RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 The careers of WWE superstars as it pertains to the biggest show of the year can often veer from one end of the scale to another, from a headline match to jerking the curtain, from dream match to comedy joke. With this year’s event only 3 weeks away, I thought it’d be good to look at how the participants of each match have fared, updated once matches are announced WWE Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Title Roman Reigns WM29 - as part of the Shield beating Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show WM30 - as part of the Shield beating Kane and the New Age Outlaws WM31 - main events against Brock Lesnar (and Seth Rollins) for WWE title WM32 - wins WWE title for the third time beating Triple H in the main event WM33 - defeats the Undertaker in the main event WM34 - second main event match with Lesnar, this time for the Universal title WM35 - beats Drew McIntyre on undercard WM37 - retains Universal title in triple threat main event against Edge and Daniel Bryan WM39 - 3rd main event versus Lesnar, wins to unify WWE and Universal titles Cody Rhodes WM24 - competed in pre show battle royal for a shot at the ECW title on main card WM26 - faces Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase Jr in a triple threat match WM27 - beats Rey Mysterio on undercard WM28 - loses Intercontinental title to Big Show WM30 - competes in inaugural Andre Memorial Battle Royal WM31 - competes as Stardust in ladder match for IC title WM32 - deja vu as Stardust completes in IC title ladder match WM38 - makes return to company as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent Raw Women’s Title Bianca BelAir WM37 - defeats Sasha Banks to win Smackdown Women’s title in Night One main event WM38 - defeats Becky Lynch to win Raw Women’s title on Night One Asuka WM34 - beaten for first time in WWE/NXT career by SD Women’s champion Charlotte Flair WM35 - competes in pre show women’s battle royal WM36 - teams with Kairi Sane to lose Women’s Tag Titles to Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross in Night One opener WM37 - loses Raw Women’s title to Rhea Ripley on Night One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Smackdown Women’s Title Charlotte Flair WM30 - is one of Triple H’s masked beauties (along with Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss) for his entrance for his match with Daniel Bryan WM32 - last match as Divas champion as she beats Banks and Becky Lynch to become inaugural holder of the restored Women’s title (later the Raw belt) WM33 - competed in a fatal 4 way for the Raw Women’s title WM34 - ended Asuka’s unbeaten streak to retain Smackdown Women’s title WM35 - main evented show in triple threat match as SD champ versus Lynch and Raw champ Ronda Rousey WM36 - defeats Rhea Ripley to win NXT Women’s title for second time in Night 2 opener WM38 - retains Smackdown Women’s title against Rousey on Night One Rhea Ripley WM36 - loses NXT Women’s title to Flair in Night Two opener WM37 - beats Asuka to win Raw Women’s title on Night Two WM38 - teamed with Liv Morgan in fatal 4 way for Women’s Tag Team Titles United States Title Austin Theory WM36 - teams with Angel Garza to lose to Raw Tag Team Champions the Street Profits on Night Two WM38 - loses to Pat McAfee on Night Two, helps Mr McMahon beat McAfee straight after, takes Stunner from Steve Austin John Cena WM19 - raps on Sunday Night Heat pre show WM20 - beats Big Show to win United States title in opener WM21 - beats JBL to win first WWE title WM22 - retains WWE title against Triple H in main event WM23 - retains WWE title against Shawn Michaels in main event WM24 - competes in triple threat match for WWE title versus Triple H and Randy Orton WM25 - wins World Heavyweight title for second time in triple threat match versus Edge and Big Show WM26 - beats Batista to win WWE title for 7th time WM27 - loses to The Miz in WWE title match main event WM28 - loses to The Rock in main event WM29 - beats The Rock in main event to win WWE title for 11th time WM30 - beats Bray Wyatt WM31 - beats Rusev to win United States title for 4th time WM32 - makes return from injury to help The Rock fend off the Wyatt Family WM33 - teams with then girlfriend Nikki Bella to beat The Miz and Maryse, proposing to her after the match WM34 - loses a short match to The Undertaker WM35 - reverts to old Thuganomics gimmick for a promo segment in ring with Elias WM36 - loses Firefly Funhouse ‘match’ to Wyatt on Night Two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Singles Match Seth Rollins WM29 - as part of The Shield beating Orton, Sheamus and Big Show WM30 - as part of The Shield beating Kane and New Age Outlaws WM31 - loses to Orton in 2nd match, cashes in MITB in main event to steal first WWE title from Lesnar and Reigns WM33 - beats Triple H in an Unsanctioned match WM34 - wins Intercontinental title for the first time in triple threat match versus Finn Balor and The Miz in opener WM35 - beats Brock Lesnar to win Universal title for first time in opener WM36 - loses to Kevin Owens in No DQ match on Night One WM37 - loses to Cesaro on Night One WM38 - loses to a returning Cody Rhodes on Night One Logan Paul WM38 - teams with The Miz to defeat the Mysterios Singles Match Brock Lesnar WM19 - beats Kurt Angle in main event to win WWE title for 2nd time WM20 - loses to Goldberg in final match of his first run in company WM29 - loses to Triple H in No Holds Barred match WM30 - beats The Undertaker to end ‘The Streak’ WM31 - defends WWE title versus Reigns, loses it to Rollins who cashed in mid match WM32 - beats Dean Ambrose in No Holds Barred Street Fight WM33 - defeats Goldberg to win Universal title for first time WM34 - retains Universal title against