Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe
Predictions & Winner: Zayn may be a punching bag for WWE’s bigger men, but he’s still a valiant Superstar that’s always willing to fight to the very end. That’s exactly why we love rooting for the man (he fought hard against Braun Strowman during their long standing beef). HHH’s new hired gun Samoa Joe already did quite the number on Seth Rollins’ medically repaired knee. Ever since Zayn called him out for such a nefarious act, Joe’s turned his laser sights right to him for another big man vs. smaller man feud. Zayn and Joe had some good to great matchups while they were both in NXT, so that’s what we’re anticipating here. Zayn will do anything and everything here to put Joe down, but Joe will eventually overpower him and put him to sleep. Joe will take this major win over Zayn and ride it right into a championship opportunity at ‘Mania 33.
Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax
Predictions & Winner: Nia Jax is still riding her wave as the most dominant woman on Raw who STILL hasn’t received a Raw Women’s Championship title shot. She’s torn into plenty of female jobbers and made Sasha Banks’ life a living hell. When they last met, Banks got dominated in shocking fashion. Since Banks ate such a disappointing loss to Jax, WWE’s going to do the predictable thing here and hand that rematch win to Banks. Makes sense, right? After all, these two lades plus Charlotte and Bayley are going to trade all types of wins across several bouts on their way to the expected ‘Mania 33 4-way.
Neville (c) vs. Jack Gallagher (WWE Cruiserweight Championship)
Predictions & Winner: Angry Neville has been one of the more intriguing personalities on Raw lately. He came back with a surly attitude, destroyed Rich Swann, took his Cruiserweight Championship and is now reigning as the undisputed king of the division. His next opponent is the equally entertaining gentleman with a mustache to die for, Jack Gallagher. We enjoy both of these guys and are completely open to seeing either of them claim victory here. But let’s be real here – there’s no way WWE is gonna kill a good thing so quick when its just begun. Jack will put up a good fight here, but Neville’s the one who’s going to walk away with the Cruiserweight Championship. As for him and his championship’s future, we can totally see a multi-man Ladder Match going down at ‘Mania 33.
Kevin Owens (c) vs. Goldberg (WWE Universal Championship)
Predictions & Winner: Man…there’s a lot going on here. So there’s two major story threads that could determine the outcome of this main event. Owens became a savage again after ending his partnership with Jericho. Goldberg’s soundly defeated Brock Lesnar, but he’s gearing up for another meeting with the behemoth at ‘Mania 33. We get the feeling that Goldberg will be heading into that rematch with the Universal Championship around his waist. So here’s how we see this one going down – Owens will get in a few strikes once the bell rings. But once he bounces off those ropes, he’ll be met with a Spear that will be followed up by a Jackhammer. 1-2-3 and it’s over. Goldberg wins, but afterwards Lesnar will run in and lay into the new champion. And once Owens gets to his feet, Jericho will embarrass him for good measure too. So you can all look forward to Owens vs. Jericho for the US Championship and Goldberg/Lesnar 3 for the Universal Championship at the Grandaddy of ‘Em All. No surprises here, right?
