Wrestlemania 35 Attendance Prediction
WrestleMania 35 takes place on Sunday night, live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. For the first time, women will be competing in the main event, as Raw women's champion Ronda Rousey. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – WWE announced tonight that WrestleMania 35 broke the record for MetLife Stadium’s highest-grossing entertainment event. WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza grossed $16.9 million, surpassing the venue’s previous record of $12.3 million set by WrestleMania 29 in 2013, as a sold-out crowd of 82,265 fans from all 50 states and 68 countries converged on MetLife Stadium. WWE WrestleMania 37 is now scheduled to be held on April 10 and 11, 2021 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florid. The event will take place across two nights which is similar to the last year's WrestleMania PPV. It will be the 37th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view. (2019) WrestleMania 35: 82,265 (2020) WrestleMania 36 (Night 1): 0 (2020) WrestleMania 36 (Night 2): 0. WrestleMania 37 Matches, Predictions, & Moments 15. WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2020 Finally Gets Inducted. WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony for 2020 was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s unknown when the company plans to hold it.
Professional wrestling’s biggest show is just days away. Wrestlemania 35 is happening on April 7, 2019 at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. With a stacked card, the event looks to be another hit for the WWE and heaven for the betting public.
That said, let’s take a look at the odds from Betonline.ag plus our picks for the matches slated for Wrestlemania 35:
Buddy Murphy ( c ) -300 vs Tony Nese +200
Buddy Murphy won the cruiserweight belt last October 6, 2018 in his native Australia. Nese is from New York and with the event being held at the MetLife Stadium, maybe it was but right to put him in this spot. Also, the fact that Murphy and Nese are friends is something the WWE could play around with. Other than those though, it feels like Murphy has more personality and appeal to lead the division, for now. Prediction: Buddy Murphy
Daniel Bryan ( c ) +200 vs Kofi Kingston -300
I don’t think Kofi Kingston was planned because Mustafa Ali was supposed to be at the Elimination Chamber match. However, the overwhelming support for Kingston probably forced the WWE to go this route., which is a sound idea because not only is it something different, I think Kofi deserves to get his due. Maybe they make Kingston a champion for a while but maybe not at all. He’s getting the spotlight in this bout and I think that’s all that matters right now. Prediction: Daniel Bryan
Brock Lesnar ( c ) +130 vs Seth Rollins -170
We’ve been this road before last year but remember that Lesnar still walked away with the belt the last time out. Maybe Lesnar wins because the WWE wants Roman Reigns to regain the belt down the line, maybe at SummerSlam. But Seth Rollins is a figure who can headline Raw for years. His work inside the ring says he deserves another title run. And with UFC President Dana White recently hinting that DC vs Lesnar could be made soon, I hope the Beast Incarnate’s rule will be over after this . Prediction: Seth Rollins
Ronda Rousey ( c ) +300 vs Becky Lynch -400 vs Charlotte Flair +500
Ronda Rousey’s reign as champion hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down but the rise of Becky Lynch to superstardom over the past year is also undeniable. Neither is Charlotte Flair’s star power. Weighing all options, I always end up seeing Becky Lynch with the belt and making the full-time switch to Raw. But what about Ronda? I think Lynch ends up pinning Charlotte Flair and with Rousey not involved in the pinfall, her feud with Lynch should continue and perhaps get worse. Worse is best for the WWE. Prediction: Becky Lynch
Triple H -400 vs Batista +250
Batista walked out on Evolution at Wrestlemania XXX and although Triple H immediately replaced him with Seth Rollins, you know there was unfinished business there. We know that there is a Hollywood career waiting for Dave Bautista and we know that as an actor, he is smart enough to know there should be a script to make an exit. This is it, Batista’s last match and Triple H’s revenge. Prediction: Triple H