Reigns in main event WM35 - loses Universal title to Rollins in opener WM36 - loses WWE title to Drew McIntyre in main event of Night Two WM38 - loses WWE title to Reigns in unification match main event of Night Two Omos WM37 - teams with AJ Styles to win Raw Tag Team titles from the New Day on Night One WM38 - loses to Bobby Lashley on Night Two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Six Women Tag Team Match Becky Lynch WM32 - competes in triple threat match for revived Women’s title versus Flair and Banks WM33 - competes in 6 pack challenge for Smackdown Women’s title versus Naomi, Bliss, Carmella, Mickie James and Natalya WM34 - competes in 20 women battle royal on pre show WM35 - wins both Raw and Smackdown Women’s titles in triple threat match versus Flair and Rousey WM36 - retains Raw Women’s title against Shayna Baszler on Night One WM38 - loses Raw Women’s title to Bianca BelAir on Night One Lita WM17 - aids the Hardy Boyz during TLC match WM18 - competes in triple threat match for Women’s title versus Trish Stratus and Jazz WM21 - accompanies Christy Hemme for her Women’s title match versus Stratus WM22 - accompanies Edge for his Hardcore match versus Mick Foley WM32 - announces revival of Women’s title on pre show Trish Stratus WM16 - accompanies Test and Albert for their tag match versus Steve Blackman and Al Snow WM17 - gets involved in the Mr McMahon/Shane McMahon street fight WM18 - competes in triple threat match for Women’s title versus Lita and Jazz WM19 - defeats Victoria and Jazz in triple threat match to win Women’s title for 4th time WM20 - turns on Chris Jericho after his match with Christian to join the latter WM21 - retains Women’s title against Christy Hemme WM22 - loses Women’s title to Mickie James WM27 - teams with John Morrison and Snooki from Jersey Shore to defeat LayCool and Dolph Ziggler Bayley WM33 - retains Raw Women’s title in fatal four way versus Flair, Banks and Nia Jax WM34 - runner up to Naomi in 20 woman battle royal on pre show WM35 - teams with Banks to lose Women’s Tag Team titles in fatal four way versus the IIconics, Nia Jax and Tamina and Beth Phoenix and Natalya WM36 - retains Smackdown Women’s title in fatal five way versus Banks, Lacey Evans, Naomi and Tamina on Night Two Dakota Kai WM34 - competes in 20 woman battle royal on pre show Iyo Sky Makes her WM debut this year Edited March 15, 2023 by RIDDUM_N_STYLE Corrected on stat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 13, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) On 3/11/2023 at 12:10 AM, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Cody Rhodes WM24 - competed in pre show battle royal for a shot at the ECW title on main card WM26 - faces Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase Jr in a triple threat match WM27 - beats Rey Mysterio on undercard WM28 - loses Intercontinental title to Big Show WM30 - competes in inaugural Andre Memorial Battle Royal WM31 - competes as Stardust in ladder match for IC title WM32 - deja vu as Stardust completes in IC title ladder match WM38 - makes return to company as Seth Rollins’ surprise opponent It's a pretty wacky route to "heir apparent" isn't it. Hardly "couple of tag titles, couple of Intercontinental titles, now you're ready" like the good old days! It's a stunning reflection of how AEW has been good for the business though that a guy can (regardless of what he did there or how it ended up) leave WWE as an afterthought, become renewed and refreshed, come back in and be presented as a big star. There's somewhere else to go. Like the good old days. Edited March 13, 2023 by air_raid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theringmaster Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Bianca BelAir -3 Wrestlemanias and all 3 were championship matches. That's a pretty impressive stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted March 13, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2023 I think Bianca is a pretty good case study of how you can make someone a pretty big deal, in context, in fairly short order, and how you can recover from a poor start. She got the call up to the main roster at Mania 36 but then spent the next 6 months almost exclusively on Main Event. It was only when she got drafted to Smackdown in the October when they started to do anything at all with her on proper TV, 3 months later she's winning the Rumble, couple of months after that she's main eventing one of the nights of Mania and never felt out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theringmaster Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 6 hours ago, air_raid said: It's a pretty wacky route to "heir apparent" isn't it. Hardly "couple of tag titles, couple of Intercontinental titles, now you're ready" like the good old days! It's a stunning reflection of how AEW has been good for the business though that a guy can (regardless of what he did there or how it ended up) leave WWE as an afterthought, become renewed and refreshed, come back in and be presented as a big star. There's somewhere else to go. Like the good old days. There's a great video that could be made by wwe comparing their two WrestleMania journeys, the message being Cody 'refusing to give up on his dream'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 13, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Statto said: I think Bianca is a pretty good case study of how you can make someone a pretty big deal, in context, in fairly short order, and how you can recover from a poor start. She got the call up to the main roster at Mania 36 but then spent the next 6 months almost exclusively on Main Event. It was only when she got drafted to Smackdown in the October when they started to do anything at all with her on