10 WWE WrestleMania 37 Card Predictions After Royal Rumble 2021
Reigns vs. Edge, Lynch vs. Rousey, and other potential WrestleMania 37 bangers...
A successful Royal Rumble 2021 has not only breathed new life into a WWE locker-room often reported as stifled and frustrated, but the fanbase as well.
All concerns relating to the empty arena, synthetic crowd reactions, and potential lack of surprises were blown away, with Edge a popular winner on the men's side, Bianca Belair triumphing in an awesome women's clash, and Christian, Carlito, Victoria, and more mounting popping comebacks. It was a good pay-per-view, but WWE's big shows usually are. The almost universally good vibes emanating from it are more important.
WWE has set its audience down the Road to WrestleMania in good faith. That's important, as there's more to celebrate with this year's Showcase of the Immortals than ever before. A semblance of normality returns as up to 50,000-60,000 fans are ushered into the Raymond James Arena across its two nights. Let's hope we get some stellar matches and a suitable level of bombast for them to pop for, particularly after 'Mania 36's drab atmosphere.
The following predictions are based on the carrots dangled at Royal Rumble 2021 and beyond. This isn't supposed to the entire card, but a selection of the biggest and best.
Let's run through it...
10. Raw Tag Team Titles: Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (c) Vs. MVP & Bobby Lashley
If you're going to split up a group like The Hurt Business, first of all, you are very, very silly. Why would you want to shred the best stable in the company? Why risk casting Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, and Bobby Lashley back into the undercard wilderness after the complete objective success of their alliance with MVP? It's rubbish. Nobody wants it, and yet WWE teases tension on every episode of Raw.
Why can't they just leave good acts that people like alone? This is why we can't have nice things.
Regardless, pulling The Hurt Business apart appears to be on Vince McMahon's agenda. They've had a great run, but the company is rarely so overtly suggestive without squeezing the trigger on situations like this. It's best you come to terms without now to save venting later.
Alexander and Benjamin going babyface makes the most sense in any split and feud, as heel promos are MVP's greatest strength and Lashley works best in his current heel role. Let's hope none of this comes to pass, though: there's no sense in breaking up a great group at the height of their powers.