Jim Ross Offers Predictions on WrestleMania 31 Matches

WWE Hall of Famer and former announcer Jim Ross was recently interviewed by Cult of Whatever’s Josh Modaberi to preview WrestleMania 31 on March 29.

Ross offered up his picks and predictions on several key bouts on the card, including the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns:

Intercontinental Title Ladder Match, Bad News Barrett v R-Truth v Dean Ambrose v Luke Harper v Dolph Ziggler v Stardust v Daniel Bryan:

I think the winner will come from a trio of; Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler or Dean Ambrose. If I had to pick one of those three I would probably pick Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan is extremely popular with his YES! movement, the Intercontinental title isn’t popular right now, it hasn’t got the shine and luster that it did have at one time and a wrestler like Daniel Bryan can do a great deal to add the much missed credibility to that title.

No one can argue the point that both the Intercontinental and United States titles need help, they need to add credibility back to those championships and men like John Cena and Daniel Bryan can do just if they’re able to hold the title long enough to really establish some tenure.

If I was doing the booking based on what I know which is not anymore than what anybody else knows, just my own personal taste I would say that Cena and Bryan would be great winners and when you have two live events a night like WWE does you can have one guy headlining one show and the other guy headlong the other show, which gives both live events a better chance of being successful.

WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar v Roman Reigns:

With the announcement made that Brock is going to stay with WWE, I’ve said all along that Brock would be better off staying with WWE. I think that there is going to be some high drama in the event on Sunday. I see Lesnar either walking out as the champion or I see Paul Heyman siding with Roman Reigns and Reigns with Paul Heyman leaving as the champion.

It’s too close to call but it should be very interesting to see how it all works out. I am a Brock Lesnar fan, I signed him to WWE, I helped recruit him, I’ve known him since he was in college and university and I’m a big fan of his. I’m happy he decided to stay with WWE and I’m even more excited about what could happen between two magnificent athletes on Sunday.

Now we don’t know, does Lesnar retain the title because he is staying with the company or does the company do some shenanigans and put the championship on Roman Reigns who could theatrically be a Paul Heyman disciple. It makes for some interesting drama and that is why this Sunday’s WrestleMania is going to be so entertaining.

To see the interview in its entirety, click here.

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