I'm very excited for the next PPV. All the matches are pretty hard to predict and hold a lot of importantance of how the brands will look after wards. The draft placed the belts in a situation where the PPV will no matter who wins affect how the brand is run for that day on. Let's get on to how I hope each match turns out. Predicting matches is a joke because when it comes to WWE the is not much substance to guess there decisions. Also, I should explain now I am a big fan of champions reatiaining because it makes the championship itself look better.
The fist match I would like to comment on is Mickie v. Katie Burchhill. I can easily seeing Mickie win because this is Katie's first PPV and the few wins she got over Mickie were barely wins nothing like what Beth was doing to Candice last year. So go Mickie!
Next match would be Matt Hardy v. Chavo. I am definately hoping for Matt Hardy because Chavo has been getting his butt kissed way too much. I am still pissed off that he beat CM Punk the way he did in January for the ECW title. MFers better get what they want tonight.
The Smackdown tag team championship is next. I love the promos that Miz & Morrison are doing against Finlay & Hornswoggle on their Dirt Sheet and the fact that the Irish family just got drafted to ECW gives no pressure to send it back. So, I am seeing the champions retaining because I have a big fear of another belt being vanquished becuase of the little dip, Hornswoggle. Although, I hope another team develops in ECW to take it so Miz & Morrison can be contenders for the ECW Championship when it comes back or the United States title.
Cody & Hardcore Holly v. Ted D & FRIEND. It seems that a majority would like these stale champions lose the belt. My best guess for the FRIEND is JBL because he is all about money just like Ted's dad. It would make sense. A lot of people were thinking DH Smith would be this FRIEND and thanks to the draft that idea should be dropped. If one put DH Smith in the scenario of being the surprise partner one can see the crowd not making a reaction what so ever. What a waste that would be of doing the mystery partner gimmick. If JBL came out there people would be hella pist and having a good idea of the champs being in trouble.
I am hoping and betting there will be a Intercontinental championship tonigh. The match I have in mind is Y2J v. Lance Cade. This may seem random but having HBK fight for the belt would be too big of a match for a mid-carder's title. Y2J-HBK-Cade promo last Raw where Michael was put in a even worst state I hope is bad enough where he can't wrestle at Vengance but still show up there. Tonight Cade should request the match as a return favor for him helping Jericho against HHH and Cena. If granted during the grueling match Shawn should kick Jericho when the ref not looking and Cade will take advantage. This situation will give the belt to someone with a lower status to help build them up and keep the fire in the HBK-Jericho rivalry.
In this next Hoping I will combine both Raw and Smackdown world championship matches. I am hoping the company doesn't drag this mixture of the belts too much longer if not ended tonight becuase it make the situation too confusing and not want to watch more than interest them. It's part of the reason I stopped watching back when WWE first split up the company. I want Edge to keep the belt because the La Familia storyline has been built up way too long to end conveniently tonight and Edge is a newer champion and deserves to hold it instead of Batista which forces me to give what the other championship match would have to result in. John Cena will win it against HHH which would be so bad because the fans will still be with HHH on Smackdown but La Familia needs a better ending than 3 weeks of Batista getting his arse kicked than not. Edge-Cena champs.
Last championship match to speak of is the ECW championship. This match is going to be brutal and a ultimate fight for brand pride. WIth a belt that belongs to a brand and the biggest wrestler of each brand represting it's going to be a powerfest, which hopefully the champion will get destroyed. What bothers me is how easy the champion exceted its fate not showing any ECW pride what so ever. Since the supplemental thankfully sent someone in the ECW championship match to ECW, Henry being winner become the best scenario. I'm hoping they make Kane look bad dissing ECW while Henry and a few extremist get annoyed by this and do something about it during the championship match.