WrestleMania season is almost here. More importantly, for now, Royal Rumble seasonishere. It feels like WWE is having two WrestleManias in 2017 with the Rumbleheadlined by Brock Lesnar and Goldbergtaking place in the Alamodome. With The Undertaker coming around, another blockbuster matchup could be on the horizon for AJ Styles.New StylesNow that Styles' feud with Dean Ambrose is (hopefully) over, he'll move forward with plans to face James Ellsworth for the fourth time. From there, according to Dave Meltzer of theWrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Wrestling Inc), there's a good chance he will face The Undertaker at the 2017 Royal Rumble.Once Styles is healed up, WWE will be best-served having Styles squash Ellsworth convincingly because A) it'll make him that much stronger of a potential opponent if he faces The Undertaker and B) that's what Ellsworth is for.Styles may not be The Undertaker's final opponent, but he just might represent the final opportunity for Undertaker to have one last great match.The Miz would be a great choice to feud with Styles if Styles was the babyface he is naturally meant to be. An Ellsworth-Styles pairing is awkward since they're both heels at the moment, and it would only make sense for Styles to continue to be a heel if he feuds with Undertaker. But a possible babyface turn coming out of Royal Rumble could open the door for what could be an entertaining Miz-Styles clash. SmackDown Your Trade@ThisIsNasty Do you think there will ever be a trade between Smackdown & Raw and if so between who' Carter (@JustCarter87) December 8, 2016Raw and SmackDown have not done enough with the trade concept during the brand split. Jack Swagger jumped ship as a free agent earlier this year, but that pretty much helped nobody. In real life, especially when it comes to sports, many disgruntled and underutilized athletes either get traded or demand a trade.This would be an easy storyline to turn frustration into momentum. In a dream scenario, Sami Zayn would get traded for Apollo Crews. Both came with a lot of promise in the new era but have struggled mightily to find their footing. Zayn has endured a lot of friction with Raw general manager Mick Foley as of late, while writers hid Apollo in the pre-show during TLC.These talented yet damagedWWE Superstars need a fresh start, and a rare trade would give them an appropriate head start. The Next Day@ThisIsNasty who from the new day will have the most success when the group inevitably splits' Conor Doran (@BigD_Doran) December 8, 2016The New Day have been a national treasure as a unit. A potentially looming heel turn could add months, if not years, to this stable, but coming up on two strong years, one has to at least begin thinking about life after New Day.Big E is best-equipped to become the runaway singles star of The New Day. At 35 years of age, Kofi Kingston is an elder statesmen in WWE. Woods, who's typically booked as a part-time manager, has a low world championship ceiling. Big E, the wildly charismatic strongman who is convincing as a tough guy in the ring, is just right.Big E enjoyed a lengthy run as NXT champion, so he is no stranger to being pushed as a promotion's top champion. Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Finn Balor are past NXT champions who went on to win world championships in WWE. Then again, former NXT champions Sami Zayn, Neville and Bo Dallas have each seen their careers stall while on the main roster.There's certainly no guarantee Big E will become a world champion once The New Day disband, but he has the right combination of youth (30), size (5'11", 285 lbs) and charisma on his side to be a formidable choice.AlfredKonuwais a Featured Columnist and on-air host for Bleacher Report andForbes.Likehim on Facebook.
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