AJ Styles +125 vs Randy Orton -165
This one was hard to pick. Both are former champions and both can claim that he put Smackdown Live to where it is today. But with AJ Styles reportedly not keen on renewing his WWE contract later this year, look for the Phenomenal One to do everything in his power to make what could be his final Wrestlemania an unforgettable one. Prediction: AJ Styles
The Miz -300 vs Shane McMahon +200
After a failed attempt to recapture the tag team gold at Fastlane 2019, the Shane-O-Mac and The Miz partnership was doomed and this feud was inevitable. After Shane’s post-fight beatdown of The Miz, he called for this bout to settle the score. For a Wrestlemania though, this bout looks lame. But making it a “Falls Count Anywhere Match” may make it interesting. The Miz deserved better than this fight so I don’t think they’ll let him lose. Prediction: The Miz
Kurt Angle -250 vs Baron Corbin +170
Given Kurt Angle’s stature, I believe that it will take more than someone like Baron Corbin to send him to retirement. Corbin is a mid-card fighter in my books and doesn’t fit the bill. I think Angle wins and gets revenge on Corbin for feuding with him over the General Manager title. Prediction: Kurt Angle
Samoa Joe ( c ) -300 vs Rey Mysterio +200
Personally I would have loved to see Mysterio and Andrade settle their feud here. But that’s the plan. Mysterio has won the WWE championship, World Heavyweight title and WWE Tag team title during his legendary career. Wouldn’t a win here give the masked man a Grand Slam? And wouldn’t doing so at Wrestlemania make it more special? Prediction: Rey Mysterio
Bobby Lashley ( c ) +240 vs Finn Balor -380
Given how the WWE has allowed the intercontinental belt to switch hands several times in the last few months, you’ve got to believe that it’s going to happen again at Wrestlemania. When Finn Balor lost the belt a couple of weeks ago, I already knew that a rematch would be booked right away and in the biggest stage of all. Prediction: Finn Balor
Roman Reigns -300 vs Drew McIntyre +200
Given what Roman Reigns has been through just to get here, it’s hard to imagine him not getting a victory at Wrestlemania. But the Scottish Psychopath looks ready for big things ahead and a win over Reigns would help push him to main event status. A loss here wouldn’t hurt Roman Reigns stature. It will only make him a bigger underdog ready to rebound very soon. Prediction: Drew McIntyre
WWE Women’s Tag Team Fatal 4-Way
Wrestlers | Odds |
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Bayley & Sasha Banks | -250 |
Beth Phoenix & Natalya | +800 |
The IIconics | +250 |
Nia Jax & Tamina | +800 |
Banks & Bayley deserve to keep their title since they’ve been champions for just over a month now. But this isn’t a regular tag team match and because of that, I think the WWE is up to something here. Most of the duos that have fought for the women’s tag team title were formed just for the sake of fighting for the belt but the Ilconics are different because Billie Kay and Peyton Royce arrived here as a pair and have great chemistry. I think that’s what tag teams belts are all about. It won’t be bad for the Ilconics to win and set up a rivalry with Bank & Bayley after this event. Prediction: The Ilconics
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale
Wrestlers | Odds |
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Braun Strowman | +100 |
Curt Hawkins | +1000 |
Rob Gronkowski | +1600 |
Lars Sullivan | +1600 |
Andrade | +1600 |
Velveteen Dream | +1600 |
Harper | +2000 |
Kevin Owens | +2000 |
Sami Zayn | +2000 |
No Way Jose | +2500 |
Bryan Wyatt | +2500 |
Mojo Rawley | +2500 |
Mustafa Ali | +2500 |
Otis | +2500 |
EC3 | +2500 |
Kofi Kingston | +2500 |
So far, the only confirmed participants are Strowman, Colin Jost and Michael Che so this one’s really a lucky pick if at all. The WWE isn’t going to think about winner until maybe a couple of days before the event itself. Honestly, I don’t have an idea on who to pick. We don’t even know who’s gonna be here on April 7th. Here’s my two cents though: If Gronk is indeed joining the Battle Royale, I think he wins it with the help of Mojo Rawley. Remember Wrestlemania 33? It would be cool for Rawley to return the favor at Wrestlemania 35. Prediction: No idea. But I like Rob Gronkowski if he’s in.
