Updated WrestleMania XXVII card
Here’s a look at the projected lineup for WrestleMania XXVII, which takes place April 3 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Matches already announced:
• WWE champion The Miz vs. John Cena (WrestleMania host The Rock is expected to be involved in some fashion)
• World heavyweight champion Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio
• No Holds Barred: The Undertaker vs. Triple H
• Randy Orton vs. CM Punk
• Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole w/Jack Swagger (Special guest referee: Steve Austin)
• Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
Matches not yet announced but expected to take place:
• The Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian vs. The Corre
• John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Kelly Kelly vs. Dolph Ziggler and LayCool
• U.S. champion Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Note: Among the wrestlers who appear to be on the outside looking in are : Drew McIntyre, R-Truth, Mark Henry, Evan Bourne, Santino Marella, Vladimir Kozlov and Ted DiBiase Jr.







Comments
Out of those names in the outside looking in list, the only ones I'd like to have a match are Evan Bourne and Drew McIntyre.
Ones missing from that list in my mind include Regal and Zack Ryder. Don't really know what you'll do with them, since it looks like the MitB match is dead for WM, but I'd like to see some sort of match.
There are others, but I also feel like the rosters are going to be lightened after the WM season ends, so let WWE get down to a core of great performers, then build some things up, possibly be stealing some of the great elements in TNA (Beer Money, MCMG, Anderson, Joe, Desmond, Lethal), and get the roster leaner, meaner and working hard.
Posted by: Daniel | March 13, 2011 2:54 PM
WrestleMania looks set to be pretty good, but the lack of the MITB Ladder Match is hugely disappointing.
The Miz vs Cena is a decent main event especially with The Rock there. Him hosting the 'Mania will add a lot to the overall enjoyment. Edge/Del Rio is so-so, not really exciting, but for the sheer entertainment value I expect Lawler vs Cole to be great! (I guess i'm in the minority!).
Of course Taker/HHH will be a show-stealer and Punk-RKO has potential to be great as well. The rest of the card seems very non-WrestleMania but I'll definitely be ordering with so many big Attitude Era stars coming back. . . . Now only one certain man with a black hat is missing . . .
Posted by: Duv | March 13, 2011 3:50 PM
WM is going to be great this year. :D
Posted by: Sharan | March 13, 2011 4:16 PM
It's a real shame about Drew not being on the card. He's been looking good as of late. Maybe he'll get involved in the Kelly Kelly match somehow? That is if the writers haven't completely forgotten about that paring.
Other than that it's a good card, but a bit on the predictable side for my taste – although, we did learn from elimination chamber that predictable can still be good.
Posted by: thatotherguy | March 13, 2011 4:23 PM
The only two that are on the outside looking in, as you have it, that I think deserve to be on the Wrestlemania card are McIntyre and... well just him. You could add him to the Corre then pick up either Henry or Bourne and add them to the other side for a 5 on 5 match. Not like Kofi or Christian have anything going on against the Corre so adding a 5th to each side wouldn't hurt.
Posted by: Sam | March 13, 2011 5:04 PM
I find it ridiculous that the only Nexus wrestlers that are likely to appear on Wrestlemania - CM Punk & possibly Mason Ryan - were not even in the Nexus when the group was involved in the biggest storyline of last year. You'd think there would be room for them on the biggest show of the year but as usual, the WWE has limited space on their PPVs because of their fixation on singles matches. All six of the announced matches are 1-on-1. Two of the rumored matches feature more participants but only one of those had more than two male wrestlers. So it's basically the match involving the Corre that the WWE can use to give someone like Christian a space on Wrestlemania. Never mind the fact that he's not even involved in the Corre storyline. Like yourself, I think the Edge vs Del Rio match should be turned into a triple threat with Christian. Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole is another match that they could have used to add more wrestlers to the card by turning it into a tag match - which would be better anyway since Cole isn't even a wrestler.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 13, 2011 5:15 PM
Wrestlemania sound very interesting but I thought that Vickie Guerrero was going to face Trish Stratus and if Vickie lost she would be a former WWE employee.
