-Rollins vs. Orton: Orton, as J & J deserts Rolins
-Intercontinental Ladder match: Daniel Bryan
-Battle Royal: Mizdow - unless Shaemus returns, then him
-AJ/Paige vs. Bellas: Twin Magic
Fatal 4-way tag title match: The Usos
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Reigns wins, Rollins cashes in and ends the night as champ The Vigilante Sting Taker Cena Bryan Team White & Nerdy Rollins Sheamus wins the ARMBAR (which has been moved to the preshow!) The Swingin' Cats retain
A little side prediction: What are the odds that Reigns gets busted open, and how early into the match? I'm guessing 5 minutes before he gets busted, accidentally or on purpose.
Lesnar. I really hope this is what they do as this is what they should do. At least this will be a better match than I was expecting, although I was expecting it to be dire so that wouldn't be hard. Cena will win but I think that Rusev will be made to look strong. Sting in a way too long match. Bryan for the IC title to try and keep people happy. Wyatt to beat Taker to set up a year long can I still do it thought for a retirement match next year. Bellas to beat the Frenemies. Rollins to beat Orton but then get wiped out completely after the match. Miz to win the rumble by dumping Mizdow who then gets his revenge to a massive cheer. Cesaro and Kidd to retain.
I think that there are actually a fair few matches that could go either way which has to be a good thing.
Lesnar vs. Reigns: Reigns. Reigns will win & shake hands with a humbled Lesnar after, this will 100% happen.
Cena vs. Rusev: Cena. Maybe Cena isn't a politician & just does what the company tells him to. I've always suspected that isn't the case & I think it shows in Cena's rushed injury comebacks that he is a man afraid of losing his spot.
HHH vs. Sting: Sting. Stinger getting the upper hand is to fool us into thinking HHH is going over.
Ladder match: Bryan. He should be in the ME right now, but whatever, WWE got what they wanted & will probably give him the IC title to try & quell the fans.
Wyatt vs. Taker: Taker. Be great to see Wyatt go over, but my gut says Taker gets his redemption, setting up Sting for next year.
Lesnar wins with Rollins cash in at the end Bellas (uggggh) Sting Wyatt Bryan Cena Rollins Mizdow Catsaro
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Originally posted by steven87gillCena vs. Rusev: Cena. Maybe Cena isn't a politician & just does what the company tells him to. I've always suspected that isn't the case & I think it shows in Cena's rushed injury comebacks that he is a man afraid of losing his spot.
John Cena is a true mean man for beating the call-up no one was excited about but who was built up specifically to give Cena someone to work with at Wrestlemania. It's so unfair to, uh, Jack Swagger.
That said, if Rusev passes out they can still bill him as unpinned!
Lesnar wins. Wishful thinking, maybe. Some folks saw the public announcement of Lesnar's signing as a harbinger of Reigns' victory, because if you were putting Brock over, it'd be better to do it as a shock ending. OK, but "Lesnar isn't returning to UFC" is a story that gets WWE visibility on ESPN, and why wouldn't you want that during the week before your biggest show of the year? You also don't want to have the people considering an impulse buy of the Network sitting on the fence going "Oh, God, it's $9.99 to see this ineptly booked atrocity which will end with Roman and Brock shaking hands." You might as well just leak the good news and save Christmas in advance.
Reigns winning clean as a face is out. Reigns winning clean as a heel kills the very expensive Lesnar dead. Reigns winning as the new Heyman guy is dissonant. Shield reunion turns them all face on any night Lesnar isn't present. I think the sensible finish is "Lesnar wins decisively," but maybe something more creative could work too. We shall see.
What my 25 cents has to say about the other matches:
Sting Wyatt Cena Rollins Bryan Sheamus wins the ARMBAR (tails was Mizdow) Bella Twins Uso Boyz
Originally posted by steven87gillCena vs. Rusev: Cena. Maybe Cena isn't a politician & just does what the company tells him to. I've always suspected that isn't the case & I think it shows in Cena's rushed injury comebacks that he is a man afraid of losing his spot.
John Cena is a true mean man for beating the call-up no one was excited about but who was built up specifically to give Cena someone to work with at Wrestlemania. It's so unfair to, uh, Jack Swagger.
That said, if Rusev passes out they can still bill him as unpinned!
I've always respected your opinion J-Man I remember Slash Wrestling, but I'll be honest, I've always found your defence of Cena & your rejection of Reigns kinda contradictory in nature, considering the similarities to Cena circa 06, remembering very well how staunchly you defended him against the fan backlash in the beginning, completely adamant that the crowd were the heels for rebelling against him. Although I agree there are differences (Reigns skipping the 'universally over' bit & going straight to the 'bitter fan backlash phase' being a pretty obvious one) you can't deny the scary parallels of HHH vs. Cena Mania 22 & Brock vs. Reigns this year)
In a 100% contradiction of what I predicted in my last post, I think this years streak-ending-equivalent-shocker-that-no-one-sees-comingtm is that Cena might actually tap, setting up a slow burn heel turn to pit him against Reigns next year in a passing of the torch.
Lesnar Sting Taker Cena Rollins Daniel Bryan Mizdow Bellas Cesaro/Kidd
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Seriously, we get Bryan, Ziggler, Stardust, Truth, Ambrose, Harper, and Barrett all in one match, utilizing what is perhaps the most exciting gimmick ever, and I've heard people are say the match isn't worth anything and it's over a mcguffin (So's Brock/Roman, but that's a more prestigious McGuffin, capitalized and everything). Sheee-it.
Brock/Roman will be a slobberknocker, Sting/HHH will be a paced story, Taker/Wyatt will be a light show with some crazy special effects, Orton/Rollins will be sick, The ARMBAR will be fun, the Bellas will be shocking, and the Tag Team match will be fast paced, but damn, a 7 man ladder match? SWEET!
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Lesnar vs. Reigns: I'll go with Reigns in some sort of screwjob ending. Otherwise, who else were they building Brock up for? So Cena can get the rub from beating Rusev AND Lesnar back-to-back and prove he's not over the hill?
Sting vs. HHH: Gotta be The Man They Call Sting.
Taker vs. Wyatt: I'm gonna go with Wyatt, to provide a reason for Taker to come back for One Last WrestleMania next year and go out on top.
Rusev vs. Cena: Cena. I'm not entirely sure he walks away with the title, but luckily I don't have to predict that. I can see him either winning when Lana returns to interfere when he has it won ... or taking the title, only to lose it on Raw tomorrow when Rusev interferes, to set up a rematch at the next PPV without the title.
Rollins vs. Orton: Tough to predict, but I'll go with Orton.
Intercontinental Ladder match: I'd love to see Daniel Bryan take this, but I think it's gonna be the start of Dean Ambrose's climb to the top.
ARMBAR: I'll go with HHH buddy Sheamus here.
AJ/Paige vs. Bellas: AJ/Paige to start MegaBellas Explode.
Terrible for the guy and his family. But he beat it before and I hope he'll do it again. I have no clue what the timeframe is for these type of things. A year if all goes well? I don't know how he actually got through this speech. Kudos.