Book Wrestlemania 40

[Jonathan Michaels]

I’ve given this some thought, and this is what I would have for Mania this year.

Wrestlemania 40

Night One

(Matches placed in no specific order)

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Feels like it should be Omos.

Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark vs. Asuka and Kairi Sane

Asuka and Sane win, obviously.

Singles Match

The Miz (with R-Truth) vs. Dominik Mysterio (with JD McDonough)

I would have Miz win here, partly because it would be nice if he got a nice thing, but mainly, this is the beginning of the end of Judgment Day as a group.

WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender’s Ladder Match

Chad Gable vs. Ricochet vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kofi Kingston

Gable wins, obviously.

WWE United States Championship

Logan Paul (c) vs LA Knight

YEAH!

Singles Match

Kevin Owens vs. Solo Sikoa (with Paul Heyman)

A nice hard hitting match, dealer’s choice for the winner.

Women’s World Championship

Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch

Rhea comes out alone, saying she doesn’t need help, Becky goes over, Rhea shows sportsmanship after the match.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Seth Rollins (c) vs. CM Punk

Punk wins, they don’t shake hands but Seth gives a little nod towards Punk.

Damien Priest’s music hits, he runs to the ring, and we do a repeat of MITB 2011, Punk kicks Priest in the head, and runs into the crowd to celebrate.



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Night Two

Women’s Wrestlemania Battle Royal

Ivy Nile last eliminates Nia Jax to win.

Singles Match

Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso

YEET!

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Gunther (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Gunther wins.

WWE Women’s Championship

Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley

Going with Iyo because a few heels need to win and Bayley winning here feels a bit soon.

Singles Match

Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre

Sorry, Sami, Drew needs it more.

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Triple Threat Match

Finn Balor and Damien Priest (c) vs DIY vs Street Profits

DIY picks up the win, Judgment Day implodes.

WWE United States Championship #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match

Randy Orton vs AJ Styles vs Bobby Lashley vs Austin Theory

AJ Styles winning and feuding with LA Knight feels like the right move here.

Singles Match

Bianca Belair vs Jade Cargill

Jade wins, flawless victory.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

Story is finished.


I will be accepting questions at this time.

[Nosnorb]

The Main Event is the right choice, but the lack of stips (this event is going to be in Philly) is a problem and some of these matches are ones that feel like "get everyone on the card" types. There are also others that feel like normal TV matches like Miz vs Dirty Dom and Drew vs Sami.

[mj0mn0m]

I'd book...

LIV MORGAN VS. RHEA RIPLEY

The rest? Just a fat bonus.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Jan 4, 2024 8:38:13 GMT -5 Nosnorb said:

The Main Event is the right choice, but the lack of stips (this event is going to be in Philly) is a problem and some of these matches are ones that feel like "get everyone on the card" types. There are also others that feel like normal TV matches like Miz vs Dirty Dom and Drew vs Sami.

That’s the thing with a lot of the fringe main eventers going into this show. A lot of the matchups, including Zayn v McIntyre, have already happened to prop up the weekly TV, going back years. The only non-title things that seem obvious to happen are Jey v Jimmy and maybe Rey v Escobar (if Rey’s healed in time). Guys like Zayn, McIntyre, Orton, Lashley, Styles and Owens don’t really have anything lined up, but they’re all too big to miss out.

[clc]

I absolutely hate the idea of Asuka's Wrestlemania losing streak ending in a tag cluster full of teams no one cares about. I hate that Asuka has a Wrestlemania losing streak, but since she does, I really want when she finally gets that win to feel like it's a big deal. (My dream scenario would be Asuka finally getting her Wrestlemania win over Charlotte Flair, maybe even do a retirement angle for it)

Also think there are too many cluster matches on this proposed card.

[WinOwensWin]

Realistically, I'm seeing:
*Punk/Rollins
*Jimmy/Jey
*Cody/Roman (or Cody/Roman night two and Rock/Roman night one)
*Rhea/Beckey
*Gunther/Lesnar (I feel like Lesnar needs to be on the card somewhere)
*LA Knight/Logan Paul
*Finn/Priest (for the briefcase)

Among others.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

WrestleMania 40: Night One

Main Event: 30 Minute Iron Man Match
CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Sami Zayn - Priest cashes in on Zayn after the match.

