It makes me sad when the go-home Raw has a better lineup than the PPV I'm going to.
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho, World Heavyweight Title Match: They won't switch the title around again, so Cena wins here.
Edge vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy, WWE Title Match: I could totally see Hardy winning here, but again, I don't see them hot-shotting this title again, so Edge wins. Besides, WWE seemed content to let Jeff take the pinfall at Survivor Series before they came up with his injury storyline.
Batista vs. Randy Orton: Orton wins, with help from The Legacy.
Matt Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov: No idea why this is non-title (other than maybe because Kozlov isn't technically an ECW guy?), so Kozlov wins.
Finlay vs. Mark Henry, Belfast Brawl: Finlay wins, Henry and Atlas split up.
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk, IC Title #1 Contender Tourney Final: Punk wins in a hard-fought match.
EDIT:
Michelle McCool, Maria, Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Natalya, Victoria, Maryse & Jillian Hall: The heel divas win, leading to Michelle's full heel turn.
HHH vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Edge: Hardy FINALLY wins the title. Yeah, I know I'm dreaming.
Punk vs. Mysterio: Punk wins, but Rey shows off a bit of a heel edge to him in the process. A heel Rey Mysterio would rule!
Helms vs. Benjamin: Helms wins the title.
Henry vs. Finlay: Henry wins, via Atlas distraction.
Kozlov vs. Matt Hardy: Matt Hardy wins by either DQ or countout. Kozlov on ECW would make me happy, as I wouldn't have to see him on Smackdown...or would I?
Batista vs. Orton: Batista wins, but the Legacy beats him down afterward.
Cena vs. Jericho: Jericho wins by Dirty Underhanded Tactics. A Tomko return as HIS problem solver, maybe?
Triple H v Jeff Hardy v Edge: I don't see the title switching just yet. The money is in the chase here, with both Jeff and Trips doing the chasing and a bit of feuding on the side. Gotta go with Edge.
John Cena v Chris Jericho: Jericho has been awesome without the title, and I can see him plausibly chasing Cena for another month before a big blowoff match at the Rumble. There's no way they hotshot the title off Cena here, so Cena wins.
Randy Orton v Batista: Orton needs this more than Batista to cement himself as the next threat to Cena's title. That said, I doubt it'll be clean, as a shady finish leaves Batista with beef against Orton that can be played out for a few more weeks. Orton wins.
Matt Hardy v Vladimir Kozlov: This is non-title, so Kozlov wins. I'm at a loss of what is achieved by feeding Matt to Vlad, but that's just me.
Mark Henry v Finlay: Mark Henry dominated on ECW last week, and this feud is nearing its end, so common booking logic indicates that Finlay goes over strong to finish the feud.
Rey Mysterio v CM Punk: This can be your dark-horse candidate for match of the night, if given some time. Rey needs no title to remain over, and Punk has a ready feud with Regal, so Punk wins. Heelish behavior from Rey would certainly be interesting.
Shelton Benjamin v Hurricane Helms: Shelton has done nothing with the US title in recent times, so Helms gets his run here. I have to say, though, if they're serious about Helms' push, those horrible shorts and the generic music have got to go.
Forfeit the game, before somebody else takes you outta the game, and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you can't run the race The pace is too fast, you just won't last - "Points Of Authority" - Linkin Park
Has Helms/Benjamin been announced? And when does THE ZEKE get a tag title shot they seem so be building to?
Helms/Benjamin-if this is happening, I say Benjamin retains
Rey/Punk-I'll go with Punk, since they seem to be building towards a Regal/Punk feud
Orton/Batista-Batista fights off The Legacy but a returning Dibiase helps Orton win. I'm tempted to think Dibiase would return and help Batista, but I'll stick with my initial thought
Mark Henry/Finlay-Mark Henry wins as Finlay protects Hornswoggle, then Finlay turns on Horny post-match with a shilegeleghleg(no idea how to spell that) shot
Matt Hardy/Kozlov-Hardy by DQ
Triple H/Jeff Hardy/Edge-Edge retains because Hardy and Trips focus too much on each other.
