WrestleMania 33: 10 Huge Predictions You Need To Know
The surprise twists and turns on the 'Ultimate Thrill Ride'.
The 'Grandest Stage' is now set, with final tweaks to the WrestleMania card on the go-home editions of both Raw and Smackdown Live! solidifying the layout of the loaded card just days ahead of the biggest weekend in the global wrestling calendar.
The stacked line-up doesn't look how many thought it might as little as three months ago, but there still appears a wealth of dynamic pairings and exciting contests that could actually see the supershow grossly over-deliver on measured expectations.
Furthermore, the level of patience exhibited from the company to see out several long-term plans in order to get particular combatants all the way to the 'Show of Shows' has given audiences a kind reminder of the oft-forgotten benefits of restraint.
The dedication to these programmes in particular has left much of the card difficult to call, and the organisation has taken pleasure in previous years surprising many with their booking decisions, especially with shows the next night, week and month to think about that may feature reruns of top bouts and the issues therein.
Unpicking some of the biggest matches and highlighting some potential future 'WrestleMania Moments', here are 10 last minute predictions for WrestleMania 33.
10. Speed Kills
WWE have learned from every failure with their original booking of Bill Goldberg in his cursed 2003-04 run, committing him to less than five minutes of in-ring action in five months, all whilst conquering 'The Conqueror' and winning the Universal Title.
The distorted aura of Lesnar has become a key selling point of the programme, with Paul Heyman's usual grandstanding coming from a place of nerves and fear rather than belief and assurance after Big Bill steamrolled him at November's Survivor Series and January's Royal Rumble.
However, in recent weeks, responses to Goldberg has dwindled slightly, with the more discerning 2017 viewer looking for a little more from the Champion outside of his wicked spear and heroic rhetoric.
The company have thus found themselves in a rather tough spot with the eventual payoff to the feud. Keen to avoid a retread of the WrestleMania 20 disaster, a long match between the two would certainly descend into farce as the hulking behemoths fight for air and fake their intensity.
But another squash, especially if the match is placed as a show-closing spectacle, is likely to dissatisfy the bulk of the crowd.
Just short of 10 minutes seems the perfect middle, with a more resilient Brock dethroning the shattered 50-year-old.