WWE WrestleMania 32 Match Card Projections 3.0

Rob Wolkenbrod

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Check out our latest set of predictions for the WrestleMania 32 card.

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Event: WWE WrestleMania 32

Date: April 3, 2016

Arena: AT&T Stadium

Location: Dallas, TX

WrestleMania 32 is still 7 months away but the hype and speculation around the massive event has already begun. Having this happen so early isn’t new, as we heard Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar speculation for the WrestleMania 31 main event around this time. Those rumors came to fruition when Lesnar held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for months and Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble.

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Check out what’s been reported so far about WrestleMania 32.

Is this the WrestleMania 32 logo?
Brock vs. Rock at WrestleMania 32?
WrestleMania 32: Match Card Projections.
Ronda Rousey vs. Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania 32?
Update on Batista’s status for WrestleMania 32.
WWE wants Shawn Michaels wrestling at WrestleMania 32.
Hulk Hogan cleared to compete at WrestleMania 32?
Steve Austin says he’ll be at WrestleMania 32.
Brock Lesnar vs. Steve Austin at WrestleMania 32? (Video)
WrestleMania 32 plans already set?
Undertaker may not retire at WrestleMania 32.

Then check out what we’ve projected so far for the WrestleMania 32 card:

WrestleMania 32 Match Card Projections.
WrestleMania 32 Match Card Projections 2.0

Have our predictions changed from the past two match cards? Click below to find out.

(Please note that the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is not included in this post. It will be defend at the show and multiple matches here could be candidate for the title match).

Next: Match One

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Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

The André the Giant Battle Royal will likely be annual, as it gives WWE Superstars who would not normally be on the WrestleMania card an opportunity to compete. The match has been also been a success both years, so we can assume they will go to it next year.

The first two winners have been Big Show and Cesaro. The win did something for the Swiss Superman for a brief time but Show didn’t get much of a run coming off the win. This may be due to age or that he doesn’t need a push like others might.

Right now, it’s impossible to figure out who will be the hot mid-card talent that will get a chance to shine a year in advance. We saw Cesaro get that chance at WrestleMania 30 as well as Damien Mizdow at WrestleMania 31. Maybe an NXT star gets a shot at making a name for himself better than Hideo Itami did. Could this be Finn Balor’s debut? How about Baron Corbin taking home the trophy if he’s ready for a call up?

We won’t know how the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal field will shape up until next February, so speculate away.

Next: Match Two

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WWE Tag Team Championship TLC Match
New Day (c) vs. Dudley Boyz vs. The Usos

This year’s fatal 4-way for the WWE Tag Team Championship was a very good match. It got multiple teams involved and they all shined on the grandest stage. However, this was the second straight year WWE did a fatal 4-way for the titles. Doing it for a third straight year would be repetitive.

We’re about five months past WrestleMania 31, though, and the tag team division has new life. This can be attributed to New Day being the best WWE Tag Team Champions the company has had in years and the return of The Dudley Boyz.

One match Bubba Ray and D-Von are known for is the tables, ladders and chairs match, better known as TLC. They put on multiple classic matches with Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz 15 years ago that set the bar for TLC bouts. Could the Dudleys have one more of these in them?

Bubba Ray and D-Von seem to be in better shape than ever. They’re doing a full-time schedule with WWE so they must be able to take on the rigors of multiple matches. A TLC match, even in PG WWE, is still rough and be like wrestling multiple times. So if they are able to do this, it would be a huge plus.

Add in New Day, who are very talented and The Usos, who haven’t wrestled together in months but are the best high-flying teams WWE has, and you have the potential for a classic bout. One of these from the tag team division is badly needed and putting these three together in TLC IV could steal the show at WrestleMania 32.

Next: Match Three

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WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Neville vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Ryback vs. Rusev

This is a stacked field of participants that could put on an excellent ladder match, given WWE starts making this a yearly thing.

The highlighted Superstars are the former/current NXT stars. Zayn seems to be done with NXT and Balor should be by WrestleMania 32. They, along with Neville should be the favorites for this match. None will be in the World Title picture, yet, so letting them show off in a thrilling ladder match in front of 100,00 people should be excellent.

Don’t forget about the rest, either. Ziggler, Ryback, Stardust and Rusev are no scrubs and would add extra excitement to this match.

It’s impossible to predict who the IC Title holder will be by WrestleMnaia 32 because the mid-card titles are often in flux. As of this writing it’s Ryback, who has held it since WWE Elimination Chamber. He is likely going to face Kevin Owens for the belt at WWE Night of Champions. Could Owens walk out with the belt and stay champion until WrestleMania 32? It’s certainly possible.

Who do you think will have the IC Title by the time this show comes around in April?

Next: Match Four

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WWE Divas Championship Match
Charlotte (c) vs. Nikki Bella vs. Paige vs. Sasha Banks

The Divas division received a boost in talent when Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch were called up in July from NXT. The booking from there has been questionable since but we know these women can put on a great match and that’s what we should see at WrestleMania 32.

