WWE WrestleMania 35 2019 Live

The end of the Road to WrestleMania is nearly here, WWE fans. WrestleMania 35 is scheduled to go down this Sunday as the highlight event on the WWE calendar is ready to take its rightful place center stage. What an incredible journey it's been to this point. With the grandest stage of 'em all merely a few days away, we now must enjoy the rest of the ride as we approach one of the biggest WrestleMania match cards in recent memory this coming weekend.

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Important championship matches are set to take place on the card, as well as some grudge matches that carry along nothing but pride on the line with them. CBS Sports will be onsite at the big show all week in early April, but for now, let's take a look at how WrestleMania 35 has shaped out in terms of the match card, news and rumors for the big show. It will all go down this Sunday inside of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as WWE takes over its traditional home of the New York area.

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WWE WrestleMania 35 matches

Winner Take All -- Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch: The historical main event we all assumed was coming is now a reality. The final match on the WrestleMania 35 card will see Rousey put the Raw women's title on the line against 2019 Royal Rumble winner Lynch and Flair, who will also put her SmackDown women's title up for grabs. Stephanie McMahon announced on Raw that the bout will be winner take all with both titles on the line. We're definitely set for one of the biggest 'Mania main events in history.

Universal Championship -- Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Seth Rollins: By virtue of his Royal Rumble victory in Phoenix, Rollins earned the right to choose which world championship he'd care to challenge for on the biggest stage. And while he did not do it verbally, Rollins hit Lesnar and took six F5s to close Raw on Monday, making it clear he will go after the universal title at WrestleMania as he aims to slay the beast. It may not be the actual main event of the show, but Rollins's crowning as the top star on Raw could be upon us.

WWE Championship -- Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi Kingston: It took jumping through nearly all of the hoops imaginable, but Kingston is going to WrestleMania to challenge for the WWE title against Bryan after his New Day brethren Big E and Xavier Woods ran the gauntlet to get him there which finally appeased Vince McMahon. No matter the outcome, it's going to be an awesome sight seeing a highly-respected veteran such as Kingston shine in such a huge spotlight after an amazing career to this point.

Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre: Reigns needed a top-tier opponent for WrestleMania, and McIntyre more than fits the bill. The two massive, athletic superstars are nearly mirror images of one another, and McIntyre has been biding his time for a major feud. That does not mean he will beat Reigns, but McIntyre deserves a spotlight and will likely be a perfect foil for Reigns on WWE's biggest show of the year. It took Reigns just one week, but after some more personal jabs from McIntyre, the "Big Dog" was prepared to accept the challenge.

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton: Tensions have been building between these two, and it is clear WWE has been developing this storyline for the last couple of months. There is every chance that this is an epic and memorable match between two industry veterans who have yet to go one-on-one in a bout that matters. 

Triple H vs. Batista (No Holds Barred; Triple H's career on the line): Beginning with Batista's return and subsequent attack on Ric Flair to ruin his mentor's 70th birthday celebration in which he followed up by calling out Triple H, the feature match years in the making is now set. Batista showed up on Raw and requested the match on television that he's clamored for publicly as of late, and Triple H not only obliged, but tied the no holds barred stipulation to it, as well. That wasn't enough for Batista, though. A little less than two weeks out from 'Mania, he requested that Triple H put his career on the line -- and "The Game" did just that. 

Intercontinental Championship -- Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Finn Balor: Balor enjoyed a brief run with the intercontinental title before dropping it in somewhat stunning fashion back to Lashley on Raw. But he'll get his chance to become a two-time IC titleholder at WrestleMania after defeating the champion Lashley and teammate Jinder Mahal -- who was standing in for Lio Rush -- in a handicap match on Raw by pinning Mahal. Lashley will have quite the tall task on his hands, as Balor confirmed on the go-home Raw that he'll be showing up as the Demon in the attempt to reclaim the IC title.