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Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla
There are not 24 men on the ECW roster. This show looks absolutely crap on paper. It would be an OK Cyber Sunday, but this is terrible for Wrestlemania.
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It's going to feature guys from all three brands. At the moment, I believe The Great Khali, Chuck Palumbo, Kane and Jamie Noble are confirmed. Personally, I am really looking forward to it. Matt Hardy is my pick to win it at this point in time, and he's also my pick to take the ECW Title off Chavo, although it would make sense for Chavo to go over his tired opponent, and continue his feud with them. I actually hope this concept somewhat becomes a tradition at WrestleMania.
John Cena will win the WWE Championship when he makes Randy Orton tap out to the STFU. A big deal will be made about Triple H not being involved in the fall.
Edge and Taker will have a surprisingly involving match (I am usually never into anything Taker does), and we'll see Edge Spear the Dead Man out of his boots, and get a very close two count. Eventually The Undertaker will get a Tombstone for the pin, and his second World Heavyweight Championship, however.
Don't ask me why, but I can't see Shawn Michaels being the guy to retire Ric Flair. The match has not been advertised as the main event it should be. You'd think the greatest professional wrestler of all-time (in many people's opinion) would have a problem with Floyd Mayweather being in an advertised main event as opposed to what he knows will be his last match. And I believe HBK is honest when he says that he does not want to be the guy to retire Flair. I think we'll see Flair get the win, and a moment where JR, King and HBK all sort of realise that Space Mountain was only the tip of the iceberg, and that the Nature Boy still has gas in the tank.
I'll still be picking HBK in Tipsters, most likely, just to be safe.
Floyd Mayweather would not come into the WWE just to lose. Unfortunately, he is now a heel, so I think we'll see Show protected somehow. A heel turn by one of the WWE guys seems likely. Mayweather goes over, anyhow.
Finlay beats JBL to a pulp, with Vince and Hornswoggle both coming out to try and make the match entertaining. This will be a "feel good" victory, I guess. Finlay should use his old music.
Money in the Bank is tricky, because all the guys could use it, which makes it a difficult match to call. I'll rule out Carlito, because he seems there just to bump. John Morrison is a guy the WWE likes, but has been out of the loop recently, with his tag team stuff and all. CM Punk said that if he wins, he'll go after the ECW Championship, so I can't see the WWE wasting the title shot on that, even though they could change Punk's direction and all. Mr. Kennedy won it last year, and while he could win again, and just go back on his "I'll use it in the WrestleMania main event" statement, I don't think they will. Shelton Benjamin is on the rise, but he's still not quite there, and the WWE doesn't seem nearly as interested in him as they are some of the other heels in the match.
It's down to Chris Jericho and MVP, in my opinion. Intercontinental Champion vs. United States Champion. While Jericho could use the win, because he hasn't won on PPV in 2008, he actually seems to be on the rise by himself. He's been World Champion three times before, and they can always rebuild him without too much effort. MITB seems more like an initial building device. MVP has gotten two back-to-back wins against Batista, has been made to look on par with the ECW Champion, and is obviously one of the guys the WWE is grooming for the future. The MITB stipulation also seems to favour a heel character, specifically one like MVP's. My prediction is that the WWE United States Champion wins Money in the Bank.
Batista is higher on the totem pole than Umaga, but RAW is higher on the totem pole than SmackDown!. There are plans to make Umaga more credible, but there are also plans to move him to SmackDown!. My gut says Batista, without hesitation, but the more I think about it, the more I can picture Umaga winning. Especially if William Regal is at Umaga's side. I can just imagine Batista being drafted over to RAW, and kicking Regal's ass a few times after Mania, and easily getting his heat back. I'm going to pick Batista, though, possibly with a Batista Bomb, avoiding the expected Spinebuster finish, even if Dave needs to use it out of the corner.
I really don't care about Bunnymania. While Beth Phoenix & Candice Michelle should win, Maria & Candice Michelle seem like the safe picks. Mickie James should help out with the win, and continue her feud with Beth, but that's not going to happen. Another option would be Santino Marella helping the heels win, but that's also not going to happen. My bet is the clean win for Maria & Candice.