Hi folks, your friendly neighbourhood Aussie Mouthpiece here, back with a special pre-Wrestlemania post.
What's that you say? I already did a Wrestlemania prediction? Well yes, but I've been thinking about it for the past couple of days, and with Wrestlemania less than a day away now, I thought it would be worth re-thinking, and making a new post with my thoughts and predictions, and that way I could elaborate, in the way I normally do without the post becoming 15 pages long.
Also, it gives me a chance to comment on a couple of the newest rumours and news bites that have come out in the last couple of days.
So let's start with the sightings of ex-WWE stars in Miami. Batista, Lita, and also Brock Lesnar. Well, let's get the easiest (no pun intended) one out of the way, Lita is there for Axxess, and also probably to see Edge get inducted into the Hall of fame. I highly doubt that we'll see her doing any kind of in-ring stuff, maybe something backstage, but I really don't think so.
Batista is a little interesting, but again I have a feeling he might just be there to support Ric Flair and the Horsemen and see them be inducted. Again, I don't really think that we'll see him interfere in any matches or anything, but we may see him in some kind of backstage segment, maybe in reference to Triple H and 'Taker's match, because he's been in a Hell in A Cell against both guys. I doubt he's coming back though, and also on a personal note I'm kind of hoping he doesn't. I was never a big fan of his work, it always looked like he wasn't putting all the effort he could in, and looked quite lazy. But that's just me.
Brock Lesnar.. now this is interesting. There's reports he's been seen in Miami, and even reports that he's signed a new deal with WWE. Now.. it is april 1st remember.. but really, it makes sense for Brock to come back. Enough time has passed that most people will have forgotten the way he left in the first place, and even more people have seen him now because of his MMA career.
The UFC has been kicking WWE's ass in pay per views as we all know, people have been gravitating towards the MMA stuff for a long time now, so if one of the bigger MMA stars now starts wrestling again, surely there will be some Brock Lesnar fans tuning into WWE who wouldn't have before right? Makes sense from a business standpoint, and it's also good for Brock because he can still perform in an athletic way.
So if this is true, and Brock Lesnar is back in the WWE, will we see him tomorrow? I think we shouldn't, but I think we might. My opinion is that it would be better for Brock to re-debut on RAW with no prior announcements, and (depending on how they want him to come back) destroy either Cena, or Rock.
And if the rumour of a Rock/Brock feud is true, then that would make the most sense. But, knowing WWE, they'll announce it or Michael Cole will talk about it and try to get it trending on twitter or something.
What do you think? Will we see Brock at mania? Or RAW? Or not at all because it's a prank?
Ok so with that done, let's talk about the matches.
As I said in my last post, I think that the World Heavyweight Championship match will open the show. I can't really think of anything else that would work. There's no Money in the Bank this year, and even though there is the Intercontinental title match, it doesn't feel like an opening match. Maybe the Team Johnny/Team Teddy match could open it up, but again, it doesn't feel right.
So let's talk about the World Heavyweight Title match.
Daniel Bryan Vs Sheamus
It's been a few years since the Royal Rumble winner actually won the title at Wrestlemania, so I think even for that reason alone it's gotta be Sheamus winning. But there's more to it than that. To me Wrestlemania is about the culmination of storylines, and for the most part, the bad guys to get their just desserts, and for the good guy to finally triumph. Now, the Bryan/Sheamus match isn't the most personal rivalry, but in a general sense Daniel Bryan needs to get what's coming to him. Expect AJ to be involved in the finish somehow, and maybe even finally "realise" that she is being treated badly.
My prediction: Sheamus wins.
Randy Orton vs Kane
This match is basically the result of two big name guys not having a storyline coming into Wrestlemani. I have a feeling they would have both been in the Money in the Bank match, had Wade Barrett not been injured. I'm sure it will be a decent match, but there's just a lack of any real reason to care about the match. I'd like to see Kane win, mainly because since his return, we really haven't seen him win a lot of matches. He's been dominant yes, destructive yes, but when it came to the actual matches, Cena came out on top.
So my prediction, is that Kane wins.
Beth Phoenix & Eve vs Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos
It's sad that you have the two best female wrestlers in the WWE in such bad spots. Well, I mean one in this match, and the other not even being used, and has been given a gimmick where she .. farts a lot? It's just another sign that WWE really doesn't care enough about the Diva's division. Beth vs Natalya would have been a great match for Wrestlemania. But instead we get this tag match where there will be cartwheels and stinkfaces and i'm guessing at least 3 botches.
Having a celebrity in the match basically leaves the result in no doubt. So really no need for a prediction. I will be shocked if the result is different, but as far as I'm concerned, Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos will win this match.
Cody Rhodes vs Big Show (Intercontinental Title)
I've really enjoyed the last few weeks of this feud. Cody has delivered some really great promos, the best of which being last week, talking about Big Show, and how he will be the Biggest fool of all (referencing April Fool's Day). The Big Show vignettes have been a little silly, but helped make the feud what it is. Show is going to come out strong trying to knock Cody's head off, with Cody backing off and slipping away. It should be a really good match, but I really don't see Cody losing his title. I also don't see Cody winning. It's the kind of situation where if Cody does lose his title, it might, and probably will kill a lot of his momentum.
So here's what I see happening. It's simple really. The Big Show wins by either countout or disqualification. OR, on the flipside, Cody incites Big Show so much, that he gets himself disqualified by using a chair/the belt/the ring bell. But I think that second idea would hurt the Big Show rather than keep him at that same level.
