10 HUGE WWE WrestleMania Backlash Predictions You Need To Know

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Looking a bit thin on the ground as a card isn't it?

What else stands a chance of being summoned to Sunday? WWE has - if almost nothing else - a large roster of wrestlers. In truth, it sometimes feels like that's all they've got based on how poorly most of them are used.

One only need to think of the locker room Bobby Lashley briefly invaded shortly before WrestleMania to get a glimpse of those that aren't being kept busy, let alone scan this card for the currently-over acts that are going to miss this month's supershow.

Over on Raw, R-K-Bro are the undisputed highlight despite lots of obvious IRL reasons to not really care about the pair, and seemed to be headed towards a mini-programme with The New Day following Randy Orton's inability to keep cool in the presence of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. WrestleMania Backlash could run back Raw's middling eight-man tag featuring AJ Styles, Omos, Elias and Jaxson Ryker to further that narrative.

Over on SmackDown, Apollo Crews appears to have a raft of challengers awaiting a shot at his Intercontinental Championship, with Sami Zayn the most intriguing potential threat.

Also on the blue brand (and just ahead of this writing), Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax will defend their tag team titles against Natalya and Tamina. That's got rematch written all over it, regardless of the result. Especially if the 'Queen Of Spades' finds herself back in the crosshairs of...

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