[WWE] Annual Wrestlemania Predictions Post From Me And Kiddo

 It's Wrestlemania Week! Here are predictions from myself and the Kiddo

Night 1

Tag Team Turmoil: The Riott Squad vs. Lana and Naomi vs. Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose vs. Natalya and Tamina Snuka (#1 Contenders Match; winners get a WWE Womens Tag Team Championship shot on Night 2)

My Pick: Gonna go out on a limb here... Bella Twins as a last-minute surprise entry.
Kiddo's Pick: The Riott Squad

Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins

My Pick: Cesaro
Kiddo's Pick: Seth Rollins

Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon (Steel Cage Match)

My Pick: Braun Strowman
Kiddo's Pick: Braun Strowman

Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs. The Miz and John Morrison

My Pick: Bad Bunny and Damian Priest
Kiddo's Pick: Bad Bunny and Damian Priest

Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day (Champions) vs. AJ Styles and Omos (Challengers)

My Pick: AJ Styles and Omos
Kiddo's Pick: The New Day

WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre (Challenger) vs. Bobby Lashley (Champion)

My Pick: Drew McIntyre
Kiddo's Pick: Bobby Lashley

SmackDown Women's Championship Match: Bianca Belair (Challenger) vs. Sasha Banks (Champion)

My Pick: Bianca Belair
Kiddo's Pick: Sasha Banks

Night 2

Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (Champions) vs. (Winners of Night 1 Tag Team Turmoil Match)

My Pick: The Bella Twins
Kiddo's Pick: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler

United States Championship Match: Riddle (Champion) vs. Sheamus (Challenger)

My Pick: Riddle
Kiddo's Pick: Sheamus

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn

My Pick: Sami Zayn
Kiddo's Pick: Kevin Owens

Intercontinental Championship Match: Big E (Champion) vs. Apollo Crews (Challenger) (Nigerian Drum Fight)

My Pick: Apollo Crews
Kiddo's Pick: Apollo Crews

Raw Women's Championship Match: Asuka (Champion) vs. Rhea Ripley (Challenger)

My Pick: Rhea Ripley
Kiddo's Pick: Rhea Ripley

Randy Orton vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt

My Pick: The Fiend
Kiddo's Pick: The Fiend

Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (Champion) vs. Daniel Bryan (Challenger) vs. Edge (Challenger) (Triple Threat Match)

My Pick: Roman Reigns
Kiddo's Pick: Edge

[WWE] Wrestlemania Predictions By Me And The Kiddo

Time for the annual Wrestlemania Predictions Post!

We haven't had a chance to watch NXT Takeover yet, but we didn't get this post up in time for that, so we'll stick to just the Wrestlemania main card and pre-show.

Wrestlemania Womens Battle Royal

My Pick: Asuka
Kiddo's Pick: Asuka

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

My Pick: Rob Gronkowski
Kiddo's Pick: Braun Strowman

Crusierweight Championship
Buddy Murphy (Champion) vs. Tony Nese

My Pick: Buddy Murphy
Kiddo's Pick: Buddy Murphy

Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Usos (Champions) vs. Ricochet & Aleister Black vs. The Bar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev

My Pick: The Usos
Kiddo's Pick: Ricochet & Aleister Black

Raw Tag Team Championship
The Revival (Champions) vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder

My Pick: The Revival
Kiddo's Pick: The Revival

Intercontinental Championship
Bobby Lashley (Champion) vs. Finn Balor

My Pick: Finn Balor
Kiddo's Pick: Finn Balor

United States Championship
Samoa Joe (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio

My Pick: Samoa Joe
Kiddo's Pick: Samoa Joe

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton

My Pick: AJ Styles
Kiddo's Pick: Randy Orton

Shane McMahon vs. The Miz (Falls Count Anywhere Match)

My Pick: The Miz
Kiddo's Pick: The Miz

Womens Tag Team Championship
Sasha Banks & Bayley (Champions) vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. The Iiconics vs. Nia Jax & Tamina
My Pick: Sasha Banks & Bayley
Kiddo's Pick: Nia Jax & Tamina

Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin

My Pick: Kurt Angle
Kiddo's Pick: Kurt Angle

Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre

My Pick: Roman Reigns
Kiddo's Pick: Roman Reigns

Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred Match)

My Pick: Triple H
Kiddo's Pick: Triple H

John Cena vs. Mystery Opponent

My Pick: Undertaker defeats John Cena
Kiddo's Pick: John Cena defeats Undertaker

WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (Champion) vs. Kofi Kingston

