Kevin Owens is once again the Intercontinental Champion, and he's already looking forward to WrestleMania 32.
The former NXT Champion won the IC belt for the second time on RAW this week by pinning Tyler Breeze in a Fatal 5 Way that included former champion Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler and Stardust.
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Owens wanted to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but he was reportedly turned down. Now, despite having a title defense at Fastlane, the Intercontinental Champion has teased big things are coming for him at the "Show of Shows" live from AT&T Stadium in Texas on April 3:
Back where it belongs…and I’m not done. In 48 days, I turn #WrestleMania32 into the first ever #KOMania pic.twitter.com/qcsKdp0ZMW
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) February 16, 2016
Here are potential roles and opponents for Owens at his first-ever WrestleMania.
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1) Dean Ambrose
"The Lunatic Fringe" has a chance to get into the main event of WrestleMania by defeating Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar at Fastlane this Sunday in Ohio, but it's highly unlikely that will happen. Since Ambrose lost the belt to Owens without being pinned, a rematch between the two is logical.
2) Dolph Ziggler
Owens will battle Ziggler at Fastlane, but they've had quite the mini rivalry as of late, which could extend to the WWE's marquee event. If the company books some sort of false finish on Sunday, this midcard feud could very well continue.
3) AJ Styles
The former TNA Heavyweight Champion has been wrapped up with Chris Jericho, but the WWE planted the seeds for a potential feud between him and Owens when the reigning Intercontinental Champion eliminated him at the Royal Rumble. The WWE could easily build off of that momentum and turn it into a feud between the two combatants.
4) The Undertaker
It's a long shot now that he's IC Champion, but Owens definitely wants a piece of "The Deadman." The feud has tremendous potential since Owens can use his brash attitude to hype up beating The Undertaker and the "Demon from Death Valley" can counter with his usual theatrics. With John Cena injured, 'Taker needs a new opponent for the big event.
5) Ladder Match
One of the highlights of WrestleMania 31 was the multi-man Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship won by Daniel Bryan. The WWE has several solid midcarders it can put into the same type of bout this year, including Ambrose, Ziggler, Styles, Jericho, Stardust, Breeze, R-Truth and The Miz, among any NXT call-ups.
