March 31, 2005
Wrestlemania Goes Hollywood!
With Wrestlemania coming up this Sunday (4/3, at 7pm) I figured I'd write up a summary of the card and what to expect. This is so when you hear everyone else talking about Wrestlemania, you can follow their conversations and even contribute something intelligent!
Triple H vs Batista for the World Title
This has been building up for months. Batista, former member of Triple H's group Evolution, finally steps up and goes after the belt. He's got good momentum coming into this and it should be an exciting event. Unfortunately, Batista has yet to show he can perform at a main event level, so hopefully he can step up and do his end.
Prediction: Batista. He has too much momentum coming into this to lose.
JBL vs John Cena for the WWE Championship
I cant say I follow Smackdown as much as Raw, so I don't know as much about this one. I do know that JBL has been champion for a ridiculous amount of time (since last Summer), and with his "Cabinet", has been pretty unstoppable.
Prediction: JBL retains, but Cena will win the belt sometime down the road.
Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle
This is one of 2 interpromotional matches, with Michaels being from RAW and Angle being from Smackdown. Michaels eliminated Angle from the Royal Rumble a few months back and Angle has been angry ever since. This is also the first time in a while we're getting a real match out of Angle, as his neck is pretty screwed up.
Prediction: Angle. He doesn't wrestle big matches often, so I expect him to win when he actually does.
The Undertaker vs Randy Orton
This is the other interpromotional match, with the undefeated (12-0) Undertaker taking on the "Legend Killer" Randy Orton. It seemed like neither had any good feuds going into Wrestlemania, so they just threw this together. Undertaker did have a really nice video package play last week of all his wins at Wrestlemanias thus far.
Prediction: Undertaker wins. I cant see him losing to someone like Randy Orton after beating so many other greats at past Wrestlemanias.
Money in the Bank: 6 Man Ladder Match (Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Edge, Kane)
This is a ladder match for a contract for a title shot at any point in the next year. Ladder matches have traditionally been a lot of fun to watch, and most of these contestants have been in really good ladder matches in the past. Expect this one to be a lot of fun.
Prediction: Edge. As much as I hate him, he has been getting into the main event more lately, and this is probably the way he's going to get his next title shot.
Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Geurrero
These two are the current Smackdown tag team champions, and Eddie challenged Rey to a match. At this point, they are both "faces" (good guys), but I expect Eddie to go back to his old ways and turn on Rey. These two are both great wrestlers that are exciting to watch, so expect a lot of fun, high flying spots.
Prediction: Eddie cheats for the win.
Other Stuff:
Big Show vs Akebono in a sumo match: I've never seen Akebono wrestle or Big Show sumo wrestle, and I doubt this will be more than a 5 minute bathroom break.
Trish Stratus vs Christy Hemme for the Womens Championship: I hate Christy even though I voted for her, and she definately does not deserve the women's title. I cant imagine that she can wrestle.
Stone Cold on Pipers Pit: His big return, but dont expect a match. Stone Cold is too injured to wrestle a match, so expect a heel to come in and get a stunner.
Post your own predictions!
Posted by Bernie at March 31, 2005 04:02 PM