We’re approaching the most exciting time of the year inWWE.WrestleMania 41takes place in Las Vegas in less than two weeks. It’s expected to be another bonanza with so many big-time storylines and matches already planned for the weekend. John Cena is in pursuit of his record-breaking 17th WWE Championship in his match against Cody Rhodes that will likely main event Night 2.Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk will face off in a triple-threat main eventthe other night.
On the women’s side, a triple-threat match between Iyo Sky, Rhea Ripley, and Bianca Belair will decide who the new Women’s World Champion will be. There’s also the opportunity for bothRoyal Rumblewinners, Charlotte Flair and Jey Uso, to capture some championship gold in their respective matches against Tiffany Stratton and Gunther.
Unfortunately, even with two nights' worth of match cards to fill,there will always be someone that gets left out of the festivities. With not every match being confirmed, it is likely that both men’s and women’s Intercontinental Champions Bron Breakker and Lyra Valkyria will get on the card somehow. Making that assumption, here are five superstars or groups that deserve to have a match atWrestleMania 41, but don’t.
5Wyatt Sicks
A Huge Missed Opportunity To Feature The Most Intriguing Faction
In two months, we’ll be approaching the first anniversary of the debut of Wyatt Sicks onMonday Night Raw. Looking back,it wasone of the best moments in WWE in 2024. Immediately, they entered a feud with Chad Gable and American Made, coming out as a complete powerhouse. Then, they shifted into a brief feud with Karrion Kross and his faction, The Final Testament. Once Kross defeated Bo Dallas in a one-on-one match, the two groups moved toSmackdown.
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Since moving to Friday nights,the Wyatt Sicks have yet to be seen on the show. With Alexa Bliss returning at the Royal Rumble and clearly being associated with this faction, it feels like there’s a missed opportunity here somewhere to include one of the top factions in the company atWrestleMania. It had been reported byFightful Selectthat one of the members of the group is dealing with an injury, but there are enough superstars in the group that some kind of storyline could’ve continued with Kross and the Wyatt Sicks.
4Fraxiom
A Struggling Tag Team Division Needed A Boost With Fraxiom
Thus far, neither a World Tag Team Championship match nor a WWE Tag Team Championship match has been announced forWrestleMania 41. The New Day has challenged the War Raiders for the former, while Motor City Machine Guns are the number one contenders for the latter. With the WWE Draft coming up, one of the early draft picks/call-ups will be the NXT Tag Team Champions, Fraxiom. They’re embarking on 215-plus days and counting as the champions and are arguably the best tag team in the world.
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As the main roster tag team division continues to be rebuilt, WWE missed a huge moment to showcase one of their top, young, and up-and-coming tag teams on the Grandest Stage of Them All. As a high-flying team, they would thrive in a TLC match environment. This fits right in with the storyline that is being written in the tag division onSmackdown. With so many tag teams chasing the Street Profits and those titles,a multi-tag team match seems like an easy decision. Ideally, it may still happen, and if it does, including Fraxiom would be a fantastic idea.
3Nia Jax
The Irresistable Force Is Coming Off The Best Year Of Her Career
Nia Jax is coming off arguably the best year of her career in WWE. After winning the 2024 Queen of the Ring Tournament, she called her shot against Bayley to take the WWE Women’s Championship from her atSummerslam. Since returning to the company in 2023,Jax has noticeably improved both her in-ring ability and her mic skills. Her promo skills shined brightly in her feud with Bayley before and after winning the QOTR Tournament.
In addition to that, Tiffany Stratton has her to thank for elevating her during their tenure together over the past year. After holding the title for 153 days, Jax lost the title due to Stratton cashing in her Money in the Bank contract on her. Since then,Jax has hardly been on weekly television. WWE missed out on a storyline that was right there. Ever since Candice LeRae came into the picture, it had been all downhill for The Irresistable Force. She could’ve taken out her frustrations on her or anyone else, for that matter. Instead, she appears to be off theWrestleMania 41card after having a fantastic year.
2Carmelo Hayes
Smackdown’s First Round Draft Pick “Misses” WrestleMania 41
As a former NXT Champion and two-time NXT North American Champion, Carmelo Hayes was called up last year to the main roster as a highly regarded superstar with a ton of potential. He was the first-round draft pick forSmackdownand got an Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match on his first night. As one of three of the top call-ups from NXT last year (Breakker and Stratton), the expectations for him up to this point haven’t aligned with reality, even though, in the ring, he has proven he can work with the best. Just look at his recent match with all-time great,Randy Orton.
Prior to being called up, Hayes had already been introduced to the main roster fans in multiple matches and even a United States Championship Number One Contender’s Tournament. When he first made the jump to Friday nights, it felt like the sky was the limit. We’ve seen him go toe-to-toe in an electrifying seven-match series with Andrade and battle for the United States Championship in the past year.
Unfortunately,he’s lost a lot more than he’s won over the past year. With Jacob Fatu facing LA Knight for the US title at Mania, more than likely Solo Sikoa will be the reason he loses to ignite their feud. If this happens, this match becomes another spot that could’ve been an opportunity for Hayes to shine. WWE continues to take the slow approach with Hayes, but that doesn’t change the fact that he should be wrestling in Las Vegas.
1Chelsea Green
No Love For The First-Ever Women’s United States Champion
WhenChelsea Green became the first-ever women’s United States Championback in December,she became a history maker. After being released from WWE in 2021, and returning at the2023 Royal Rumble, Green has created one of the best characters in the women’s division. This is why she was chosen as the first woman in company history to hold a women’s midcard title. But her bookings since winning the title haven’t been the greatest.
It appears she may be the only champion who won’t have a match atWrestleMania 41, which just doesn’t make sense. Although the creation of her new faction,“The Green Regime”, has been a phenomenal twist, it feels like something is missing. Green has been battling with Michin and B-Fab ever since she won the title a few months ago. Although it feels like they’re gunning for her championships, there likely won’t be a title match in Las Vegas.
Instead of preparing for a WrestleMania match, she was on NXT, where she was pinned by Sol Ruca once, but successfully defended her title against her. This isn’t to say that Green won’t be at WrestleMania to complain about not having a match, and some legend interrupts her to have an impromptu match, but the history maker deserves much better booking than that.
