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Wednesday 11 July 2012

WWE Money In The Bank Predictions


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It’s been a while people and for that I apologise, but with one of the standout WWE events coming up this Sunday, what better time to make a return. WWE Money In The Bank comes to us Sunday, one of the most exciting and unpredictable nights in the WWE calendar is upon us, so allow me to give you my thoughts and predictions.



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Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Hunico & Camacho


My first reaction was I thought that the Prime Time Players were the number one contenders for the WWE tag titles, another thought is why aren’t either Kofi or Truth in the Money In The Bank match. Looking towards the match, it seems like WWE is maybe swaying ever so slightly to doing more with the Tag Team division, but nothing too much for us to get excited about, this may be your standard short match and expect the reigning champions to win.

Prediction: Kofi Kingston & R-Truth



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World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money In The Bank Ladder Match

This could be the hardest match to predict on the card, not because it has the most competitors, but that there are two obvious winners, which usually means we are in for a surprise. In past experiences, reigning champions going into one of these matches do not win, but I don’t know whether to rule out Santino, to me, he is not considered one of WWE’s best wrestlers, but he is one of their most used talents, mainly for comic relief, if he was given a serious character then he would be one of the best, he has been a runner up in a Royal Rumble and was the final person eliminated from the Elimination Chamber in February, so don’t rule out Santino. Tyson Kidd, I have been waiting for someone to attack him and take his place, the man is never seen on mainstream TV, just Superstars and NXT (Though my American friends are unable to watch NXT) an all of a sudden he is in this match, don’t get me wrong, Tyson Kidd is an awesome athlete but he is just in this match to fill the role of Shelton Benjamin and Kofi Kingston in being the high flyer doing the insane multi person splash. Sin Cara may be the wildcard on this, since coming back from the injury, he has been on top of his game and finally seems to have adjusted to WWE life, hardly any botches, if any, and WWE want him to succeed as he is Triple H’s first signing to the WWE. Tensai to me doesn’t seem to be in the running for this match, he’s the big powerful man in the match but WWE seem to have lost interest in him not long after his debut and rather than him winning this match, they seem to focus on Tensai beating the crap out of Sakamoto. Damien Sandow may want to enlighten us all, but I’m sure he wants a world title shot, he may portray the cowardly combatant in this match to avoid any ladders but there is a real good chance of him winning this match, but if he is to do it, he will do it with doing very little in this match. Christian, Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler, on paper, would be the three favourites for this match, but I’m ruling out Christian straight away with him being the Intercontinental champion and when you’re left with Ziggler and Rhodes, the obvious favourite is Ziggler, which means WWE will completely go another way. Very hard to predict this match but it should be exciting.



Prediction: Tough one but I say Cody Rhodes



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WWE Championship Contract Money In The Bank Ladder Match

Unlike the World Title ladder match, this one is very easy to predict, but this could be one of the poorest Money In The Bank matches ever as there are only 4 combatants, but 3 are very limited on their moves and abilities. I’m hoping that we get a couple of surprise entrants in this to make it abit more interesting, after all this match was only open to former WWE champions, so it’s possible that The Miz could compete as a one off from his movie filming, Rey Mysterio is due back this week, why not bring him in, Mick Foley could do a match, or would WWE shock us in bringing back Undertaker for one night? I think the most likely option is that the loser in the World Heavyweight Championship match will be involved in this match. Chris Jericho will not win, as Fozzy will release a new album in a month’s time and there is to be a tour to coincide with the album, Kane will not win as he just seems to be random at the moment, WWE seem to be using him in multiple stories with nothing solid. Ultimately it’s going to be between Cena and Big Show but I don’t see Big Show winning, if you remember 2 years ago at the first Money In The Bank event, WWE made such a big deal out of Big Show being unable to climb a regular ladder as his weight cannot be held, so unless Show brings his super heavyweight ladder, then he ain't going up nothing. Money In The Bank usually is a surprise to us, but I don’t see a surprise in this match as John Cena will make history and win his first Money In The Bank match.

Prediction: John Cena



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World Heavyweight Championship Match

In recent weeks, we have seen an aggressive Alberto Del Rio, and this has been much needed, otherwise this would be a landslide victory for Sheamus, but Del Rio has had the upper hand over Sheamus lately, and recently, he used one of his cars to his advantage and beat down Sheamus. Sheamus however, is on such a roll as World Heavyweight Champion that it’s hard to see anyone that can beat him legitimately, that’s why I think the only way Sheamus will lose his title is to someone cashing in Money In The Bank. For Sunday, this will hopeful be a good match, that makes Del Rio look as good as Sheamus, because if Sheamus dominates Del Rio, what’s for him next? The only way that having Del Rio lose quickly would work is that later in the night, Del Rio wins the WWE Championship Money In The Bank Contract.

Prediction: Sheamus



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WWE Championship Match With A.J. As Special Guest Referee

A.J. has been the best thing to watch on Raw and SmackDown in a long time, and having her play all the games with Kane, Punk and Bryan over the last few months has been really enjoyable, when was the last time that a woman closed out Raw on consecutive weeks?? My one little concern is that the focus is going to be on A.J. rather than the match itself, but anytime that Punk and Bryan get in the ring, we are guaranteed a top quality match. I think I’m safe in saying that we are all expecting that there is going to be some sort of screw job or dirty finish to this match, but that doesn’t mean that I’m saying that A.J. is going to screw over Punk for him to lose the title, what’s to say that A.J. doesn’t screw Bryan? The ending of this match will ultimately leave the story open for a return match at SummerSlam and this could be the widely rumoured Iron Man match. As for Sunday, expect some great wrestling and great storytelling.

Prediction CM Punk