HHH vs Kozlov vs Hardy: Well, how many times have we seen these guys fight? I am sick, tired and bored of seeing HHH get such bad competition. He always wins his title matches.... and they won't put Undertaker in a title match against him (now that would really be something worth seeing, isn't it?). Perhaps they know that the feud should not be created because it has already been done at Wrestlemania (for a non-title but dominance match) that Undertaker had clearly won with authority. So, if they don't want to re-create the rivalry because there is no point in having an Undertaker vs HHH match at Wrestlemania again or in a smaller PPV. It only means one thing - good luck for HHH. He can hold the title for as long as he wants. However, I do see a 'heel' (bad-character) change in HHH coming soon because he's been a face for quite some time now and there are no good heels on Smackdown with a good 'character'. Edge was a good heel, but now somebody else must take that place. SLow are not very good heels because though they have the size and some fighting skill, they lack an appealing character for a heel, which Edge had. My best bet for a heel now is HHH. He will do an excellent role because he is good at character presentation. So, that might mean that the heel turn is due to come soon. Maybe HHH will lose this one. But then who will win? Kozlov won't be made the champion so soon. Hardy has recently had a new aggressive side added to himself. Needless to mention, his new gimmick looks like an imitation of the Joker of the Batman movie 'The Dark Knight', but for some reason the WWE need to promote this new character. If he loses matches early on, nobody will take notice of it. So, maybe that he will win the title match and become new champion (he has never been champion before, so he should perhaps win it before Kozlov). Winner: Jeff Hardy.
John Cena vs Chris Jericho: Are you kidding me? John Cena in the title scene yet again? I am sick of seeing him and Batista in the title scene. I will boo them whenever they come for title matches, regardless of whether they are heels or faces (good characters). I will support Jericho in this one, and I hope he wins because you can't create a good rivalry between him and Cena if you make Cena win the very first match. Yes, Cena is returning after a hiatus and is featured on the poster too, so he should win to make the fans feel that he is back better than ever, but since its a title match, WWE will make more money with this rivalry if they extend it longer. Overall, I think it will be a long match where it will look like Cena is going to win but in the end Jericho will use some tricks or cheap-shots or interference to retain his title. Winner: Chris Jericho.
Team Shawn Michaels vs Team JBL: Shawn's team has got Mysterio, Khali and Cryme Tyme. JBL's team has got Kane, MVP, Miz and John Morrison. It would be good to see Khali as a face. I don't think anybody in JBL's team would be able to eliminate him, except Kane. But Kane? What has happened to him? If Undertaker was the most dominant force in the WWF in the early and mid 1990s, Kane was definitely almost as dominant as him in the late 1990s. He used to clean-house single-handedly in the ring, and everybody from Hulk Hogan to Stone Cold to Rock to DX were scared of him. I remember him cleanly pinning guys like HHH and Big SLow with ease, despite interference. He even took Undertaker to the limit in most of their matches. Oh, how much his Wrestlemania 14 match with Undertaker and the Inferno matches which followed "rocked". I will always cheer for Kane, heel or face. And now, he loses to Rey Mysterio? I mean, has WWE become a kid's show now? These kids probably don't even know what destruction the masked Kane has caused in the WWF earlier. However, the "current" Kane probably cannot do anything to Khali. So who will win this? My guess is it will be Shawn's team. Why? Because they have Rey Mysterio, the favourite of the kids (who don't know anything about wrestling). Who will be the last 2 guys in the ring (if there is only 1 member left from each team)? I hope its Kane and Khali but I guess it could be either the duo of Mysterio and Kane, or the duo of Shawn and JBL. Winner: Team HBK.
Team Raw Divas (Beth Phoenix) vs Team Smackdown (Michelle McCool): Well, the Raw team seems stronger with girls like Beth Phoenix (the best diva in the entire history of the WWE in terms of pure "power" and "wrestling" skill, if you ask me) as well as Mickie James, but then Smackdown has got Natalya (definitely stronger and more skilled than the captain Miss McCool). Both teams have heels as well as faces, so there could be some confusion or surprises in the matches. But my guess is that the Raw team will win if Beth and Mickie are functioning in the same unit. Who will be the last 2 divas left (if there is only 1 member left from each team)? I think it will be Beth and Michelle, though I would have preferred Beth vs Natalya, as they are by far the best female wrestlers right now. I would love to see Natalya come on top of Beth somehow, if possible. Winner: Team Raw Divas.
