Reigns - but by heel tactics, maybe with help from old shield buddy Rollins Rusev DQ - he kills cena dead Bella magic Barrett - Dean don't win nothing Usos - Because Cesaro has nothing HHH wants
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Originally posted by AWArulzReigns - but by heel tactics, maybe with help from old shield buddy Rollins
Trying to decide if I think they might do a version of this -- where the above happens but with Reigns not knowing of the help, and then the next night on Raw insisting on adding Bryan to the match due to the screwy finish.
It isn't often that there are so many matches that could go either way. I am going to go with...
Reigns with something approaching a heel turn Cena by DQ Bella and Barrett - Come on England! Cesaro and Kidd - doubt this will happen but am hoping it does.
Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan: Reigns. The feud over the last few months has only really done one thing: made Daniel Bryan look bad and manipulated us into thinking Reigns is unjustifiably getting screwed in the whole deal. Reigns beats Bryan here to get things back on track on the Fast Lane on the Road to WrestleMania.
I almost think that Bryan has more to lose by winning here.
Bryan vs. Reigns: Reigns wins. That's not to say they won't get Bryan into the Mania main event somehow, but Reigns wins here. Rollins gets involved.
Cena vs. Rusev: Rusev wins. Feud continues into Mania.
Paige vs. Nikki: Nikki wins. Feud continues into Mania.
Ambrose vs. Barrett: Ambrose wins the match, but not the title. My guess is Barrett finds a way to void the title match portion of the contract. Feud continues into Mania.
Usos vs. UpperCats (or K-Swiss or Masters of the Universe or Brass Ring Club): Kidd and Cesaro win the titles, but may drop them quickly back at Mania.
Goldust vs. Stardust: They're really doing this here? Not at Mania. *sigh* OK, Stardust wins.
EDIT: Ziggler, Rowan, and Ryback vs. The Authority: The Authority wins.
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Originally posted by SKLOKAZOIDRoman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan: Reigns. The feud over the last few months has only really done one thing: made Daniel Bryan look bad and manipulated us into thinking Reigns is unjustifiably getting screwed in the whole deal. Reigns beats Bryan here to get things back on track on the Fast Lane on the Road to WrestleMania.
I almost think that Bryan has more to lose by winning here.
While Bryan has been kinda dickish lately, I'm not really sure that anything the WWE could make him do short of burning down an orphanage (or joining the Authority) would get the Universe to boo him right now. Bryan has Stone Cold heat; what would normally cause a face to turn heel would at best make him into a tweener.
To add to my predictions:
Goldust vs Stardust: They really should have saved this for Wrestlemania, but maybe they'll still have a rematch on the card. I'm going with Stardust.
WINNER FIGHTS BROCK LESNAR AT WRESTLEMANIA Roman Reigns VS Daniel Bryan I figure some sort of no contest. They are bound and determined to have Reigns in the main event of Wrestlemania, but I think they realize that if Daniel Bryan isn't also in there, the crowd is going to eat them alive. (Especially if we know for sure that's Brock's last match. It could be Wrestlemania XX all over again.)
Of course, Sheamus is coming back soon and is well overdue for a heel turn. He could always cost Bryan the match for no reason. They do have a weird hard-on for Bryan/Sheamus at Wrestlemania. (It would be a pretty tone-deaf call, but this is the company that just booked Reigns to win the Rumble in Philadelphia so it's certainly not outside of the shadow of possibility.)
Regardless, both of these guys have something to prove - be it to the fans or to the company - and they're going to tear the fucking house down. Maybe even enough to get people behind Reigns again outright.
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Rusev (C) VS John Cena Rusev wins, most likely not at all cleanly. Cena does something in the next few RAWs to cost Rusev the title and then beats Rusev in a submission match at Wrestlemania.
DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Nikki Bella VS Paige Paige is my favorite wrestler on the main roster right now. Not favorite Diva - favorite in general. She is KILLING it right now - not only having the best matches possible with the likes of Summer Rae and Brie Bella but exhibiting signs of being the closest thing to an actual human being in the womens locker room on RAW. It's crazy, I know. I hope Paige wins enough that I'm going with my heart and making it my prediction - and Nikki Bella has become good enough that we could* have an NXT caliber womens match on our hands. (Besides, I'd match rather the future of the Divas division be Paige VS Charlotte than Bella VS Bella.)
(*: COULD. Not will, mind you. But COULD.)
