WRESTLEMANIA Card+Match PREDICTIONS Thread

[Somebody's Gotta Die]

WrestleMania 21
(Presented by RAW + SmackDown! - 5 Hour Telecast):

Special Attraction DREAM Match
The Rock vs. Sting

- This is obviously being rumored... This is just my dream card, I don't expect most of these matches to actually happen... I would put either wrestler over here... One thing is for sure, the crowd would be very hot... I would give these guys up to 20 minutes to light it up... An instant classic...

Special Attraction Segment/Match
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Simon Dean

- I doubt Austin wants to be active in much of a wrestling role... It would be huge if he isn't advertised and interrupts one of Dean's promos and challenges him only to give him a beating and a Stunner for the victory... The crowd would explode and it would indeed be a classic moment... This should be a very short match...

Special Attraction Legends Match
Ric Flair vs. Cactus Jack

- Anyone who knows about these two men and their personal differences knows that this match would be big... Obviously not a technical classic, but this can be done with a lot of entertaining spots and have a great story leading into it... A definite dream match... I'd go with up to 15 minutes in this one...

MAIN EVENT
WWE Heavyweight Championship vs. WWE US Championship - Title 4 Title
JBL (champion) vs. John Cena

- Adding the Title 4 Title stipulations brings back the old era and would indeed be an exciting encounter... This could be a very good match and it could also be a risky way to end the show... I'd have Cena win the Rumble and challenge JBL here... Personally, I'd have Cena come so close to winning the match with JBL sidestepping him and hitting him with the Clothesline from Hell for the win in a bloody war... This puts JBL over even more and Cena can win the title a few weeks/months later... I don't want both big titles to change hands here... About 15-20 minutes...

World Heavyweight Championship - Triple Threat Match
Randy Orton (champion) vs. HHH vs. Batista

- Put Orton over at the Rumble... HHH and Batista are forced to have a #1 contender's match to see who faces Orton... HHH talks Bischoff out of the match and somehow this is made a Triple Threat match... A big story leading into the match with HHH unsure of if Batista has his back... Nevertheless, Batista wins the excellent match in about 20-25 minutes and powerbombs HHH for the win... There is a new World Champion...

Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Shelton Benjamin (champion) vs. Muhammad Hassan (w/Khosrow Daivari)

- Give Hassan the win here heading into the match with a lot of momentum... Benjamin is distracted by Daivari and this helps Hassan get the duke... New champion... Crowd is hot and boos Hassan out of the building... About 8-10 minutes...

World Tag-Team Championship
Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit (champions) vs. Edge & Christian (w/Tomko)

- This could be a classic tag match... Jericho/Benoit get the titles off La Resistance in the near future and start a program with Edge/Christian who have also reunited... I'd give this match about 20 minutes and put Edge/Christian over with some involvement from Tomko... New tag champions... Great match...

WWE Cruiserweight Championship - 6 Way Challenge
Funaki (champion) vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman vs. Paul London vs. Akio vs. Nunzio

- About 10-12 minutes... Lots of high flying spots... The end comes when Kidman hits the Shooting Star press on London and gets laid out by Chavo only for Funaki to sneak in for the cover... He retains the title... Give Funaki some momentum as champion prior to and after WrestleMania... He can get over with the crowd... Basic WWE-style cruiserweight match...

World Women's Championship - Return of Lita
Trish Stratus (champion) vs. Lita

- Lita returns here... Takes Trish's championship... Nothing big here... About 8 minutes... Good match for women's matches standards...

Interpromotional Dream Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle

- Match of the show... Candidate for match of the year... A true classic... Angle makes HBK submit to the Ankle Lock after a 30-minute classic... A great technical, high-flying all-around match... Crowd goes crazy for both men after the match... Angle is a bloody mess...

Interpromotional Tag-Team Hell In A Cell Match
UnderTaker & Kane vs. Gene Snitsky & Heidenreich

- Have Taker/Kane destroy both men in the Cell... Let this go on for about 15 minutes so the crowd can eat it up... The end comes when both men are simultaneously tombstoned and pinned... Bloody match with Snitsky/Heidenreich getting the worst of the damage...

Singles Grudge Match - Hardcore Rules
Rob Van Dam vs. Rey Mysterio

- Another classic... After about 15 minutes RVD pins Rey with a Frog Splash onto Rey with a chair over his fallen body... RVD recovers from the bump and slides over to pin Rey... A great high-flying, Hardcore classic... Both men are faces going into the match... The crowd eats up both men...

