WWE WrestleMania 2016: Stars Who Will Achieve a 'WrestleMania Moment'

Ahead of the 32nd edition of WWE WrestleMania on April 3, it's easy to look back through the archives and find some Superstars who have made the pay-per-view their own.

Guys like Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker have made careers based on their performances at the biggest pay-per-view of the year, whereas others had defining nights at the show which changed their careers.

Each year, new stars get the opportunity to seize the moment and have a "WrestleMania moment"—and here are three in particular who could step into the limelight this year.

AJ Styles

WrestleMania 32 will be AJ Styles' first WrestleMania—but expect him to make an immediate impact at the biggest show of the year.

Styles' WWE career has got off to a surprisingly quiet start. His initial matches with WrestleMania opponent Chris Jericho were good, but then WWE threw a spanner into the works by having them befriend one another in an attempt to set up Jericho's heel turn.

There's a fair argument to suggest that the heel turn came too late, but their match at 'Mania will no doubt be more reminiscent of their early battles just after the Royal Rumble match.

Both men are superb technicians inside the ring and will likely put each other to the limit in a match that, if given enough time to run, will be one of the best of the night. Expect Styles to turn on the style as well, as you'd expect at WrestleMania.

And if Styles wins on his 'Mania debut—he really should—he will be in a great position moving forward.

Dean Ambrose

There's still a faint chance of WWE chancing its arm and throwing Dean Ambrose into the main event at WrestleMania—but even if it doesn't, he'll do enough in his earlier match to stand out.

The fact that he and Brock Lesnar are going at it in a No Holds Barred Street Fight makes the match simply unmissable.

We saw from Ambrose's segment with Mick Foley on Raw this past week that The Lunatic Fringe is going to bring a real level of physicality and unpredictability to the fight, even if he spends most of it being tossed around the arena by Lesnar.

But even if he loses, this match will showcase enough of Ambrose's phenomenal ability to increase his popularity with WWE fans even further.

He will likely leave it a bloody, beaten mess. But if he fights until the very end like Steve Austin did all those years ago, it will a big night for Ambrose and his future in the main event scene. 

Kevin Owens

For weeks on end, Kevin Owens has been plugging what he's been calling "KO Mania"—his own interpretation on how WrestleMania will be all about him.

And although that won't be strictly true, Owens is certain to grab a fair share of the headlines coming out of WrestleMania this year.

His first nine months or so on the main roster have been simply sensational. He may not have forced his way into the main event scene just yet, but what he has done is become a fantastic addition to the company's midcard at a time where injuries have ravaged some of WWE's top talents.

His first WrestleMania will see him defend the Intercontinental Championship, although the state of that match hasn't yet been determined.

It could be a multi-man bout or a grudge match with Sami Zayn—but regardless of the opponent, expect KO to shine.

His wrestling ability is undoubted, and he's fast becoming one of WWE's biggest and best heels. Another huge night for him is on the horizon at WrestleMania—and emerging through what would be a classic with Zayn would surely be his WrestleMania moment.