Who will walk out of WWE WrestleMania 33 with a win?
On Sunday night, WWE WrestleMania 33 will finally be here. After a long road of hype and matches being made, the show will finally take place. Camping World Stadium is hosting the event, which should be grander than ever.
The match card is loaded with over one dozen bouts, three of which will be seen on a two-hour Kickoff Show. The rest will fill out a show that may go over six hours. Titles and bragging rights are going to be on the line, as the WWE’s biggest stars go head-to-head to put on a show for the 60,000 in attendance and everyone watching at home.
Of course, every match needs a winner and a loser. With so much to analyze, let’s take a dive into everything that will be seen on Apr. 2.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal seemed important when it debuted in 2014. 30 Superstars were looking for an opportunity to live up to the WWE Hall of Famer’s name and win the trophy. However, three years later, this match receives little-to-no hype and features the bottom of the WWE roster, with the exception of a quality name of two.
The 2017 Andre the Giant Battle Royal is focused around Big Show, Braun Strowman and Sami Zayn, albeit having just one episode (the go home episode of Raw) to promote it. Zayn worked his tail off to get in, having to first put his career on the line against Kevin Owens, winning the match with a distraction from Chris Jericho. Show, unfortunately, won’t have his Shaquille O’Neal match happen, so he’s being tossed back into this bout for a third consecutive year. However, there’s Strowman, who may have the most to gain, and may have the biggest chance of winning.
The Mountain Among Men has risen up to the upper-echelon of Raw‘s roster as a heel. He just went through an underwhelming feud with Roman Reigns, but it’s still a good sign to see him get time with the man facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33.
There’s been more backing of Strowman on Raw than Zayn, too. If anything, though, expect these two to be the last two people in this battle royal. It plays off their feud from the end of 2016, which had been one of the Flagship Show’s best things going. Have them go to war in the closing moments of the battle royal, only for Strowman to come out on top again.