What If Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Tony Khan Bought WWE in 2019? Part I: 2019 Royal Rumble-WrestleMania 35

On January 1st, 2019, a major announcement is held at Titan Towers in Stamford, Connecticut, where Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Stephanie McMahon, and Tony Khan announce that they have acquired World Wrestling Entertainment. In addition to this, a clause in the agreement says that Vince McMahon is now barred from any kind of involvement in pro wrestling permanently, except for 2030 when he will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Eric Bischoff, but from 2030 on the ban will continue. Stephanie will be Chairwoman and Co-CEO, while HHH and TK will now be Co-Chief Creative Officers and will be Co-CEOs, Shawn Michaels will take over NXT, and William Regal will take over NXT UK. Also, it is announced that WrestleMania 35 will now be two nights on April 6th-April 7th and will be in Chicago at Soldier Field. (Author’s Note: This will only cover main roster PPVs)

Part I: Royal Rumble 2019

1. (Preshow Opener) Raw Tag Team Championships: Bobby Roode/Chad Gable (c) (babyfaces) vs. The Revival (Scott Dawson/Dash Wilder) (heels) (Winners: The Revival win the titles via pinfall after a Shatter Machine on Roode by Dawson and Wilder. Dawson pins Roode).

2. United States Championship: Rusev w/ Lana (c) (heel) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (tweener) (Winner: Rusev retains via submission after the Accolade on Nakamura).

3. (Preshow Closing Match) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy (c) (babyface) vs. KENTA (tweener) (Winner: Murphy retains via pinfall after he reverses a GTS attempt by KENTA into a Murphy’s Law for the win).

4. (Main Card Opener) SmackDown Women’s Championship: Asuka (c) (babyface) vs. Becky Lynch (babyface) (Winner: Asuka retains via submission after the Asuka Lock on Lynch).

5. SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Bar (Cesaro/Sheamus) (c) (heels) vs. Mystery Opponents (revealed to be NXT callups DIY, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (babyfaces) (Winners: DIY wins the titles via submission after double Gargano Escapes on Cesaro and Sheamus by Gargano and Ciampa. Both Cesaro and Sheamus tap out).

6. Raw Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) (tweener) vs. Sasha Banks (babyface) (Winner: Rousey retains via pinfall after the Piper’s Pit on Banks).

7. Women’s Royal Rumble Match (NXT’s Candice LeRae, Kairi Sane, Io Shirai, Shayna Baszler and NXT UK’s Rhea Ripley, Toni Storm, and Kay Lee Ray are all surprise entrants in this match). (Winner: Becky Lynch, the #30 entrant, throws out Charlotte Flair last to win the Rumble match. She chooses Ronda Rousey as her WM opponent, thus making the long awaited dream match of Rousey vs. Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship official for WM35).

8. WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) (heel) vs. Samoa Joe (babyface) (Winner: Bryan retains via pinfall after Erick Rowan interferes and plants Joe with the Claw while the ref is down).

9. Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar w/ Paul Heyman (c) (heel) vs. Seth Rollins (babyface) (Winner: Rollins wins the title via pinfall after the Curb Stomp on Lesnar and Heyman hitting a low blow on Lesnar. Rollins therefore turns heel and aligns with Paul Heyman).

10. (Main Event) Men’s Royal Rumble Match (All of Undisputed Era are called up during this match, WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, and NXT’s Aleister Black, and NXT’s Ricochet were surprise entrants in this match.) (Winner: Kofi Kingston wins the Royal Rumble throwing out Andrade last to win. He chooses Daniel Bryan for WrestleMania, thus making Bryan vs. Kofi for the WWE Championship official for WM).

Part II: Elimination Chamber 2019

1. (Preshow Match) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy (c) (babyface) vs. Akira Tozawa (babyface) (Winner: Murphy retains via pinfall after the Murphy’s Law on Tozawa).

2. (Main Show Opener): Women’s Elimination Chamber Match to crown the inaugural WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions (Teams: Boss n Hug Connection aka Bayley and Sasha Banks who were babyfaces, Fire n Desire aka Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville who were heels, The Riott Squad aka Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan who were heels, The IIconics aka Billie Kay and Peyton Royce who were heels, Beth Phoenix and Natalya who are babyfaces, and The Sky Pirates from NXT aka Kairi Sane and Io Shirai who were babyfaces). (Winners: The Boss n Hug Connection aka Bayley and Sasha Banks win the titles thanks to Banks submitting Sonya Deville to win the titles).

3. SmackDown Tag Team Championships: DIY (Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa) (c) (babyfaces) vs. The Usos (Jimmy Uso/Jey Uso) (heels) (Winner: DIY retains via pinfall after the Meet in the Middle on Jimmy by Gargano and Ciampa. Gargano pins Jimmy).

4. Intercontinental Championship: Bobby Lashley w/ Lio Rush (c) (heel) vs. Adam Cole w/ Undisputed Era (babyface) (Winner: Cole wins the title via pinfall after the Panama Sunrise and Last Shot on Lashley).