Cena/Jericho-Jericho cheats to win, but the ref overturns it and restarts the match which Cena wins by STFU. Jericho loses, but has something to whine about.
This is crunch time for Hardy's character. They either give him the belt or turn him heel. I say he gets the belt to spike ratings. Otherwise, his value is sunk. MVP is already doing the unlucky-wrestler gimmick.
Also, I like the potential angles that could stem from it, all stemming from underdog Jeff staying a step ahead of Hunter, Edge/Vickie, Koslov, and Taker.
"To be the man, you gotta beat demands." -- The Lovely Mrs. Tracker
Originally posted by Psycho PenguinHaas/Benjamin has been announced, yeah.
Pretty sure it's Helms/Benjamin. I guess it'll be announced on SmackDown today.
Funny how there's no Undertaker on the show. When was the last time UT was not a PPV card despite being active? Probably will have to go pretty far back.
Forfeit the game, before somebody else takes you outta the game, and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you can't run the race The pace is too fast, you just won't last - "Points Of Authority" - Linkin Park
Originally posted by Psycho PenguinHaas/Benjamin has been announced, yeah.
Pretty sure it's Helms/Benjamin. I guess it'll be announced on SmackDown today.
Funny how there's no Undertaker on the show. When was the last time UT was not a PPV card despite being active? Probably will have to go pretty far back.
I love you, I'm sorry: September. Although he did promise in advance to show up to take Vickie's soul to hell.
Was thinking they'd shoot an angle with Umaga and Undertaker sometime, maybe on the PPV the same way they did the Big Show turn. But a singles match for the Royal Rumble, porhaps not.
How in the name of Moses has Helms, a career jobber pretty much, waltzed back into a US Title program? Not that I'm complaining. Predix:
Edge and Cena both retain Orton wins, Batista whines Rey beats Punk Henry squishes Finlay after some Hornswoggle shenanigans backfire Helms takes the US Title Kozlov mauls Hardy to set up a title rematch which he'll lose
Should be a pretty good show. Will be interesting to see if Hardy pulls a better match out of Vlad than HHH did. I'm betting yes, mainly because Matt'll have no problem bumping like a freak to sell Kozlov as a monster.
I love you, I'm sorry: September. Although he did promise in advance to show up to take Vickie's soul to hell.
Well, damn.
Forfeit the game, before somebody else takes you outta the game, and puts your name to shame Cover up your face, you can't run the race The pace is too fast, you just won't last - "Points Of Authority" - Linkin Park
Edge wins via two-man conchairto, as Christian makes his return and reveals that he was the one that attacked Jeff Hardy (meaning Edge wasn't lying when he said it wasn't him). Classic Wheel of Fortune booking.
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Still nothing on the .com about the Helms/Benjamin match, but they did add an eight-diva tag match: Michelle McCool, Maria, Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Maryse, Natalya, Victoria & Jillian.
Originally posted by hansen9jEdge wins via two-man conchairto, as Christian makes his return and reveals that he was the one that attacked Jeff Hardy (meaning Edge wasn't lying when he said it wasn't him). Classic Wheel of Fortune booking.
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The finish that interests me is Orton/Batista, since Randy has already pinned him clean twice, but he's also presumably getting the Rumble title shot so he should be winning. Maybe Batista is losing over and over again to lead to snappage.
I think a heel Rey Mysterio would make heel Sting look like the Sheik.
Originally posted by geemoneyStill nothing on the .com about the Helms/Benjamin match, but they did add an eight-diva tag match: Michelle McCool, Maria, Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Maryse, Natalya, Victoria & Jillian.
I'll go with the faces on that one.
I am starting to doubt Helms/Benjamin is happening at Armageddon but I picked it just in case.
I think a heel Rey Mysterio would make heel Sting look like the Sheik.
Kozlov vs. Matt Hardy: Kozlov wins to get him out of the SD main event picture, and to possibly further the "no one gives a damn about Matt Hardy" angle. I think we are getting Hardy vs Hardy at mania.
Womens Match: McCool's team
Batista vs. Orton: Orton
Cena vs. Jericho: Cena
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