Wrestlemania Main Event
 

Pick.

I'm going with Ryback vs. The Rock. I think that's the best attraction, and what makes the most sense. It would also skyrocket Ryback to the moon, even beyond what he's already got going for him.

Still, he's not really stood the test of time yet. Involving John Cena in the match means that Rock is probably out, and involving CM Punk in the match probably means we'd see CM Punk vs. Ryback, which we all basically stared at in HIAC - maybe even with the finish of Ryback taking the WWE title being even more obvious than Punk retaining at HIAC.

Rock does have a Royal Rumble match, which he probably will not lose, but who will he face, or not face in the main event? Do you job him to the winner of the triple threat, maybe from interference from his non-championship Wrestlemania opponent?

Ideas?

And by the way, what about Lesnar?

Ryback vs Rock is not going to happen. Can't see how that makes the most sense either. It would seem random with the Punk/Cena/Rock build so far.

Ryback would probably need to turn heel for it to work. I can't see how a face/face dynamic between the two would be intriguing as Ryback's charm is that he will beat the fuck out of guys you want to see him beat the fuck out of. And there's no way they should turn Ryback heel so I can't see it happening.

Realistically, the most logical option for the main event I can see is Rock beating Punk for the title at the Rumble and then Rock vs Cena II at WrestleMania. Also, Ryback vs Lesnar would be incredible Not sure where Punk would fit into things right now. He could go after Taker's streak if Taker is healthy... maybe start a feud with Triple H over Triple H's hatred of Heyman and Punk trying to "take over" the show again.

Honestly, I'd probably go with Punk vs. Cena with some sort of mega stipulation. The feud has been building for a WHILE now, and every match has been great. They bring the big fight feel, and what better place to have a big fight than the main event of Wrestlemania?

I think it would be stupid to have The Rock beat CM Punk. CM Punk beating The Rock would propel him into that next level ala Triple H in 2000 with Foley.

It's happened like 6 or 7 times and will have happened again at least once in under 2 years by the time WrestleMania rolls around. They bring the big fight feel but there's nothing "special" enough for it to main event WrestleMania. Even if you throw it in a gimmick match. And it certainly wouldn't be worth pushing Rock out of the picture.

It depends on why they do it. If Punk loses to Rock only to be phased out so Rock can move on to Cena, which I have a feeling could very well happen, it would be pretty dumb. They need to think about putting someone over who isn't around for 1-2 PPVs and a handful of TV appearances a year.

What about Cena vs. The Rock vs. CM Punk (vs. Ryback?)

For the first time since Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna main evented 2 years in a row John Cena vs. The Rock will end the show.

I hope it doesn't happen, but I think it will. This time with Cena beating The Rock for the title.

It's probably gonna end up being Rock vs Cena vs Punk.

Rock vs Cena vs Punk makes the most sense to me.

I'd have Ryback vs Lesnar, with HHH in Ryback's corner to play off the HHH Lesnar rivalry and also a passing the torch kind of thing. This is pure fantasy booking but you could move that into a HHH heel turn and then him vs Ryback at Summerslam

Cena/Punk

WWE Title- Rock/Cena goes last
Undertaker vs. Lesnar
CM Punk vs. Mick Foley
Triple H vs. Dolph Ziggler

I'm going out on a limb to say that Ryback turns heel at the Royal Rumble and faces Cena at Wrestlemania in the main event. CM Punk will defeat The Rock in the semi-main event.

Twice in a lifetime

Never before, one mo' time 'gin.

"The irresistible force meeting the immovable object" was just hyperbole to hype a match.

"Once In a Lifetime" is not in that same vein. It was actually used to express that Rock vs Cena was a once in a lifetime match. In fact I'm pretty sure they said a few times that it was indeed a match that you get to see once in a lifetime.

One good thing about climate change: we can have WrestleMania outside in New York City in April.
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Question: Do they bring in Shane Helms to get F5'ed by Lesnar during the show? :trollface:

I was simply making a joke. If WWE goes through with Rock-Cena again, I'm not really gonna flip out because "But they said 'Once in a lifetime'!!!" Your need to jump to WWE's defense at the slightest thing that sounds like a knock on them is bizarre. Do you or do you not in fact own stock in WWE, yes or no?

Probably should have been the SummerSlam poster. No mention by WWE that Shane Helms is getting F-5ed by Lesnar on the poster. Just a bunch of people on the internet saying "What the fuck is with Shane Helms on the poster? lol. Makes no sense. Are they just gonna ignore it? So fucking weird."

I'm pretty sure he was aware that it was possible to move Andre the Giant.

It's usually just the writing I complain about because it seems to get overlooked too much when people are talking shit about the company.

I'm pretty quick to point out awesomeness though. Like the way Rock is used, the way Brock is used, the fact that they've finally opened their eyes and decided to stop robbing the people of seeing Johnny Curtis on their television on a regular basis.

Why do you have to turn Ryback heel to have a match with The Rock? lol

Ryback challenging The Rock for the WWE title doesn't make the most sense to people? Man.

Yeah, not getting the Rock/Ryback thing, Rock Bottom. Please explain.

No one has mentioned the possibility of The Rock vs. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar yet? If The Rock beats Punk at the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar could then beat Rock at Elimination Chamber for the WWE Title. Then you've got a "Rock/Paper/Scissors" thing going on with Rock (beat Cena, lost to Lesnar), Cena (beat Lesnar, lost to Rock) and Brock (beat Rock, lost to Brock).