5. Raw Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) (tweener) vs. Ruby Riott (heel) (Winner: Rousey retains via submission in 100 seconds after the Armbar on Riott).

6. Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin (Winner: Strowman wins via pinfall after the Running Powerslam on Corbin).

7. (Main Event) Universal Championship #1 Contenders Elimination Chamber Match (Entrants: Roman Reigns who is a babyface, Dean Ambrose who is a tweener, Drew McIntyre who is a heel, EC3 who is a babyface, Kurt Angle who is a babyface, Dolph Ziggler who is a heel). (Winners: Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose double pin each other leading to mass confusion after the match. HHH comes out and announces that Rollins will defend the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35 in a Triple Threat Match against Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose).

(Author’s Note: No Fastlane in this timeline, so we’re going straight to WM35).

Part III: WrestleMania 35: Too Big for Just One Night

Night 1

1. (Preshow Opener) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy (c) (babyface) vs. KENTA (tweener) (Winner: KENTA wins the title via pinfall after the GTS on Murphy).

2. (Preshow Closer) Chyna Women’s Memorial Battle Royal to earn a shot at the Raw or SmackDown Women’s Championship post-WM (Winner: Liv Morgan last eliminated Carmella to win the match).

3. (Main Card Opener) Triple Threat Match for the Universal Championship: Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman (c) (heel) vs. Roman Reigns (babyface) vs. Dean Ambrose (tweener) (Winner: Reigns wins the title via pinfall after Ambrose hits the Dirty Deeds on Rollins but Reigns hits Ambrose with the Spear for the win. In the weeks after WM, Ambrose re-signs with WWE but he will return with a new name and gimmick during the summer as Jon Moxley).

4. AJ Styles (babyface) vs. Randy Orton (tweener) (Winner: Styles wins via pinfall after the Styles Clash on Orton).

5. SmackDown Tag Team Championships: DIY (Johnny Gargano/Tommaso Ciampa) (c) (babyfaces) vs. Aleister Black/Ricochet (babyfaces) (Winners: DIY retains via pinfall after the Meet in the Middle on Ricochet by Gargano and Ciampa. Ciampa pins Ricochet).

6. Falls Count Anywhere: Cesaro (babyface) vs. Sheamus (heel) (Winner: Cesaro wins after he lands on top of Sheamus after a Superplex off a 15 foot camera stage to a lower platform below).

7. WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: The Boss n Hug Connection (Bayley/Sasha Banks) (c) (babyfaces) vs. Lita/Trish Stratus (babyfaces) (Winners: Boss n Hug Connection retains via pinfall after the Bayley to Belly onto Lita. Bayley pins Lita).

8. (Main Event) WWE Championship: Daniel Bryan w/ Erick Rowan (c) (heel) vs. Kofi Kingston w/ Big E and Xavier Woods (babyface) (Winner: Kofi wins the title via pinfall after the Trouble in Paradise on Bryan. KofiMania is running wild and the New Day celebrates as Night 1 ends).

Night 2

1. (Preshow Opener) Raw Tag Team Championships: The Revival (Scott Dawson/Dash Wilder) (c) (heels) vs. The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly/Bobby Fish) (babyfaces) (Winners: The Undisputed Era wins the titles via pinfall after the Total Elimination by O’Reilly and Fish on Wilder. O’Reilly pins Wilder).

2. (Preshow Closer) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal to earn a shot at either the Intercontinental Championship or United States Championship post-WM (EC3 wins after throwing out Braun Strowman last).

3. (Main Card Opener) SmackDown Women’s Championship: Asuka (c) (babyface) vs. Charlotte Flair (heel) (Winner: Asuka retains via submission after the Asuka Lock on Flair).

4. Drew McIntyre (babyface) vs. Baron Corbin (heel) where if McIntyre wins, Angle is sole GM of Raw: (Winner: McIntyre wins via pinfall after the Future Shock DDT and Claymore on Corbin).

5. No Holds Barred Match where if HHH loses, his in ring career is over: Triple H (babyface) vs. Batista (heel) (Winner: HHH wins after a Pedigree on the steel steps).

6. Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match: Kurt Angle (babyface) vs. Dr. of Thuganomics John Cena (babyface) (Winner: Cena defeats Angle via pinfall after the FU on Angle).

7. Intercontinental Championship: Adam Cole w/ Undisputed Era (c) (babyface) vs. “Demon” Finn Bálor (babyface) (Winner: Cole retains via pinfall after the Last Shot on Bálor).

8. (Main Event) Raw Women’s Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) (heel) vs. Becky Lynch (babyface) (Winner: Lynch wins via submission after the Dis-Arm-Her on Rousey).

9. After the main event match, Lynch goes up the ramp to celebrate, and after the credits, the lights go out, then the static blares and Cult of Personality plays. CM Punk then comes out and stands on the stage and mouths to the camera as the crowd roars “It’s Clobbering Time!”