WWE WrestleMania 38: 10 Things That Must Happen

Here goes.

This, despite huge paydays to come in Saudi Arabia throughout 2022, is the most vital weekend of WWE's entire year. WrestleMania is still very much the barometer of company success, and that will probably never change - so, across 2-3 April, the promotion must get it right or face the consequences.

Truthfully, some of the matches they've lined up for Saturday and Sunday are...a bit sh*t. Bouts like New Day vs. Sheamus and Ridge Holland, or Bobby Lashley vs. Omos, feel like those that should be taking place on free TV rather than as part of WWE's "Showcase Of The Immortals".

It's no coincidence that both of those (beyond this intro) are totally ignored here. There are more important things afoot anyway. 'Stone Cold' is back in the frame, and Vince McMahon has agreed to unify both World Titles for the first time in years.

New champions will be crowned, fresh faces will shuffle the main event mix, and long-awaited revenge will be had. Here's everything that has to happen in Dallas over the weekend. Again, the rest of WWE's 2022 depends on it clicking with fans.

Three cheers for sweet revenge.

Eyebrows were raised when Becky Lynch showed up unannounced at SummerSlam 2021 and squashed Bianca Belair in 26 seconds. Belair had been pushed to the moon during the first half of that year, and literally nobody saw this hatchet job coming - she hasn't really recovered since.

This is WWE's chance to put Bianca back on the right path. If one thing has become clear during Becky Lynch's latest Raw Women's Title reign, it's that 'Big Time Becks' doesn't need the belt anymore. Meanwhile, someone like Belair is still scrambling to secure her own legacy and get to that stage herself.

Bianca has to beat Becky on Saturday night. Sure, her win will still play second fiddle to another female's coronation, but it'll be a banner moment for Belair and a pleasing sign that WWE's decision-makers are firmly in her corner.

She's the future of this division, not Lynch.