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WWE WrestleMania 34 Match Card Odds and Picks Including Reigns vs. Lesnar

Erik BeastonApr 8, 2018

The most magical night in professional wrestling has arrived, as WWE rolls into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday night for WrestleMania 34, headlined by Ronda Rousey's in-ring debut and the Universal Championship match pitting Brock Lesnar against Roman Reigns.

The event, the culmination of a year's work by the men and women of Vince McMahon's company, will be broadcast live on both WWE Network and via traditional pay-per-view outlets and will likely set the stage for the next 12 months.

What can fans expect as the eyes of the wrestling world turn toward The Showcase of the Immortals and the most recognizable stars in the sport?

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Who are the favorites to win their matches, according to OddsShark, and who will win? 

Find out with this last-minute look at the biggest, most significant card of the sports-entertainment year.

Match Card and Odds

  • Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (-600) vs. Brock Lesnar (+1,200) (Pick: Reigns)
  • WWE Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (-415) vs. AJ Styles (+295) (Pick: Nakamura)
  • Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle (-530) vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon (+350) (Pick: Rousey and Angle)
  • Intercontinental Championship Match: Finn Balor (-170) vs. Seth Rollins (+300) vs. The Miz (+280) (Pick: Rollins)
  • United States Championship Match: Randy Orton (-105) vs. Bobby Roode (+390) vs. Jinder Mahal (+185) vs. Rusev (N/A) (Pick: Mahal)
  • Raw Women's Championship Match: Nia Jax (-390) vs. Alexa Bliss (+270) (Pick: Jax)
  • SmackDown Women's Championship Match: Asuka (-1,050) vs. Charlotte (+550) (Pick: Asuka)
  • Raw Tag Team Championships Match: Braun Strowman and a mystery partner vs. The Bar (Pick: Strowman and partner)
  • SmackDown Tag Team Championships Match: The Usos vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers (Pick: Bludgeon Brothers)
  • Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (Pick: Bryan and McMahon)
  • Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (Pick: Elias)
  • Women's WrestleMania Battle Royal (Pick: Sasha Banks)
  • Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Final: Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali (Pick: Alexander)

What About John Cena vs. The Undertaker?

The hotly anticipated match between The Undertaker and John Cena has not been formally announced for WrestleMania, but the expectation is there will, on some level, be a showdown between the two Sunday night.

WWE continued to hint at the bout, drawing inspiration from Batman for a superb Instagram post late Saturday afternoon:

Neither Cena nor The Deadman has delivered a great WrestleMania match in quite some time. If they have a traditional match, expect that to change Sunday.

If they do not, and fans have to settle for a confrontation instead, still expect a red-hot moment in time that sees The Phenom repay the leader of the Cenation for the disparaging remarks he made on The Road to WrestleMania.

New Champions

WWE tends to pull out all the stops on pay-per-view, crowning new champions and creating buzz for the product. Considering this is WrestleMania, expect that trend to continue.

Both world titles should change hands, as Reigns and Nakamura will respectively knock off Lesnar and Styles. Both women's titles should also switch. Jax and Asuka dominant runs continue by winning championship gold on the biggest stage imaginable.

Throw in both sets of tag team titles and both Raw and SmackDown's midcard titles, and there is the potential for eight championships to change hands.

Then there is the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, which will be awarded to the winner of the tournament final between Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali. Their paths to WrestleMania have been a huge part of the resurgence of 205 Live, and their match will kick off Sunday's festivities as part of the pre-show.

Nine title changes may seem like a bit much, but all of them would make sense, rendering it a wise decision on WWE's part.

A Rowdy Debut

When all is said and done, the moment that captures the attention of the mainstream media will be the in-ring debut of "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, who teams with 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle to battle Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in what amounts to the marquee match of Sunday's broadcast.

Rousey has never had a single wrestling match before Sunday and will be attempting to leave a strong first impression on the grandest stage known to sports entertainment.

She will share the ring with immensely talented and capable performers, strengthening the likelihood that she will succeed.

Still, the scrutiny will be greater than ever if she falters even a little.

Hopefully, for her sake, she thrives under the bright lights and with all the pressure on her shoulders because WWE's mainstream standing will be significantly better off if she does.

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