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I have been waiting for the card to be released, which is out there. I am not sure of the order, but here is what we know so far, with my thoughts.

**NIGHT ONE**

Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton (with Pat McAfee). This match will most likely close the show. Going to be interesting to see how much Pat interferes in the match, and whether Cody will have someone in his corner. As much as I want Cody to win, the rumour mill is that Randy will take the title. (The elephant in the room is the TKO Group influence. It’s becoming clear that the boardroom is now booking the ring. Reports of Ari Emanuel (TKO CEO) pushing his own client, Pat McAfee, into the main event scene are a massive red flag. When executives start dictating creative, the logic of the sport dies.)

Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan. This match will be down and dirty. Not sure if Stephanie will have anyone in her corner, but you can bet that Dirty Dom will be around. My Question is what about Raquel and Roxanne? I don’t think Liv has this in the bag. My pick is that the title stays with Stephanie.

Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre, this will be a combination of a Last Man Standing match crossed with a Street Fight. (With Drew heading to film a movie, they can’t risk him getting too injured, so to speak) Never been a fan of Drew, so Jacob is my pick

Grudge Match: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Gunther. This match feels like they dont know what to do with these two. Hopefully, Seth doesn’t have ringrust; he can play dirty, which is right up Gunther’s alley. (They held off putting Seth/Bron Brekker’s match now because they want to build it) If they put Gunther in his Ring General coat, this will be one hell of a match, BUT if he shows up in the fighter’s robe or sweatshirt, anything is possible. I have to go with Seth.

Women’s Intercontinental Title: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch. Becky has the advantage of being on the big stage on the night of the immortals. Becky is still in bully mode and will stop at nothing to get the title back. This one can go either way in my book, but I would love to see AJ continue with the title.

Women’s Tag Team Title (Fatal 4-Way): Nia Jax & Lash Legend (c) vs. Charlotte & Alexa vs. Bayley & Lyra vs. The Bellas. At this point, the Bellas are still in the title hunt, but Nikki is in the race to get medically cleared at the writing of this. The Women’s Tag Titles never existed when the Bellas were originally in the WWE. I don’t think this is their time. My pick is Charlotte/Alexa, but this one is too close to call.

Six-Man Tag: Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight. With Naomi due anytime, I was surprised that they put the Twins in a match. I am not sure how much experience IShow Speed really has. We know that Paul/Theory can play dirty. I want the Usos and L.A. Knight to win, but I have a feeling it will be Logan/Austin.

***NIGHT 2***

World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns. This is closing night 2. This match has gotten so personal that anything can happen. Punk should continue as the title holder, but with Roman part-time, can you, in good faith, put the belt back on him? They both can walk the walk and talk the talk, but the question is who will survive. My pick is CM.

WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley. Neither Jade nor Rhea will be arriving alone, I think. Jade and Rhea both have the strength, but Rhea has the experience at Wrestlemania. Rumours have been around for a while that they want the belt on Rhea, and I have a feeling that will happen.

United States Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams. This should be Carmelo Hayes, not Sami, in my book. I know Sami is coming to the end of his career in the next couple of years. The rumours are that a double switch could take place as Sami turns heel and Trick to babyface. If I am booking this, I might have Trick turn Babyface, when the title and then a major fued with Carmelo. They had a battle in NXT, and I think if they do it right, it can be even better.

IC Title Ladder Match: Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio. My first question is, wondering if it’s too soon to put a title on Je’von Evans? Ladder matches are survival of the fittest. I want Penta to retain. This is another one too close to call.

Grudge Match: Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar. This could be the match of night 2. It’s passing the torch. The Universe will want Oba to get the win. Hope the ring is reinforced. I can see this going until Summerslam, provided creative does it right. Rumours are still out there that Brock will retire at Summerslam. I have never liked Brock; I loved Oba in NXT.

Brother vs. Brother: “The Demon” Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio. We have not seen the Demon since before the Judgement Day storyline started. Finn goes to another place when he becomes the Demon. It’s time Dom was knocked down a few pegs. I have to go with Finn on this one.