WWE Summerslam 2007 Predictions [Updated]
It's the 'Biggest Party Of The Summer', Summerslam and as expected I am here to offer up my predictions and as usual I am joined by Dave. In honor of Big Vis' gimmick and name change I am adopting a nickname for this edition of Wrestleblogger predictons. I will be known as Big Daddy J and accordingly Dave will be known as Little Daddy D.
Kane vs. Finlay
Big Daddy J Says: This is a throwaway match for me. I have no interest in the outcome of the match. I am not particularly a fan of either of these two. It seems as though the WWE is trying to build this feud. It's just not doing anything for me though. I am predicting that Hornswoggle will likely get involved prompting Jaime Noble to get involved too. While the referee is distracted by them Finlay will lay Kane out with the shillelagh and get the win. I wouldn't be surprised to see Kane get the win though.
Little Daddy D Says: Somehow, someway Finlay seems to have an amazing record against monsters (Generally because he's good at bonking people with his shillelagh). I see Finlay winning this one.
Interpromotional Diva Battle Royal. The winner will be the No.1 contender for the WWE Women's Championship.
Michelle McCool v. Kristal Marshall v. Victoria v. Torrie Wilson v. Cherry v. Maryse v. Kelly Kelly v. Brooke v. Layla v. Beth Phoenix v. Mickie James v. Melina v. Jillian Hall v. Maria
Big Daddy J Says: I am writing this before I have seen Dave's picks, but I am assuming that he will be picking his 'honey', Melina to win. Since Candice is part of the RAW brand I have to wonder what will happen if a non-RAW Diva wins. Will Candice move to another brand to help build-up to a PPV match? Will the winner of the battle royale move to RAW to help build up to a PPV match. Or maybe the match will take place at next week's RAW. Who the hell knows? Let's start determining the winner in true Wrestleblogger style by eliminating the people who I am fairly certain won't win. I should preface this by saying that I am operating under the assumption that there is a possibility that the WWE would take the title off of Candice at this point, which isn't set in stone. Let's start with 4 or my favorite Divas - Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly, Brooke, and Maria. There is no way that any of them will be getting the title any time soon although I think that McCool is the most talented of the bunch. Next we have Maryse, Cherry, Maryse, Layla, and Kristal Marshall. They've had a combined 1 WWE match in the past year and that's a liberal guess. They aren't winning. That leaves Victoria, Torrie, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Melina, and Jillian. Torrie doesn't have a nude pictorial to promote so I can eliminate her. Beth is still a little too new to the WWE so I can throw her out too although I would have a small amount of interest in seeing a match between her and Candice down the road. Victoria's chances aren't good either so she's getting bounced too. Jillian is already over a lot so there's no need to put the belt on her. That leaves Mickie and Melina. Candice and Melina had a really long feud so the WWE needs to move on. Mickie is my pick.
Update: I am changing my pick for this match. I have elected to instead go with one of my favorite Divas, Michelle McCool. She seems to be getting a push as of late so I am predicting that she will be getting a shot at the title, but I certainly don't think that she will be winning the belt. I am getting a sense that she may be turning heel since her new "Lovin' Life" seems a bit like a heelish goody-goody character. If McCool doesn't win I am fairly confident that my original pick, Mickie James, will win the battle royale.
Little Daddy D Says: Christ, you gotta be fucking kidding me. Fine, I'll go with Melina.
Triple Threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Umaga (c) v. Carlito v. Mr. Kennedy
Big Daddy J Says: First off, Kennedy is going to turn out to be Vince's son. It's pretty much a lock. I am not sure if that will be playing into the outcome of this match though. I still see Umaga keeping the title (and winning) although I will admit that I am going out on a limb considering that Kennedy will be part of the McMahon family. Since Kennedy will turn out to be Vince's son I see bigger plans for him. More on that later.
Little Daddy D Says: Alright, it's time to start giving Mr. Kennedy a major push. He just LOOKS like an Intercontinental champion. I give this one a near guarantee
Rey Mysterio v. Chavo Guerrero
Big Daddy J Says: Well, let me see. I wonder who's going to win. Rey will win of course. Any wrestling fan with a brain can see that he will win. If the WWE wants to pull a swerve they should have Chavo win the match, but I know that they won't. Rey win. 'Nuff said.
Little Daddy D Says: Wake me up when the match is over. I used to always pick Rey because Rey ALWAYS won. The he became champ and his win loss record went into the crapper. This is his big comeback. He cannot lose.
