{"id":136756,"date":"2022-04-03T07:13:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T12:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=136756"},"modified":"2022-04-02T12:15:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T17:15:46","slug":"ppv-primer-wrestlemania-38-night-two-preview-and-predictions-for-roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-styles-vs-edge-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/03\/ppv-primer-wrestlemania-38-night-two-preview-and-predictions-for-roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-styles-vs-edge-more\/","title":{"rendered":"PPV PRIMER \u2013 WRESTLEMANIA 38 NIGHT TWO: Preview and predictions for Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, Styles vs. Edge, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2627638413\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>It is time for WrestleMania Sunday, the second night of WrestleMania 38, on April 3, 2022, in the AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for what they hope is a STUPENDOUS ending to the weekend (S-two-pendous? Okay, I\u2019ll stop now.) AJ Styles and Edge face off in what some may consider a dream match, two big men meet when Bobby Lashley tries toppling Omos, Johnny Knoxville likely does something stupid against Sami Zayn, and Pat McAfee steps away from the commentary booth to fulfill his dream against Austin Theory, and more. Plus, we\u2019ll witness a change in the dynamics of the WWE as the WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship will merge in a winner-take-all match as Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns face off one more time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns (c) &#8211; Winner Take All WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship Unification Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Brock Lesnar won the 2022 men\u2019s Royal Rumble match and chose Roman Reigns as his WrestleMania opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Brock Lesnar was due to face Roman Reigns at Day 1 for Reign\u2019s WWE Universal Title, but the match was canceled due to Reigns falling ill. Instead, Lesnar was injected into, and won, the WWE Championship match. Lesnar challenged Reigns to a champion versus champion match but was rebuffed. At the Royal Rumble, skullduggery led to Lesnar dropping the title to Bobby Lashley. Not one to be deterred, Lesnar entered and won the Royal Rumble match and chose Reigns as his WrestleMania opponent. Still set on the whole champion versus champion thing, Lesnar got himself added into the Elimination Chamber match where he won the WWE Championship. Reigns briefly got the upper hand in the Madison Square Garden house show where he busted Lesnar open after Lesnar defended his title. Lesnar then repaid that by engaging in some vehicular destruction.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: With a lot of references to blood, I\u2019m expecting to see some this match. If there is, I just hope they blade and don\u2019t do it hard-way or try to SFX it. Whoever wins this, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be seeing the loser for a while. I\u2019m not opposed to having Lesnar at the top for a while as a babyface fending off heels until Reigns returns to claim the title. I\u2019m of the mind the Reigns versus the Rock is what is tentatively planned for the WrestleMania in L.A. and one more year with Reigns who has beaten everyone on top might get monotonous. Still, Reigns is Reigns and I\u2019m not betting against him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge vs. AJ Styles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Edge wanted someone to step up to him and be his opponent for WrestleMania and AJ Styles answered the call.<\/p>\n<p>Failing to win the Royal Rumble, Edge laid out an open challenge for anyone with the courage to face him. Somehow Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Omos, and any NXT talent that would want to take a big step in their career, missed Edge\u2019s invitation. It was AJ Styles that eventually answered the call. Edge was pleased since he wanted to have a match with AJ for a while only, he wanted the \u201cpit bull\u201d AJ Styles who was a champion (basically New Japan Styles without saying it), not the one that hid behind Omos. So, to draw out that AJ, Edge brutally beat him. Luckily for Edge who didn\u2019t think things through, AJ Styles recovered in time for their match at WrestleMania.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3630012349\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Okay, so this has not been the most well thought out angle they could conceive of, but we are getting an engaged AJ Styles and an engaged Edge in a match they\u2019ve both wanted so this the match I\u2019m most looking forward to. No matter the results, we win. (But, if you twist my arm, AJ wins for it to lead to a feud with Reigns if Reigns is victorious.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Austin Theory vs. Pat McAfee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: While being interviewed on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d, Vince McMahon offered McAfee (who is also the color commentator for Smackdown) a chance to fulfill his dream of wrestling on WrestleMania and, as it was later revealed, his opponent would be McMahon\u2019s \u201cprot\u00e9g\u00e9e\u201d, Austin Theory.<\/p>\n<p>Vince McMahon went on the \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d for a rare interview. McMahon put McAfee over and offered him a match at WrestleMania. McAfee accepted. Austin Theory, who was being mentored by McMahon, showed up on Smackdown, revealing himself to be McAfee\u2019s opponent. The two got physical a few times, at one-point leading Finn Balor to get knocked out as a result of the gamesmanship between the two opponents.