PHOENIX -- In 2014, Daniel Bryan's destiny was undeniable, but it took WWE months to set the proper course. The chaos and deafening boos at the Royal Rumble in Pittsburgh showed just how much they underestimated Bryan's fan support, but they ultimately reset their plans and cashed in with an all-time moment at WrestleMania 30.
Sunday night's Royal Rumble proved there's no interest in repeating those mistakes, as Becky Lynch seeded her path to WrestleMania by overcoming impossible odds. Seth Rollins' victory was equally well-received by the fans at Chase Field, though the outcome might seem a tad too predictable for a show that typically thrives on surprises. The journey, the payoffs and the potential to come, however, far outweigh any downside of the destination being a bit obvious.
For Lynch, that was clear in the immediate aftermath of her victory.
'It's the biggest night of my life,' Lynch told ESPN shortly after her victory. 'And what this means going forward isn't wasted on me.'
Lynch's victory came in the most dramatic of performances Sunday night. She was in the opening match of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, vying for the SmackDown women's championship against Asuka. They had an absolute war, physically pushing each other to their limits, and for once, Lynch lost fair and square on her own in the middle of the ring. It can't be overstated how much that win solidified Asuka as the top woman on SmackDown, something that felt a bit distant in the months since her own Rumble win in 2018 ended in disappointment and the end of her undefeated streak.
Being down only made the triumph sweeter. The odds were so perilously stacked against her in this story that Lynch wasn't even among the original list of 30 women in the match. Lana's injury during the kickoff show prevented her from entering at No. 28, and in a master stroke of continuity and world building, that sliver of opening allowed Lynch to kick down the door and stomp her way through to victory. Along the way, Lynch finally vanquished Nia Jax, and once again got the upper hand on Charlotte Flair despite Jax getting a few extra licks in before she exited.
Some 48,000-plus inside of Chase Field roared when Lynch clinched her Royal Rumble victory. The path seems as clear as it ever was, as Lynch now holds the key to challenging Ronda Rousey and fulfilling the potential of a match that has thus far been lingering unfulfilled. Lynch-Rousey is the rivalry that outshines the rest of what's going on with either Raw or SmackDown, but the possibilities are still vibrant. There are still two pay-per-views to go before WrestleMania. Flair has a legitimate claim to the Rumble win after Lynch was allowed into the match on nothing more than what appeared to be the whim of Fit Finlay. A triple-threat match is fully in play, but Flair still stands as the clearest challenger for Asuka's SmackDown women's championship -- a match that would bring everything in their story full circle in a rematch from WrestleMania 34.
Whether it's Lynch and Rousey straight up, or a triple threat, there's one final hill to be climbed over the next two months.
'It means changing the damn business,' Lynch said of her victory. 'We're going to main event WrestleMania.'
As for Rollins, he took out Braun Strowman, the other prime world title contender on Raw. The choice for WrestleMania seems pretty clear for him as well. Over the last six-plus months, and perhaps even longer, he has been the most vocal character every week on Monday Night Raw about Brock Lesnar's absentee championship reign. He now holds the key to ending such a reign, and the narrative between Rollins and Lesnar is thick, to say the least. WrestleMania 31 saw Rollins cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase mid-main event and steal away with the title before Lesnar or Roman Reigns could do anything about it. The pair never had a one-on-one rematch.
Since that title reign ended for Rollins, he's only had but a few minutes as a world champion over the last four years. As others stepped forward in Rollins' absence, he's had to grind his way back to the top. His Intercontinental championship pursuit and subsequent reign helped crystallize just how far he's come back in the minds of fans. Rollins stands as the man of the people, and the one chosen to give Raw a regular champion back.
Even if, by some strange course of fate, the WWE decides to throw a curveball, the long-shot possibility would be a WWE title feud with Daniel Bryan in the lead-up to WrestleMania. As far as backup options go, it doesn't get much better.
