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At 3/31/09 03:21 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: Also I've got my boards restored, so tomorrow I'll set up that wrestling forum you guys said you'd be behind. Just remember that as a security measure I have to validate your accounts before you can post, but I've got the day off so I should be around and if you use the names you use here it'll be ok. If you want to use something different though make sure you get with me about that so we can get you posting as soon as possible. :)

Cool. I'll probably use a different name, so I'll let you know about that. I also have to ask.. Will we be allowed to post wrestling media on the forum?

Now, on to RAW... I still find myself with little to no reason to buy the PPV. Shawn vs Taker should be (Since it already feels like) the main event, and is quite frankly the only thing I'm interested in. The opening diva tag-match made absolutely no sense. Why book an 18 women tag match, if you're just going to give them a minute and a half to wrestle? Hell, most of the divas didn't even get in the ring during the match!

Lawler vs Jericho did nothing to change my mind about Jericho's match with the Legends. Lawler, who actually wrestles every once in a while look like crap, so I don't even want to know what Piper, Snuka and Steamboat will look lke during their match at WM.

Rey vs JBL made no sense. I know JBL mentioned wanting to beatdown Rey prior to WM, but why would you book a match, that we're getting on PPV, just 6 days prior to the show (And on free tv, no less!)? John Cena vs Big... You know, forget it. I still don't care about this match, despite WWE's half-assed efforts during the last week to try and make the match about the title (WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!).

The Shawn/Taker segment was great, and once again it continues to overshadow the rest of the WM lineup. I liked how Shawn has managed to stay one step ahead of Taker these past couple of weeks, even if leads one to believe that Taker is guaranteed to win at WM.

As for the closing segment.. I HATED IT! YAY! Vince and Shane are back, and once again, they're beating down ACTUAL WRESTLERS!

To be honest, it felt like WWE wasn't even trying this week. As if they knew that nothing they did would help garner more interest in Wrestlemania. The sad part is that they were probably right.

Looks like Tazz is gone from WWE.

Former ECW World champion and long-time WWE announcer Tazz left World Wrestling Entertainment last night after calling the matches for this Friday's edition of Smackdown. He is now officially done with the company as his WWE contract expires today. We will both have many more details on this story in reports on the Audio section of PWInsiderElite.com today. If you are not a member of the Elite site, you can sign up now by clicking here:

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php ?id=37611&p=1

At 3/31/09 10:03 AM, pepeatumi wrote: Cool. I'll probably use a different name, so I'll let you know about that. I also have to ask.. Will we be allowed to post wrestling media on the forum?

What kind of wrestling media?

To be honest, it felt like WWE wasn't even trying this week. As if they knew that nothing they did would help garner more interest in Wrestlemania. The sad part is that they were probably right.

That was my feeling as the show ended now, they're just pushing out the programming because they need to, but they seemed demoralized in trying to entice anymore buys, they just seem like they've accepted the buyrate will be lower and that's that.

At 3/31/09 11:42 AM, pepeatumi wrote: Looks like Tazz is gone from WWE.

That sucks! I liked Tazz too... I wonder why he left? I'm sure we will find out more on this as time goes on. Its a shame he won't be there to commentate WM.

Raw was...Not that good actually. Though I do have to admit Santino was as funny as ever. The rest of the show felt bland. Let's just hope ECW is better tonight.

At 3/31/09 11:42 AM, pepeatumi wrote: Looks like Tazz is gone from WWE.

that's a real shame, i always like him.. he made a good wrestler and announcer, he was WAY better than JBL
i hope they can move striker over to smackdown to replace him, striker is a really good announcer man.. he's got the knowledge, the humor, the character
everything you need for a good announcer

I'm going to post my wrestlemania 25 predictions now as i think it is time to see what eveyone thinks.

WWE Title: Triple H vs. Randy Orton. As I mentioned recently, the only logical finish for this match is for Orton to win the title. He's the hottest heal in the company right now, and a world title win at WrestleMania would help keep his momentum going. Fans aren't exactly screaming for a Triple H win to defend Stephanie's honor (which is kinda like defending Kane's hairline -- do fans buy her character as a babyface at all?) Yes they have pushed it very much, but it just is not getting a reaction from the fans. Right now Orton looks alomst :::dare i say like HBK::: when he was at the top of his game in the late 90's.

