Well here it is, another month, another Pay Per View. I'll be straight up about this one, it's not a particularly appealing card and I definitely won't be watching it, but that doesn't stop me from being able make my predictions on what will happen.
First off, a couple of gripes. Why is Kofi Kingston on the promotional poster? Seriously, why? He's not even on the card. I don't understand. Oh and by the way, R Truth [who is also unlikely to be on the Hell in a Cell card in October, is on the Hell in a Cell promotional poster]. What's going on? Does Black History month span over two months now? What is the reason for this?
On a serious note though, I have nothing against black people on WWE posters, but I do have a major problem with people who are currently irrelevant in the WWE, being on Pay Per View posters. Ah fine, I don't really care that much, but you have to admit it makes no sense. Oh and why is a Pay Per View, with an 'all titles on the line' gimmick, not putting all its titles on the line? This gimmick is false advertising I tell you!
Anyway on to the predictions
PRE SHOW
Tons of Funk vs Prime Time Players vs The Real Americans vs The Usos v 3MB
I think we all know the question on people's minds here, what 2 of the 3 Man Band are going to participate in this match? Rumour has it, that it's going to be Heath and Jinder! Oh and so excited! No wait, no I'm not, I'm not excited at all. In fact if anyone is not going to win this match, it's going to be 3MB. They're losing to almost everybody, and in 3 on 1 matches too. They're only here to fill the Tag Team Turmoil stipulation with, you know, tag teams [you normally need at least 5]. Same goes for Tons of Funk. Stipulation fillers, nothing more. As for the other 3, well The Real Americans have been jobbing out a lot recently, probably because the WWE figures that people generally prefer to see 'racists' lose, or something like that, plus a heel v heel tag team match wouldn't make much sense. The Usos and Prime Time Players are both well liked faces, but the Prime Time Players seem to be on a high right now with the fans, so they'll probably go over.
[Predicted winner] Prime Time Players
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PPV CARD
ADR[c] v Rob Van Dam w/Ricardo Rodriguez [World Heavyweight title]
Okay so it probably won't be the first match on the card, but then again, it's not like the World Heavyweight title hasn't opened cards [for big events] in the past. I'm putting it first on my predicted card order, in order to symbolize how important I think the WWE considers the World Heavyweight title to be right now [i.e. not very]. A lot of people are expecting Ricardo Rodriguez to turn back heel. I think it's too soon for that. He's only just turned face, and while he might turn on RVD eventually, I doubt it's happening at Night of Champions. It's one of those odd combinations, where the WWE want fans to expect a heel turn, but it won't happen yet, they're going to make you wait. This much has already been done to death on Raw, so it's lost it's appeal to me. As for the result, they won't give RVD the title, because apparently he's too cocky and full of himself backstage. I think they're happy with Del Rio as the champ, and it's going to stay that way for now. Perhaps a re-match in October [at one of the two PPV's] will happen. We'll get to that if it does. For now, a Del Rio win.
[Predicted winner] ADR
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AJ[c] v Nat v Brie v Naomi [Diva's title]
A match I don't care about. A match I know a lot of people don't care about. Having said that, AJ is the only reason anyone even knows that the Diva's title still exists, so why take it off her?
[Predicted winner] AJ
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Prime Time Players v The Shield[c] [Tag Team titles]
So the Prime Time Players to get the tag title shot in this one, and most probably lose. The Shield is an important part of WWE shows now, so to have them job to the Prime Time Players, no matter how popular they might be, would make no sense. There's not much else to say here really. Of course the alternative could be to get the titles off The Shield, so they can be focused more in to the main storylines, without having to worry about constantly defending their tag team titles, but if they do lose the gold, I expect it to be to someone else, not some trending team who were recently jobbers.
[Predicted winner] The Shield
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Ambrose[c] v Ziggler [US title]
Similar reason to why The Shield is not likely to lose the tag team titles, Ambrose is not going to lose his US title to a guy who, since losing his World Heavyweight title, has been largely insignificant. Ziggler is currently a 'what should we do with him' guy in the WWE. He had his 15 minutes as the WWE champ, and now he's fighting for the US title, in a match where having him go over somebody who is currently getting a push [along with the rest of his stable], makes no sense whatsoever.
[Predicted winner] Ambrose
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CM Punk v Axel Curtis and Paul Heyman [Elimination match]
Usual story here. Axel Curtis is going to make sure he keeps CM Punk away from Heyman, only tagging him in when Punk is down and Heyman is able to get a few cheap shots in. It's the only match on the card with no title on the line, and I feel, even though Punk is above the IC belt, they still could have put the title on the line [to raise the profile of the title, if nothing else]. They could have made this a match for the title. It could have been a normal handicap match, and Punk could have avoided a title victory, by pinning Paul Heyman for the win. Then later, somebody [Vince, or whoever], could mention that since the champion was not pinned in this match, the title stays right where it is. Simple, right?
Anyway the match is what it is and Punk can't afford to lose, he's already lost too many PPV's matches this year. For somebody if his status, a loss is out of the question. If he does somehow lose, it will be by DQ, not by getting pinned [or submitting]. Otherwise I expect Punk to win. People think something will happen to continue the storyline, but I feel the feud should end here. It's gone on since Money in the Bank. Put it to rest, I'm not that in to it anyway personally. The IC Champion is being thrown in to the mix, but the real feud is Punk v Heyman. Have the two go at it in the ring at Night of Champions [after Axel Curtis gets eliminated] and finish it. Unfortunately knowing the WWE logic, they'll probably have Punk lose the match in some 'screwjob' way, only to make Punk even angrier, and the make the fans wants to see him get his hands on Heyman even more. I'll ignore this messed up logic and go for a Punk win anyway.
[Predicted Winner] CM Punk
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Daniel Bryan v Randy Orton[c] WWE title
The big one of the night. This will probably span over numerous Pay Per Views. Orton is likely to pick up the win here, but of course, it can't be clean, or Bryan might lose some of his heat. The Big Show is not on the card, so a lot of people expect him to be involved and turn heel. Much like the Ricardo Rodriguez situation, I disagree. I think it's too early. He just returned as a face, and although he turns a lot and his involvement in this match is a probability, it will not necessarily be in the heel turning capacity. It might be nothing more than him showing up on stage to watch Orton screw Bryan, then have Triple H come out and warn him not to get involved. The whole anticipation seems to be on, 'when will Big Show get involved?.' Word on the internet is that a Big Show v Triple H match is imminent, that's why I don't expect a heel turn, but do expect a Randy Orton win, or double count out, or double DQ, or something like that. Either way, Orton is keeping the title, one way or another, [possibly thanks to a Shield interference, with Big Show not being able to do anything about it].
[Predicted Winner] Randy Orton
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