My way too early WrestleMania 35 card:
Raw women's championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Becky Lynch
This is a WrestleMania main event. Let Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey spend the next few months stoking the fire. Give Bayley, the only one who hasn't faced Ronda one-on-one, a shot at the champion, and then let the original NXT four horsewomen mix it up with Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir at Fastlane.
Universal championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins
This feels like a perfect opportunity to close the loop. Lesnar can continue to be an attraction at the odd big show, a la WrestleMania or SummerSlam, but he no longer needs or gets much value from being Universal champion. Give Rollins a chance to be Raw's standard-bearer and bring the title back to the show on a weekly basis.
WWE championship: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
In order to stretch this rivalry out until WrestleMania, there had to be another wrinkle added to the story. Say what you want about a screwy finish and a yet unexplained run-in from Rowan, but if this is done right, Styles earning a title shot at the Elimination Chamber makes all the sense in the world. As long as the result is light on the low blows, we'll be in for something special.
SmackDown women's championship: Asuka (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
The return match from WrestleMania 34 will mean even more than their first meeting. No matter how Flair earns her rematch, we've already seen how great this match could be with no in-ring build-up. With another year under their belts, this could be a truly special match and a potential show-stealer. Asuka could win and continue to cement her dominance, but I have another finish in mind, so I think Flair will walk out of WrestleMania with title in hand once again.
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon and The Miz won the SmackDown tag team titles from The Bar, and celebrated with Miz's dad. It'll all be downhill from here, but at least they had that moment. Once the dissolution happens, it would be nice to see another tag team get a shot at the titles.
United States championship ladder match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Rusev vs. Andrade vs. EC3 vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Cesaro
With the massive size of the Raw and SmackDown rosters, there will have to be a number of multi-way matches in order to squeeze as many people onto the card as possible. There's no real way of telling who will hold the U.S. championship by April, but this general collection of stars feels about right. Most importantly, it's time to get Sheamus and Cesaro back into the pool of singles competitors.
Women's tag team championships: The Riott Squad (c) vs. Bayley & Sasha Banks
It's anyone's guess as to who will be the first women's tag team champions, with an Elimination Chamber match to crown the first winners coming next month. Bayley and Sasha Banks are an obvious answer, but having them win at WrestleMania makes for a bigger moment. In this scenario, Banks & Bayley win the titles early in the night, Charlotte Flair beats Asuka and then, to close out the show, Becky Lynch hands Ronda Rousey her first one-on-one loss. WrestleMania goes off the air with the four horsewomen holding their titles aloft.
Intercontinental championship: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre
Braun Strowman will hover around the Universal title picture for part of the next couple of months, but he'll instead get his first taste of singles gold by winning the Intercontinental championship in a battle of behemoths.
Randy Orton vs. Batista
There needs to be at least one big match for the casual fans of the past to be pulled back in for WrestleMania, and this battle between former Evolution compatriots checks a lot of boxes. Batista has wanted to find the right spot for a comeback, and this could also lay the groundwork for a future match with Triple H under the right circumstances.
Cruiserweight championship: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Lio Rush
While most of the world knows Lio Rush as Bobby Lashley's unbearable mouthpiece, the kid can really go. It would be a new and different kind of challenge for Buddy Murphy, and it would have the chance to be one hell of an energizer early in the night.
Wrestlemania 35 Attendance
SmackDown tag team championships: Gallows & Anderson (c) vs. The New Day vs. The Usos vs. SAnitY
If you're going to resurrect the tag team divisions on Raw and SmackDown, give the guys who haven't had a whiff of a real chance at the top a chance to run things and then push them with a match like this.
Raw tag team championships: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable (c) vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Getting two of their most talented performers back into the ring and giving all four of these guys a chance in the spotlight is a no-brainer.
WrestleMania women's battle royal for a future title shot and men's battle royal for a future title shot
Wwe Wrestlemania 37 Predictions
Give both of these matches more hefty stakes, and people will care. It doesn't cheapen the Royal Rumble, and it gives everyone in these matches a chance to make a major step forward.