Singles Grudge Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T

- Eddie turns heel heading into the match... Intense build-up after Booker eliminated Eddie from the Rumble... Give this about 15 minutes... Booker T takes the win with the Harlem Hangover in a great match for a memorable win at Mania...

6-Man Tag-Team Tables Match
Dudley Boyz (Spike, Bubba, D-Von) vs. Basham Brothers & Orlando Jordan

- Give the Dudleys the win here in an Elimination tables match... Spike is eliminated first, followed by both Bashams and Orlando Jordan... Tables everywhere... Crowd is hot, good bumps... About 15 minutes...

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Sunday Night HEAT

Interpromotional Match
Big Show vs. Viscera

- Big Show wins here in about 5 minutes with the Chokeslam... Hossfest... Gotta add Show in somewhere...

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It's tough to leave so many guys like Carlito, Jesus, Jindrak, Reigns, Suzuki, Dupree, Holly, Puder, Haas from SmackDown! and guys like Rhyno, Tajiri, Hurricane, Regal/Eugene, Maven and La Resistance from RAW off the card, but WrestleMania is only for the premiere talent and premiere draws in the business and although lots of these guys are true talents (e.g. Rhyno, Tajiri), the way they have been booked in recent months leads us to believe they will not be on the card...

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Well that's my WrestleMania card...

[Somebody's Gotta Die]

Also, who would you rather see make a performance at WrestleMania out of the following?

- Steve Austin
- The Rock
- Sting
- Hulk Hogan
- Mick Foley
- Brock Lesnar
- Goldberg

[MVP]

Big Show does NOT belong on Heat.

^BTW Foley

[Azriel]

Lita at the best would probably be returning for Summerslam. I'd say the divas match would be probably Trish vs. Molly or versus Victoria.

[John la Rock]

Also, who would you rather see make a performance at WrestleMania out of the following?

- Steve Austin
- The Rock
- Sting
- Hulk Hogan
- Mick Foley
- Brock Lesnar
- Goldberg

All minus Lesnar and Sting

[John la Rock]

MY WRESTLEMANIA XX CARD (given the

Triple H vs Batista - World Championship

JBL vs John Cena - WWE Championship

Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels

The Rock vs Randy Orton

Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit

Edge vs Shelton Benjamin

Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio

[Normal Is Me]

WWE Championship V. United States Championship
Kurt Angle V. John Cena
Give John Cena the WWE Championship. I hate Cena and his gimmick. However, any idiot can see that he clearly appeals to the casual fan and is over. His in-ring work has improved and he is good on the mic. Give him a chance to see what he can do for the 'B' show.
Winner: John Cena

The Rock V. Sting
Hey, I'd like to see it and I think most fans would too.

Tag Team Casket Match
Kane & Undertaker V. Gene Snitsky & Heidenreich

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H V. Randy Orton V. Batista V. Ric Flair
Bischoff comes out and says it is clear that Triple H wants to keep his title. And that Orton obviously wants that title back. He see's Batista is thinking he can take the title. Also that he knows Flair well and knows he is just waiting in the back ready to pounce on any oppertunity to become a 17 time World Champion
Winner: SWERVE Ric Flair wins.

Chris Benoit V. Chris Jericho
Instant classic!

Edge V. Shawn Michaels
Again, the last time I watched RAW it looked like they were going to build this feud up. Now, if they have not already given the fans this match yet on RAW, (which I am sure they will, or they may already have as far as I know). Edge should get the victory here.

Barbed Wire Match
Big Show V. John Bradshaw Layfield

Eddie Guerrero V. Rey Mysterio
So far, the last time I watched Smack Down anyways. It looked as though Mysterio had gotten three victories over Guerrero. They could have Mysterio eliminate Guerrero in the Royal Rumble to add more fuel to the fire

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Christian V. Mohammed Hassan

Booker T V. Shelton Benjamin

[The Show Off]

WWE Raw Championship
Randy Orton (c) v. The Undertaker

WWE Smackdown! Championship
John Bradshaw Layfield (c) v. John Cena

Triple H v. Batista

Hulk Hogan v. Mohamad Hassan

Kurt Angle v. Shawn Michaels

WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Ladder Match
Edge & Christian (c) v. Jericho & Benoit

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin (c) v. Rhyno

WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Championship
Triple Threat Match
Basham Brothers (c) v. Reigns & Jindrak v. Big Show & Shannon Moore

Rey Mysterio v. Eddie Guerrero

Kane & Matt Hardy v. Gene Snitisky & Maven

WWE United States Championship
Orlando Jordan (c) v. Booker T

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Chavo Guerrero (c) v. Paul London

[Somebody's Gotta Die]

I clearly realize that the RVD-Rey could be modified by the Booker-Eddie matches, but I'd love to see both tag-teams explode into feuds with one another...