World Title: Edge vs. John Cena vs. Big Show. I would love to see Edge retain here. But with your other world title match likely being won by a heel, I think they'll go the babyface route and put the title on Cena. It's WrestleMania after all. I just wonder if he'll adapt this title belt with the spinners too -- isn't it kinda odd that they still use the Cena belt on the show he's not even on anymore?
Big Show will have little to do in the match i bet he will het speard and fall out of the ring for most of the match >.<

Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker- Really isn't any explanation needed here. The best match on the card and the only reason i'm gettin wrestlmania this year. A clasic no doubt, and they will steal the show. I predict this is the only match remembered from this years WM sad to say if you ask me. The story Michaels tries to stop the streak and Taker tries to stop Mr. WrestleMania. This could go either way if you ask me. I think it's a good 50/50 chance for both, they have been making michaels go over taker thr past month so it could go for a taker win or they will continue shawns momentum and lead to a win for hbk.

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy. Matt has to win here for this feud to mean anything. I read one suggestion online that would have Matt win this match, then Jeff somehow securing a spot in Money in the Bank and winning that, which would be very cool, and very reminiscent of the "Owen beats Bret, then Bret wins the World Title" thing at WM X. Would make sense too, since Jeff was slated for Money in the Bank last year before a wellness suspension.

Money in the Bank: MVP vs. Shelton vs. Finlay vs. Henry vs. Kane vs. Kofi vs. Punk vs. Christian. Assuming no Jeff Hardy surprises, I think he may come in and win this match only a prediction though.But some of the compeditors in this match just make no sence henery, kane and finlay? What was the creative team think ing here, nothing if you ask me. Conversation: lets put guys who will not contribute much to this match well blank, blank and blank will due, lets just put randome people in there just to have 8 superstars in there.... Well the only logical winner is MVP

Chris Jericho vs. Snuka, Piper and Steamboat. Jericho eliminates Snuka and Steamboat. Flair and Rourke get involved (possibly with others just to get some surprise cameos) and Piper wins. I'm predicting Piper gets the win (rather than Steamboat) because he's more mainstream. I do think Steamboat will do most of the work though. And that sums it up they could have gone meny other and better ways, but this is not as good as it could have been.

IC Title: JBL vs. Mysterio. JBL wins, then retires as IC Champ in his home state. Not too big of a surprise here and just another match on the card that has had no promotion on snf if you ask 100 people i bet only 50 of then even know this is on the card.

Tag Title Unification: Miz & Morrison vs. Carlito & Primo. Well a good match no doubt, one of thre better ones on the card. I think i will go well with all of them being highflyers almost like Michales first and seconed WM matches i think it will go ober good and to keep there momentum going Miz & Morrison will win.

25-Diva Battle Royal. Don't care. I would like to see Trish win (is she even in it?) But it looks poorly planned and from what i've heard it looks like there are 4 spots to fill and theres 5 days to wrestlemania... wtf are they thinking apparently nothing.

recap: 4/10 dare i even give it that much....maby 3/10 is better, but you can be the judge of that. Only reason for the 4 was because of the taker/hbk match other that not much to look forward to. This can be fixed and i mean it has to be done very fast by making the 25 diva battle royal, matt vs. jeff and the mony in the bank match as best as they can be. Otherwise for the 10th time HBK's performence will carry the show.

Good predictions. However I have some of my own to share. I think with they will probably have HHH retain. I know it would be better if Orton got the belt, but I have a feeling HHH will beat him down. Maybe his wife will come down for the assist.

I think Jeff should stay out of the MITB to deal only with Matt. That way their match means more reguardless of who wins. Momentum is with Jeff since he showed off his extreme rules skills, but if they want the fued to last longer, Matt to win.

My only hope for the Orton-HHH match is that we don't get a McMahon finish, with either Shane, Steph or Vince turning on HHH and aligning with Orton. Please, give us a clean finish, WWE!

I'll do my predictions on the PPV weekend, as per usual.

I'd say Orton has to win, regardless of how much I despise him.
He's boring in the ring, and on the mic, but alot of time and effort has been invested in him, so Ortoning him again now would be stupid. Maybe they can have someone like Kennedy bury him after he gets the belt. I'd like that.

I hope Cena doesn't win, but face victory or w/e. Hopefully Cena will win Vickie's love with his victory and have a live sex celebration on Smackdown. That would be awesome.

Gail Kim should probably win the diva battle royale, but who really cares. It might be good, but they haven't invested alot into this match.

Miz and Morrison deserve to win the tag belts. Primo and Carlito are small time in comparison to them.

