10 Signs That Point To WWE WrestleMania 34 Being AWESOME

4. The Stage Of Opportunities

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Brock Lesnar Vs. Roman Reigns; AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura; The Undertaker Vs. John Cena; Triple H & Stephanie McMahon Vs. Ronda Rousey & A Mystery Partner: those are the four matches with which WWE reportedly intends to sell WrestleMania.

Of those four, only the WWE Championship match is certain of approaching the half hour epic that has come to define WrestleMania in its sapping Stadium Era - in turn creating scope for the midcard roster to finally do something more than make up the numbers in the black hole that is the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Gauging by the performers WWE has pushed in January - never reliable as an indicator of what will transpire two months later, admittedly - Finn Bálor is well positioned to wrestle a match of not inconsiderable importance in New Orleans following a great Iron Man stint in Sunday's Royal Rumble. The company is clearly behind Samoa Joe, who is as good an opponent as any. Bray Wyatt Vs. WOKEN Matt Hardy cannot realistically take place in a wrestling ring after RAW25, surely, which may indicate something DELIGHTFULLY creative. Over on SmackDown, Bobby Roode is bereft of real challengers to his United States Title - which may result in The Usos finally receiving their due credit on the Show of Shows.

They have sublime previous with the Bludgeon Brothers, too...

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