proper TV, 3 months later she's winning the Rumble, couple of months after that she's main eventing one of the nights of Mania and never felt out of place. Bianca is a good example that you can get to main event, lose your belt but still be perceived as main event, as long as the company doesn't book you into 50/50 midcard hell just because you're not in THE main event at this particular moment. So many people have been lost in the shuffle over the last 20 years it's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) Continuing on after the latest addition to the card was confirmed last night Hell in a Cell Edge WM15 - as part of the Ministry, helps to ‘hang’ the Big Boss Man, ironically after a Cell match WM16 - teams with Christian to win Tag Team titles in ladder match versus the Dudleyz and Hardyz WM17 - deja vu as he and Christian win the titles again, this time in TLC 2 against the same teams WM18 - beats Booker T in his first WM singles match WM21 - wins first Money in the Bank ladder match over Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Christian and Kane WM22 - beats Mick Foley in a hardcore match WM23 - competes in Money in the Bank ladder match against Mr Kennedy, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Finlay and King Booker WM24 - loses the World Heavyweight title to the Undertaker in the main event WM25 - loses the World Heavyweight title to John Cena in a triple threat match also featuring Big Show WM26 - 3rd straight World Heavyweight title defeat, this time as challenger to Chris Jericho WM27 - at the 4th attempt finally wins a WHC match, as champion, in the opener against Alberto Del Rio, his last match for 9 years as he retired the next night WM36 - defeats Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match on Night Two WM37 - loses triple threat match to Roman Reigns for Universal title also featuring Daniel Bryan in the main event of Night Two WM38 - beats AJ Styles on Night Two Finn Balor WM34 - competes in the opener in triple threat match for IC title versus The Miz and Seth Rollins WM35 - wins the IC title from Bobby Lashley while in his ‘Demon King’ persona Edited March 15, 2023 by RIDDUM_N_STYLE Corrected on stat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted March 15, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted March 15, 2023 6 hours ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: WM16 - teams with Christian to win Tag Team titles in ladder match versus the Dudleyz and Hardyz WM17 - deja vu as he and Christian win the titles again, this time in TLC 2 against the same teams Always irked me more than it should that the WWF/WWE insisted on a distinction between a “ladder match” and a “TLC” match when in fact there isn’t one. The rules are the same - no DQ, use whatever plunder you want, climb ladder and get belt(s). Completely unnecessary name. A ladder match is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 9:20 PM, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said: Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky Both women make their WM debuts this year Small nit pick by Kai was in the Women’s battle royal at 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 @RIDDUM_N_STYLE fyi Edge is missing his participation in the WM23 Money in the Bank match. He was stretchered out partway in order to preserve his “undefeated streak” to help build to the ‘Taker match the next year, but he was definitely involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 4 hours ago, TildeGuy~! said: Small nit pick by Kai was in the Women’s battle royal at 34 Appreciated I’ll amend that now 2 hours ago, Daaaaaad! said: @RIDDUM_N_STYLE fyi Edge is missing his participation in the WM23 Money in the Bank match. He was stretchered out partway in order to preserve his “undefeated streak” to help build to the ‘Taker match the next year, but he was definitely involved. So he was, don’t know how I missed that, nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Another addition after Smackdown last night Intercontinental title Triple Threat Gunther Makes his WM debut with this match Sheamus WM26 - loses to Triple H WM27 - defends US title against Daniel Bryan in Lumberjack match on pre show before it turns into a battle royal WM28 - wins World Heavyweight title from Bryan in record 18 seconds WM29 - teams with Orton and Big Show to lose to the Shield WM32 - as part of the League of Nations, losing to New Day in 6 man tag WM33 - teams with Cesaro to compete in ladder match for Raw tag titles versus The OC, The Hardyz and Enzo and Cass WM34 - teams with Cesaro to lose Raw tag titles to Braun Strowman and ref John Cone’s young son Nicholas WM35 - teams with Cesaro again, this time challenging for the SD tag titles in a 4 way versus The Usos, Aleister Black and Ricochet and Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura WM37 - defeats Matt Riddle to win the United States title for the third time on Night 2 WM38 - teams with Ridge Holland to defeat the New Day Drew McIntyre WM26 - competes in Money in the Bank ladder match versus MVP, Jack Swagger, Christian, Evan Bourne, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler WM27 - lumberjack for the Sheamus/Bryan match then participated in the subsequent battle royal WM28 - represented John Laurinaitis in 12 man tag against Team Teddy Long WM30 - competed in inaugural Andre Memorial battle royal WM35 - loses to Roman Reigns WM36 - wins first WWE title from Brock Lesnar in main event of Night 2, defends it straight after versus Big Show in match shown on Raw WM37 - loses WWE title match to champion Bobby Lashley in Night 1 opener WM38 - beats Happy Corbin on Night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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