Taker/HBK should be good regardless. They don't need to end Taker's unbeaten streak here, especially with HBK, who's on the wrong side of 40.

Hardy/Hardy should be good. I dunno who will win, I haven't been reading about this match alot.

Jericho will probably lose, unfortunately. Hopefully he'll come close to winning, and look like a totally evil bastard before Rourke or Flair screw him over.

MITB could be Shelton's time to shine. But if not him, MVP might make sense. I hate when they give someone a title and then the MITB though, sort of means one becomes trivialised.

JBL/Misterio... I don't really like either of these, so w/e. Hopefully they'll find something awesome to give JBL his WM moment in the sun. Might make the match slightly more interesting too.

I watched The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior last night :).

It was well interesting, the guy was fucking intense... pity he sucked and became a complete cock.

At 4/2/09 08:53 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Good predictions. However I have some of my own to share. I think with they will probably have HHH retain. I know it would be better if Orton got the belt, but I have a feeling HHH will beat him down. Maybe his wife will come down for the assist.

Thanks, i'm glad you appriciate it. It took almost 30 minutes to type much longer than i usually spend on a post so i'm glad it was a good one.

That is also quite possible, I was just thinking it would be orton because it's almost the begining of a new era. HHH is almost 40 now, yes he is in the best shape of his life but he is getting older and it's time to pass the torch. Since eveyone is expecting Orton to win maby they will change it like they did last wrestlemania.

I think Jeff should stay out of the MITB to deal only with Matt. That way their match means more reguardless of who wins. Momentum is with Jeff since he showed off his extreme rules skills, but if they want the fued to last longer, Matt to win.

Well that was only a rumor that was probaly just started by a random person who though it would be cool to see. But i do agree it is unlikey to happen and it would not feel as special if he was in 2 matches that night, if he was to do so i think he would be tired and not perform as well as he should so, best him just stick to the match he is scheduled to be in.

At 4/2/09 10:42 AM, pepeatumi wrote: My only hope for the Orton-HHH match is that we don't get a McMahon finish, with either Shane, Steph or Vince turning on HHH and aligning with Orton. Please, give us a clean finish, WWE!

Yes if the match would not have a good quality finish, then the next week people will just forget about it and will have no importance at all and they will move on to other fueds.

At 4/2/09 11:15 AM, TheD-LucksEdition wrote: I'll do my predictions on the PPV weekend, as per usual.

I'm getting the idea that you don't like my predictions or you don't like my in general @;-}>

ok here are my predictions

Tag Team Title Unification Match
The Colons (Carlito and Primo) vs John Morrison and The Miz
Carlito and Primo have been getting wins over Morrison and the Miz for weeks now, pretty much every match i can think of except the match for Morrison and Miz's tag titles, so i think Miz and Morrison will finally get their win over The Colon bros. (but not without controversy i'm willing to bet).

My Prediction: Miz and Morrison to become the Unified Tag Champs

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match
CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay
most of these guys are familiar with this match (except for Mark Henry) and we all know that Shelton Benjamin is very innovative in this match, Kofi seems like the type that would mesh well with this match, and of course Christian is a ladder match veteran.. everyone seems to fit well in this match, except for Mark Henry.. to be honest i would of prefered R-Truth to take the spot instead but anywho.. I have three possibilities in my head.. Christian, MVP or Shelton Benjamin... now i'm sorta gonna take MVP out of the mix as i feel he just won the US title and is still in the midcard level, but we know wwe has plans to push him to the top, so that leaves Christian and Shelty B.

Christian is an awesome wrestler, and very good on the mic, hence the nickname Cpt. Charisma.. but i've heard that vince is kinda sour on christian which i really don't get... and Shelton has got this Gold Standard gimmick which seems very good for a main eventer... its a gimmick that fans will take seriously and think "this man means business", and also he just lost his US title so this could be a step up for the Gold Standard. My heart says Christian, but my mind says Shelton

My Prediction: Shelton Benjamin to grab the briefcase

Intercontinental Title Match
JBL (c) vs Rey Mysterio
Now if you haven't heard, JBL has a special announcement, which i'm guessing now he's going to address at WrestleMania, my opinion the announcement will be that he's hanging his boots once and for all and retiring, so im guessing that Mysterio will take the title in this bout
also to be honest, i've kinda lost interest in both these guys so i haven't really been following this fued besides JBL making a "special announcement"

My Prediction: Mysterio to win IC title, JBL to retire

Elimination Handicap Match
Chris Jericho vs Rowdy Roddy Piper, Superfly Jimmy Snuka & Ricky The Dragon Steamboat
Ric Flair and supposedly Mickey Rourke will be behind the legends for this match, I have a feeling that Chris Jericho will tear through the legends and eventually win the match, afterwards Rourke will appear and punch the living daylights outta Jericho, the legends will then all celebrate around a dazed Jericho.

