WWE Raw Predictions are here for March 16, 2026. WWE is officially on the road to WrestleMania, where the world title matches are already set for CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Stephanie Vaquer, and Liv Morgan. The feud between Seth Rollins and the Vision has been heating up with masked men.
Also, since it’s 3:16 Day, Stone Cold Steve Austin could even show up to stir the pot. Maybe he will mediate the confrontation between Punk and Reigns, challenge career killer, Gunther, or answer that Brock Lesnar Open Challenge.
This week on Raw, two matches have been officially scheduled: AJ Lee (c) vs. Bayley for the IC Title and Original El Grande Americano (a.k.a. Chad Gable) vs. Evil El Grande Americano (a.k.a. Ludwig Kaiser). Last week on Raw, the biggest highlights were Judgment Day booting Finn Balor from the group and the Usos dropping CM Punk for what he said about their uncle. Roman Reigns is set to return to respond to what CM Punk said the past two weeks. Here are the official WWE Raw Predictions for March 16, 2026.
AJ Lee (c) vs. Bayley – Women’s Intercontinental Title Match
This is a dream match for many pro wrestling fans around the world. Bayley earned this shot by winning a spectacular gauntlet match against Asuka, Ivy Nile, IYO SKY, Lyra Valkyria, and Raquel Rodriguez. While Bayley can win the title and redeem herself from her summer program with Becky Lynch, there is a very slim chance that AJ Lee loses her title on her first title defense.
If Lee loses her title, it would be at WrestleMania 42, not a random episode of Raw. This victory will give Lee the warm-up momentum she needs, whilst Bayley gets relegated back to the tag division with Lyra. Anyone would be remiss to neglect possible interferences from Becky Lynch, Maxxine Dupri, and Nattie, who have been major players in any storylines involving the Women’s Intercontinental Title.
Prediction: AJ Lee
El Grande Americano vs. El Grande Americano
On the other hand, most fans do not care about this Americano match to the point that it is hopefully no longer being considered to take place on the Mania card. The best decision for WWE at this point is to unmask both of these very talented wrestlers (i.e., Chad Gable & Ludwig Kaiser) and kill the gimmick entirely because it is basically a tasteless mockery of the history of lucha libre.
Prediction: El Grande Americano
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