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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:26 pm
Again, I know its a bit early to put it up, but rather than have it posted a week before the PPV, might as well do it now. As usual, I'll be updating as more matches are announced.
John Cena vs CM Punk in a "This Brand Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us" match (Determines who is the legitimate champion)
Christian vs Randy Orton - No Holds Barred for the WHC in a "Wrestling /= The NBA Finals" match
Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix in a "Lets try to bring some legitimacy to the Diva's division, eh?" match for the Diva's title
Sheamus vs Mark Henry in a "So this will turn Sheamus face, huh?" match
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:29 pm
Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix
Oh great, another pointless diva match for the tit-OH WAIT A MINUTE!
Seems like Beth is tired of the cookie-cutter diva, and quite frankly, so are the rest of us. If they want to start rebuilding the women's division, creative will do the right thing; give the title to someone who can actually give some legitimacy to the title.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Sheamus vs Mark Henry
This just seems like a match thrown together at the last minute. Henry's been steam-rolling through most of the roster, and some guys they threw in as fodder, just to prep him for Sheamus, it seems. A win for Henry isn't going to do anything, but a win for Sheamus might help with the face turn they're looking to do with him (granted, it makes as much sense as an Orton face turn).
Another problem this match brings is that one way or another, a win for either guy will kill the others' push. I can see this being a brutal match, but ending in a no-contest. Still, for the sake of argument, I'll side with the lobster.
Winner: Sheamus
Christian vs Randy Orton
Does it even need to be said? Christian needs the win here. Sure, he got the title at MITB, however it wasn't a clean win. Christian needs some legitimacy to his title reign, and beating Orton will do that. As for Orton? Please; the table he can't break has a bigger claim for the title than he does.
Winner: Christian
John Cena vs CM Punk
Yup, the match everyone is talking about; the Highlander match, because "there can only be one." Of course, the obvious route would be to pick Cena as the winner, since...lets face it, its Cena. When it comes to him and on-the-line matches, he hasn't had many failures.
...However...
There are three reasons why I'm against that scenario:
1) This entire plotline has been all about changing the landscape of the company. We see Punk win at MITB with the legitimate title, Triple H replacing Vince as the day-to-day operator, and a second company title being won by Rey Mysterio Cena. More on that later. If Cena wins on Sunday, that kills a lot of momentum going into the remainder of the year.
2) We have title histories to consider: Punk holds the legitimate WWE title, while Cena holds a placeholder title. What holds more weight; a title made two weeks ago with only one title defense, or a title that has been around since the formation of the company (give or take mergers and separations)?
3) While we shouldn't even think about it now, we do need to consider Del Rio's position. Like this plot or not, he DOES have a contract for a title match. Naturally, he won't cash in this Sunday, but down the line? He could very well throw a wrench into things. And me personally, I see him working better with Punk than I do with Cena.
With these things in mind, I'm making my pick: CM Punk is the legitimate champion, as it will be seen on Sunday.
Winner: CM Punk
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:09 pm
CM Punk over Cena. Johnny Ace gets involved again, methinks.
Beth Phoenix over Kelly Kelly - Natayla gets involved.
Sheamus over Henry - Will be a good brawl style match. Sheamus needs this to cement his face turn, but expect Mark Henry to hit a cheap shot after the match, or maintain his brutality.
Orton and Christian... This is a tossup... On one hand, Orton is the face of Smackdown, so having him in the title picture is good. On the other, Christian is a new face in the Main Event scene... Danial Bryan isn't a factor in this match, unlike ADR in the Cena/Punk match...
Orton over Christian.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:30 pm
John Cena vs CM Punk in a "This Brand Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us" match (Determines who is the legitimate champion)
Winner: CM Punk. Cena won't get that belt until No Way Out, just as a suspense thing.
Christian vs Randy Orton - No Holds Barred for the WHC in a "Wrestling /= The NBA Finals" match
Winner: Christian. I'm sure he'll win off some bull, but that's how I'm seeing this play out.
Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix in a "Lets try to bring some legitimacy to the Diva's division, eh?" match for the Diva's title
Winner: Beth Phoenix. Let's get a real wrestler the belt, huh? Get rid of the porn stars.
Sheamus vs Mark Henry in a "So this will turn Sheamus face, huh?" match
Winner: Sheamus. Wouldn't surprise me if Henry won, but I think they'll give this close battle to Sheamus.
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: Daniel Bryan. Just doesn't seem right to have Bryan lose right now...Though it wouldn't surprise me if Wade won.
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:16 pm
Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Love him or hate him, real or not, HHH seems to be ushering in a new era in WWE where things that people have been begging to happen will happen.
Sheamus vs Mark Henry
Winner: Sheamus
Let's face it Henry ain't gonna do s**t anymore with his career so he is going to go the Kane route for a while in order to push the younger guys that fell from main event due to politics.
Christian vs Randy Orton
Winner: Christian
Randy will still be a tweener to keep the kiddies happy but he will be more to the heel side while WWE does damage control on this ******** up bad idea. Christian will also be tweener/antihero.
John Cena vs CM Punk
Winner: CM Punk
I'll say Punk with Cena winning later.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:48 pm
Danial Bryan over Wade Barrett.
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:12 pm
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Pick: Bryan...It'd make little sense to have him lose to Wade if they want to build him as a #1 contender, but then again, WM is still a ways away. Still, I think Bryan's going to eek out the win here.
Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly
Pick: Beth...With her gimmick, would there be any point if they just had Kelly win? Besides, it's Beth ******** Phoenix (yes that's her middle name).
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Pick: Sheamus...All the build up for Mark Henry was for this right here. It's to give Sheamus credibility.
Christian vs. Randy Orton
Pick: Christian...It'll probably be some bullshit, but it gives Christian the opportunity to move on to a guy who's not a complete dumbshit, Sheamus. And I expect that feud to be better.
CM Punk vs. John Cena
Pick: Punk...This one is MUCH harder to call. You've got (essentially) two babyfaces in a feud, and only one can win. Now, my gut reaction is that HHH is going to screw over someone, but then the question becomes who? If Punk wins, that means he screws over Cena, and Cena remains the "ultimate babyface" and Punk still comes off as a heel. If Cena wins, then Punk becomes the ultimate babyface, but the belt is back around Cena's waist. Of the two ideas, I'd go with the former, have HHH screw Cena, HHH and Cena go into a feud (cause Trips can still wrestle and it would draw money until they can bring the Rock in) and then you have Punk and ADR in a feud for the title, thus creating two more main eventers with credibility. That's how I'd book it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:48 pm
Slaje Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix Winner: Beth Phoenix Love him or hate him, real or not, HHH seems to be ushering in a new era in WWE where things that people have been begging to happen will happen. Sheamus vs Mark Henry Winner: Sheamus Let's face it Henry ain't gonna do s**t anymore with his career so he is going to go the Kane route for a while in order to push the younger guys that fell from main event due to politics. Christian vs Randy Orton Winner: Christian Randy will still be a tweener to keep the kiddies happy but he will be more to the heel side while WWE does damage control on this ******** up bad idea. Christian will also be tweener/antihero. John Cena vs CM Punk Winner: CM Punk I'll say Punk with Cena winning later. Just to add it for the win/loss Bryan over Barrett. Barrett has been getting buried as of late, I just hope Wade gets a bounce back.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:43 am
Wow...everyone's picks were s**t pretty much.
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