10 WrestleMania 38 Card Predictions After Royal Rumble 2022

2. WWE Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Riddle

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The question of what WWE will do with Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 38 appears to be one even the company doesn't know the answer to yet.

Believably, any Raw babyface could be thrown into this spot at the moment. A post-turn Seth Rollins would be a credible pick if we didn't have him occupied elsewhere on the card, as would Randy Orton. Rey Mysterio has cache though it's unlikely that WWE would give him this spotlight at 'Mania. Goldberg? Bill has one match left on his contract and Lashley needs revenge for Crown Jewel 2021, so maybe. Edge? Sure, but last year's Roman Reigns feud didn't pop until Daniel Bryan entered the picture.

Riddle might be the standout candidate, given that he was WWE's original choice to win the Rumble before Lesnar entered the conversation. WWE clearly see him at that level now, too, as he's due to challenge for the belt at Elimination Chamber.

This is fanciful, given that WWE doesn't always make logical booking choices, but this spot could be used to start his eventual feud with Randy Orton, whose jealousy could blossom when his irritant of a tag team partner wins the big one. Pull a heel turn based on that and Raw's summer schedule sorts itself out.

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