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Bad News Barrett (C) VS Dean Ambrose Ambrose wins the belt and hopefully becomes the guy the company has enough of an interest in to not turn into an interchangable JTTS as soon as he wins the belt. Let's say he moves on to face whoever Cena screws Rusev's US belt onto at Wrestlemania to finally unify the last vestigial tail of the brand extension. Maybe Ziggler? I could get behind that.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH The Usos (C) VS Cesaro & Tyson Kidd After predicting Usos victories so they can job to The Ascension for the better part of a year, they're finally on the main roster and so inexplicably neutered that I don't see it happening anymore. This is another heart-not-head choice, but Cesaro and Kidd are awesome and they deserve to anchor a surprisingly decent tag division.
Goldust VS Stardust Stardust via storyline. I hope they get a rematch at Wrestlemania - Stardust VS Dustin Rhodes - and Goldust gets to retire with a big moment, go train people in Orlando and come back next spring to go in the Hall of Fame. Miz VS Mizdow seems like a sure thing for Mania though and I don't know if we're going to get two Tag Team Breakup Singles Matches on the same card. Hmmm.
EDIT: I just want to say that, until I sat down to fill out this thread and started really looking at the matches one by one I didn't realize how fucking good this show looks. I'm seriously interested in every single match on the card and there isn't a single one that doesn't have the potential to be at least ***. We could be looking at a real sleeper classic here.
EDIT EDIT: Dolph Ziggler, Ryback & Erick Rowan VS Seth Rollins, Kane & The Big Show I am no longer interesed in every single match on the card. I'm at the point where I care about exactly one guy in this match. Big Show and Kane are just taking up space at this point, I don't get the appeal of Ryback at all, I liked the Wyatts but Rowan was far and away the weak link and it's become clear that Ziggler was only briefly a thing because Reigns and Bryan were unavailable. That just leaves Rollins, who is white-hot awesome and a month away from breaking everyone's heart by cashing in the briefcase on one of the two celebrating babyfaces at the end of Wrestlemania. Curb stomp into a pile of confetti. It's going to be beautiful. Team Rollins wins.
So one thing I notice is that no one has mentioned The Man They Call "The Vigilante" Sting.
WINNER FIGHTS BROCK LESNAR AT WRESTLEMANIA Roman Reigns VS Daniel Bryan They make this a lumberjack match on the pre-show, with the lumberjacks consisting of HHH, J&J, Rollins, Kane and Big Show. In the process of beating everyone with his baseball bat, Sting hits Reigns and Bryan, resulting in a double DQ.
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Rusev (C) VS John Cena Rusev goes after Cena's bad eye, loses by DQ when he stabs the Russian flag into it.
DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Nikki Bella VS Paige Nikki by twin magic because a TV-PG WWE politically correct referee would not notice the difference between Nikki and Brie.
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Bad News Barrett (C) VS Dean Ambrose Wow WWE has made both of these guys feel insignificant fast. Barrett, I guess.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH The Usos (C) VS Cesaro & Tyson Kidd Usos retain. Or lose. It doesn't matter, they will have a rematch on Raw anyway. For stat reasons, put me down as Usos win.
Goldust VS Stardust Stardust via nefarious means.
The Authority vs Guys They'll Probably Fire Again Ziegler The Ryback and Rowan win due to Show and Kane... need to Fastlane (r) that feud for WrestleMania.
So I think I am calling for clean finishes in only the IC and Tag Title matches. Rather than a major impact for Wrestlemania, Fastlane feels more like an asshole going 5 over the speed limit in the left lane.
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#1 Contender's Match - Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns Roman Reigns by DQ or CO.
WWE United States Title Match - John Cena vs. Rusev Cena by DQ. No way they put the US title on Cena.
WWE Intercontinental Title Match- Dean Ambrose vs. Bad News Barrett Ambrose.
WWE Tag Team Title Match- Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. The Usos The Usos.
WWE Divas Title Match - Paige vs. Nikki Bella Bella. I think they want Bella v Bella for WM for the title.
Stardust vs. Goldust Stardust. Goldust wants a rematch, so he puts up his career at WM.
Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show vs. Dolph Ziggler, Erick Rowan and Ryback The Authority. Gotta keep Rollins strong -- he'll be world champ soon enough.
Reigns via DQ/shmoz/whatever gets to the Triple Threat Rusev CRUSH Cena (Cena CRUSH Rusev at Mania) BNB Swingin' Cats Nikki Bella Staaardust Rollins & friends
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