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: I\u2019m pulling for McAfee in this one despite not being a full-time wrestler. Perhaps he gets some help from the aforementioned Balor since <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1510070542841352193\">Theory<\/a> has embarrassed Balor a few times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn &#8211; Anything Goes Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Odds are good you \u2018d want to knock at least one of these two jackasses out.<\/p>\n<p>On WWE Day 1, Johnny Knoxville announced he was going to participate in the Royal Rumble. Sami Zayn took exception to this and the two engaged in a back and forth leading to Knoxville getting eliminated from the Rumble match by Zayn. Zayn continued his harassment of Knoxville and the two continued their back and forth including Zayn losing the WWE Intercontinental Championship thanks to interference from Knoxville. Zayn agreed to have a match with Knoxville at WrestleMania and after Knoxville posted Zayn\u2019s phone number, Zayn upped the ante by making it an Anything Goes match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-690942430\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Knoxville gets the \u201cfall from somewhere high, Shane McMahon WrestleMania spot\u201d leading to a win.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Randy Orton &amp; Riddle (c) vs. Angelo Dawkins &amp; Montez Ford vs. Chad Gable &amp; Otis &#8211; WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: While celebrating their title win over the Alpha Academy, Chad Gable and Otis, the Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, challenged the new WWE Raw Tag Team champions, RK-Bro, Riddle and Randy Orton.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the WWE Raw Tag Team titles, Randy Orton threw a celebration for Riddle and admitted that he considered Riddle a friend. Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford crashed the party and demanded a shot at the titles at WrestleMania. Orton refused but Riddle convinced him otherwise. Riddle and Ford had a match when Chad Gable and Otis interfered leading them to get added to the match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: The Street Profits have shown more of an edge, and I can see them being RK-Bro\u2019s opponents for the next little bit so I think the champs retain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Lashley vs. Omos<\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Omos, having buried several members of the roster, asked who would challenge him at WrestleMania and Bobby Lashley was the answer.<\/p>\n<p>Omos has been going on a rampage destroying several members of the roster. Angry at not having an opponent for WrestleMania he demanded to who would face him. Seth Rollins didn\u2019t hear Omos\u2019s call so Bobby Lashley confronted Omos in a surprise return from injury.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: I don\u2019t know how ready Omos is to do anything important. If Omos beats Lashley he\u2019d have to be in title contention. I think it makes more sense for Lashley to stifle Omos\u2019s momentum propelling a babyface Lashley towards a heel Reigns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Queen Zelina &amp; Carmella vs. Sasha Banks &amp; Naomi vs. Rhea Ripley &amp; Liv Morgan vs. Natalya &amp; Shayna Baszler &#8211; WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship Match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Story in a nutshell: Several women were haphazardly paired together to face the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team champions, Queen Zelina and Carmella, in order to get a bunch more people onto the WrestleMania card.<\/p>\n<p>That was pretty much it. Carmella has been preoccupied with her upcoming nuptials that has led to some friction with her tag team partner, Queen Zelina<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction and analysis: Ripley and Morgan win. An attagirl for Liv and something for Ripley to do in the meantime.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/02\/video-pwtorch-daily-newswire-4-2-hall-of-fame-samoa-joe-more\/\">VIDEO: PWTORCH DAILY NEWSWIRE 4\/2 \u2013 Hall of Fame, Samoa Joe, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-412838537\"><div id=\"pwtor-1436375490\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It is time for WrestleMania Sunday, the second night of WrestleMania 38, on April 3, 2022, in the AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for what they hope is a STUPENDOUS ending to the weekend (S-two-pendous? <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/03\/ppv-primer-wrestlemania-38-night-two-preview-and-predictions-for-roman-reigns-vs-brock-lesnar-styles-vs-edge-more\/\" title=\"PPV PRIMER \u2013 WRESTLEMANIA 38 NIGHT TWO: Preview and predictions for Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar, Styles vs. Edge, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":126009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,4447,27,5893],"tags":[132,6602,71],"class_list":["post-136756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-ppv-primer","category-specialists","category-tvprimers","tag-wrestlemania","tag-wrestlemania-38","tag-wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2021\/09\/WrestleMania-38-Dallas-Texas.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136759,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136756\/revisions\/136759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}