Posted by: Dennis Baiinbridge | March 13, 2011 6:36 PM
It is certainly a shame that as of now it seems that the man with the best entrance song in WWE, Drew McIntyre, will be left off the Wrestle Mania card. Equally shameful is that instead of being given a chance to showcase his talent, Jack Swagger will be relegated to playing cheerleader for Michael Cole, and will undoubtedly be the victim of a stunner before the night is done.
Posted by: Ryan | March 13, 2011 7:15 PM
I know they aren't having the Money In The Bank this year for Wrestlemania but the ones that aren't in the Wrestlemania match, why don't they put that match in place for them? Wrestlemania I think would be better if it had it. I was always entertained for those matches. What are your thoughts?
Posted by: Jeff | March 13, 2011 8:05 PM
We need to see Gail Kim vs Awesome Kong at mania. Get over your ego Vince.We know those 2 can tear the house down.
Posted by: j | March 13, 2011 8:55 PM
The announced matches look like Wrestlemania and the unannounced matches look like Bound for Glory.
Posted by: Cliff | March 13, 2011 11:17 PM
Wouldn't it make more sense from a storyline perspective to have Dolph Ziggler & Bella Twins versus Daniel Bryanson, Gail Kim, & Eve? Then, Trish & Kelly Kelly versus Laycool could be its own (short) match.
(Are Dolph & Nikki still an item IRL?)
Posted by: Mr. Sarcasm | March 13, 2011 11:52 PM
Hey,
I think Rock would be the special guest referee/enforcer for the Miz-Cena match. This, according to me, would end up somewhat like the Brock Lesnar Goldberg match a few years ago, where Stone Cold was the guest referee. Austin laid out Lesnar during the match giving Goldberg the win, and laid out Goldberg during the after match beer bash.
I'm saying Rock would lay out the Miz during the match, and after Cena wins, would take him out too. It could happen the other way too (with Cena getting attacked during the match and Miz afterwards)
Whats your opinion KE?
Posted by: Jay Menon | March 14, 2011 12:58 AM
Wrestlemania is looking ok.... I wouldn't say good, I wouldn't say great!
Looking back at the past 4 Wrestlemania's.....
2007 was a good PPV. I believe the last of the top notch Wrestlemania's.
2008 was not bad as such.... The beginning of the downfall
2009 was terrible... Utterly disgusting. Undertaker and HBK was the only match that had any sort of Wrestlemania match feel about it.
2010...... Was just a throw together of matches that were never great. Storylines were only saved for the big matches were back in the day of top Wrestlemania's... All matches had storyline value!
I just hope that Wrestlemania is better than the past 2 years!
Maybe I have been spoilt with Wrestlemania's past but still that high quality wrestling is still what I believe should be in Wrestlemania Cards!
Posted by: Warren | March 14, 2011 5:02 AM
WM is going to be awesome. I think this is where Undertakers streak ends and he throws in the towel. It wouldn't be wwe without him though. Orton match is also going to be good but there's no twist to it. Why can't it be falls count anywhere match. There isn't enough juice in this years WM but it will still rock. Dwayne the Rock Johnson is going to mess up a good match and WM is not the place we want to see outside help rendered. It spoils the whole thing. The whole Steve Austin as a guest referee is getting old now. Lawler should team up with Austin to take on Cole and Swagger. Then it would be a Hall of Fame match worth watching.
Posted by: John Doe | March 14, 2011 7:14 AM
I think I know how its going to go down. Cena will win with Rock doing a swerve and helping him win. Del Rio will win the title with help from that clay guy. Both matches look boring on paper. Hopefully something happens to make them interesting.
Why is the WWE not making any references to Wrestlemania X7?
I said it before, Cole vs Lawler sounds so me like a good potty break.
My message to vince, please dont make this into a TNA pay per view. A good start with a horrible finish.
Posted by: Peter | March 14, 2011 10:58 AM