WrestleMania 23 Predictions
It is that time of year again that every wrestling fan loves, WrestleMania time. Whether you like WWE or not, you watch WrestleMania because it is the biggest show of the year. Now since we are on the eve of WrestleMania, I thought I would run through the lineup, give my insight and my predictions. I am pumped for tommorrow’s show and I can’t wait for it to start. So without any further adue, lets get the predicting underway.
THE GREAT KHALI vs KANE: It is a feud right out of the 70’s and 80’s as you have 2 monsters that want to tear each other apart and it would be a main storyline 20 years ago. But now in this day and age, most wrestling fans want different sotrylines that are more enticing than this one. The main storylines these days are more complex that the ones that ran 20 years ago. The WWE creative hasn’t really done anything major with this storyline besides a couple of attacks and quick power moments. Though for the winner of the match I would have to pick Kane because he really needs to look strong after beating Khali as he is rumored to be feuding with Mark Henry when he returns.
WWE WOMEN’s CHAMPIONSHIP
ASHLEY vs MELINA (champ): This is a match I don’t have to much insight for but I would predict Melina coming away with this one beacuse this feud is reminiscent of the Trish/Christy feud for the title a couple of WrestleManias ago after Christy was in playboy. There are so many paralells between these 2 feuds that I wouldn’t be suprised if it ends the same way.
U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
MVP vs CHRIS BENOIT (champ): This is another feud I don’t have to much insight for but this time it is because I really don’t like this feud. Benoit is one of the world’s best pure wrestlers and when you put him in there with a guy that he has to pick up alot of slack for, it doesn’t look to good. But I see this time for Benoit as being champ as a time to survey his landscape, I predict he loses his title tommorrow in a cheap way and goes away for a couple of weeks and then comes back as a heel and challenges the World champion to a feud which in my mind may lead to some very good wrestling matches.
8 MAN TAG
ECW ORIGINALS (RVD, SANDMAN,TOMMY DREAMER SABU) vs THE NEW BREED (KEVIN THORN, ELIJAH BURKE,MATT STRIKER, MARCUS COR VON): This has been a feud that has degraded the original ECW stars and tommorrow will be the final nail in the coffin as I believe THE NEW BREED will prevail tommorrow and we may see THE ORIGINALS be faded out of the picture besides RVD who Vince thinks can work and maybe Tommy dreamer because Vince believes these 2 guys are good workers and possibly the only ones that are original ECW extremeists who can work a good match. Snadman and Sabu are said to be in the doghouse and may be let go soon.
MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH
KING BOOKER vs EDGE vs CM PUNK vs JEFF HARDY vs MATT HARDY vs FINLAY vs RANDY ORTON vs MR.KENNEDY: I expect this to be a good match and a match that may set up some good feuds as you have Edge and Orton who I think are not going to win because after this night, I expect a long feud from these 2 and this match should be used to elevate someone and these 2 are already solid main event workers. You may have Matt and Jeff strat fighting each other after this match in a brother feud that is very common in pro wrestling and maybe Finlay against King Bokker after this match also may be set up. So that leaves 2 guys without any feuds being forecats for them and that is Mr.Kennedy and CM Punk and I predict Kennedy to win this as CM Punk is also said to be in the doghouse and this match could solidify Kennedy as a true main eventer.
HAIR vs HAIR
BOBBY LASHLEY (representing Donald Trump) vs. UMAGA (representing Vince McMahon)
SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE-STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN: I see Lashley winning this as he is alos one who needs a big win tommorrow and I see Vince getiing his head shaved and maybe Brutus “THE BARBER” Beefcake to show up and do the honors. I see Vince getting cost the match by Mysterio showing up and doing it or Austin doing it because he don’t like him.
WWE TITLE
SHAWN MICHAELS vs JOHN CENA (champ): This one is a toss up but this night may go to the oldert guys when it really counts because they elevate some younger guys earlier in the night and I see Shawn Michaels winning his 5th WWE title and then having a good series of matches with Cena until HHH comes back and challenges Shawn for the title as the heel ending DX also once and for all.
WORLD TITLE
UNDERTAKER vs BATISTA (champ): Like I already said the end of the show will belong to the veterans as I believe Taker will take this keeping his streak alive because if they kill it, it adds more pressure for a marquee thing at Mania and they have enough trouble as it is. They will give the belt to Taker because like I also said Benoit will fight him for the title making for some good television and awesome matches. Batista has lost his fire and I think he needs to lose the title to realize how lucky he is to have that title and not take it for granted and maybe if his fire comes back, maybe he will get it back towards the end of the year from Taker or Benoit. We will just have to see and wait for years end. Or, like at WrestleMania 17, maybe Batista will definitively turn heel by aligning himself with someone the fans hate like McMahon or something and he tries making his success as a heel like Austin tried. But I don’t think they will go that route because of my reason from before. But it does give you something to think about doesn’t it.
Thanks again for reading my insight and I hope you enjoyed it and you better believe that I will be watching closely tommorrow to see if I am right about these things. Enjoy the show tommorrow along millions of other wrestling fan s as it only comes once a year. Thanks Again.
