How WWE Is Quietly Building Its Next Main Event Megastar
It's been years since WrestleMania looked so potentially loaded as early as November, and that's a legitimate credit to Triple H as the company's new chief.
Rey and Dominik Mysterio will presumably do battle in a Father Vs Son match that can't really be great with a capital G, but - on evidence thus far - could generate heat that transcends bouts that fit that description. Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey have been on an invisible collision course since they switched alignments at SummerSlam, even if the story isn't out front at present. The aforementioned Zayn/Owens/Usos showdown is an epic in waiting, and scuttlebutt suggests the Money In The Bank ladder matches might even be on the way back to the 'Show Of Shows'.
It's all looking good, and in The Rock and Cody Rhodes, WWE have - on paper - both a fantasy and dream main event for the second night of their third two-night extravaganza.
But reality is now trumping both. Sami Zayn has become so beloved regardless of any original Bloodline intent that his popularity might be too real for a Hollywood star or injured returnee to compete with. A wrestler right on the cusp of a magic moment forms the intoxicating buzz we all watch for, and hasn't really happened like this since Becky Lynch and Kofi Kingston were both booked into the history books at WrestleMania 35. 2023's stage beckons
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