15 Huge WWE WrestleMania 38 Predictions You Need To Know

"The Most Stupendous Two-Night WrestleMania In WWE History" might not quite be THAT. But...

Cody Rhodes
WWE

WrestleMania 38 is a first.

'The Show Of Shows' trialled the two-night format back in 2020 because to try and present eight hours of empty arena wrestling would have been more torturous than some of the three hour disasterpieces we were all fed later that summer.

A year, a month and a day on from the initial closedown, WrestleMania 37 played host to the first attempt to return to normality once some end-of-days thunderstorms had finally passed over Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. A pirate ship shot fireworks out of cannons, Night One in particular captured the emotion of life's creeping return, and way more matches ruled than sucked thanks in large part to human beings replacing the ThunderDome heads that had looped since the prior August.

WrestleMania 38 will be a combination of both those shows and every other stadium WrestleMania. Uniquely positioned as the first true two-night full (ish) house version of the event, WWE have labelled it as the "most stupendous" because there's nothing to compare it against and Vince McMahon implied on Pat McAfee's show that he pretty much invented the word.

It can't afford to fail to live up to expectations, or at very least meet them. But this is 2022 WWE. Can it?

15. Drew McIntyre Vs. Happy Corbin

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WWE.com

Drew McIntyre remains in need of the moment he was promised two years ago.

The 2020 Royal Rumble victory didn't afford him a WrestleMania main event for the ages unless the historical nature of working to nobody in a gym counts. And it shouldn't. This time last year, he was pegged to defeat Bobby Lashley in something approaching a normal event before Vince McMahon changed his mind and Florida weather delayed a humbling defeat. SummerSlam was a big deal in Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium but McIntyre wasn't - he beat Jinder Mahal easily and made vague threats to use his sword...

...as he's done in the build to this match!

It's so heatless in fact, that WWE have spotted the opportunity to split Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss up and are now leading with that instead. Not exactly MJF and Wardlow during the CM Punk angle, but a talking point beyond the inevitable and depressing outcome at least.

Winner (?) - Drew McIntyre

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett