Dream and Nightmare Scenarios for the Top Stars at WWE WrestleMania 35

Careers can be made, enhanced or even ended at WWE WrestleMania each year, and almost every wrestler competing on the card this year is facing either a dream or nightmare scenario for their position in the company moving forward.

Whether that be the capture or forfeiture of championship gold, or a career-defining opportunity that comes with a win at the biggest pay-per-view of the year, the future of almost every Superstar WWE possesses could look different after The Showcase of the Immortals on Sunday.

That is just as true for the guys at the top of the card as it is for those at the bottom.

With so many blockbuster matches planned and a huge card to look through, here's a prediction of some dream and nightmare scenarios for a handful of the top stars competing at MetLife Stadium this weekend.

Triple H

Triple H puts it all on the line against Batista this weekend at WrestleMania, but does a dream scenario for him necessarily involve a victory to save his career?

Not exactly.

After so many years of competing at the highest level, bowing out at WrestleMania would be a fitting way for his career to end, like so many legendary competitors before him.

So if the match itself is fantastic and leaves fans on their feet by the final bell, even if the result goes against The Game, it doesn't mean it can't be a dream finish for one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

The nightmare scenario would be his career ending in unspectacular fashion. WWE has clearly done everything possible to ensure the match is a hit by adding a stipulation that will make the bout brutal and a worthy addition to WrestleMania.

If it's a disappointment and The Game loses, though, that would be a sad way to complete such an incredible career.

Becky Lynch

Stephanie McMahon moved the goalposts on Monday night when it was announced that the winner of Sunday's main event at WrestleMania 35 will take both the Raw and SmackDown Women's titles.

However, that doesn't change the importance of a victory for Becky Lynch, who has to win the match to cap off her huge rise to the top of the company over the past six months.

The Man is fully deserving of victory on Sunday, and her dream 'Mania scenario would be pinning Charlotte Flair to finally end their lengthy rivalry and allow the duo to head their separate ways: Lynch to Raw and The Queen staying on SmackDown.

Inevitably, though, a defeat of any kind for Lynch would be a nightmare and would leave her immediate future in limbo. Without a title to speak of, would she stay on Raw or go back to SmackDown and take her place among the pack again on Tuesday nights?

WWE has spent so long building The Irish Lass Kicker into the powerhouse superstar she deserves to be that a defeat on Sunday would be damaging to say the least.

Daniel Bryan

WWE champion Daniel Bryan heads into WrestleMania in unfamiliar territory.

The Beard has spent so many 'Mania shows going in as the underdog and the man fans are desperate to see win against all the odds.

On Sunday, though, he's the man holding the title, with Kofi Kingston positioned as a realistic threat to his title reign.

Bryan's dream WrestleMania plans would see him escape with the title in circumstances that at least managed to continue his feud with Kingston heading out of The Show of Shows. Who knows, that could involve a returning Harper attacking Kingston, or even Rowan using his influence and power to distract the New Day member.

But a clean win for Bryan would be a devastating setback for Kingston, so that can't be allowed to happen.

As for the nightmare scenario for Bryan, it would be losing the title clean. With WWE doing away with mandatory rematches for former champions, there needs to be a legitimate reason for him to stay in the title picture moving out of 'Mania, something his recent heel turn merits.

So even if it's Kingston taking advantage of a distraction to secure a win, Bryan must return on SmackDown the following Tuesday with a purpose and reasoning for a rematch.

Without that? He could slide back down into the mid-card, and that wouldn't be good for anyone.

Seth Rollins

There's no doubting the dream scenario for Seth Rollins at WrestleMania is making sure he leaves with the Universal Championship, but it's about more than that for one of the most important wrestlers WWE has on its roster at present.

The Architect may have seemingly exposed a vulnerability in Brock Lesnar on Monday's go-home show in taking down the champion, but there can't be any controversy attached to a victory for Rollins this weekend.

In order to set up an explosive reign with the title beyond Sunday, he has to win clean. No distractions, no shenanigans, just Rollins showing he's the man capable of heading up Raw and WWE as a whole.

The nightmare scenario, much like the dream one, is just as obvious. Should Rollins leave WrestleMania without the universal title, then weeks of buildup will have been a complete waste.

It would be hard to recapture the momentum The Architect has spent months building to get to this point, especially when he feels ready to take on the main event slot for a prolonged period of time.

Rollins can't lose just for the sake of Lesnar scoring another pointless win. It would be a disaster for WWE.