Predicting WrestleMania 35 Matches (One Year Out)

Building 2019's 'Show Of Shows.'

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WrestleMania 34 was a show of peaks and valleys.

While Ronda Rousey shone her debut, 10-year-old Nicholas had traditionalists spewing in his. Seth Rollins, The Miz, and Finn Balor opened the show with a white-hot Triple Threat, and Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar closed it on stodgy finisher spam and universal rejection. The whole night was a wild, uneven ride, and with every high tempered by a disappointing low, the critical response was as varied as the show itself.

WWE's new season began the following night on Raw, and now, everything leads to WrestleMania 35. The April 7th, 2019 event takes place in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A lot will happen before then, but even with 11 long months of programming ahead of them, WWE will already have an eye on next year's 'Show Of Shows.'

A few exclusions before we dive into the potential card. First, the Andre The Giant and WrestleMania Women's Battle Royals are givens, and don't require explanation. Let's assume, too, that the increasingly expensive Brock Lesnar leaves for the UFC when his new short-term contract expires.

With that in mind, let's take a stab at WrestleMania 35...

10. The Revival Vs. American Alpha (Raw Tag Team Titles)

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The idea of these teams competing in a featured bout sounds as appealing as downing a glass of dead wasps at the moment, such is the hatchet job WWE have done with both sides.

Jason Jordan was an unmitigated disaster as Kurt Angle's babyface son, but was slowly getting over as a deluded heel prior to his injury. Still, it's hard to call his switch to Raw a net positive. Chad Gable, meanwhile, has slotted into a listless enhancement role after splitting from Shelton Benjamin, and The Revival? They're buried six feet deep.

There's a lot of rebuilding to do, but their outstanding NXT feud was what put both teams on the map in the first place. Recreating it on the main roster could be exactly what both need to save their careers, and with Raw's tag division now thinner than ever, it could well happen.

Repeating major NXT programs on the main roster isn't something WWE typically do, but other than getting the Authors Of Pain involved, there's little else in the division. Besides, who wouldn't want to see a repeat of those old developmental bouts?

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.