if he takes any significant risks, he’ll injure himself severely in this match, which could ruin its quality in a big way. Worse, if Seth injured himself in this match, it’ll damage any momentum he’d get from winning this match.
This match will get such a high-profile spot on the WrestleMania card for two reasons. One, they’ve been building this match since August, particularly as this match was supposed to have taken place at least year’s event. And second, it’s Triple H; there’s no way Vince’s son-in-law and Stephanie’s husband will take any spot lower than this unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Since the point of this match is to give Seth Rollins his much-needed victory, expect this match to happen later on during the show. But don’t expect a lot if high-risk moves; they’re not going to want Rollins to wrestle and then hurt himself even worse immediately afterwards.
To that end, you can also expect interference from Samoa Joe and possibly Sami Zayn to try and add more drama to a match that risks being bogged down by a terrible injury.