My Pick: Kofi Kingston
Kiddo's Pick: Daniel Bryan

Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (Champion) vs. Seth Rollins

My Pick: Brock Lesnar
Kiddo's Pick: Brock Lesnar

Raw Womens Championship & Smackdown Womens Championship (Winner Take All)
Ronda Rousey (Raw Womens Champion) vs. Charlotte Flair (Smackdown Womens Champion) vs. Becky Lynch

My Pick: Becky Lynch
Kiddo's Pick: Ronda Rousey

[ WWE] How I Would Have Booked Wrestlemania

As we approach Wrestlemania Weekend, here is my fantasy-booked version of the show, presented in start-to-finish order. I've got 12 matches on the main card (as of right now Wrestlemania officially has 13 matches on the main card, and the two Battle Royals on the pre-show), which allows a little bit more time per match, although this, like the real version, would still be a very long show.

Pre-Show

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

With 29 wrestlers in the ring, Rob Gronkowski is announced as the final entrant. Gronk teams up with Mojo Rawley for several eliminations early on before Rawley tosses him with a cheap shot. Rawley goes on to come close to becoming a two-time winner, before Mustafa Ali eliminates him for the win.

Winner: Mustafa Ali

Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal

In my scenario, Bianca Belaire is coming off a close loss in a one-on-one rematch with Shayna Baszler at Takeover. Here, she is victorious in what will end up being her main roster debut.

Winner: Bianca Belaire

Both Battle Royal winners will receive title shots ate Backlash.

Wrestlemania

The Shield vs. Evolution

Yes, we have seen this match before, but instead of blowing off the last ride of the Shield at Fastlane, have the Reigns vs. McIntyre match at Fastlane, and reunite the Shield here. This also gets Batista and Triple H on the show while letting Randy Orton do the heavy lifting for his side. Tension can be teased between Batista and Triple H, as well as between Ambrose and Rollins. Done right, this could be an awesomely hot opening contest.

Winner: The Shield

Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (Smackdown Womens Championship)

In the exact same slot as last year, this time with the Queen as the challenger (no, Asuka does not drop the title on a random episode of Smackdown). Asuka redeems last year's defeat. I know there is often a lot of grumbling about 50/50 booking, but this is a case where it makes sense, and it's absolutely necessary to establish that Asuka is on the same level as Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair, especially with Ronda Rousey departing.

Winner: Asuka

AJ Styles vs. Andrade Cien Almas

Just a straight-up singles match between the up-and-coming Andrade and the all-time-great Styles. Andrade picks up a career-defining win here.

Winner: Andrade Cien Almas

The Usos vs. The Revival vs. New Day vs. The Bar vs Heavy Machinery vs. Rood & Gable (Double Tag Team Ladder Match for the Raw and Smackdown Tag Team Championships)
Okay, so I have no idea if this would be amazing or a giant mess, but I'm willing to give it a try here. Two sets of titles are hoisted over the ring in SEPARATE locations. First team to get a set of titles wins those titles, but the match continues. The same team could win both titles, or they could go to separate teams. Match ends when both titles are claimed. Any team that wins a title that is not of their own brand  is automatically reassigned to that brand in the Superstar Shakeup.

Winners: The Usos become the new Raw Tag Team Champions. Heavy Machinery become the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions.

Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley (Intercontinental Championship)

I know that heel vs. heel can be a bit of a turn-off, but McIntyre would essentially be wrestling as a babyface here, while Lio Rush makes sure that Lashley gets plenty of heat from the crowd.

Winner: Drew McIntyre becomes the new Intercontinental Champion

Buddy Murphy vs. Tyler Bate (Cruiserweight Championship)

Set up is the same: Single elimination tournament on 205 Live. I like Bate here better than Neese because Neese something of a known commodity. This also gives some exposure to NXT UK.

Winner: Buddy Murphy

Kurt Angle vs. John Cena

Kurt Angle's retirement match, the match the fans wanted to see. Angle gets the feel-good win on a rollup.

Winner: Kurt Angle

Samoa Joe vs. The Miz (United States Championship)

Miz has more than earned the chance to compete for a title at Wrestlemania in the babyface role here. He still gets put to sleep by the Coquina Clutch.

Winner: Samoa Joe



Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Kairi Sane and Io Shirai (WWE Womens Tag Team Championships)

Similar setup to the Cruiserweight Title match, the challengers are the winners of a cross-brand tournament. I think that the Iiconics and the Riott Squad deserve title runs eventually, but Sasha and Bayley deserve a long and memorable initial run as champions, so they should prevail here, and the Sky Pirates should put on an incredible match with the champs.

