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WWE WrestleMania 37 Bold Predictions: Triple H Will Retire Vince McMahon

By Mark Justice

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images) /
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2.) Charlotte Flair Will Win The Raw Women’s Championship

There has been speculation about Charlotte Flair getting added to the Raw Women’s Title match with Asuka and Rhea Ripley. Although  Flair has not appeared on the past few Raws leading up to ‘Mania, she can still make a shock return at the PPV and get added to that title match in a similar way to how she got added to the Women’s Tag Team Title match alongside Asuka at WWE TLC 2020. Fans have also complained about how forced Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley seems, and Charlotte is actually the missing piece to the puzzle.

Asuka lost her undefeated streak to Flair in a SmackDown Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania 34, so Asuka would get a chance at redemption against the superstar who ended it three years ago. Asuka is 0-3 at WrestleMania, so a signature moment should be in store for her this year. Despite this logic, it would still be characteristic of WWE to book Flair to win the Raw Women’s Championship. “The Queen” always wins, and the premise of her gimmick is “be entitled and get whatever she wants”.

Meanwhile, Ripley’s momentum and confidence have suffered ever since she lost the NXT Women’s Championship to Flair at WrestleMania 36. Her title reign was cut too short because of this loss, but she, too, could redeem herself by defeating Flair for the Raw Women’s Championship at this year’s WrestleMania. Despite this logic, it would still be characteristic of WWE to book Flair to win the Raw Women’s Championship. Moreover, she will make both Ripley and Asuka simultaneously tap out to the Figure Eight for good measure.

1.) Triple H Will Retire Vince McMahon

On the July 19, 2011 episode of WWE Raw, Triple H relieved Vince McMahon of his duties. While that may have stopped Vince McMahon from appearing on weekly television as much as he did in the Attitude Era, that decision did not stop him from running this company to the ground with the modern PG Era. For years, fans have proclaimed this idea of Vince being out of touch and the need for him to step down and pass the torch to either Triple H or Shane McMahon. The fans have even expressed their outrage by hijacking the show and chanting “CM Punk.”

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However, nothing has changed because Vince is still in charge. The vices of excessive micromanagement, overproduction, recycled storylines, on-and-off pushes, minimal creative freedom, and lack of cognizance for diverse opportunities still speak volumes for the pernicious future of this company. Now that the fans are back, it is time for a change. The greatest WrestleMania moment will be Mr. McMahon officially stepping down for Triple H, who has already shown that he can “play the game” in NXT and can hopefully translate that to the main roster.