I agree with this, for the record. Punk heading into WrestleMania with the WWE Title would make me really happy.

I'm also more of a fan of Cena vs. Punk at Mania than most people. I think it is magic whenever those two work together, and I like the idea of the Mania main event featuring two full-time roster members. An "I Quit" Match between the two to close Mania could be really epic.

AKA heels. They wouldn't be able to sell a face vs face match based on Ryback being a monster. It doesn't make sense. He either needs a dastardly heel that people wanna see him rip apart or he needs to be the heel that they wanna see the face overcome against all odds and finally take down.

If it was me, Mania would be something like:

WWE Title
CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock vs. John Cena

World Title
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Randy Orton

Okay, it didn't work with Goldberg, but let's try again
Ryback vs. Brock Lesnar

Lucha-Style Showcase Match (Mask vs. Mask?)
Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara

They'll call it a "match," but let's be real
AJ Lee vs. Vicki Guerrero

Beyond that, I don't really know.

Sounds good. I'm not sure if they'd do a triple threat for the main event though. I wouldn't mind seeing Punk headline WrestleMania with two guys the stature of Rock and Cena but I also see no way he'd come out on top.

If Punk loses the title at the Rumble like I think he will, and they really wanna still push him as relevant and not have him become lost in the shuffle, I'd like to see him face Triple H. Maybe have him come out after the Rumble to bitch about his reign ending and Ric Flair makes his return interrupting Punk. Punk beats the hell out of Flair in a fit of rage and Triple H comes back to re-ignite the feud that started with the "summer of Punk". Have some teasing and eventually have it be Triple H vs Punk in a submission match with Flair in Triple H's corner and Heyman in Punk's corner. Not to mention the sub-plot between Heyman and HHH that started with the Lesnar feud.

Could lead to some awesome promos leading the way as Heyman and Flair haven't really crossed paths much and you can have Punk-Stephanie, Punk-HBK, Punk Flair, etc. all getting into it verbally on the road to the match.

Maybe we're gonna get Rock/Brock two as a main event, or second to last. We're all waiting for the Heyman/Punk and Heyman/Lesnar thing to be relevant, maybe it happens at the Rumble. It would make sense, as Lesnar's already proven that he can beat The Rock straight up. Lesnar's not going to stray from the top of the card, and neither is The Rock, but this might not be the main main event money match. I dunno.

Now that I'm really thinking about it, the next Wrestlemania should be really good. Lots of fresh options. I just think they're really gonna take Ryback as far as they can.

Hell, we may even have a tag match or two to give a shit about...

A lot of thinking so far since Rock made the announcement that he'd be challenging for the title at the Rumble seem to have Punk vs. Rock, Rock wins the title, Rock faces Cena at Mania, Cena finally gets one over on The Rock, everybody lives happily ever after.

The only possible problem I can see with Rock winning the title is, would they give the belt to a part-timer? Even one of The Rock's stature? Would they really go from the Rumble to Mania via whatever PPV comes in between (Elimination Chamber is it?) with only infrequent appearances from the guy who's supposed to be the number one star?

Mixing a wild guess with a bit of fantasy booking, I'm guessing:

Royal Rumble - Rock vs. Punk for WWE Title..punk retains via some sort of shenanigans (a swerve by Austin? Cena getting his revenge on The Rock leading to a WM rematch:)

Wrestlemania:
Cena / Rock II (set up by cena's involvement in the Rock/Punk match)

WWE Title: Champion CM Punk defends against Ryback in a Last Man Standing Match

World Heavyweight Title: Dolph Ziggler vs. Royal Rumble winner The Miz
(after Miz turns face due to lack of anything better to do)

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
(because it's gonna happen whether we like it or not and Mania seems like the best place for it)

Sin Cara vs. Rey Mysterio

Either an IC or US title match

4-team tag team title match in which Rhodes Scholars walk away with the gold

divas match

Undertaker puts in appearance but doesn't wrestle.

I've already posted an entire WrestleMania card on here somewhere, but the other day I got to thinking:

Cody Rhodes is a young guy. He's only 27 years old, and is one of the more interesting rising stars the WWE has. He's also probably one of the more bankable ones as far as long-term investments go. As a "shocker" in next year's Rumble, he could win and use his title shot to challenge Big Show at WrestleMania, looking to redeem his Mania loss to Show at WrestleMania this year. Just a random thought.

Daniel Bryan should be put in a mask and then they can have team hell no vs sin cara and Rey Mysterio to attempt the mask record just a thought. Also for the main event ryback vs fandango

Cena vs The Rock for the WWE title.

With the Ziggler/Orton feud on tap for the other title, and Austin and Taker likely not competing, I don't know where that leaves Punk. But I think you really have to do the Cena/Rock sequel at mania.

WWE Title
The Rock vs. John Cena

World Title
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Randy Orton vs Alberto Del Rio

#1 Contender Match....2 out of 3 Falls.
CM Punk vs Ryback

Submission Match
Daniel Bryan vs Brock Lesnar

Sheamus vs The Undertaker

Kane vs Big Show

Money In The Bank

IC Belt

Tag Belts

Starting to get nervous and rethink putting 300 bucks+ into a ticket..none of these cards work for me

Ii had my hopes set up to get disappointed on punk vs taker as the main event