Winners: Sasha Banks and Bayley

Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE Championship)

I really can't complain about the buildup WWE has done for this one, but the way I'd do it differently is to have Kofi win the Royal Rumble match. From there, the storyline could pretty much play out the same way, with Vince McMahon throwing additional obstacles in his path because he considers Kofi a "B+ player". I'm going with a lot of feel-good endings for these top matches, but I'm okay with that. Kofi with the much-deserved win here.

Winner: Kofi Kingston becomes the new WWE Champion.

Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor (WWE Universal Championship)

Balor gets his rematch from the Royal Rumble show here, and goes full Demon, including an epic entrance. If I was going to go with a heel win in any of the top matches, this would be the place to do it, and Heyman could brag about the Beast Slaying the Demon. However, the fact is that Lesnar really has been champion long enough, and the reign may as well come to an end at Wrestlemania.

Winner: Finn Balor becomes the new WWE Universal Champion

Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch (WWE Raw Womens Championship)

I just feel that a one-on-one match is a better finale to the show than a triple threat, especially when Charlotte Flair has an obvious rival for a match earlier on the card.

Winner: Becky Lynch becomes the new WWE Raw Womens Champion

[WWE] Wrestlemania Weekend Predictions by myself and the Kiddo!

Here are the traditional Wrestlemania predictions by me and the Kiddo (age 10), including the rest of the weekend's WWE matches.

Axxess Invitational Tournaments

WWE United Kingdom Championship Invitational

My Pick: Drew Gulak wins tournament. Pete Dunne retains.

Kiddo's Pick: Zack Gibson wins the tournament and the title

NXT North American Championship Invitational

My Pick: Wolfgang wins tournament. Champion retains.

Kiddo's Pick: Hideo Itami wins tournament. Champion retains.

NXT Tag Team Invitational

My Pick: TM61 wins tournament. Champions retain.

Kiddo's Pick: Sanity wins tournament. Champions retain.

NXT Women’s Invitational

My Pick: Candice LeRae wins tournament. Champion retains.

Kiddo's Pick: Nikki Cross wins tournament. Champion retains.

NXT Takeover New Orleans

Undisputed Era (Champions) vs. Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne (Triple Threat Match for the NXT Tag Team Championships and the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy)

My Pick: Undisputed Era

Kiddo's Pick: Strong & Dunne

Ember Moon (Champion) vs. Shayna Baszler (NXT Womens Championship)

My Pick: Shayna Baszler

Kiddo's Pick: Shayna Baszler

Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa (Unsanctioned Match)

My Pick: Johnny Wrestling

Kiddo's Pick: Johnny Wrestling

Richochet vs. EC3 vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dain vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Adam Cole (Ladder Match For The NXT North American Championship)

My Pick: EC3

Kiddo's Pick: Lars Sullivan

Andrade "Cien" Almas (Champion) vs. Aleister Black (NXT Championship)

My Pick: Aleister Black

Kiddo's Pick: Aleister Black

Wrestlemania Kickoff Show

Andre the Giant Memorial Mens Battle Royal

My Pick: Big Cass

Kiddo's Pick: Lars Sullivan

Wrestlemania Womens Battle Royale

My Pick: Becky Lynch

Kiddo's Pick: Bayley

Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali (WWE Cruiserweight Championship)

My Pick: Cedric Alexander

Kiddo's Pick: Mustafa Ali

Wrestlemania Main Card

Seamus & Cesaro (Champions) vs. Braun Strowman and a mystery partner (Raw Tag Team Championships)

My Pick: Braun Strowman & James Ellsworth (no, really!)

Kiddo's Pick: Braun Strowman & Randy Orton

The Usos (Champions) vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers (Triple Threat Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships)

My Pick: Bludgeon Brothers

Kiddo's Pick: Bludgeon Brothers

Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon

My Pick: Rousey & Angle

Kiddo's Pick: Rousey & Angle

Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

My Pick: Owens & Zayn

Kiddo's Pick: Bryan & McMahon

The Miz (Champion) vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins (Intercontinental Championship)

My Pick: Miz

Kiddo's Pick: Balor

Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Rusev vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal (Fatal Four-Way Match for the U.S. Championship)

My Pick: Well, since the match is happening on Rusev Day... Gotta go with Rusev!

