I cant find it now, but my buddy sent me a c&p from a newzboard talking about how WWE is already working on building this elaborate set inside the bowl (this was a few weeks ago), including some sort of canopy/roof-type cover for the ring area in case it rains.
Originally posted by DJ FrostyFreezeI cant find it now, but my buddy sent me a c&p from a newzboard talking about how WWE is already working on building this elaborate set inside the bowl (this was a few weeks ago), including some sort of canopy/roof-type cover for the ring area in case it rains.
A friend sent me pictures. Basically, they've built a big tarp for overtop the ring and surrounding area. Which is great for the wrestlers, but there will be 80,000 really wet people if there are thunderstorms. One of the pictures really showed just how tiny the ring area is in comparison to the stadium. Even if the wrestlers are sheltered, rain could quite possibly kill the show. I can't say I'm hoping for rain, since I'll be paying to watch the show, but part of me would be really interested to see what happens if there's a storm.
HHH over Orton and Cena. Both will chase HH for the title into the summer with Cena winning back at some point.
Edge over Undertaker. This may be UT last Wrestlemania and if EVER he was going to give the rub to a wrestler and get pinned at Wrestlemania, it would be Edge. Expect a ton of shenanigans from Edge to finally get the win.
Mayweather over Show via DQ. I couldn;t care less about a match more than this one.
Jericho wins MitB. If there is anyone of the players in this match that can be a viable contender to the belt immediately, it is Jericho.
Batista over Umaga. Carnage - short and sweet - but a good slobbernocker with Batista getting the win and Umaga following him to Smackdown.
CM Punk takes the Battle Royal and then beats Chvo clean for the title.
Finaly utterly destroys JBL but loses when Mr. McMahon interferes in the end and helps JBL to a cheap win. McMahon gets a beatdown after from Finaly.
Women? Thankfully, I will watch only for Santino's interaction with Snoopy Dog.
HBK over Flair with a reversal of the Figure 4. The next night, Mr. McMahon comes out and tells Flair he can still wreslt eas Mr. McMahon is about the money and Flair still brings the money. Flair says he is a man of his word and retires - not before beating the snot out of Vince and leaving the ring to a shower of cheers.
"Marriage is like that show ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, but it’s not funny. All the problems are the same, but you know instead of all the funny, pithy dialogue, everybody is really pissed off and tense. Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of 'Everybody Loves Raymond', only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever."
HHH over Cena and Orton - HHH has had to wait a year to get his job back. Cena hits Orton with the FU, as he gets back up HHH appears, Kick Wham Pedigree, HHH stands over both of them with his belt. It's inevitable.
UT over Edge - Speaking of inevitable...I had to laugh at the post that mentioned this might be UT's last Wrestlemania. I would bet that barring some sort of crippling injury he will be heavily involved in WM 30. Edge has as much a chance of leaving with that belt as I do, and I'm not going to be anywhere near Orlando.
Kennedy wins Money in the Bank - Again, do-over from last year. They didn't get to have HHH v. Kennedy due to injury, double murder, and foot-in-mouth disease. They will try again this year. I said this even before Jeff Hardy hit his bad patch, and I certainly am not changing now.
Shawn Michaels over Ric Flair - The reason to buy this PPV. I could see Flair somehow winning this, but I suspect they will give us what we expect, the last stand of the Nature Boy. Grown men will weep before this is done.
Mayweather over Big Show - I have no idea if this will be the "official" result since no one knows how the match will be. I expect something will happen where someone else intervenes to help Mayweather not seem so unlikeable. Perhaps...Dwayne Johnson?! You never know...
Kane over Chavo Guerrero - why not?
Finlay over JBL - This will be a feelgood moment, as Hornswoggle returns and helps Finlay win the match. For everyone predicting a turn by Horny, this isn't Vince Russo's WM.
Bunnymania - We all win because it means Santino Marella will be on our television. The naked chicks win, but more importantly Santino and Snoop Dogg interact for our enjoyment. Downside is that weather forecasters are calling a 40% chance of rain, and an 80% chance of Mae Young.
Batista over Umaga because Umaga talks funny. Scary thing is this might be the curtain jerker this year. Its this or the ECW match I would expect.
Card seems a bit light for a four hour show. I wonder if some sort of tag stuff will get added at some point.
World Championship Match: Edge vs. Undertaker UT because he never loses at WM!
Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show I really don't care. I will say Mayweather because crossover competitors have lost only once in WM history (WM2 Battle Royal)
Career-Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels HBK wins but not before some Horseman-ference.