My preference for the SmackDown! main event at Mania is Rey-JBL with a surprise Rumble winner... Cena could then do an undercard U.S. title match with an upper carder... However, a title for title match as the main event where Cena comes so close, but loses... I would love to see that... As long as the World title changes hands probably going to Batista (a good choice), the other major title within the company shouldn't change hands...

Personally, I don't really care who Trish faces and I'd rather see a mixed tag match with Trish/Tomko (gets Tomko on the card) against another mixed team in order to get more people on the card because the crowd will shit on a women's match between Trish and one of only two possible choices... Especially since Trish is now a heel... Releasing Jazz and Gail Kim was a very random decision, only to hire a bunch of talentless divas to do annoying spots on both RAW and SmackDown!...

Edge/Christian-Benoit/Jericho could indeed be a classic and I'd love it to be a tag Ladder match for the tag titles... Either way, this match will be huge, but with a ladder stipulation, it could still the show... HBK-Angle will be phenominal though...

With both a ladder match and a Hell in the Cell match on the show, the heat and buyrate for the show could be very high... Although the Hell in a Cell might not be too great, fans would love to see Kane/Taker team up once again and destroy two of the most dislikable, talentless guys on their respective rosters... The crowd would eat it up in a quick, bloody destruction... I admit I don't mind Snitsky and he should remain on the roster, however Heidenreich has to go and it's only a matter of time...

[Mr. Nerfect]

Here is my envisionment for WrestleMania. It won't happen, but if I got behind the WWE wheel, WM would probably look something like this.

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (Royal Rumble Winner)
Winner: Chris Jericho via submission.

WWE Championship
John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Rey Mysterio
Winner: Rey Mysterio via pinfall. I am tempted to make this JBL vs. Cena for both titles, and I really think that would make a better undercard title match, but at the chance to make a star, I think the WWE should take it. With a rumoured redraft, JBL with the title would be good, but I don't think having two face World Champions means the end of the world for the WWE.

Interpromotional Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle
Winner: Kurt Angle via submission.

Grudge Match
Mick Foley vs. Ric Flair
Winner: Ric Flair via submission.

Legend vs. Legend Killer Interpromotion Match
Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker
Winner: Randy Orton via pinfall.

Interpromotional Tag Team Match
Edge & Christian vs. Eddie Guerrero & Booker T
Winners: Edge & Christian via pinfall.

World Tag Team Championship
La Resistance vs. Batista & Ric Flair
Winners: Batista & Ric Flair via pinfall. I know this is double duty for Flair, but he wouldn't need to wrestle in this match. Have it be a complete squash with Evolution capturing the World Tag Team Championship for the third time.

Grudge Match
The Rock vs. Muhammad Hassan
Winner: Muhammad Hassan via pinfall.

Inferno Match
Kane vs. Matt Hardy
Winner: Matt Hardy.

Interpromotional Match for the WWE United States Championship
John Cena vs. Chris Benoit
Winner: Chris Benoit via countout. Somehow this match gets a bit extreme and the two go outside the ring and it is Benoit who can answer the count and get back in the ring. Cena should remain US Champion this way, but he hands the belt over to Benoit anyway.

Interpromotional Match
Gene Snitsky vs. Heidenreich
Winner: Gene Snitsky via pinfall.

Interpromotional Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Shelton Benjamin vs. Charlie Haas
Winner: Charlie Haas via pinfall.

WWE Tag Team Championship
The Basham Brothers vs. The Shane Twins
Winners: The Shane Twins via pinfall. If TST haven't debuted by then, you can have Rhyno & Tajiri win the titles in an interpromotional match.

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Funaki vs. Ultimo Dragon vs. Paul London vs. Chavo Guerrero
Winner: Paul London via pinfall.

Heat
Val Venis & Steven Richards vs. Rhyno & Tajiri vs. The Hurricane & Rosey
Winners: Val Venis & Steven Richards via submission.