At some point, Nikki is going to drop the WWE Divas Championship. She’s about to break the record for the longest reign and if she accomplishes that feat, she’ll probably drop the belt shortly after. Charlotte seems like the best candidate to be next champion and while she may not hold the belt all the way to WrestleMania 32, there’s an outside chance of it happening.

So Charlotte could defend the belt at the show of shows. With so many talented Divas now on the main roster, it seems like multiple could be thrown into a match. Putting Charlotte, Nikki, Sasha and Paige, arguably the four most skilled on the main roster, into a bout could produce one of the better Divas contests in recent memory.

It wouldn’t matter who walks out with the belt as long as these women put on a great performance, which can be done.

Next: Match Five

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Seth Rollins vs. Triple H

This match is bound to happen at some point and would be great for the WrestleMania setting. However, we have a long way to go for this.

On WWE TV recently, Rollins and Triple H have had tension being teased. Rollins has made some comments about being better than Triple H, then taking them back. Stephanie McMahon has also been getting frustrated with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

The direction this seems to be going in is The Authority turning on their golden boy to set up a heel Triple H vs. a babyface Rollins at WrestleMania 32. This would be Rollins’ first real test of being a babyface on his own in WWE. We saw a glimpse of his good guy move set at WWE SummerSlam when he pulled out moves against John Cena that hadn’t been seen since his ROH days.

Rollins vs. Triple H in front of 100,000 people would be a grand place to have the culmination of a near two-year long program. The Architect would likely go over and begin a babyface run soon after. Can he succeed as a face of the company?

This match would be one of the main event bouts of WrestleMania 32 but there’s still plenty of more to cover. What else could main event the show of shows?

Next: Match Six

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Hell in a Cell Match
Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

The first question you might ask is “Why not have this match at WWE Hell in a Cell?” Well, based on WWE’s past use of the Hell in a Cell show, it’s treated like a “B” pay-per-view. Let the WWE World Heavyweight Champion headline the show against a challenger to make the bout feel more special.

If you really want to talk special, though, how about ending the Lesnar vs. Undertaker feud at WrestleMania 32 with 100,000 fans inside Hell in a Cell?

We last saw the steel structure used at WrestleMania 28 for Undertaker vs. Triple H part III (they wrestled at WrestleMania 27 and 17). Bringing it back inside the largest arena that WWE has ever used to host an event would be ideal and create a real spectacle.

WWE has to one-up the WrestleMania 30 and SummerSlam 2015 match between ‘Taker and Lesnar. They were two standard matches so a third one really needs to have an impact.

Having ‘Taker face Lesnar may upset some fans since many will want to see the Dead Man wrestle Sting. However, WWE seems set on continuing this WrestleMania streak-ending feud.

Next: Match Seven

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Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns

This match could be for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

With Triple H vs. Seth Rollins being projected for WrestleMania 32, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting a Shield triple threat. However, we may get the next best thing in Ambrose vs. Reigns, who have never faced each other before.

These two former Shield members facing off at WrestleMania would be a great spot for their feud, if one turns on the other. They are still being booked as friends but these alliances never last in WWE. Either Ambrose will turn on Reigns or vice versa.

Reigns and Ambrose each have their fans, so the large crowd will surely be divided on this. You can already picture the “let’s go Ambrose” and “let’s go Reigns” chants filling the arena.

We haven’t seen any teased tension between these two yet but maybe something could happen at the Royal Rumble? Everyone will be going for a chance at main-eventing WrestleMania 32, leading to Ambrose and Reigns maybe feeling one is getting in the way of the other of winning the match. Another possibility is having one eliminate the other purposely to set up something.

Ambrose vs. Reigns seems like it will happen at some point. Will it be at WrestleMania 32? Time will tell over the coming months.

Next: Match Eight

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John Cena vs. Sting

We may not be getting Undertaker vs. Sting but how about Cena facing the former icon of WCW?

A bout with these two future WWE Hall of Famers is probably a dream match of many. They both headlined their respective companies for years and are decorated in terms of championships. This bout wouldn’t be for a title but can you imagine how much publicity Cena vs. Sting would get for WrestleMania 32?

So far, Sting is 0-1 in a WWE ring. He lost to Triple H earlier this year at WrestleMania 31. He’s also set to face Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Night of Champions, meaning he may have a win coming into this show.

Putting these two men in a ring would be reminiscent of many past big-time bouts. How about The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 18 or Rock vs. Cena at WrestleMania 28 and 29?

Sting and Cena could easily join this short group of legend vs. legend match and have a bout to be remembered for years to come. Whether you like Cena or not, any wrestling would have to be excited for something like this.

What are you predicting for the WrestleMania 32 match card? Let us know below.

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Robert is an editor, writer, and video editor. He covers the San Antonio Spurs for Forbes and the Toronto Raptors for Hoops Habit.