Tribal Combat
Jimmy Uso w/Solo Sikoa vs. Jey Uso

WWE United States Championship
LA Knight vs. Logan Paul (c)

Mask vs. Hair
Rey Mysterio w/LWO vs. Santos Escobar w/Legado World Order

WWE Smackdown Women's Championship
Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bianca Bel Air vs. Bayley vs. Naomi

WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
DIY vs. The Judgment Day (c)

WrestleMania 40: Night Two

WWE Undisputed Universal Title
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

WWE Raw Women's Championship
Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley (c)

WWE Intercontinental Title
GUNTHER (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

The Kevin Owens Show x Miz TV
Segment with KO and Miz with John Cena and Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce. They all beat up Grayson Waller and Austin Theory.

Six Man Tag Street Fight
Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits vs. The OC

Women's Tag Team Titles - Tag Team Turmoil
Kairi and Asuka vs. Piper and Chelsea vs. Kayden and Katana vs. Ivy Nile and Maxxine vs. Natalya and Tegan Nox vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark

Singles Match
Solo Sikoa w/Jimmy Uso vs. Randy Orton

[Fade]

Stole your format Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story im lazy

WrestleMania 40: Night One

Main Event: WHC
CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins

Number one contender ship? Idfk
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton

IC Championship
Jimmy Uso vs. Jey Uso (C) Vs Solo

WWE United States Championship
LA Knight vs. Logan Paul (c)

Rey’s career on the line
Rey Mysterio/LWO Dudes/Carlito vs. Santos Escobar w/Angel & the other dude, and Andrade

WWE Smackdown Women's Championship
Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley

WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles
Priest/Finn Vs Truth/Dom

WrestleMania 40: Night Two

WWE Undisputed Universal Title (The Rock special referee/enforcer
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

WWE Raw Women's Championship
Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley (c)

Someone Gunna Die Match
GUNTHER vs. Brock Lesnar

That’s all I got. Tough to place KO, Miz, Lashley and others. Sure there will multi(wo)man tag matches again.

[clc]

WrestleMania 40: Night One

WWE United States Championship:
LA Knight vs. Logan Paul (c)

WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles:

Alpha Academy (Tozowa and Otis) vs. The Judgment Day(c) - Alpha Academy wins

WWE Raw Women's Championship
Bayley (with Damage CTRL) vs. Rhea Ripley (c) - Bayley wins bringing Damage CTRL closer to the dream

Main Event: WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins (c) vs CM Punk - CM Punk wins

WrestleMania 40: Night Two

Women's Tag Team Titles:
Kabuki Warriors vs. Bianca and Mia Yim (c) - Kabuki Warriors win the tag belts (the dream is accomplished! Damage CTRL celebrate in the ring with all the titles!)

WWE Intercontinental Title

GUNTHER (c) vs. Brock Lesnar - Gunther wins

WWE Smackdown Women's Championship
Iyo Sky (c) vs. Becky Lynch (Becky wins... the dream has collapsed...IYO gets booted from Damage CTRL)

WWE Undisputed Tag Team Titles:
Alpha Academy(c) vs. The Judgment Day (Balor and Truth) - Judgement Day wins

WWE Undisputed Universal Title:
Roman Reigns (c) vs. The Rock - The Rock wins!....

WWE Undisputed Universal Title:

Priest finally cashes in!  The Rock (c) vs Damien Priest - Priest wins the title.

*add whatever filler matches with Cody, Randy, Sami, etc.

[themagnificentmoo]

Night One

Main Event: Punk vs Rollins (WHC Title Match)
Punk wins. Damien Priest comes in with the MitB, pins Punk, and we’ve got a new feud so Rollins can rest.

The Awesome Truth vs Dom/JD
This would be a good buffer match to slow people down before the main event. Imagine the MEGA POWERS EXPLODE as Truth turns on the Miz.

Rhea Ripley vs Liv Morgan (Raw Women's Title Match)
I feel this would be a good opportunity to push these two into a story. Have Morgan win the Women's Rumble and challenge Rhea as a result. Not sure who I would have win this one. Maybe Morgan for her to not lost EVERY match she's had against Ripley.

Logan Paul vs LA Knight (US Title Match)
I agree with the sentiment of having these two fight. Gives Knight a title and builds him to an eventual World or Universal run.

Priest/Balor vs #DIY (World Tag Titles).
Give me Ciampa and Gargano for the win! Priest eats the pin.

Opener: Jimmy Uso vs Jey Uso for usage of the Uso name.
Solo interferes costing his brother the match so that he can form the NEW Usos! Honestly, I could see these two tearing it up.

