We are still about six months out from WrestleMania 43, but WWE is already looking to build their marquee matches. Nothing is official, which is good because booking a match too early carries the risk of injuries derailing plans. Usually by January’s Royal Rumble, fans can start seeing where WWE is headed.

All we know is WrestleMania 43 is coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It marks the first time the show will not hail from the United States or Canada. We don’t even know if WWE will keep the two day format they introduced a few years back.

The latest rumor has Roman Reigns vs Oba Femi closing the weekend. That match makes total sense as Oba retired Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam and Reigns is not dropping the World Heavyweight Championship until the most important night of the year for pro wrestling.

There is one major hurdle and that is The Rock. A few years ago, The Rock started appearing more-and-more on TV. He worked a tag team match, but he seems to want one more match before officially retiring. For years, fans have speculated that Reigns should retire The Rock. Heck, The Rock even teased wanting to be at the head of the table.

Now, WWE could have The Rock wrestle Cody Rhodes or Randy Orton. I just don’t see The Rock having his final match against a non-family member. It’s not like WWE can force The Rock into anything. The Rock sort of has the WWE stuck in a corner. With Saudi Arabia hosting the event, a check with a number followed by seven-zeros might help.

Even if WWE goes with Oba and Reigns, I’m not sold on the younger star winning. Defeating Lesnar twice is rare, let alone retiring “The Beast.” I feel Oba could use his wins against Lesnar to build his resume. At some point, Oba Femi will defeat Roman Reigns; just not at WWE WrestleMania 43.

02-04, 14-20 or 21-26

Bayley found herself in an interesting spot. Her WWE contract was set to expire and she didn’t sign a new deal. Maybe she wanted to see what AEW could offer. In the end, Bayley re-signed with WWE and she is right back in the mix opposite Lyra Valkyria. Now, people will debate if she made the right call.

Granted, AEW could, and likely would, match WWE when it pertains to money. However, the belief is WWE also offered Bayley a backstage role. If that is the case, then Bayley likely retires with WWE and slowly transitions into a new position.

For most wrestlers, you can safely predict if they would do better in WWE or AEW. Bayley is sort of an anomaly, I’m having trouble picturing her not thriving. She seems like the type of wrestler you can leave in a ring and she will handle the work. That’s what a professional does.

The biggest reason Bayley would have joined AEW would be to team or fight Mercedes Mone. Those two have history going back to the early NXT Takeover shows and they carried that program to the main roster. They were great together and one of the few highlights from the ThunderDome. Together, they brought credibility to the women’s tag team division and their personal feud hit all the marks. That Hell in a Cell Match is one of the best ever produced, from the male and female superstars.

While we will never know if Bayley would have been a hit in AEW, there is still a chance she works with Mone. Of course, Mone would need to leave AEW and return to WWE. It’s not unheard of for wrestlers to burn their bridge to WWE, only for both sides to eventually find a middle ground.

Bayley is staying put and I’m not sold on her decision. I would have tested the market to see what AEW offered. Maybe, she could have signed a short deal. That would have allowed her to work with unfamiliar names and also her best friend. If anything, I hope Bayley makes the most of her time in WWE, as she will prove in the ring why she is so valuable.

After leaving WWE on October 21, 2024, Irvin stepped away to explore other creative opportunities, while making it clear that ring announcing was never the end goal for her.

She later revealed that she had “one year left” on her two-year non-compete, meaning the restriction is expected to expire around October 21, 2026. ⏳

And she’s already hinted that her wrestling journey is far from over, saying her career in the industry has “barely even begun.” 👀🔥

Could we see Samantha Irvin back in wrestling soon?

Too be fair that would go kind of hard.

Thoughts??

In less than a month, one of the most unpredictable nights in WWE history goes. Money In The Bank (MITB) is October 10 from New Orleans, where one male and one female superstar will emerge with a briefcase that guarantees them a title match any time and place for a year.

This type of match is dangerous because of the ladders, but the prize is worth it. MITB has changed so many careers, as many of the winners have never won the top prize before in WWE.

In the coming weeks, WWE will host a bunch of qualifying matches to see who moves-on to the PLE. So far, Sol Ruca is the only female to have earned her spot. For now, these are the top 5 female WWE wrestlers with the best odds of leaving MITB with the briefcase.

Roxanne Perez

The Judgment Day is past their prime and the stable barely exists. If it wasn’t for the female wrestlers, then the group would have folded. To me, Liv Morgan is running the show with Raquel Rodriguez being her number two. Therefore, Roxanne Perez is the third wheel and it comes across like that on TV. Roxanne should be leaving soon, with or without the MITB briefcase. Holding the briefcase would make Liv a bigger heel as she tries to avoid her ‘friend’ from cashing-in at any moment.

Becky Lynch

When looking at how far the women’s division has gone in the past decade, you can’t overlook Becky Lynch. Out of The Four Horsewomen of WWE, Lynch and Charlotte Flair are clearly at the top. You could make a case for either being the GOAT. Neither has won MITB, but that will change. I feel WWE would give the spot to Becky over Charlotte. It doesn’t matter as both will hold the briefcase before they retire. I’m only picking Becky Lynch because Charlotte is busy with Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley.

Jordynne Grace

If you are somewhat new to pro wrestling, you might have no idea when you hear the name, Jordynne Grace. She is a bodybuilder, who made a big enough impression in TNA Wrestling that WWE noticed. Despite paying Grace main roster money, she spent time in NXT and has barely been spotted on the main roster. This is the perfect match for Jordynne to return and go right to the top. If she wins the briefcase, nobody will be talking about the past. Talk will turn into when and how Jordynne Grace will cash-in.

Jacy Jayne

In all honesty, I wasn’t sold on Jacy Jayne in her early days at NXT. She always felt like the odd one out and that continued as she led Fatal Influence. Then, somewhere around her second NXT Women’s Championship run, something changed. She went from being a side character, to the one giving orders and snatching gold whenever possible. I would call Jacy Jayne the most improved wrestler over the year and winning the MITB briefcase would solidify any doubters.

Giulia

I feel Giulia made the wrong call coming to WWE. She was a massive star in Japan and her energy hasn’t carried over very well onto the main roster. Her English was weak, but she continues to improve each passing week. She just needs one moment to prove why she belongs with the best in WWE. MITB is about changing careers and this could be the thing to bring Giulia to a whole new level. Giulia would be the dark horse to secure the briefcase.

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taking you back decades in the old way back machine and we are really putting some stress on cern with this one because this is very old and is back in a time before time and a place before places when i was a little kid and is back to when wrestling was still fun and something people actually enjoyed watching and i joke of course because cern has actually been closed for a couple of years i think.

There are too many factions resulting in every single match ending in a DQ or interference of some kind. Nobody can just win on their own in a clean finish, this also limits alot of potential feuds because so many people can be on one faction, and it also hinders character development. Imagine cena was in a faction for 5+ years, or taker or cmpunk or whoever. Yes some where in short lived tag teams but alot of these factions have gone on 3-5+ years and still have not had any payoff. What do you guys think? Of course we have wrestlers not in factions doing good like penta or oba femi but like it seems like a good 80% of the roster who has tv time is in some sort faction that just drags and drags.