My Prediction: Jericho to win, then get knocked out by Rourke after the match

Extreme Rules Match
Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy
Now i'm really looking forward to this match, but it bothers me that they're saying that Matt and Jeff have always stuck together and that they never turned on eachother which they have, once in late 2001 and again in 2002, i know both didn't last for long but still it counts. Anyways this fued seems to be going personal and everyone knows that WrestleMania is pretty much 'babyface gets revenge night', so i'm gonna have to give this one to Jeff, expect alot of nice memorable spots in this match.

My Prediction: Jeff Hardy to win

25 Diva Battle Royal
Winner gets crowned Miss WrestleMania
unlike many of the past diva matches at wrestlemania, i'm actually looking forward to this one.. mostly to see all the past divas, i heard that Molly Holly could be in this match, which i'm really looking forward as she was one of the best divas in my opinion.. now picking the winner in this match is like finding a needle in a haystack.. but i'm gonna say Michelle McCool coz she's humping The Undertaker which kinda makes her a female HHH.

My Prediction: Michelle McCool to win

World Heavyweight Title Match
Edge (c) vs John Cena vs Big Show
I don't really know who will win this one, they seem to be focusing most on Edge and Big Show so Cena winning would be pretty dumb to me, i dunno.. it was rumored that Big Show was supposed to be in the MITB ladder match, and go on to win the match.. but they instead pushed him right up to the one of the main event matches, so could this be Big Show's night?... you know what.. im gonna go out on a limb and say yes it is! he deserves most it in my opinion

My Prediction: Big Show to become the new World Heavyweight Champion

The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
This match is going to be EPIC. most likely the best match of the night... god even most likely to be the best match of this year! I can't wait to see this
now it actually is very confusing this one, Undertaker has never lost at WrestleMania.. but he's never won against Shawn Michaels.. and Michaels is known to make memorable moments hence the name Mr. WrestleMania. Once again i'm gonna go out on a limb and say HBK to win, i knew taker would get past 15 wins.. but i dunno about 20.

My Predictions: HBK to break Taker's Streak

WWE Championship match
HHH (c) vs Randy Orton
to be honest i haven't been following this fued that much, i saw HHH invade Orton's home, and Orton attacking Stephanie McMahon and kissing her afterwards. Like I said before, wresltemania is pretty much 'babyface gets revenge night' so HHH could very well win and retain.. but i don't want that to happen, if i recall WrestleMania is the night that big shocking moments happen, so we could very well see Vince McMahon turn on HHH and side with Orton, then have some fued with Stephanie, Shane and HHH vs Vince and the Legacy.. i hope this could happen so im gonna go with Orton on this one... plus we need a title back on RAW.

My Prediction: Orton to be the new WWE Champion, Vince to turn heel

sorry for the long read guys but this is my predictions

At 4/2/09 11:51 PM, Random-Her03 wrote: My Predictions: HBK to break Taker's Streak

*blinks* what the fuck? Is this a late April Fool's Joke?

Also, opened the wrestling section for my board. We have one topic at present, the Edge Thread, glorying Edge. Hope you guys will come on by.

At 4/3/09 12:39 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: *blinks* what the fuck? Is this a late April Fool's Joke?

seriously man, it can't last forever.. and this time, he's against HBK.. it could happen man

At 4/3/09 04:16 AM, Random-Her03 wrote:

At 4/3/09 12:39 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: *blinks* what the fuck? Is this a late April Fool's Joke?

seriously man, it can't last forever.. and this time, he's against HBK.. it could happen man

It could, but most people don't want it to. It makes no sense to break the streak now. Taker has gone this long with it and retirement for him can't be too far off, so let him keep it. Let him beat HBK for the first time.

At 4/3/09 04:16 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: seriously man, it can't last forever.. and this time, he's against HBK.. it could happen man

What would be the point in it? The fans don't want him to lose. The office doesn't want him to lose. Why can't that be the one thing Taker gets that nobody else does? If somebody beat Taker at this point I think it would effectively ruin them as the fans just wouldn't forgive them or the company for doing it. There's no benefit in ending it, so don't do it. Keep booking him in there with guys that won't be hurt by doing that once yearly job to him and let him have that. I see no problem with that whatsoever.