Preshow: Andrew the Giant Battle Royal
Winner: Bron Breakker seems like a pretty good choice here. He wins after eliminating Theory.

Night Two

Main Event: Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes (Universal Title)
Story Finished for real this time.

Kross/AOP/Scarlett vs AJ/Anderson/Gallows/Michin
I know this seems like a “Get everyone on the card” match but it could make some sense. Give Kross and friends the win as Scarlett pins Michin.

Iyo Sky vs Bayley (Smackdown Women’s Title Match)
I’d say to give the match to Bayley despite interference from Dakotah Kai. A returning Sasha Banks (hey, it’s possible) helps her friend win the match. This gives Bayley some backup vs Damage CTRL.

Rey Mysterio/Carlito vs Andrade/Santos Escobar
I’m thinking a tag match here would be good since Rey is basically being held together by duct tape and silly putty. It would give him time to rest some in the match without destroying himself. Honestly, I’d love for Charlotte to interfere (as she is the spouse of Andrade) but that might be bringing her down a notch.

Kayden Carter/Katana Chance vs Chelsea Green/Piper Niven vs Candice LaRae/Indi Hartwell w/ Nikki Cross (no clue is Candice is cleared to wrestle) vs Isla Dawn/Alba Fyre (Women’s Tag Titles)
This is the most thrown together match I have but the teams make more sense in my head than most of the women’s tag matches so there’s that. Honestly, LaRae and Hartwell win with the help of Nikki because why not? That or give it to Dawn/Fyre. Didn’t they place a curse on the titles or did we forget that?

Opener: Gunther vs Either Brock or Gable (Intercontinental Title Match).
If Brock, let them tear up the ring in a hard fought match and let Gunther win. If not, let Gable and Gunther tear it up in the ring in a match similar to Dunne/Walter with Gable taking the title. Honestly, I’m trying to avoid the “Let’s use older wrestlers at Wrestlemania” trope as much as I can.

Preshow: Sensational Sheri (or the Uterus Trophy) Battle Royal
Ivy Nile or Jade Cargill wins it eliminating Jax.

Honestly, this was a little more difficult than I thought. I tried for seven matches each night. One preshow and six on the main card. All title matches fought with other matches I could see happening.

[BRV]

It's honestly exhausting trying to build a two-night, 14-ish match card with all the talent who deserve a WrestleMania spotlight.

AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits, A-Town Down Under, Sheamus, and Kevin Owens are just a few of the names that I'm sincerely struggling to find a spot for on my hypothetical WrestleMania XL ... and that's just SmackDown alone.

[Jonathan Michaels]

Jan 4, 2024 9:37:40 GMT -5 clc said:

I absolutely hate the idea of Asuka's Wrestlemania losing streak ending in a tag cluster full of teams no one cares about. I hate that Asuka has a Wrestlemania losing streak, but since she does, I really want when she finally gets that win to feel like it's a big deal. (My dream scenario would be Asuka finally getting her Wrestlemania win over Charlotte Flair, maybe even do a retirement angle for it)

Also think there are too many cluster matches on this proposed card.

No choice, really, otherwise like eight deserving people get left off completely.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

F*** it, I had a crack. Bolded are my choice of winners.

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WWE UNDISPUTED UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Roman Reigns (c) v Cody Rhodes

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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Seth Rollins (c) v CM Punk

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WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Iyo Sky (c) v Bayley
Special Referee: Dakota Kai

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WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Rhea Ripley (c) v Becky Lynch

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LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Gunther (c) v Bronson Reed v Chad Gable v Giovanni Vinci v JD McDonagh v Kofi Kingston v Ludwig Kaiser v Shinsuke Nakamura

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WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Logan Paul (c) v LA Knight

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FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
DIY (c) v Creed Brothers v Pretty Deadly v Butch/Tyler Bate

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FATAL 4-WAY MATCH FOR THE WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Katana Chance/Kayden Carter (c) v Asuka/Kairi Sane v Alba Fyre/Isla Dawn v Chelsea Green/Piper Niven

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PHILLY STREET FIGHT
Sami Zayn v Drew McIntyre

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TRIBAL COMBAT
Jey Uso v Jimmy Uso

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LUCHAS DE APUESTAS TORNADO TAG MATCH
Rey Mysterio, Carlito and Dragon Lee v Santos Escobar, Dominik Mysterio and Andrade
(Whoever takes the fall gets their head shaved bald or mask taken off)

