WWE WrestleMania 32 Match Card Projections 4.0

Rob Wolkenbrod

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

Event: WWE WrestleMania 32

Date: Apr. 3, 2016

Arena: AT&T Stadium

Location: Dallas, TX

WrestleMania 32 is still less than 6 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.
Who could The Rock face at WrestleMania 32?
Who could Undertaker face 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
WrestleMania 32 Match Card Projections 3.0

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

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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.

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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 seven 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.

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WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Neville vs. Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dean Ambrose 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 slouches 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?

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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.

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Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton

This is a brand new match that hasn’t been included in the previous three WrestleMania 32 card projections.

This match could be in the works after the angle WWE used on the recent edition of Monday Night Raw. To write off Orton, who actually has an injury, Michael Cole stated that the Wyatt Family got to him. The Viper had been involved with the faction since then attacked him before WWE Night of Champions.

If this injury puts Orton out for 3-4 months, a return around WrestleMania season, like he made last year, could work. He could make a big return at a pay-per-view or Raw to take out Wyatt and escalate into a feud for the Apr. 3 show. One would have to think WWE will want Orton on the show since he’s still a sizable draw, so expect them to try to get him to return as soon as possible.

An Orton-Wyatt feud is something fans have wanted to see for a while. They’re two unique characters and seeing them clash would be interesting to watch. It seems likely at this point, especially if Orton’s return is dated for WrestleMania season.

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John Cena vs. The Undertaker

Cena vs. Undertaker is a WrestleMania dream matchup for many fans. The two faced each other a few times during the brand split SmackDown days in the mid-2000’s, but haven’t battled on the biggest stage of them all.

It was originally planned that Undertaker and Brock Lesnar would headline WrestleMania 32 inside Hell in a Cell to settle their feud. However, given it just concluded tonight, we won’t see them in Dallas, TX, next year. Fans also wanted to see ‘Taker and Sting have their first and only matchup but given the Icon’s injury suffered last month, this seems unlikely.

Undertaker will be at WrestleMania 32 and it could be his last (there haven’t been any hints of retirement). He’ll need a top notch opponent either way. So how about Cena?

Putting Cena and Undertaker into a feud would create uncertainty in the minds of fans as to who would win this match. WWE has backed Mr. HLR for over a decade as the face of the company. He always comes out on top, but so does the Dead Man. His 21-1 record at WrestleMania is the best of them all and thinking he could have his second loss at the show of shows would be something that would come up in the minds of fans. No one would be surprised if Cena defeated him, and the same goes for Undertaker winning.

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Triple H vs. The Rock

It’s WrestleMania 32— could Triple H and especially The Rock not be included on the show?

These two battled through the Attitude Era, having a big clash on the first episode of SmackDown in Aug. 1999. They also competed in the same WrestleMania match at WrestleMania 2000 (fatal 4-way for the WWF Championship) but never one on one at the show. WrestleMania 32 would give them that platform to do so.

On the 15th anniversary edition of SmackDown last year, Triple H and Rock were featured in a backstage segment reminiscing over their time on SmackDown. Tensions would eventually escalate and The Game would bring up battling Rocky inside a stadium of 100,000 people. It’s not a coincidence that he mentioned that because AT&T Stadium holds that many people.

Then there’s what happened at WrestleMania 31. Rock and Ronda Rousey interrupted a segment of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in the ring. Rock and Rousey would stand tall as they kicked the heels out of the ring. This was another sign of this match happening.

Seeing Rock vs. Triple H one more time would be a huge draw. Despite people saying this would take a spot away from two full-time stars, these two former WWE Champions are all-time greats who can still wrestle and would put on a show.

So, can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Or, is it all about The Game?

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins

Here’s your main event of WrestleMania 32, but how do we get here?

Rollins is going to lose the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Sheamus, the Money in the Bank holder, soon. However, the Celtic Warrior probably won’t have a long reign. Let him cash-in at WWE Survivor Series and win. This would set up a rematch at TLC for the belt, which Sheamus would win. However, Lesnar would return for Royal Rumble and defeat him to win the belt. You can then have the rematch on an episode of Raw to draw viewers in.

So how does Rollins get back in the mix? What about Reigns?

Fans may not want to hear this but Reigns seems like the favorite to win the 2016 Royal Rumble again. He was supposed to defeat Lesnar for the title at WrestleMania 31 after winning the Royal Rumble, until plans changed, leading to Rollins cashing in and getting his moment.

WWE still sees Reigns as the next face of the company whether everyone likes it or not. At some point, he’s going to get his time with the WWE WHC and when he wins it, the moment is sure to be big. Could it be at WrestleMania 32? Possibly, but we’ll save that for a while.

As for Rollins, if he is still a member of The Authority, Triple H could help work him into the match. The tension between the two no longer seems to be there after there had been some speculation of a WrestleMania bout happening. However, since we have Trips facing Rock, we’ll assume the former is on good terms with his protege.

Rollins could also argue that since he defeated both Lesnar and Reigns on the biggest stage last year, he could do it again in a full match. This could lead to him being granted a spot in the main event of WrestleMania 32.

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Rob Wolkenbrod

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