In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE WrestleMania 42/XLII/2026: Night 1 by AverageMansReviews

In-depth Predictions/Other elements for WWE WrestleMania 42/XLII/2026: Night 1 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: at one point or another there will probably be censored adult language references

The Usos': Jey & Jimmy Uso & LA Knight vs. the WWE World Tag Champions The Vision's: Logan Paul & Austin Theory & IShowSpeed [with Paul Heyman;] Six-Man Tag Team Match: hopefully they will put the babyface's over to begin this night on the right foot And justify the Twins having a championships opportunity at WWE Backlash for the Men's Tag Team Championships.

Liv Morgan vs. Champ Stephanie Vaquer; Singles Match for the WWE Women's World Championship: I will be surprised if this match is still going ahead, based on Morgan's head injury, but if it does this match is just going to be recycled at WWE Backlash just a championship switch here and don't be too surprised if Raquel Rodriguez returns to make the difference here.

Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Bella Twins' Brie & Nikki Bella; Champs The Irresistible Forces' Nia Jax & Lash Legend; Fatal Four-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: the Twins are a going to get their moment at this event and this will not be the only time they do something like this on this night

Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre; Unsanctioned Match: I really couldn't care less about this match, but they are probably going to write McIntyre off TV for a while anyway, I have no inside source on this but just common sense, I just know he has a movie project Highlander 2027 or 2028 alongside Dave Batista and others

Becky Lynch vs. Champ AJ Lee; Singles Match for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship: they should give Lee her moment at this event so that is my thinking here

Seth Rollins vs. Walter; Singles Match: for me this should be in the main event slot, I know it clearly won't be, but I'm talking about a true WrestleMania type of match; main event just stick the stipulation of whoever wins gets to pick their Championship opponent to close SummerSlam 2026, I mean with the right build this could have been a pinch of Andre the Giant vs. Champ Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania III 1987,with the only difference is in these modern times I have chosen the bigger man to win back to here and now Rollins is obviously going to be  frustration by this loss, but is going to want to  continue the war  at WWE Backlash

Randy Orton [with Pat McAfee] vs. Champ Cody Rhodes; Singles Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship; If Orton loses, McAfee will leave the professional wrestling business for good: I couldn't give less of a fudge about this match, I mean I wasn't on board with it begin with, but I mean if we are going to tell this story, they couldn't even get that right; thanks to TKO's involvement. I mean get from this history making rivalry to by all accounts the feud switching focus from the wrestlers to McAfee? I mean 9 times out of 10 I wouldn't believe rumours, but allegedly some people are saying that when Backlash rolled round it is going to be something to the effect of a tag team match between Rhodes & Jelly Roll vs. Champ Orton & McAfee for this event's main event slot, I mean what the hell are we doing here? This is precisely why I have completely checked out of this promotion and no if you have been following me long enough, you would know that it has been something over the last 3 or 4 years, I don't care who is to blame but this upcoming weekend is meant to be the biggest in the wrestling calendar and I am like meh, even more so now they have basically foreshadowed/told us by adding the extra stipulation that Orton isn’t going to lose here and you think this is bad next year's event is going to be I would feel comfortable suggesting maybe twice is worse based on the fact that hardly anyone can attend due to their sexual preferences or anything that goes against the Middle Eastern regime.