Team Batista vs Team Randy Orton: Batista in tag team action in a PPV instead of a singles' match? Interesting. I am happy as I don't think he should be a main-eventer right now. He's got way too many title victories and reigns for his actual talent. I would support the heel-team in this, led by Randy Orton (who is much more talented than Batista in reality - just loses to him when it comes to sheer power). Who will be the last 2 guys standing? No points in guessing this one - it has to be the captains. RKO him, Randy! Winner: Team Orton.
Undertaker vs Big SLow in a Casket match: WOW.... this needs time.... let me breathe. Let the darkness fall upon us. Let the lights go out, let it be silent, and let the GONG strike. Now I feel the aura.... finally my prediction of a casket match between these two came true. The Undertaker has been very dominant in Survivor series all throughout, but the last 2 years the WWE have screwed him quite a lot to promote other superstars. He lost to Kennedy (WHAT? The most dominant, skilled, awesome and greatest wrestler lost to a rookie like Kennedy?) due to interference and cheating by MVP, and then he lost to Batista at Hell in a Cell due to interference from Edge (oh, how happy the crowd was when Undertaker tombstone-piledrove Batista onto the steel steps, about to become champion but then WWE used that opportunity to re-ignite his unsettled business with Edge and to make Edge's return have a high impact). Unlike No Mercy (where Undertaker has a similar screw-up record, including a loss to Big SLow this year when SLow cheated by using a cheap-shop on Undertaker's head from the exposed steel of the turn-buckle), I hope this time Undertaker is not screwed yet again due to any such outside interference or cheap-shots. If this is a clean match, obviously Undertaker will win.
This match should have been the main event because I foresee it to be a good, long match with more high and low tides in favour of both opponents than in any other match. Why did I predict earlier that this will be a casket match? Because Undertaker told Vickie that he will send her to hell, to join her husband. That means the ideal match for it would be a casket match so that the Undertaker can put her in a casket along with Big SLow and burn it. As they always say, no rivalry is over until the Undertaker says its over because he is the one who always has the last word in any rivalry. Needless to mention, this rivalry will also end with his victory - its a question as to whether it will be at Survivor series or Armageddon. I think it will end now itself because Edge is also waiting to make his return. He might return as a face because he would've "paid for his sins" by "burning in hell" and he is waiting for this Undertaker-Vickie storyline to end so that he can start with something fresh, that does not revolve around Undertaker or Vickie.
Undertaker lost 2 matches on Smackdown recently due to interference - he lost to Kozlov due to interference from Hardy and then he lost to Hardy due to interference from Big SLow, when he looked like he was going to win both the matches. This is the WWE's standard way of promoting new talent - they make them defeat the Undertaker because he is considered to be the "measuring stick" for all superstars, and so a victory against him brings them the attention that they need to get promoted higher. At the same time, the victories are not clean due to interference so the Undertaker's respect, character and dominance still remains (that's what the WWE think). However, I am sick of seeing him getting screwed like this again and again to promote younger and not-so-good talent, and the results are becoming too predictable now (I had predicted in both the matches that he will lose). I hope that there is no interference in Survivor series (even if there is, he should overcome it and win). The WWE has also published an article on Undertaker's history at Survivor series including his debut, first title win against Hulk Hogan, casket matches, etc so perhaps they are planning to extend the legacy now and give him a victory. That would be the end of the rivalry - maybe Big SLow wants a break now too, as he has been in non-stop action since April.
The question would be - if Undertaker wins now, whom will he fight at Armageddon? Who knows - maybe Jeff Hardy in a last ride match, if Hardy is not champion by then. That would be the revenge for the Smackdown loss through interference. It would be an unusual short feud because usually the Undertaker sells his opponents by losing some matches through interference or cheap-shots to create a good, long rivalry. I am still going on with my prediction of Undertaker winning the Royal Rumble next year and then winning the title at Wrestlemania as his long title reign is still pending and it couldn't happen in 2007 or 2008 due to his injuries - that is the reason why he is in these filler-feuds right now and not in title feuds. Winner: Undertaker.


i couldnt have put it any better my self. i agree with your predictions and explanations 100%. i too am tired of seeing HHH as champ an dthink a heel turn for him does seem likely plus he has always made a better heel than face in my opinion anyways
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