Money In The Bank Ladder Match: John Morrison vs. CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Chris Jericho A Hardy has to be in this. I say Matt comes back and wins it, thwarting MVP's bid.
The Battle For Brand Supremacy: Batista (Smackdown) vs. Umaga (Raw) Batista, to avenge last years loss.
24-Man Battle Royal for a shot at the ECW Title I suppose Kane will win. This is too bad you have to be on the internet to watch it though.
ECW Championship Match: Battle Royal Winner vs. Chavo Guerrero Heck, let Kane win this one too. Dude loses way too often at WM.
Belfast Brawl: Finlay vs. JBL I pick Finlay in a bloody ass brawl.
BunnyMania Lumberjill Match: Ashley & Maria vs. Beth Phoenix & Melina Lot's of teenage, hormone driven boys and some older guys as well.
Not too bad. I guess I am more irritated that there is not any Tag Title matches or more undercard matches for a 4 hour show. A Women's Title match should be on here with Mickie v. Beth. Shame...
Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
- Cena - 'Taker - Mayweather (via shenanigans so the Show looks good) - HBK - CM Punk - U-manga - Kane wins the battle royal but loses to Chavo - JBL - Maria & Ashley, but Santino is the real star.
WWE Championship Match, Triple-Threat: Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Triple H Orton wins by RKOing Cena after Cena hits the FU on HHH (or possibly by RKOing HHH after HHH hits the Pedigree on Cena.)
World Championship Match: Edge vs. Undertaker Edge wins via belt shot after 'Taker fights off Ryder and Hawkins.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show Mayweather wins by doing the one thing nobody has ever been smart enough to do when put in a No-DQ match against Big Show... repeated nut shots.
Career-Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels Flair wins via Figure Four, then announces his retirement the next night on Raw. (Okay, so I stole that call from Lance Storm.)
Money In The Bank Ladder Match: John Morrison vs. CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Chris Jericho Barring a Matt Hardy surprise entry (and subsequent feud with Randy Orton, whom I would assume he's slightly more pissed off at now than he is at MVP) I'm going to have to go with MVP (hopefully leading to Matt Hardy trying to get the briefcase from him so as to go after Orton.)
The Battle For Brand Supremacy: Batista (Smackdown) vs. Umaga (Raw) After previewing my post, I seem to have forgotten to predict this match. If only they would forget to include it on the PPV, as well. I'll go with Batista in the curtain jerker, so as to start the crowd off hot with this big face victory.
24-Man Battle Royal for a shot at the ECW Title Khali. Delaney accidentally eliminates someone who procedes to drag him under the bottom rope and beat the hell out of him, resulting in a world title shot on the next ECW show, since he was never eliminated from the match (ala Maven/Undertaker at the Royal Rumble a few years back.)
ECW Championship Match: Battle Royal Winner vs. Chavo Guerrero The Great Khali, resulting in Colin Delaney being the first person to ever regret getting a world title shot.
Belfast Brawl: Finlay vs. JBL Finlay, after a Lepretaun Bomb and/or Tadpole Splash from Hornswoggle. I can't imagine either man being satisfied with this match unless they're both in so much pain that neither of them can comfortably walk to the ring the next night on Raw.
BunnyMania Lumberjill Match: Ashley & Maria vs. Beth Phoenix & Melina Beth Phoenix and Melina after Ashley turns on Maria and hooks up with Santino. Oh, wait, they're not going to put that much thought into this match... Hell, the main storyline is between Lawler & Marella and they're not even in the match. So... Maria & Ashley after Victoria nails Beth Phoenix, resulting in a Glamazon/Victoria feud. (That's the only positive outcome I can imagine from this match, unless Beth hits Maria so hard that she reverts to her 'stupid' personality.)
Here are some more thoughts from a demented mind in Central Florida: WWE Title Match - Cena gets the gold back. I'm not 100% convinced of this, and I'm still seeing the argument about HHH winning, but Cena's still the WWE's golden boy. Has he ever even lost at Wrestlemania? (2004 - beat Big Show for the U.S. Title; 2005 - beat JBL for the WWE Title; 2006 - beat HHH to retain the WWE Title; 2007 - beat HBK to retain the WWE Title).
World Heavyweight Championship - not since HHH in 2001 has anyone been so likely to end The Streak. I think Edge might just be the one to do it. Edge retains.
Mayweather vs. Show - No fucking way does Mayweather do the job here. Not for his rep in boxing and with all the money they're paying him. Mayweather wins by TKO.
