This seems quite lacking for the 30th Wrestlemania.
Maybe, just maybe, matches that should be given time will be given time, and nothing will be cut like previous years.
I'm sure the 45 minutes of backstage segments and 5 minute (for each wrestler) entrances for the main event will round out the time.
As far as predictions:
Triple H vs. Daniel Bryan, Winner Advances to WWE World Title Match: Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Triple H vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Daniel Bryan, although if he doesn't I won't be like "What a swerve!!!" I'll be more like "This fucking company...."
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker: Undertaker.
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt: Wyatt wins to establish himself as a top star until Creative gets bored with him.
The Shield vs. Kane & The New Age Outlaws: Sierra, Hotel, India, Earring, Lepers, Dragoon. I know they could always through in random bs (although adding people to the Authority just to have them interfere here seems a bit much) but I can't see them having the hottest thing they've had in years lose to Team 1998.
Andre the Giant Memorial 30-Man Battle Royal: Tough one, but I think I'm going with Sheamus here. Possibly with Rusef destroying the trophy afterwards to get him into a tough guy feud.
Vickie Guerrero Divas Invitational Match: No idea, but I'll go with AJ just because I'd like her to finally lose this title in (even a short) feud rather than an afterthought of a match.
Weren't there rumblings that the guy who did Bray Wyatt's music would play him to the ring live?
I'm a little surprised we haven't heard about more celebrity involvement - that's not the sort of thing they usually keep as a surprise, so my hunch is there really wont' be any and the WrestleMania brand will be The Attraction.
Still, wouldn't hurt to check on Pete Rose's travel plans
Originally posted by CRZIs Kid Rock performing? That'll eat up some time.
Weren't there rumblings that the guy who did Bray Wyatt's music would play him to the ring live?
I'm a little surprised we haven't heard about more celebrity involvement - that's not the sort of thing they usually keep as a surprise, so my hunch is there really wont' be any and the WrestleMania brand will be The Attraction.
Still, wouldn't hurt to check on Pete Rose's travel plans
I don't think Wrestelmania XX had celebrities and I am not entirely sure if X had any either. I think they believe they can sell it on the anniversary. Newest rumors are saying Rock and Austin are going to be there or on the show in some form. Now, it could be taped stuff or what not, but it will be interesting to see. I figure the HOF will take 30 minutes as well. Still, I can't imagine the Divas match or even the Shield match taking that long.
This seems quite lacking for the 30th Wrestlemania.
Maybe they're giving a lot of time to the ARMBAR; usually Rumble matches take a lot of time given the entrances that have to happen. Wonder if we'll get a sweet Kofi spot.
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The Usos The Shield AJ Lee Big Show Bray Wyatt Undertaker Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H Daniel Bryan
I really wouldn't have gone for Wyatt but it's looking like a very babyface friendly night for the rest of the show.
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I'm gonna go Daniel Bryan, because as afraid as I am of a swerve, it really would be a shaggy dog story not to let the poor Goat have the title after all this build-up. Plus even Vince can see that not putting the title on Bryan would be like not putting the title on Austin. I'll pick him going over everyone, though I wouldn't be surprised to see it made into a Fatal 4-Way through shenanigans.
For the rest: Usos retain The Shield, because they never job Brie Bella wins the Divas title, nobody cares Big Show wins the ARMBAR Wyatt gives Cena to Sister Abigail Undertaker, because Undertaker
PREDICTION: Ideal callback "30 Years of WrestleMania ending" idea: Bryan wins the title, then Hulk Hogan's music hits. He comes out to congratulate him. Then Cena's music and he comes out to congratulate him. Then, the Warrior's music hits and he runs out to congratulate him. The Rock's music hits, same thing. Then, Stone Cold Steve Austin's music hits and we have our big WrestleMania sendoff ending that harkens back to the ring filling up to congratulate Bret at the end of WM10 and Eddie with Benoit at WM20.
Then, if we're lucky, "Cult of Personality" hits and CM Punk comes out, but that's probably not likely.
I'm going WM IX ending. Bryan screwed, HHH wins belt somehow over Bryan, Cena comes out to help his little buddy and Trips challenges Hulk, er Cena, "right damn now"
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Originally posted by It's FalseTriple H vs. Daniel Bryan, Winner Advances to WWE World Title Match: Triple H wins here with a screwjob to seemingly deflate the crowd. Hulk Hogan gets the crowd back into it when he uses his hosting duties to insert Bryan into the title match anyway and make it a Fatal Four-Way.
Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Triple H vs. Daniel Bryan, WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Bryan conquers all of Evolution to finally win the championship for good.
oh, I like this scenario. a lot.
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Bryan def. HHH. Hunter inserts himself in the main anyway. Ziggler wins ARMBAR. Usos retain. Wyatt def. Cena Tamina becomes champion. Kane and NAO def. The Shield. I smell a member being kicked out. Undertaker wins because Temporary workers don't end Streaks.
From the highly unscientific polling I've been doing in this thread, it looks like the vast majority expect a Daniel Bryan title run to start this Sunday. I hope we're all right ...
Other points of consensus:
Wyatt will probably defeat Cena.
Usos will probably retain the tag titles.
Brock has no chance against Undertaker.
The Shield will go over Team 20th Century.
Nobody really cares about the Divas Title.
And finally, the winner of the ARMBAR is pretty much anyone's guess.
-The Usos retain. No reason to take the belts off them yet. -The Shield. I think the breakup will be staved off for another month. -AJ retains. I have a sneaking suspicion that she'll lose the belt either Monday (to Naomi in a singles match) or at Extreme Rules. I don't think the pull of having the belt on -Total Divas necessarily means a lot. In the real measure of a Wrestler's importance (merchandise), she's ahead of the rest of the Diva's roster 39 - 21, and that's including generic Total Divas merch. -Sheamus wins the Andre Battle Royal. The too easy answer would be Big Show. Something like Rusev winning wouldn't shock me, but I think Sheamus gets the win to make up for losing his bigger match. -Cena wins. I think Bray wins the "moral" victory, by making Cena do something heelish and/or overly violent to take Bray down, but I don't see Cena losing. -Taker wins. Brock has no chance. Maybe Sting shows up. -Bryan beats Hunter and Orton/Batista to win the title. That's really the only story to tell. I think any trickeration will take the shine off his victory. Not that that wouldn't happen.
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Someone predicted elsewhere that Bryan/HHH wasn't simply going to have a schmozzy ending, but was in-fact a 'fake' match, there simply to set up a four-way for the title, going so far as to predict that Trips would 'Sheamus' his win after a kiss from Stephanie to slip him the brass nuts & beat Bryan in 18 seconds, cue internet breakdown, then Hogan inserts Bryan into the ME, & makes it an 4-way elimination.
Then after Orton & Batista are both eliminated, we get the REAL Bryan/HHH.