WWE WrestleMania 2015: Predictions for Event's Biggest Stars

With WWE WrestleMania 31 fast approaching, predictions for some of the biggest stars in the WWE are rife in the air.

Several huge matches make for much anticipation and expectancy about how events will play out at WrestleMania, with swerves and drama expected.

And even though all the matches on the card are creating a bit of a buzz, the top dogs in WWE will garner the most attention. What can we expect for three of the company's biggest stars on the Grandest Stage of Them All?

Let's start with John Cena. Even though Cena is going to be competing relatively early on in the night (by his own high standards, at least), there will still be a big spotlight on him.

It's widely expected that he will finally take down Rusev at WrestleMania, avenging a loss in the previous pay-per-view to come back hard and win. It's not dissimilar to the situation that existed between Cena and his opponent at last year's WrestleMania, Bray Wyatt.

The worry for WWE fans will be how hard Wyatt seemed to fall down the pecking order after that loss, and after months of building Rusev up well, is WWE about to drop the ball with another young star?

That's the challenge and the big talking point here. Cena will win; there's little doubting that. But Cena needs to win in a way that ensures Rusev can keep progressing as a top star and not in a way that sends the Bulgarian back down the card.

Last year's star of WrestleMania is also competing further down the show this year, but Daniel Bryan could potentially be wrestling in the most exciting match of the night.

His involvement (along with that of Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler) in the Intercontinental Championship match has given it yet more star power. With so much natural talent in the match, hopes will be high that it steals the show.

But can Bryan win? When you look at how much the championship has fallen from grace in recent years, there's a strong argument to suggest that a win for Bryan would be good for him and for the IC Title.

Should the WWE take a punt on Bryan as the next IC champ, there's the realistic prospect of him restoring some much-needed prestige to the belt. There's no doubting it's suffered of late, and with the WWE still needing a secondary title on its roster, this could be a huge opportunity for both wrestler and championship.

And in a bid to satisfy his massive fanbase following a disappointing night at the Royal Rumble, this could be yet another WrestleMania moment for Bryan.

Finally, there's the much-discussed plans for Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. Like a win for Cena against Rusev, it seemed inevitable that Lesnar would lose to Roman Reigns in two weeks' time before heading out of the WWE.

However, Lesnar could well stick around beyond WrestleMania, and that opens the door for him to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

With crowd reactions toward Roman Reigns clearly not as high as WWE expected them to be just a fortnight out from the biggest show of the year, this could be the cause for the WWE to flip the scales and have Lesnar retain.

It seems to work as a viable option more than having Reigns winning the championship right now, anyway. And with Lesnar, the champion, making only intermittent appearances on TV, it opens the door for Cena and Bryan to restore yet more prestige and prominence to the respective titles they could win at WrestleMania.

It would be a surprise to many, but the closer we get to WrestleMania, it seems more and more likely that Lesnar is bound to retain his championship.