WWE WrestleMania 33: Match Card Projections 5.0, Post-Survivor Series

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AJ Styles vs. Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels returning to the wrestling ring? It’s still a crazy thought, even for one night. This probably won’t even happen, but if Styles is going to be without the WWE World Championship by WrestleMania 33, could WWE try this match?

The idea of Michaels vs. Styles got thrown around throughout October. It started with unconfirmed rumors about this match happening, which led to there being “no plans” for it to take place. Since then, the talk or speculation of this match happening at Royal Rumble quieted down.

If Styles walked into Royal Rumble as WWE World Champion, then a match with HBK wouldn’t make much sense. Why would he come back for a title shot at 51-years-old after being away for almost seven years? It would have to be a nontitle match, which getting pushed until after the Alamodome show would be logical.

To get Michaels back into the ring, the Phenomenal One would have to call him out on numerous occasions. On maybe the third or fourth try, goading him into coming out of retirement would work, potentially with a vicious attack. That could then set the stage for WrestleMania 33 in one of the top nontitle matches of the evening.