Pep, I validated your account at TEC, feel free to start posting whenever, sorry for the delay. But I have to make sure I've got the board totally secured now from bot sign-ups. Thanks for understanding.

At 4/3/09 08:33 AM, Outlaw88 wrote:

At 4/3/09 04:16 AM, Random-Her03 wrote:

At 4/3/09 12:39 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: *blinks* what the fuck? Is this a late April Fool's Joke?

seriously man, it can't last forever.. and this time, he's against HBK.. it could happen man

It could, but most people don't want it to. It makes no sense to break the streak now. Taker has gone this long with it and retirement for him can't be too far off, so let him keep it. Let him beat HBK for the first time.

I do agree here. People don't want to ever think it will end and then they will argure that he will never lose. From some very well placed sources in the wwe there is a good chance that HBK will beat the undertaker. It is unsure of because Vince is keeping everything under wraps so it is hard to tell of what to happen.

At 4/3/09 06:09 PM, idiot-buster wrote: I do agree here. People don't want to ever think it will end and then they will argure that he will never lose. From some very well placed sources in the wwe there is a good chance that HBK will beat the undertaker. It is unsure of because Vince is keeping everything under wraps so it is hard to tell of what to happen.

They might not be very well placed for long. Hope none of these guys are personal friends of yours. If they are, you should probably tell them that there IS stuff Vince and his inner circle leak to people (especially this time of year) that's intentionally false as a test to see who is a leak. I can't see HBK doing it. Orton didn't do it, the chosen son didn't do it, so unless Shawn has somehow begun having sex with Vince, or become a power mad fuckshit again, can't see this happening. If anything, I could see Shawn vetoing the idea and demanding that he job (remember, this is the guy that was willing to do a three match series with Hogan where he didn't necessarily win, the whole deal fell apart because Hogan refused to take the mandatory one loss to keep it drawing). So yeah, I really think this is yet another Wrestlemania victory for The Dead Man

SD was bad last night. It was one long commercial. I think we got what? Three matches? I understand WM is their big show (no pun intended) but come on, at least give us a normal SD. At least things will be back to normal next week. In two weeks I'll be seeing the draft live so I'm looking forward to that.

Since there was nothing else of interest last night in the wrestling world (Lol, SD!). I'd like to take this post to congratulate the new ROH Champion, Jerry Lynn.

Lynn is now the first wrestler to ever hold gold in WWE, ECW (The original), TNA and ROH.

Here's some of my predictions for WM25.

MITB- Shelton Benjamin - He lost his title before WM25 which might be a sign he could win. Shelton should win anyway because he is one of the most talented superstars in the WWE.

Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy: Jeff Hardy: I like them both but I just feel that Jeff is going to win this year. This would be Jeffs first victory at WM25

HHH vs RKO: Randy Orton -Maybe Shane or Vince turning on HHH?

Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker: Undertaker - 17-0 baby.

25 Divas Battle Royal : Trish Stratus - Surprise return and win.

The Big Show vs Edge vs John Cena: Big Show - Cena is taking time off in the summer for a new movie and Edge's knees are bothering him so he might also take a break. I would love to see Big Show as a champion.

Chris Jericho vs Legends : Legends, but I wanna see Austin out there and not those 3 guys who can barely move now.

JBL vs Rey: I expect JBL to win and then is retiring and giving the belt to Rey which will make Rey a grand slam champion.

At 4/4/09 02:10 AM, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 4/3/09 06:09 PM, idiot-buster wrote: I do agree here. People don't want to ever think it will end and then they will argure that he will never lose. From some very well placed sources in the wwe there is a good chance that HBK will beat the undertaker. It is unsure of because Vince is keeping everything under wraps so it is hard to tell of what to happen.