So my prediction is that Big Show wins, but Cody retains the Intercontinental Title.
Team Johnny vs Team Teddy
This is a match that I'm a little ambivalent about. I think a 6 man tag match doesn't really give any of the guys in the match any decent amount of time to do anything all that memorable (with the exception of Dolph Ziggler who will be the star of this match).
I'm glad that Booker T is getting a chance to perform at Wrestlemania again though. I don't see it as being a full-time return to the ring, but it's nice that he gets a chance to get back into the ring. Especially on the biggest stage of them all.
So my prediction? Unfortunately, Team Johnny wins and we have to put up with Laurinitis even longer.
CM Punk vs Chris Jericho (WWE Title)
The best in the world, versus the best in the world at what he does. Up until a few weeks ago, this rivalry was just so-so to me. But then Jericho brought up CM Punk's family. And this feud got that injection of intensity it needed. It became personal, and much more than just another "who's the best?" kind of deal. Now we know that Punk is invested emotionally, and it's more than just about proving he's the man. It's also shown that Punk can be "gotten to", based on his reactions and promos over the last couple of weeks.
There's no doubt that this match is going to be the best technical wrestling match on the card, and possibly the best match on the card overall. But I think that CM Punk needs to win. It will cement him as one of the top guys, coming into Wrestlemania as champion, and leaving Wrestlemania as champion. If he loses, it will deflate things a little, and at least to me, make the promos he cut over the summer, and that whole storyline that happened during june/july/august mean less. Jericho doesn't need to win, and with the way it's gone over the last couple of weeks with Jericho seemingly getting the upper hand, it's only fitting that Punk wins.
So, not surprisingly, my prediction is that CM Punk retains the title, and therefore wins the match.
Undertaker vs Triple H w/Shawn Michaels as Guest Referee (Hell in A Cell)
The end of an era. 20 - 0. 19-1. So much hype surrounding this match, even though the build has been somewhat lackluster. I think that was just because there's not much left to say between these three guys. We've heard it all already, we know they respect each other, and we know that they want to win. Hell in A Cell is a fitting way to finish this series of matches involving Undertaker, Michaels and Triple H. All three are heavily associated with the Hell in a Cell match, so it makes a lot of sense.
So here's my first predictions. One: There will be no falls off the top of the cell. That really is a bit obvious but I'm sure there are people around who think each Cell match should have big moves off of the top. But come on.. Undertaker's not going to do that, and neither is Triple H.
Two: There WILL be blood. Triple H and Undertaker have shown last year that they have some extra lee-way when it comes to their matches, with the chair shot to the head. I don't think we'll see another one of those this year, but something is going to happen that causes one, or both guys to bleed. Barbed wire maybe, or even just using the walls of the cell. But there will be some kind of blood. If you were paying close attention to the video package shown on RAW, there were shots of both Undertaker and Triple H bloody inside the Cell. ... Just saying..
I'm positive Shawn will involve himself phyiscally in the match, and will be part of the finish. There have been reports saying that the WWE are talking about having Shawn and Triple H wrestle next year at Wrestlemania 29, and that they want to announce the main event for next year, on RAW this week. Shawn and Triple H won't be the main event, but who says that the WWE can't announce 2 matches a year in advance?
So here's how I see the finish, as concise as possible.Throughout the match, there's going to be tension between Shawn and Triple H, because of Taker's comments last week on RAW. So towards the end Shawn goes for a superkick on Undertaker, but Taker moves and he hits Triple H. While Shawn looks on .. "shocked".. Taker hits a tombstone, and covers Triple H. Shawn hesitates, but counts the pin. So obviously my prediction is that Undertaker wins, and the streak goes to 20 and 0.
John Cena vs The Rock.
Once in a lifetime. This match will surely close out the show. It's the main event. The final 3 matches will be Undertaker/Triple H, then the divas tag match so that people can relax after the Cell match, and then Rock/Cena.
This match is a hard one to call. To me it's quite similar to ten years ago, when it was The Rock vs Hulk Hogan. The crowd was divided that night, some cheering Rock, some cheering Hogan. In the end, Hogan put over the current star, The Rock. And that's how I think this should play out as well. John Cena should win this match. He's the full time wrestler. He's the guy who's there every week. However, Cena has also been getting the better of The Rock in the verbal battles they've been having.
I don't see anyone interfering in the match. I really hope that is the case as well. This match is too big to be interefered with. It needs to be a clean finish. So the only way I would even want to see it happen is if whoever it was that ran in, let's say it's Miz for example, Miz runs in, but gets cut off and thrown out of the ring by both Rock and Cena. Something like that where the run-in is unsuccessful.
The way I see it though, this will be a great match. It might not live up to the year long hype, but it will still be a great way to end Wrestlemania.
My prediction is that Cena wins, but then he and Rock earn each other's respect and the show ends with them both posing.
So there you go. That's my revised and updated Wrestlemania predictions. Follow me on twitter if you're not already, i'm @TheOZMouthpiece and leave me a comment to let me know what you think.
I'll be on twitter tomorrow for Wrestlemania like a lot of you, and I'm looking forward to the discussions and reactions to whatever it is that happens tomorrow.
I have a feeling that Wrestlemania 28 is going to be quite special.
But that's just me, and that's just my opinion.
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