WrestleMania 37, WWE’s “granddaddy of all wrestling shows” is near. However, many major WWE superstars find themselves out of the Mania card this time around.
THE REMOVAL OF BATTLE ROYALE MATCHES HAS LEFT MULTIPLE SUPERSTARS OFF THE WRESTLEMANIA CARD
One important reason is the removal of the two battle royales from the WrestleMania card. In the past few iterations of the show, the introduction and existence of the two matches led to a lot of superstars getting a chance to showcase their skills in the mega event. However, the matches were almost always criticized for doing nothing to take their winners to another level.
While the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal has not been completedly nixed, it will take place in the special edition of SmackDown next week, the Women’s Battle Royal seems to have been removed from the scene altogether. Thus, the twenty-odd superstars participating in the Men’s battle royale will find themselves out of the WrestleMania card, and the midcard and undercard women will not have a chance to showcase their skills.
EVEN CHAMPIONS ARE MISSING
Also missing from the card are champions such as “The Dirty Dawgs”, Dolph Ziggler and Bobby Roode, the current holder of the Raw Tag Team Championships and Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, the current holder of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
Several non-champion major stars are missing from the WrestleMania card as well. One of the most surprising names is Rey Mysterio, whom the audience always loves to watch. Another daredevil fan favourite performer, Jeff Hardy, is also missing from the show. Charlotte Flair, in the middle of a confusing situation in WWE, is missing, as is her fellow horsewoman in Bayley.
The list of main roster stars not appearing in the show is as follows:
Bayley
Lana
Charlotte Flair
Naomi
Carmella
Natalya
Tamina
Ruby Riott
Liv Morgan
Peyton Royce
Billie Kay
Alexa Bliss
Reckoning
Mandy Rose
Dana Brooke
Nikki Cross
Nia Jax
Shayna Baszler
Humberto Carrillo
Drew Gulak
Jeff Hardy
Angel Garza
Erik
Gran Metalik
R-Truth
Lince Dorado
Jaxson Ryker
Ricochet
Kalisto
T-Bar
Slapjack
Mace
Mustafa Ali
Tucker
Dominik Mysterio
Rey Mysterio
Jey Uso
Otis
Wesley Blake
Baron Corbin
Chad Gable
Angelo Dawkins
Akira Tozawa
Montez Ford
Mojo Rawley
Robert Roode
Dolph Ziggler
Cedric Alexander
Shelton Benjamin
Shinsuke Nakamura
Jinder Mahal
Murphy
Elias
Keith Lee
