Predicting The WrestleMania 35 Match Card

Pre-Show | Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Winner- Lars Sullivan

Notable Entrants- Baron Corbin, Bobby Roode, Cesaro, Chad Gable, Dolph Ziggler, EC3, Elias, The Revival, Rowan and Sheamus.

The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal has an illustrious winners list including Mojo Rawley and Baron Corbin who have all done great things after prevailing in the match (obvious sarcasm). However, one thing that is not a joke is that this year’s battle royal winner is going to create shock waves. I mean after all, he is lurking.

Promo packages for Lars Sullivan began airing at the Survivor Series event back in November and he was being groomed for a ‘super push’ upon his arrival. Reports even suggested that he was in line to face none other than John Cena at the event.

Since then we have been told that five other acts are ‘coming to WWE’, and they have all appeared on TV. The same cannot be said for Sullivan.

The Wrestling Observer noted that Sullivan was actually scheduled to appear in a dark match before the January 7th episode of Raw, but he suffered a panic attack and the segment was scrapped. Sullivan then spoke to WWE officials and his match was rescheduled for the following day during the Smackdown tapings. However, he once again would miss the show.

Cena was always scheduled to miss the Royal Rumble match on January 27th. Reports suggested he was going to be written off TV following a beatdown from a debuting Sullivan. However, following a fatal-four-way match on Raw, Cena’s injury was written off TV with an ankle injury following a McIntyre ankle lock. This perhaps signified that the Sullivan vs. Cena match for WrestleMania had been scrapped.

I do not believe that WWE will now want to risk starting a program with Sullivan and Cena given recent events. However, I do not think their opinions on Sullivan have soured. They will still push him when he does debut. I see him appearing as a surprise entrant in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, going on to win by last eliminating EC3.

The battle royal has always been seen as a joke, and whilst Sullivan may win this year and actually carry this momentum onto the main roster, the match will likely still be on the kickoff show.

5 years ago by Wrestle Talk

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