Kiddo's Pick: Jinder

Charlotte Flair (Champion) vs. Asuka (SmackDown Women's Championship)

My Pick: Asuka

Kiddo's Pick: Asuka

Alexa Bliss (Champion) vs. Nia Jax (Raw Women's Championship)

My Pick: Jax

Kiddo's Pick: Jax

Undertaker vs. John Cena

My Pick: Undertaker

Kiddo's Pick: Cena

AJ Styles (Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE Championship)

My Pick: Nakamura

Kiddo's Pick: Nakamura

Brock Lesnar (Champion) vs. Roman Reigns (Universal Championship)

My Pick: Reigns

Kiddo's Pick: Lesnar

Wrestlemania and NXT Takeover Orlando Predictions

My Wrestlemania Predictions (and Kiddo's!):

Saturday night, the night before Wrestlemania, is NXT Takeover: Orlando. We'll start with our picks for that show.

Aliester Black vs. Andrade Cien Almas

My pick: Black

Kiddo's pick: Black

The guy making the debut almost always wins these kinds of matches.

Sanity vs. Tye Dillinger/No Way Jose/Roderick Strong/Ruby Riot

My pick: Dillinger/Jose/Strong/Riot

Kiddo's pick: Sanity

Kiddo has recently become a huge Nikki Cross fan. I'm going with the same logic as the first match. This is Ruby Riot's debut. Her team wins.

Authors of Pain (Champions) vs. DIY vs. The Revival

For the NXT Tag Team Championships

Elimination match

My pick: Authors of Pain

Kiddo's pick: Authors of Pain

I think the Authors are going to get a dominant run similar to what The Ascension had. I also think there's an excellent chance that we see the Revival on Raw or Smackdown next Monday or Tuesday.

Asuka (Champion) vs. Ember Moon

For the NXT Womens Championship

My pick: Asuka

Kiddo's pick: Asuka

I think Ember Moon wins the title. I just don't think she does it on her first try. I could easily see this going either way, though.

Bobby Roode (Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

For the NXT Championship

My pick: Roode

Kiddo's pick: Nakamura

Roode will emerge victorious (Glorious!), and Nakamura debuts on the main roster either Monday or Tuesday.

Wrestlemania (including pre-show)

Alexa Bliss (Champion) vs. "Every Available Woman on the Smackdown Roster"

For the Smackdown Womens Championship

My pick: Naomi

Kiddo's pick: Bliss

It looks like they're going to go with Alexa Bliss vs. Carmella vs. Natalya vs. Becky Lynch vs. Mickie James vs. Naomi, and not adding any other surprise entrants, but I suppose there's always the possibility someone else might enter. Tamina would be the most likely choice if that happens, I doubt they'd call up an NXT competitor here as the womens division in NXT is pretty thin right now, although I suppose they could take the title off Asuka at Takeover and debut her here. I don't see that happening, though, and I'll go with the obvious feel-good story of Naomi getting the win in her home town. I just found out that this may be moved from the pre-show to the main card, which is great because it really needs to be dark in that stadium for Naomi's entrance.

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale

My pick: Braun Strowman

Kiddo's pick: Finn Balor

I saw a list of 30 names for this event that was mostly tag team guys and low-midcarders. The only likely winners on that list were Big Show, Sami Zayn, Strowman, and long-shots Mojo Rawley and Dolph Ziggler. Today, Tian Bing was announced as being in the match, so clearly more wrestlers could be added (not sure if that means they replace some listed wrestlers or if they push the number of participants to 40). Samoa Joe and Finn Balor are obvious possible additions to the match and either of them are potential winners. Another name that seems a likely addition (but less likely winner) is Elias Sampson, who just lost a "Loser Leaves NXT" match. And they could always throw in a returning legend or two (they used Tatanka and DDP last year), or someone who has been out of action for a while like Kane. In the end, I'm going with the obvious choice here. Strowman has had a great year, and really should have had a singles match at Wrestlemania. So if he's going to be in this match, he should win.

Neville (Champion) vs. Austin Aries

For the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

My pick: Neville

Kiddo's pick: Neville

I could see this going either way, but I think Neville gets the win here, possibly setting up for a rematch down the road.

Dean Ambrose (Champion)vs. Baron Corbin

For the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

My pick: Corbin

Kiddo's pick: Ambrose

Corbin will be 2-0 at Wrestlemania. The IC title is definitely in need of some new blood, and this is a perfect step up for Corbin.