They might not be very well placed for long. Hope none of these guys are personal friends of yours. If they are, you should probably tell them that there IS stuff Vince and his inner circle leak to people (especially this time of year) that's intentionally false as a test to see who is a leak. I can't see HBK doing it. Orton didn't do it, the chosen son didn't do it, so unless Shawn has somehow begun having sex with Vince, or become a power mad fuckshit again, can't see this happening. If anything, I could see Shawn vetoing the idea and demanding that he job (remember, this is the guy that was willing to do a three match series with Hogan where he didn't necessarily win, the whole deal fell apart because Hogan refused to take the mandatory one loss to keep it drawing). So yeah, I really think this is yet another Wrestlemania victory for The Dead Man

Yes, i do understand that Vince has intent on terminating anyone who is leaking this info to the web. Luckly i do not know these people in person, there just people i started talking to on another online forum that i found out knew every thing that was going to happen. At first i had to be sceptical with this info and over and over his predictions were correct so now it's very possible that hbk will be the one. Little known fact that the undertaker is looking to retire son as in a year or so. WWE is offering him big money to keep him in the ring. I do think the undertaker has a very good chance at winning, do remember wwe wanted mark henery tp beat him at first and the same with orton. The plans changed at the last seconed, the undertake was okey with losing so that could mean it's time for him to lose this year. We will kist have to see.

Right, it's the media event WWE has pushed non-stop for weeks and hence, it is now time for The D-Lucks 12 Rounds Predi- sorry, The D-Lucks WrestleMania XV Predictions!!! Anyway, winners in bold, match types/stips in italics.

1. 25 Diva Battle Royal

You have absolutely no idea how I would mark if Santino was to win this match on Sunday. But of course that's highly unlikely, as if he even gets in the match he'll probably be first out. However his presence at ringside could easily lead to a Beth Phoenix win, and personally I see Beth, Michelle McCool, Melina, Maryse, Trish Stratus and hopefully Mickie James among the final competitors. Mickie is seriously underutlised right now and has been for some time, so it would be good to see her looking strong at Mania. However, I'm anticipating a Phoenix/Stratus face off to end the match with Beth coming out on top, possibly with Santino's interference. Although it would be logical to have either Melina or McCool win seeing as they are champions, I see them playing the power advantage card here and having Phoenix come out of top, even despite the presence of those such as Trish.
Beth to win.

2. Intercontinental Champion JBL vs Rey Mysterio

Firstly, why they gave away this match away on this week's Raw ON FREE TV when the company is supposed to be enticing people to buy the PPV on Sunday is totally beyond me, but whatever. Point is, JBL has only recently won the belt and did lose said match to Rey on Raw, so it only makes sense that he wins at Mania. However JBL has promised to do something 'historic' at WM for some time now. Whether that purely means an IC title defense considering the belt hasn't even been defended at WM since Something like WM 19, I don't know. But it could also mean that JBL drops the belt to Rey, retires and replaces Tazz back on commentary on SD, making him the first man to both compete at and call a WrestleMania. But then again this is WWE, and it most likely means there'll be a swerve on the night with the stipulation. Or nothing at all. But the point is, I don't realistically see JBL losing the belt so soon.
JBL to retain.

3. CM Punk vs Mark Henry vs Kane vs Shelton Benjamin vs Christian vs Kofi Kingston vs MVP vs Finlay (Money in the Bank Ladder Match)

As far as I see it, only MVP and Shelton Benjamin have a strong case for winning the briefcase this year. This is purely down to the other competitors having weak cases in comparison. Punk won the match last year, so I don't see them giving it too him two years running, unless they intend to build Punk strongly this time. Mark Henry shouldn't even be in the match to begin with; it's just a case of finding somewhere to put him on the show that he's there. Kane is frankly never going to get a main title run at this point in his career, and Christian has only just come back and isn't going to be thrust into the main event so quickly (and yet no ECW Championship match? Not even with Swagger and Bourne? Terrible really.) Kofi simply isn't ready to be given such a responsibility; maybe in a year or two; and Finlay should realistically be in the ECW title hunt at this stage.
So that only really leaves Shelton Benjamin and MVP as contenders. It's arguable that Shelton could clinch it; he's just dropped the US title to MVP and could bounce back with the briefcase. He's been in more MitB matches than any of the others and yet never won, so they could easily make this 'his time' in the match; in addition his promos have improved as of late and so he could be on the verge of the main event. However I can't shake this feeling that MVP will win based on his storyline of coming back after a frankly aggeravating losing streak. So I'm simply going with gut feeling on this one as opposed to logic, however I wouldn't be surprised to see Shelton win it either.
MVP to win the briefcase though.

