WWE WrestleMania 36 Predictions: Roman Reigns Exterminates The Fiend
By Mark Justice
The New Day (c) vs. Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. John Morrison and The Miz vs. Usos [SmackDown Tag Team Championships]
Assuming Kofi Kingston and Big E retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships all the way to WWE WrestleMania 36, they should defend their championship in a fatal four way match against the uncharacteristic heel tag team of Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura, John Morrison and The Miz, and The Usos. Now only would this match revisit the Kofi Kingston-Daniel Bryan rivalry from last year’s WrestleMania but it will also delve into the devolution of Bryan’s Yes Movement.
Two months ago, Sami Zayn asked Daniel Bryan to join his stable with Nakamura and Cesaro while dissuading him from reverting back to the Yes Movement, but Bryan rejected the offer because he wanted to focus on exterminating The Fiend and did not feel Zayn’s intentions were sincere. Clearly, Bryan’s Yes Movement during his rivalry with Wyatt grew stale, while his environmentalist movement was dearly missed.
Since his environmentalist movement will probably not return due to ‘politics,’ this does not mean that he can’t become a heel again. As can be evidenced by his ruthless mauling of Heath Slater two weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown, his frustration with losing to Bray Wyatt twice in Universal Championship matches could send him to the dark side.
Now that Nakamura lost the Intercontinental Championship to Braun Strowman and Daniel Bryan lost his opportunity at the Universal Championship against Bray Wyatt, Bryan could finally accept Sami Zayn’s offer, form a tag team with Nakamura, and target the tag team championships with Nakamura. If this match occurs, Bryan and Nakamura should win the tag team championships to fulfill the storyline’s message of The Yes Movement being Bryan’s ultimate weakness in 2020 and show that he really needed Sami Zayn’s stable to set his career in the right direction.
Prediction: Daniel Bryan and Shinsuke Nakamura
Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Natalya and Beth Phoenix [Women’s Tag Team Championships]
Over the past two weeks, Natalya lost to both Asuka and Kairi Sane in grudge matches. It seems that the WWE is building up tension between Natalya and the Kabuki Warriors to set up a Women’s Tag Team Championship match at WWE WrestleMania 36.
An ideal tag team partner for Natalya would have to be Beth Phoenix. Considering that Natalya and Beth Phoenix got robbed by the IIconics in winning the Women’s Tag Team Championships at last year’s WrestleMania, they should get another crack at it for this year’s WrestleMania and win the Women’s Tag Team Championships.
Prediction: Natalya and Beth Phoenix
Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Viking Raiders vs. Authors of Pain vs. Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe [Raw Tag Team Championships]
These four tag teams are the main tag teams involved in the Raw Tag Team Championship picture. They have been heavily featured in the main event of Monday Night Raw and thereby brought more prestige to the Raw Tag Team Championships.
Considering that Seth Rollins is rumored to take time off after WWE WrestleMania 36, new champions will very likely be crowned. Since Viking Raiders already had a sufficient Raw Tag Team Championship reign and Authors of Pain are allied with Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy, the ideal tag team to dethrone Rollins and Murphy would be Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe.
Prediction: Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe