WrestleMania 2022

Everything you need to know ahead of the WWE WrestleMania Night 2 pay-per-view this Sunday.

As entertaining as RK-Bro is as an act, you get the sense that WWE is getting antsy to break them up for a less entertaining feud. I'll side with Edge, hesitantly, but am rather confident that this will be Match of the Night. Pick: Edge wins -- Mahjouri Reigns can get his win over Lesnar down the road in the inevitable fourth Lesnar vs. Alpha Academy should have been afforded the opportunity for a longer Raw Tag Team title run, but Orton and Riddle were quick to reclaim their crowns. McAfee is so beloved by fans that it's hard to see him losing to Austin Theory, who has plenty of time in his career to recover from a loss to a pro-athlete-turned-commentator. He won't have that benefit against fellow heavyweight Lashley. "The Almighty" is coming off a recent WWE championship reign, has a winning MMA record and muscles for days. Pick: Sasha Banks & Naomi win the titles -- Shakiel Mahjouri Lashley is returning from several months on the sidelines and his return should result in a win. If there's any out here, it may be in finding the cheapest way for Lashley to lose, which could come down to MVP turning on him and moving on to manage Omos. That would benefit the monster by giving him someone who can work the mic and extend the program with Lashley for a while. Zayn is exactly the right kind of heel to lose this match and have that loss be a benefit in building him up. You would hope that WWE would not go so far as to have a quality superstar like Zayn take the L for "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville. The no-disqualification stipulation should present opportunities for run-ins and fun stunts from other stars from the film franchise. It's undeniably the right move to have Knoxville get the win.

The main event of Night 2 and thus the entire weekend will be the epic clash between WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a winner- ...

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Becky’s in line for a three-month character build away from the title picture. Belair’s entire intrigue is based around the fact she’s a good wrestler. Never has making money been more enjoyable than seeing someone suffer a stinkface for the sake of your acca. Here are my predictions for the biggest bouts. Do you remember the glory days? *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widget, while in-copy odds are accurate at the time of publication but subject to change

Now comes the hard part, because this is the “most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history.” WWE Charlotte Flair reacts after Ronda Rousey kicks out. WWE ...

A lackluster ending to a Night 2 card already fighting an uphill battle can short-circuit the energy WWE created Saturday. Building off of it will make this weekend a huge win for for Vince McMahon’s company as far as good feeling, buzz and momentum around the company creatively. WWE can have a massive weekend and plenty of momentum heading into the “Monday Night Raw” after WrestleMania if it can keep things from slipping like that again. A lot of pressure will fall on Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar and their title unification match to carry a much-less-stacked Night 2 if another contest doesn’t step up and steal the show. There are fewer candidates than Night 1 as the Sunday card features matches with Johnny Knoxville and Pat McAfee and a thrown-together fatal four-way for the women’s tag team championships. WWE can still create a buzz when it gets out of its own way and lets its talented performers do what they do best. Night 1 of WrestleMania 38 felt like everything WWE and its biggest show are supposed to be.

WrestleMania Saturday set the bar incredibly high for the second night of festivities, thanks to a Match of the Year candidate in Bianca Belair vs...

He recalled the disappointment experienced by his father when he failed to win the title in San Francisco the first time in a great promo Monday on Raw. It has frustrated him, and even created an unspoken doubt as to whether he can actually pull off such a victory.After conquering everyone put before him over the last 18 months, he will have his latest, greatest opportunity to exorcise the demon that is The Beast. In the process, he would become the unified WWE universal champion, a moment even grander than those that did not come to fruition in his first two clashes with Lesnar.Reigns is the guy, the face of WWE's present and future. Ironically, it is as a heel that The Tribal Chief realized his full potential and is thriving as the top star in WWE.For all of the acknowledgments and bloodlines, wise men and main event wins, there is one thing that eludes Reigns: a WrestleMania victory over Lesnar.It is his Moby Dick, the great white whale that he has chased throughout his career. When he takes to the squared circle Sunday night, he will do so with a new persona, at age 48, proving there is no such thing as "too old" to start over.If anything, he is proving fearless, adapting to an ever-changing landscape by changing a character that has been over and effective for nearly two decades.To preserve the work that has gone into creating this new side of the competitor, he should beat Styles on  Sunday night in what would serve as the real jumping-off point for their rivalry. Let Edge develop and grow into these new shoes.With a loss, it would be difficult to rekindle the initial impact of the new character.Sunday night will mark the third time Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar have danced in the main event of WrestleMania. What many expected to be Reigns' coronation in 2015, instead, is remembered for a Money in the Bank cash-in by Seth Rollins that remains one of the best finishes in pro wrestling history. Three years later, Reigns entered as the undisputed top babyface in the company, only to be steamrolled in a one-sided squash match that turned the New Orleans fans against it.A lot can happen in four years, not the least of which is a character makeover that elevated Reigns from a cookie-cutter good guy to a dominant, cunning, sometimes vulnerable but always imposing heel. Sunday's show will pit Roman Reigns against Brock Lesnar in the "Biggest Match of All Time" in which both the WWE and Universal Championships will be up for grabs.The monumental match headlines a card that features tag team titles up for grabs, a few grudge-settling showdowns, and a dream match between Edge and AJ Styles that will have diehard fans salivating.Ahead of the show, streaming on Peacock at 8 p.m. ET, here are predictions for each match and two prominent stories to keep an eye on.Winner Takes All for the WWE and Universal ChampionshipsRK-Bro (c) vs.

WWE appears to be heading toward its first singular world champion since its brand split in 2016 unless things get wacky at the end of Universal champion Roman ...

This is really about shining a light on McAfee’s opponent — Austin Theory. The 25- year-old Theory, who is appearing at his second WrestleMania, is a rising star in the company and his selfie-taking character is being mentored on-screen my Mr. McMahon. Theory has continually taunted McAfee while he’s doing commentary on SmackDown to build the heat here – once running straight to McMahon’s office. Lesnar, who has shown a more affable and entertaining side of himself since returning, took the WWE championship off Big E, lost it to Bobby Lashley (due to outside interference from Reigns and a backstabbing Heyman) at the Royal Rumble, won the Royal Rumble and won the WWE championship back at Day 1 after Reigns had to bow out of their scheduled match after contracting COVID-19. Reigns is in the midst of a 500-plus day reign as Universal champion and the best run of his career. Edge has been near the top of card and isn’t going anywhere, but – after tagging with Omos for while – this can be a launching off point for Styles back into the word title picture. Let’s hope WWE doesn’t just split these teams up once Mania is over and instead gives the division a chance to properly grow. A few months after being full babyface for a mixed tag match with wife Beth Phoenix at the Royal Rumble, Edge has turned things very dark – changing his music and entrance for this feud. McAfee was told about his WrestleMania match during an interview with Vince McMahon on his “The Pat McAfee Show” on SirusXM. Will The Rock confront his cousin to close the show to lay the groundwork for a match next year in Los Angeles? So many questions and we are finally about to get a few answers. Sami Zayn. It’s been made to feel more important than the Intercontinental championship that the “Jackass” star cost his opponent to add even more fire to this feud. Edge, after a viscous beatdown of Styles, sent a message (draped in purple light) to Styles imploring him to bring his viscous side to WrestleMania and thanks the Phenomenal One for unlocking this new side of himself. Reigns pinned Lesnar with some outside help at Crown Jewel in October in their last meeting, they are 2-2 all time in singles matches and The Tribal Chief has never topped The Beast at WrestleMania. There have been plenty of twists and turns to get here – with Heyman smack dab in the middle of it – but someone is leaving Dallas with all the gold. What will a unified champion mean for that person’s presence on WWE TV and the company’s brand split? Reigns goes back to The Beast returning from a more than year-long absence at SummerSlam. It includes their history that dates back to WrestleMania 31 and Paul Heyman and Lesnar’s relationship of 20 years.