4. Chris Jericho vs Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and Ricky 'the Dragon' Steamboat w/ Ric Flair (Gauntlet Match)

Firstly, this match appeared to be a pure Handicap match. If it remained that way, then my prediction would be different. Then it was randomly proclaimed to be a Gauntlet Match, and my viewpoint changed. If the match is indeed Gauntlet and not some Handicap Tag (which if it is I unfortunately see Jericho getting squashed) and if the Legends come out in the order depicted here, then I see Jericho in with a chance. Plus I honestly feel that the Legends should be putting Jericho over anyway, mainly because if they win nothing will be gained out of it apart from them having one more Mania moment, and Jericho will just lose heat in the process. I can see Jericho going over Snuka and Piper clean, but could use shenanigans to overcome Steamboat, especially with Flair at ringside and potentially Mickey Rourke making his presence known.
It would benefit all involved if Jericho just went over clean and kept his heat, then he has things to brag about on Raw and can remain a top heel. Although this is WWE we're talking here, and even if he does win Jericho will just be beaten down by the Legends/Rourke/everyone anyway. But I'm keeping faith for now that Jericho will be put over and kept strong for the future. Whether this will be in vain, it remains to be seen.
Jericho to hopefully win.

5. WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo w/ Brie Bella vs World Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison w/ Nikki Bella (Tag Team Title Unification Lumberjack Match)

Personally, I don't like the Lumberjack stipulation for this match, it just seems to me like a poor excuse to give everyone their WrestleMania paychecks which could be the expense of one of the more promising matches on the card. That said, if this match is anything like the previous encounters between these teams, then this could be a potential show-stealer. We have 4 superb athletes in this match capable of big spots, some of which will be undoubtedly made better by the selling skills of Morrison. I'd much prefer it if the Lumberjacks have very little presence in the match and the teams are just allowed to go at it and do their own thing. And hopefully when all's said and done, Miz and Morrison come out as Unified Tag champs. They're just head and shoulders over all the other teams in the company right now (or what's left of them) and even Carlito and Primo lack the credibility as a team that Miz and Morrison possess. The two of them deserve to be Undisputed champions beyond a shadow of a doubt, and I will personally be very disappointed if they do not leave Houston as the victors tomorrow night.
Miz and Morrison to win.

6. Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy (Extreme Rules Match)

The spotlight has been lit much stronger on Jeff going into this match, unfortunately at the expense of my beloved Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson in addition to Dolph Ziggler on Raw, with Matt only having a win against R-Truth since the match was announced. So really I feel that Matt should be given the win at Mania; he can unload all of his 'jealousy' on Jeff under the Extreme Rules so Jeff can be the babyface in pursuit over the next few PPVs considering this isn't a feud that should be a one-show deal. However, I unfortuantely have to go against what I'd like to see and go with the obvious and unimaginative choice of Jeff 'finally getting his hands on Matt and having his revenge cause Matt is bad, boooo'. Hey, we might even get them making up with each other at the end of the match because everyone knows that blood is thicker than water!
Bleh. I pray that I'm surprised with Matt getting the win so the feud can progress further after Mania, but I bet that the 'E will drop the ball and blow the whole thing off tomorrow night with Jeff nuking Matt.
Jeff to win, but hopefully I'm proved wrong here.

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7. Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker

Arguably, this should be the match to close the show, although it'll probably play second fiddle to one of the world title matches, unfortunately. On one side you have Shawn Michaels, a living legend who is undefeated against the Undertaker and has been consistently one-upping him each week with promos and attacks on Raw and Smackdown. But then on the other hand you have the other living legend and of course the 16-0 WrestleMania undefeated streak of the Undertaker. And for the streak alone, I HAVE to go with Taker on this one. The Streak is one of the things that, as someone said earlier, shouldn't be broken as whoever does so will be revered by the fans for breaking it and will be hurt more than pushed. Plus it would make no sense to break it now, it's one of the few consistencies that WWE has left now and it should be protected no matter the opponent. Plus Michaels retired Ric Flair at last year's WM; it wouldn't really be fair to give him two huge deals two years in a row. Undertaker's streak is the most special thing about his character, and it needs to be kept clean. So I absolutely have to go with Undertaker on this one.
Undertaker to go 17-0.

8. World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs Big Show vs John Cena (Triple Threat Match)

You have no idea how annoyed I am that this storyline ended up overly comical and more about trying to win Vickie Guerrero's love than the goddamn WHC. I do believe that Edge needs to rest his knees or something soon after WM, so if that is true then unfortunately I see another short Edge reign. I DO NOT WANT John Cena winning, as then things will become completely ridiculous with him 'winning' Vickie as well when he doesn't even want her, and that can only mean very painful viewing on Smackdown. So that leaves Big Show, and while most people would disagree with me here, I see him with a chance at winning at WM. Think about it, if Show wins the title at Mania he effectively usurps Edge's place in SD's 'power couple' which could even lead to a face turn for Edge trying to regain his power and championship (although I personally feel Edge should remain heel). I'm really just hoping that the way Show and Edge destroyed Cena on Raw doesn't lead to another lame 'BAH GAWD CENA OVERCAME THE ODDS' deal again. Plus I'd personally like to see a Big Show title reign, and it would tidy up Show's ugly track record at WrestleMania to boot (1 win, 7 losses).
So with any luck, Big Show to win or Edge if he isn't really due for time off. As long as it isn't Cena.

