WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns had to go through 29 other men in the Royal Rumble Match to earn the right to face the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 31. The Authority, however, claimed that there was controversy at the end of the Rumble Match. Then, Daniel Bryan came into the picture and reminded The Authority that he never got his rematch after being unceremoniously stripped of the championship. The Authority then decided to have Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan face each other to determine who would face the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 31. Roman Reigns ended up coming out victorious and retaining his #1 contendership. After overcoming one obstacle and then overcoming an extra obstacle thrown in by The Authority, Reigns will overcome his biggest obstacle and beat Lesnar at WrestleMania. Yokozuna and The Rock are the only two members of the Anoa’i Family to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and at WrestleMania 31, Roman Reigns will become the third member of that family to hold it.
The Vigilante vs. The King
Sting vs. WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H
At Survivor Series 2014, WCW Icon Sting made his WWE debut to help temporarily put The Authority out of power. Ever since The Authority weaseled their way back into power, Sting has been doing everything in his power to thwart any of The Authority’s evil plans. After finally getting inside Triple H’s head, Triple H decided to call out Sting. Sting then issued a WrestleMania 31 challenge to Triple H, which he accepted. Sting has made it clear that his mission is to take out Triple H. At WrestleMania 31, Sting will have his first WWE match ever. As far as I know, I think that Sting will be the first superstar in history to have his first WWE match at WrestleMania. This is a WrestleMania 31 match that I predicted would happen. At WrestleMania, Sting will put an end to The Authority’s reign of terror once and for all when he beats Triple H.
United States Championship Match
Rusev (c) vs. John Cena
Ever since debuting on WWE’s main roster, Rusev has yet to be pinned/submitted. All of this has led to Rusev becoming the United States Champion. The good news is that he earned it; the bad news is that he is anti-American. After conquering many of WWE’s greatest superstars, he finally came face-to-face with the face of WWE, John Cena. At the inaugural Fastlane earlier this year, Rusev beat Cena to retain his U.S. Championship under controversial circumstances. Because of this, Cena demanded a rematch at WrestleMania 31. At first, Rusev refused to accept the challenge, so Cena took drastic measures by locking Rusev in his STF submission maneuver until Rusev’s manager Lana accepted the challenge on behalf of her client. At WrestleMania, Cena will conquer Rusev and bring the U.S. Championship back home to America.
The Phenom vs. The New Face of Fear
The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt
The lead-up to this WrestleMania 31 match is exactly how I predicted it would be. Bray Wyatt called out The Undertaker for weeks saying that Undertaker is not who he used to be since suffering his first WrestleMania loss last year. Bray would then challenge Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 31. All of this eventually caught the attention of Undertaker and he finally accepted Bray’s challenge. At WrestleMania, The Undertaker will prove to Bray Wyatt that he is still the true master of mind games when he beats Bray and notches his WrestleMania win-loss record to 22-1.
Randy Orton vs. Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins
This is another match that I predicted would take place at WrestleMania 31. In November 2014, The Authority betrayed Randy Orton by beating him down. The beatdown ended with Seth Rollins Curb Stomping Orton’s head into the steel steps, leaving Orton out of action for months. When Orton made his long-awaited return, he set his sights on the very man who took him out of action, Seth Rollins. The Authority then tried to talk Orton into letting bygones be bygones and to rejoin The Authority. They succeeded and Orton agreed to rejoin The Authority…or so they thought. Weeks later, Orton finally struck when he gave Rollins the beatdown of a lifetime. It was revealed that Orton was biding his time by making The Authority, specifically Rollins; think that they were safe from Orton’s wrath, which is exactly what he was counting on. Orton would then go on to challenge Rollins to a match at WrestleMania 31, which Rollins accepted. At WrestleMania, Orton will make Rollins suffer and beat him on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match
Current Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett will be defending his championship against R-Truth, Dean Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper and Stardust at WrestleMania 31. Intercontinental Championship and Ladder Matches have been known for stealing the show at many WrestleManias. For instance, the first-ever Ladder Match in WrestleMania history between WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 10 will forever be known as a classic. At WrestleMania 31, I truly believe that this Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship will be at least one of the show stealers. There are four competitors in this match that have held the Intercontinental Championship and three that have not. My pick to win this match and walk out as the new Intercontinental Champion is R-Truth.
Divas Tag Team Match
AJ Lee & Paige vs. The Bella Twins (WWE Divas Champion Nikki & Brie)
Just for the record, I personally feel that this should be a Fatal 4-Way Match for the Divas Championship. For weeks, these two teams have been fighting for superiority in the Divas Division. One team is fighting for justice and one team is fighting for power. The two respective teams have had issues with one another in the past; which of course begs the question, can either one of the teams co-exist with one another? At WrestleMania 31, not only will AJ & Paige conquer The Bellas, but Brie will turn face and finally make her evil sister face up to all the ways that she had mistreated Brie, which Nikki has shown no indications of regret for.
WrestleMania 31 Pre-Show Matches
Every Man for Himself
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
At WrestleMania 31, this will mark the 2nd annual Battle Royal in honor of the memory of the late great WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant. Whoever wins this Battle Royal will receive the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy. The competitors in this match are as follows:
- The Miz
- Curtis Axel
- Ryback
- Fandango
- Adam Rose
- Zack Ryder
- Jack Swagger
- Titus O’Neil
- Darren Young
- Big Show
- WWE Director of Operations Kane
- Erick Rowan
- Damien Mizdow
- Sin Cara
- Goldust
- Heath Slater
- Mark Henry
- Konnor
- Viktor
- Hideo Itami
As far as my pick for who wins, I am going with Ryback.
Fatal 4-Way WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Cesaro & Tyson Kidd (c) vs. 2/3 of The New Day (Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston & Big E) vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) vs. Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando)
The Tag Team Division has really been heating up in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania 31. The champions Cesaro & Kidd were wondering who they would be defending against at WrestleMania and low and behold, it is against not one, not two, but three different tag teams. I think that The New Day will walk out as the new champions. As far as which two members, I hope they end up being Xavier Woods & Big E because unlike Kofi Kingston, neither man has held the WWE Tag Team Championship. I would also like to point out that Kofi should be added to the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