ECW Championship
John Morrison (c) v. CM Punk
Big Daddy J Says: It's only a matter of time before Punk wins the title. I was tempted to predict him to win the title at the last PPV and I'm tempted even more here. Especially since's it's the second biggest stage in the WWE, but there is a tiny part of me that thinks that Morrison is finally starting to get some decent momentum back that he had when he was part of the IC Title picture on RAW. It's like his wheels where just turning in place for most of this year and that he's finally getting some traction. The WWE has a rich history of giving pushes to new wrestlers/characters and then killing their momentum in an instant. I'm going with the history here. Punk wins the match. Could it be a DQ win? Sure, but they really need to give him the title if they are going to give him the win. I wouldn't go as far as to say that Morrison's momentum will be totally stopped with a loss here though. After a couple of rematches I think that Punk and the ECW Title will move on into a feud with Big Daddy V.
Little Daddy D Says: I see Johnny Nit... er... Morrison keeping the title.
World Heavyweight Championship
The Great Khali (c) v. Batista
Big Daddy J Says: I would really like to see Khali keep the title for at least one more PPV cycle. I'm not just saying that because I don't like Batista either. I think that Khali needs to be given more time to help become the major heel that Vince and the bookers thinks that he can be. He's not going to get the time though. It was only a matter of time before Batista got the World Title back and it's going to happen here.
Little Daddy D Says: Khali was always just keeping the title warm. Batista will regain the belt.
Triple H v. King Booker
Big Daddy J Says: As with the Rey/Chavo match this is a no-brainer. There is no way in hell that Triple H is going to lose in his big return match. Just like when Triple H tore his quad (the first time) there was a huge build-up to his return. When he came back he already had such huge momentum that he promptly won the Royal Rumble and went on to win the championship at Wrestlemania. This time it will basically be the same. He will defeat King Booker and then go on to win the WWE Title.. Forget for a moment the WWE Title and Triple H's injury. Pretend that he had never gotten injured and that this was just a normal feud. Back when Booker was drafted to RAW there were numerous reports that Booker was against leaving Smackdown. He reportedly said two things that were notable. The first being that he would have quit the WWE if he had been sent to ECW (This statement had been making the round on the Internet within the past few weeks since Booker has publically repeated it) and that he didn't want to go to RAW because it was 'too political'. This of course was a shot at Triple H. Does anyone think for one second that Triple H would job to someone who took a jab at him? Of course not.
Little Daddy D Says: King Booker will win in a... oh whom I kidding. Triple McMahon will win and book himself against whoever holds the title which will be.....
WWE Championship
John Cena (c) v. Randy Orton
Big Daddy J Says: Judging by Cena's win/loss record this year alone I would pick Cena for sure. Especially after reading that his win/loss record this year has reached 100-15. If this was a normal feud I would pick Cena, but with Triple H coming back the title needs to be on a heel. Especially a heel whom he has a history with - Orton. I am picking Orton to win the match and the title. I think that Kennedy will interfere on behalf of Vince for what went down this past Monday on RAW. This will then start a Cena/Kennedy feud.
Little Daddy D Says: I would have gone with Orton.... my heart says Orton... I much prefer Orton and if each wrestling match was fought in a vacuum I would pick Orton but Triple Push is back and he needs a face to go against. He has never worked an extended set against Cena so I see Cena winning and starting a feud with Trips.
Summary
Big Daddy J Says: Finlay,
Little Daddy D Says: Finaly, Melina, Kennedy, Rey, Morrison, Batista, Triple H, & Cena
Final Thoughts:
It was a bit hard to make my predictions for this year's Summerslam. There are so many possible future angles and rumours flying around on the Internet. All of which effect my picks. There's the one that I am relying on which has Triple H pushing for an Orton win so he (HHH) can feud with him and get the title. Then there's the one that says that once Kennedy is revealed to be Vince's son that the WWE will finally acknowledge that Triple H is Vince's real-life son-in-law and develop a feud between the two although that angle may take place later in the year. Then there is the possibility that Kennedy will win the IC Title with Vince's help and then go on to cause Cena to lose thus beginning a Kennedy/Cena feud, but an IC Title feud is probably beneath Cena at this point. The rumours go on an on and on.
I will try to post the results on Sunday, but most liekly they will be posted on Monday.
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posted by J. @ 9:09 AM
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