Wrestlemania XXVI is almost a half of a year away, but on the heels of Monday Night Raw, I feel like the card is shaping up enough to give educated guesses about it.
Main Event 1: John Cena vs. The Undertaker - I’d assume this is for Undertaker’s title after Cena wins the Royal Rumble and also think they began planting seeds for this on the last Raw. Cena is the only young, future guy built enough for his first big match with Undertaker at Wrestlemania to really mean something. He’s also the only one marks will buy with a chance to beat Undertaker, so I’d guess this is the big match.
Main Event 2: Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels - Likely for the Raw Title, though it doesn’t need to be. Putting the belt on one would be a perfect ticking time-bomb for D-X to explode for a hot match. This hasn’t happened in almost five years, so it’s due for another run.
Main Event 3: Randy Orton vs. Ted Dibiase - A Legacy Explodes match is the other match that could have the Raw Title attached. It could be an uppercard match without the title, or, with, a featured contest depending on how far along they feel Dibiase is.
Raw vs. Smackdown: Kofi Kingston vs. Batista - Batista needs a major match and Kofi is getting the biggest face-push since Cena’s years ago. This is the most imperfect match on the card, but could still be excellent.
Tag Title Match: Chris Jericho and Big Show vs. Edge and Christian - Jericho mocked Edge when he went out, so this is a great opportunity to bring Edge back and reunite one of the most over teams ever. D-X’s run with the Tag Belts before this could help their split up as they lose the titles back to JeriShow. If Christian is needed on ECW, Rey Mysterio can be moved out of Money in the Bank to team with Edge and reprise their Smackdown 6 duo.
Money in the Bank: CM Punk vs. Matt Hardy vs. Cody Rhodes vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio - This gets all the top young guys on the show, with Punk in the role of multi-time winner and Matt Hardy in the role of long-suffering longshot. Morrison or Sheamus would take this one, since both are being primed to be moved up the card. Rey, if not used elsewhere adds credibility and excitement. I’d like to get Evan Bourne in here, but don’t see a spot.
US Title Match: The Miz vs. Jack Swagger - One of the two has to turn face to play off their chemistry and if they do that, they can drag this out to blow off at Wrestlemania. Throwing Bourne in for a three-way would work as well.
Intercontinental Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane - Kane has to be retiring soon and an Intercontinental Title match is a good sendoff. Ziggler deserves a long run with this belt.
That’s my likely Wrestlemania XXVI card. What do you all think?
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Sounds good. I wouldn't entirely rule out Cena vs. Undertaker being Champion vs. Champion, but maybe that's just wishful thinking. Would be nice for Punk to have a singles match, too.
That's a great Wrestlemania. I'm with Brad, though. I really want to see Punk in a singles match.
If that was the actual card, I would def start paying full attention to all aspects of WWE again. Hell, I'd even buy it on Blu-Ray. It all makes sense too.
I can see this happening, although it does hinge on Edge's return. The one questionable element is Teddy Vs. Randy (and Batista vs. Kofi). I think that Kofi/Randy can last until Wrestlemania. He doesn't get Randy one on one at Survivor Series. With both the Rumble and No Way Out, there are ways to have them be in matches, but with enough other people involved to prevent a 1 on 1 confrontation. Not sure about how they would handle TLC, but with Ted and Cody, they could create another excuse to keep them in a group setting.
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