5 Best (& 5 Worst Rumors) About The WrestleMania 36 Card

Rumors are being to circulate about WWE's WrestleMania 36 card. Drew McIntyre and Charlotte Flair winning their respective Royal Rumble matches have set up their title matches against Brock Lesnar and Rhea Ripley. The segments between Randy Orton and Edge suggest they are going to face off at the biggest stage of the wrestling calendar.

Let's take a look at some of the rumors about the rest of the card that have elicited either positive or negative reactions from the audience and fans. The better ones could lead to exciting title matches or major attractions that will provide strong entertainment. However, quite a few reports are a recipe for disappointment. These are five of the best and five of the worst about the WrestleMania 36 card.

10 Best: Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar in the main event spot

The biggest rumor shortly after the Royal Rumble featured a backstage struggle between Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon. Heyman reportedly wants the WWE Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre to close WrestleMania 36.

McMahon, however, wants to see the Universal Championship match, likely involving Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns, as the main event. WWE is apparently rethinking the Universal Championship match closing the show, which could allow for a great moment to end the night of Drew dethroning Brock.

9 Worst: Daniel Bryan facing Baron Corbin

The WrestleMania future of Daniel Bryan is something many fans are interested in. Bryan is too good to miss the card and will likely have a singles match. SmackDown doesn’t have many heel wrestlers with equal momentum of Bryan as a face.

Baron Corbin stands out as someone WWE is pushing who will need a new program after ending his feud with Roman Reigns. The booking of Corbin is reminiscent of a mid-'90s WWE heel, albeit one with little appeal today. Bryan would waste a WrestleMania in his prime carrying Corbin to a lackluster program.

8 Best: Otis getting revenge in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal often features the lower card wrestlers getting on the card. Otis is involved in the most successful storyline of the talents who will likely take part in the match. Dolph Ziggler has ruined Otis’ dates and gestures with Mandy Rose.

Otis eliminating Ziggler and even winning the battle royal would create a great moment for fans in attendance. The Andre Memorial will finally have a cool ending worth investing in if this happens.

7 Worst: Only One NXT Star Making The WM card

NXT’s Rhea Ripley is already confirmed to defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 36. Fans had hoped that it meant more NXT talent would get featured on the biggest show of the year.

Adam Cole or Finn Balor with his new character could provide the perfect opponent for Daniel Bryan. NXT has a strong list of wrestlers that deserve to have a spot on the show. The Wrestling Observer reported that Ripley is the only full-time NXT talent currently expected to have a WM match.

6 Best: Naomi winning Smackdown Women's Championship

The return of Naomi in the women’s Royal Rumble match saw social media buzzing about her new look. Naomi has always been a decent wrestler and this new aesthetic after an extended absence from WWE television made fans appreciate her return.

The past few weeks of WWE television have shown Naomi standing up to SmackDown Women’s Champion, Bayley. Reports have started to circulate that Naomi vs Bayley is expected to become a WrestleMania program, with Naomi getting the feel-good victory.

5 Worst: Women's Tag Team Championship bumped from the show

WWE appears to have three matches in the plans for the women’s division at WrestleMania 36. Becky Lynch vs Shayna Baszler, Bayley vs Naomi, and Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley, all for the three singles titles, are essentially confirmed.

The idea of a fourth match on the main card for the Women’s Tag Team Championship appears unlikely. Asuka and Kairi Sane have primarily worked in singles action lately, despite their reign as tag champs. The rest of the women will likely take part in the pre-show battle royal.

4 Best: Rey vs Andrade in Hair vs Mask match

Despite a recent suspension, Andrade is still the United States Champion, and WWE plans to have him defend the belt at WrestleMania shortly after his suspension ends. Rey Mysterio has been Andrade's main rival in recent months.

Interviews with Mysterio have seen him reveal that he wants to work a Hair vs Mask match with Andrade at WrestleMania. Past WWE matches with Rey putting his mask on the line against Chris Jericho and CM Punk led to some great storylines, and this would be the same.

3 Worst: Goldberg winning Universal Championship ahead of WM

Goldberg’s SmackDown promo challenging Bray Wyatt saw the show score a huge rating compared to prior weeks. WWE was impressed with Goldberg still having enough drawing power to make a difference in the ratings.

The Wrestling Observer laid out the backstage rumblings that WWE is at least considering having Goldberg defeat Wyatt at Super ShowDown. This scenario would see Goldberg facing off against Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Both men recently engaged in social media trash talk to add more fuel to the fire of the rumored title change.

2 Best: The Undertaker vs AJ Styles

The Undertaker has not had a real WrestleMania match in a few years. Last year featured him missing the card and the prior year saw him squashing AJ Styles. WWE realized the appeal of WrestleMania still thrives without him on the card.

There are rumors that Undertaker will have a match against AJ Styles on the biggest stage. Styles recently cut a promo running down legends to make fans buy into the rumor. Undertaker working against a talent that can lead him is better than another disaster like the Goldberg match.

1 Worst: John Cena vs Elias

John Cena was rumored to have a huge program when coming back to WWE for WrestleMania 36. That plan appears to have changed. Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE currently wants to book Cena vs Elias on the biggest stage.

Elias has been doing solid work as a lower card face, but he is nowhere near the level of a star like Cena. WrestleMania 35 already gave fans the ideal Cena/Elias segment of the legend cutting a hilarious freestyle rap promo before squashing him. Cena would be better off waiting another year before his return than facing Elias.

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