Wrestlemania 31 Dream Card

These are just my early predictions for Wrestlemania 31. I wasn't very close with Wrestlemania 30, although I predicted that there would be a battle royal and that Bryan would leave with the WWE Title. This early in the year it is difficult to predict what Mania will look likem, but I have a pretty good idea in my head of what the card will look like.

Using the formula of 3 huge matches from past years

WM28
Undertaker vs Triple H
CM Punk vs Chris Jericho
John Cena vs The Rock

WM29
CM Punk vs Undertaker
Triple H vs Brock Lesnar
John Cena vs The Rock

Wrestlemania 30 was different in that it was bigger and had more main events and less filler, I predict that 31 will revert back to the 3 big match formula with more filler. I am also going into this with a few assumptions:

• Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho will both be gone
• CM Punk, Batista and Alberto Del Rio are not coming back this year
• Undertaker's loss to Brock Lesnar was his final match and his is retired

Pre-Show

Tag Team Titles

   Who has the titles? Who knows! The tag team division is always shifting. Who would have predicted that the New Age Outlaws would be champions in 2014? All I predict for the tag titles is that there will be a match.

*Here's a thought: since Sheamus and Cesaro are sort of stuck in the midcard at the moment, how about they form a tage team? Yeah, let's say they defend the Tag Titles at Wrestlemania!*

Undercard

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

   Hogan made it sound like this will be a Mania tradition from now on, so I'm assuming the lower mid card will mostly be taken up in this match, and I predict that Rusev wins the whole thing.

US Title Fatal Four Way: Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs The Miz vs Big E

   It's hard to predict who will hold the US Title next April, but it should get some kind of exposure at Wrestlemania this year. I say Jack (as a babyface) should win, but really any of them could win and it wouldn't make a big difference.

Goldust vs Stardust/Cody Rhodes

   It is inevitable that the "Dust Brothers" will split up, and hopefully finally get their Mania match this year. I don't know if Cody Rhodes will stick with the Stardust gimmick when they implode, but this match has to happen before Goldust retires.

Bad News Barrett vs Bo Dallas (c) (IC Title)

   Bo goes into this thing as a heel IC Champion and Barrett returns to challenge him. I like the idea that a motivational speaker is a heel and the bringer of bad news is a face in this match, and that they have prior history back in 2013. Ultimately this should be a glorified squash and Barrett gets his belt back.

Bray Wyatt vs Dean Ambrose (No Holds Barred)

   The promo work and the match would both be great, also this would be the only "hardcore" variation at this year's Wrestlemania, which adds some intrigue to it. Wyatt wins simply out of my own bias.

Naomi wins the Diva's Title in some kind of match

Main Card

Sting vs Triple H

   I'm going to assume that Undertaker isn't coming back, and Sting will want the next best thing. The Rock is only coming back for the big main event with a top heel, and won't settle for anything less. Hunter on the other hand is comfortable anywhere on the card (he opened Mania 30) and Sting is just happy to be here. It is also insanely (pardon the pun) tempting to put Bray Wyatt against Sting, but I want Sting to win and I don't want to hurt Wyatt's big match record any more than usual (lost to Cena twice, lost MITB, lost to Jericho etc.)

Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar (3-0)

   I have an internal conflict here between Reigns and Bryan as to who wins the Royal Rumble. I think Bryan should win it, and Reigns gets screwed by Brock Lesnar. This match is Reigns certification as a main event player, in which Lesnar puts him over clean with no BS. Also there is an irony that Reigns begins building his own Streak by defeating the Streak Conqueror.

Daniel Bryan vs Seth Rollins (c) (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)

   There is a lot of backstory here. Lesnar isn't able to beat Cena at Summerslam, but Cena is so badly beaten that Rollins cashes in in him and wins the title, and then beats Dean Ambrose at Hell in a Cell and John Cena a few times at other events. Bryan returns in the Rumble match and wins it, setting up a match at Wrestlemania.