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Randy Orton v Solo Sikoa

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Bianca Belair v Trish Stratus

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Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits v The OC

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THE "F*** IT, THESE GUYS ARE TOO GOOD FOR THE BATTLE ROYAL" ALL-STAR TAG TEAM EXTRAVAGANZA MATCH
Ricochet, The Miz, R-Truth, Kevin Owens, Sheamus and Xavier Woods v Damian Priest, Finn Balor, Omos, Karrion Kross, Austin Theory and Grayson Waller

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PRE-SHOW ONE NIGHT: 25-MAN BATTLE ROYAL
Participants: Akira Tozawa, Apollo Crews, Dexter Lumis, Ivar, Jinder Mahal, Odyssey Jones, Otis, Sanga, Veer, Xyon Quinn, Akam, Angel Garza, Ashante Adonis, Cameron Grimes, Cedric Alexander, Cruz Del Toro, Humberto Carrillo, Joaquin Wilde, Rezar, Ridge Holland, Baron Corbin, Bron Breakker, Dijak, Drew Gulak, Von Wagner

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PRE-SHOW OTHER NIGHT: 20-WOMAN BATTLE ROYAL
Participants: Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell, Ivy Nile, Maxxine Dupri, Natalya, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Raquel Rodriguez, Shayna Baszler, Tegan Nox, Valhalla, Xia Li, Zoey Stark, B-Fab, Michin, Scarlett, Shotzi, Tamina, Zelina Vega, Jade Cargill

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[Jindrak Mark]

The top 5-6 matches that make most sense and most people have said. Roman/Cody. Rollins/Punk. Rhea/Becky. IYO/Bayley. Jey/Jimmy. Paul/Knight.

Beyond that I think Gunther will face either Brock or Gable. Solo I think will be a big feud for Roman in the next year so he'll have a high-profile opponent here, like a Brock or Orton. I can see a confrontation between Judgment Day and the Hurt Profits during the Rumble leading to a stable feud and match at Mania. If Rey is back in time either him v Santos in singles, Rey and LWO v Santos/Garza/Carrillo or maybe even Rey & Bad Bunny v Santos & Dominik. Drew/Sami grudge match. Bianca/Jade I think might happen.

Women's tag title match won by Kairi and Asuka. Men's showcase match that might have some pretty big names (I'm already at around 14 matches without mentioning the likes of Owens/AJ/Sheamus/Nakamura/Miz).

Slim chance you could do Rock and Jey v Solo and Jimmy but I think it's more likely Rock loses to Roman in Australia, is the hall of fame headliner and maybe makes an appearance during the main event to fight off interference etc. I don't think Roman/Rock is happening here.

[fw91]

I can’t imagine KO doing nothing meaningful. Where does he fit in?

[clc]

Jan 5, 2024 11:29:49 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

Slim chance you could do Rock and Jey v Solo and Jimmy but I think it's more likely Rock loses to Roman in Australia, is the hall of fame headliner and maybe makes an appearance during the main event to fight off interference etc. I don't think Roman/Rock is happening here.

I know the rumor is for Rock vs Roman in Australia, but I think putting on such a huge match at like 3:00AM (in the States) is probably not the best idea?

I suppose it's all about the The Rock's schedule. If this is the only day he can do it; and he ain't, getting any younger, I guess 3:00AM is better than never.

["Trickster Dogg" James Jesse]

I don't know enough about the show to book a full card, but I'd have Ripley vs. Lynch close the first night and Reigns vs. Rhodes close the second night. Rhea retains, Cody wins.

Rollins vs. Punk is the penultimate match of the first night. Don't care who wins.

[ragecutter]

The Rock vs. Roman Reigns

CM Punk vs. Steve Austin

Brock Lesnar vs. Gunther

Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky

Seth Rollins vs. Ilja Dragunov

Cody vs. John Cena

[Fade]

Jan 5, 2024 14:23:09 GMT -5 "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse said:

I don't know enough about the show to book a full card, but I'd have Ripley vs. Lynch close the first night and Reigns vs. Rhodes close the second night. Rhea retains, Cody wins.

Rollins vs. Punk is the penultimate match of the first night. Don't care who wins.

There’s already hilarity in punk main eventing night 4 of a buy one get one free extravaganza, It’ll be hilarious if he doesn’t main event either.