Flair vs. HBK - I would kill to see Flair win here and then retire the next night on RAW. I don't think it's going to happen, though. HBK gets the pinfall win - but not before taking a spinebuster by Arn Anderson.
Belfast Brawl - Finlay has got to win here. Please, God. Get JBL away from wrestling on my TV ever again.
Batista vs. Umaga for brand supremacy - I would ordinarily saw that Batista would win, but Batista's on Smackdown, which has been traditionally treated like the red-headed stepchild. My gut instinct says Vinnie Mac doesn't want Smackdown upstaging Raw anymore than they will at Wrestlemania. Umaga wins through chicanery.
Bunnymania Match - Somehow, Ashley and Maria win. I have no freakin' idea how, but they will.
ECW Battle Royale and ECW Championship Match - Kane wins both.
Money in the Bank - I have no freakin' idea why Carlito's in this, other than the need for a warm body. Morrison's the tag champ, but nothing from him has impressed me enough as far as a singles issue. WWE seems content to leave Chris Jericho holding the IC belt for the time being, never to be in the main event agayn. I'd be higher on Shelton Benjamin, had I not seen that quick b.s. throw-out by Shawn Michaels at the Rumble this year, but Shelton should at least give us a highlight or two. This leaves us with MVP, CM Punk, and Mr. Kennedy. MVP doesn't seem to do it for me, and if WWE's smart, they'll do something with Matt Hardy here to prevent MVP from winning, and finally get that feud resumed. CM Punk? WWE's treated him too much like a scrub lately. Guess who that leaves. Mr. Kennedy becomes the first wrestler to win consecutive Money in the Bank matches.
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From Smackdown! last night, it appears as thought the Show/Mayweather match will be anything goes; winner can be by pinfall, submission, or KNOCKOUT!
Oops, just saw Alex's post ... *nevermind*.
Show wins by ... wait, Mayweather wins by ... Dammit I don't know. That makes *ALL* matches at WM where I really don't know who's going to win. Just about all could go either way. Except Bautista/Umaga. Umaga *should* dominate and win, but the Animal has really, really big muscles so I guess he'll be the victor.
Originally posted by djpetti Show wins by ... wait, Mayweather wins by ... Dammit I don't know. That makes *ALL* matches at WM where I really don't know who's going to win. Just about all could go either way.
I almost find the Show/Mayweather fight as the easiest to predict, since Mayweather has an undefeated record to protect...
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Cena wins the Spinning Belt. Undertaker over Edge. Mark Henry wins the Battle Royale. Chavo retains his title. Maria & Ashley over Melina & Beth. Shawn Michaels over Ric Flair. Finlay over JBL. Kennedy wins Money in the Bank. Batista over Umaga. Mayweather over Show. I'm sure Show will smack around members of the entourage at some point.
I haven't watched for a couple of weeks, but here it goes...
1) Maria/Ashley vs Beth/Melina (Bunnymania Lumberjill match) - Maria gets the rollup pin over Beth.
2) ECW 24 man battle royal - Kane gets his yearly shot at a title.
3) Kane/Chavo (ECW Title Match) - Chavo by frogsplash after low blow w/out referee seeing it.
4) Kennedy/Punk/Jericho/MVP/Carlito/Morrison/Benjamin (Money in the Bank match) - Kennedy gets the briefcase and cashes it in at Summerslam.
5) JBL/Finlay (Belfast Brawl Grudge Match) - Finlay w/the stick to the head after JBL is stunned that Hornswoggle returned.
6) Batista/Umaga (Clash of the Brands) - Batista with the Batista Bomb.
7) HBK/Flair (Career threatening match) - HBK with a figure four of his own, and Flair passes out due to the pain, ending the match. Both shake hands after the match and Flair gets his deserved appreciation.
8) Mayweather/Show (Boxer vs Wrestler/NO DQ/Must be a winner match) - Don't know how it's going to turn out, but Mayweather wins with a one punch knockout, continuing a slump at Wrestlemanias against non-WWE wrestlers (remember Akebono?).
9) Undertaker/Edge (World Title Match) - Undertaker by countout, which leads to HITC at Backlash.
10) Cena/Orton/HHH (Triple Threat WWE Title Match) - HHH with the Pedigree on Orton, and the world will be back on its axis again.
I can't believe it... Russo brought back Kevin Sullivan. He just cut a promo on the Raven vs. Sandman "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" match. He was dressed as as follows: Grey sweatshorts and black referee stripes painted on his upper body....