9. WWE Champion Triple H (w/ Vince and Shane?) vs Randy Orton w/ Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.

Looking back, I see that I have mostly predicted and/or have wanted heels to win their matches tomorrow night, which may well be in vain considering heels nearly never win at Mania. However I hope this year that all changes, and that Randy Orton wins to cap off the night. I'm very glad that the whole IED thing with Orton was dropped and that Orton just declared himself evil after all, but it's a shame that the McMahons have been focussed on more than the WWE title in the feud. But then that seems to be all the rage these days. Anyway, although it would appear that we'll be getting the generic 'face gets revenge on the evil heel' scenario at WM, I really hope that Creative swerves us with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase fending off the inevitable McMahon interference (and logically they should as Vince and Shane are really getting on now) leading to Randy Orton going over Haitch to be crowned champion. A key factor is that Randy has actually been cheered with his attacks on the unlikeable McMahons, not booed. People actually want to see Orton come out on top here, and hopefully the rocket currently tied to him will not explode tomorrow night and continue to fly higher. I'm desperate to see the swerve here, and anticipate seeing whether they capitalise on Orton's popularity here or not.
So hopefully, Randy Orton to become new WWE Champion as of tomorrow night.

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So, that's my predictions over for now, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of you find my choices intriguingly different. But whether you do or not, any thoughts on my predictions?

Ok, I'm here on my rare appearance only to post my predictions for Wrestlemania 25. Most of these I thought of already, and I thought about it long and hard and am pretty sure that I'm right. Btw I'm skipping the divas match because women are inferior.

JBL vs. Rey Mysterio (Intercontinental Championship): I can defiantly tell that JBL will win this one. They made Rey Mysterio beat JBL last Monday so it can be unpredictable, but I know JBL will cheat to win this one. I'm not happy about it, but I'm pretty sure about it.

Chris Jericho vs. WWE Legends: I know the WWE Legends won't lose at Wrestlemania, and I'm sure Chris Jericho is is for an ass-kicking. I'm not too hyped up about this match, but I'm putting my bets on the legends.

Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker: This one should be obvious. I highly doubt that the Undertaker's streak will end at 16, it just doesn't seem right. I really do want Taker to kick HBK's ass too, he's being a total fucking dick lately.

Money in the Bank ladder match: Christian: I don't expect the WWE to be doing anything very big with the MITB this year, so they'll probably give it to Christian. ECW is going to need some of that excitement anyway, and this is the perfect way to do it for a rising star like Christian.

Edge vs. Cena vs. Big Show (World Heavyweight Championship): Again, I think the unpredictability is trying to be made here by making Big Show beat Cena and Edge beat up Cena. But unlike last year, I could imagine him winning this one, and I really hope he does. In addition, the title needs to go back to Raw.

HHH vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship): I'm positive this one will be saved for last. This is going to be an awesome match undoubtedly, and they would end off Wrestlemania with HHH winning an epic match. If Cena takes the World Heavyweight title back to Raw, they're keeping this one on Smackdown, and everything works out woohoo yippee everybody fucking go home now :D

Whoops sorry, forgot a match.

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy (Extreme rules): People have been waiting for Matt to get his ass kicked for a while now, and now is defiantly the time it will happen. Jeff must release all his rage on Matt, and I can't imagine Matt beating Jeff here. In addition, Jeff has a defeated streak at Wrestlemania so they should let him win this one.

At 4/3/09 05:04 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: What would be the point in it? The fans don't want him [The Undertaker] to lose.

i do... michaels is waaaay better than taker

well at least the deadman taker, i liked him way more as the american badass, i wish he would come back with that gimmick

At 4/5/09 03:37 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: well at least the deadman taker, i liked him way more as the american badass, i wish he would come back with that gimmick

Apparently he hated that gimmick and swore never to bring it back.

At 4/4/09 09:41 PM, mothballs wrote: women are inferior.

Trish Stratus, Lita, Victoria, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Melina and countless others would like a word with you.