Luke Gallows and Carl Anderson (Champions) vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Seamus and Cesaro

For the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships

Ladder match

My pick: Enzo & Cass

Kiddo's pick: Enzo & Cass

I could see the champs retaining here, but I think Enzo and Cass get their Wrestlemania Moment. Gallows and Anderson might win the titles back on Monday, though.

Bayley (Champion) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks

For the WWE Raw Womens Championship

Elimination match

My pick: Bayley

Kiddo's pick: Banks

I think this is one of the hardest matches to predict. But I feel like Charlotte dominated the division for long enough, and Jax is not quite ready for a title run. I think Sasha could turn heel and win, but they've been hinting at that so strongly that it feels like a red herring. I go with the champ retaining.

Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles

My pick: Styles

Kiddo's pick: McMahon

This feels like a foregone conclusion. Styles wins after the usual Shane mayhem.

John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse

My pick: Cena & Bella

Kiddo's pick: Cena & Bella

Another fairly obvious outcome. Cena proposes after he and Nikki win.

Seth Rollins vs. Triple H

Unsanctioned match (which I am guessing implies a no-dq no-countout streetfight type of match)

My pick: Rollins

Kiddo's pick: Rollins

I don't really see what is gained with Triple H winning here, although there is enough potential for outside interference that anything is possible.

Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns

My pick: Undertaker

Kiddo's pick: Undertaker

I could see this going either way, but... If they want Reigns to come out as a babyface, he really needs to lose. If they want him to turn heel, then he could do that plenty effectively by losing and then beating down 'Taker in frustration after the match. If they try to go with Reigns winning clean and getting a show of respect, the fans are going to boo Reigns out of the building.

Chris Jericho (Champion) vs. Kevin Owens

For the United States Championship

My pick: Owens

Kiddo's pick: Jericho

Owens wins. Jericho goes on tour with his band.

Bray Wyatt (Champion) vs. Randy Orton

For the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

My pick: Wyatt

Kiddo's pick: Wyatt

We really do not need another Randy Orton title reign. If Bray doesn't win, we Wyatt.

Bill Goldberg (Champion) vs. Brock Lesnar

For the WWE Universal Championship

My pick: Lesnar

Kiddo's pick: Lesnar

Lesnar wins. I just hope this goes over five minutes. I want to see Goldberg get taken to Suplex City.

WrestleMania Weekend Predictions by Me and Kiddo

This weekend is the biggest weekend of the year for WWE fans, and I am no longer the only fan in the house. Here are my predictions, alongside the Kiddo's for NXT Takeover Dallas and WrestleMania.

NXT Takeover Dallas Predictions by me and Kiddo

Baron Corbin vs. Austin Aries:
Aries (me), Draw (Kiddo)

Apollo Crews vs. Elias Sampson:
Crews (me), Crews (Kiddo)

Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura:
Nakamura (me), Nakamura (Kiddo)

NXT Tag Team Championhips:The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson; champions) vs. American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan; challengers):
American Alpha (me), American Alpha (Kiddo)

NXT Womens Championship: Bayley (champion) vs. Asuka (challenger):
Bayley (me), Asuka (Kiddo)

NXT Championship: Finn Balor (champion) vs. Samoa Joe (challenger):
Joe (me), Finn (Kiddo)

WrestleMania Predictions by me and Kiddo

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal:
Cesaro (me), Finn Balor (Kiddo)

United States Championship: Kalisto (champion) vs. Ryback (challenger):
Kalisto (me), Ryback (Kiddo)

Usos vs. Dudley Boyz:
Dudleys (me), Usos (Kiddo)

Brie Bella, Paige, Natalya, Alicia Fox and Eva Marie vs. Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Summer Rae and Emma:
Team Brie (me), Team Brie (Kiddo)

Intercontinental Championship (ladder match): Kevin Owens (champion) vs. Sami Zayn vs. Stardust vs. Zack Ryder vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. Sin Cara:
Kevin Owens (me), Stardust (Kiddo)

AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho:
Styles (me), Styles (Kiddo)

The New Day vs. The League of Nations:
New Day (me), New Day (Kiddo)

Divas Championship: Charlotte (Champion) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
Banks (me), Banks (Kiddo)

Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar (streetfight):
Lesnar (me), Lesnar (Kiddo)

Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker (Hell in a Cell):
Undertaker (me), Undertaker (Kiddo)

WWE Championship: Triple H Champion) vs. Roman Reigns:
Reigns (me), Reigns (Kiddo)

Looking forward to the weekend's action!