Coming out of last night’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, two of the top matches for WrestleMania appear to be locked in.
Hours before the show, Dave Meltzer reported that it will be Ronda Rousey challenging Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania and apparently the Lynch vs. Becky Lynch match will happen next year at WrestleMania 39.
It is clear that Brock Lesnar will challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Last night, Paul Heyman turned on Lesnar and he helped Reigns in his attack that led to Lesnar losing the WWE Championship to Bobby Lashley.
However, there is no clear direction yet for the WWE Championship at Mania. In regards to Brock Lesnar winning the Royal Rumble match, WrestleVotes reported, “Lesnar had to be the winner here. I’m told they legitimately have no idea what the WWE Title match at Mania is going to be at this point. Avoid the ol pigeon hole.”
Big E seemed to be the logical choice to face Lashley at Mania but that seems to be out of the question now that Big E is back on the SmackDown roster. Seth Rollins seems to be another possibility since he was protected and not pinned during his match with Roman Reigns. There’s two months left between now and Mania so it could be a few weeks before we find out who Lashley will wrestle at Mania.
Lesnar had to be the winner here. I’m told they legitimately have no idea what the WWE Title match at Mania is going to be at this point. Avoid the ol pigeon hole.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) January 30, 2022
