WWE 2008 Slammy Awards Predictions

We're going to do a little something different. Instead of a PPV, we are going to predict who we think will (not should) win the Slammy Awards this coming Monday.

Match of the Year
* Royal Rumble Match - Royal Rumble 2008
* Money in the Bank ladder match: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Morrison vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin - WrestleMania XXIV
* Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania XXIV
* Hell in a Cell Match: The Undertaker vs. Edge - SummerSlam 2008
I Say: I am going to go out on a limb and say that Flair and HBK win. I hesitate a little bit since Flair's not under contract though.
Dave Says: I assume this is match of the year although it doesn't say so. Flair vs Michaels would certainly be a historical match but I don't remember if it was a GREAT match. I'll say Undertaker vs Edge. Why not?

Diva of the Year
* Beth Phoenix
* Kelly Kelly
* Michelle McCool
* Mickie James
I Say: I can realistically see any of them winning, but I will say that McCool wins since it would be a good platform to begin her rumored heel turn if she came out and started gloating about the win. If she doesn't win I say it could be Kelly Kelly since it could help elevate her a bit more for a rumored Playboy spread.
Dave Says: I would assume this is going to Michelle McCool. The only other possible winner is Smelly Kelly but my coin toss says McCool. I wonder if she would be doing so well if her name was Michelle McLoser.

OMG Moment of the Year
* John Cena returns at the Royal Rumble
* Floyd Mayweather, Jr. punches The Big Show and breaks his nose at No Way Out
* CM Punk cashes in Money in the Bank and defeats Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship on the June 30 edition of RAW
* The Undertaker sends Edge to hell at SummerSlam
I Say: Hands Down - Cena's Rumble return (and win).
Dave Says: I would pick the Mayweather punch because despite it being a cheap publicity stunt it appears he legit broke Big Show's nose. Given that he is a boxer who I would assume would be well aware of what his punch is capable of I have to wonder if he was scripted to give him a legit shot in which case The Big Show is either nuts or extremely brave. I would have gone with the CM Punk title change but it ended in such a dumb way so I guess I'm sticking with Mayweather. I really wasn't originally planning on picking this one but I just talked myself into it.

Couple of the Year
* Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix
* Edge and Vickie Guerrero
* William Regal and Layla
* Finlay and Hornswoggle
I Say: It has to be Glamarella or Edge and Vicki. I really, really want to pick Glamarella, but with Edge and Vicki now allies again (I think. I haven't seen SD since before S.Series) I tend to favor the SD duo. I'll say that Glamarella wins.
Dave Says: Anything but Marella and Phoenix would render the Slammy's null and void. I think this category was literally created to give to Marella and Phoenix.

Tag Team of the Year
* John Morrison and The Miz
* Priceless (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)
* Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad Gaspard)
* Carlito and Primo
I Say: Miz and Morrison have to be the favorites since they have gotten a handful of impressive wins over the past few months.
Dave Says: I would have to go with Carlito and Primo because they... WTF???? The winners will likely be Morrison and The Miz if for nothing else then Morrison delivered a superkick to Shawn Michaels face on two different occasions.

Finishing Maneuver of the Year
* RKO (Randy Orton)
* Hell's Gate (The Undertaker)
* Knockout Punch (The Big Show)
* Shooting Star Press (Evan Bourne)
I Say: Undertaker's Hell's Gate wins.
Dave Says: Shooting Star Press is cool but it's Billy Kidman's old move (didn't even change the name). RKO is just a Diamond Cutter and Knockout punch is a... uh... punch. Not sure what Hell's Gate is. I'll go with the RKO because I'm sure they would prefer to give an award to Orton.

Extreme Moment of the Year
* Jeff Hardy’s Swanton Bomb on Randy Orton from the Raw set (Raw, Jan. 14)
* Undertaker falls off ladder through table as Edge wins TLC Match (One Night Stand)
* JBL throws John Cena off stage into car windshield (The Great
American Bash)
* Chris Jericho smashes Shawn Michaels’ head through Jeri-Tron (Raw, June 9)
I Say: I would pick Hardy, but he does a lot of extreme stuff so that one is kinda the norm so I am going to have to pass on that one. The JBL/Cena one wasn't anything spectacular to me from what I remember. And the Y2J/HBK one was just phony looking since the TV was obviously fake since the TV was hollowed out. Put him through an older TV with a tube and that'll impress me more. That leaves UT's fall through the tables. That's my pick because Taker is so old that I am surprised that he's willing to do something that requires him to fall more than 6 inches. He better start getting into a Sid Eudy state-of-mind before he gets hurt and make sure that, unlike Sid, he's not talked into anything like this:


Dave Says: Jericho throwing Shawn Michaels through the Jeri-Tron

Best WWE.com Exclusive
* Cryme Tyme’s “Word Up!”
* The Miz and John Morrison present “The Dirt Sheet”
* Santino’s Casa
* Out-think the Fink
I Say: I really am not all that into the WWE.com video shows. I've seen most of them at least once, but there really aren't any that I keep up with. With Michael Cole constantly mentioning that The Dirt Sheet is the top-rated webcast on WWE I am going to assume that they will win, but the WWE will probably have another show win to set-up a feud with Miz & Morrison. I'll stay with The Dirt Sheet.
Dave Says: Santino's Casa.

Breakout Star of the Year
* Kofi Kingston
* Vladimir Koslov
* Evan Bourne
* Ted Dibiase
I Say: Koslov should be the obvious choice since he was in the World Title/Main Event Mix after only a short time after making his in-ring debut, but Bourne seems to be getting marketed as once of the 'Fresh New Faces' of WWE so I will go with him/
Dave Says: Evan Bourne

Best Musical Performance
* R-Truth’s Entrance (Smackdown, Sept 15)
* Santino rapping to Akon (RAW, Nov 17)
* Edge singing “Heaven” to Vickie (Smackdown, Feb 15)
* The Miz and John Morrison rap (The Dirt Sheet, Aug 29)
I Say: I don't remember all that well Edge singing to Vicki, to call M&M's rap pathetic is an understatement and I really try to avoid anything having to do with R-Truth. That leaves Santino's rap so that's who I will pick.
Dave Says: Santino's rap

Announce Team of the Year
* Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole
* Jim Ross and Tazz
* Matt Striker and Todd Grisham
I Say: I don't watch ECW or SD as much as RAW so it would be easy for me to say Cole and Lawler. I am going to go with Taz & J.R. since Ross is still WWE's premiere announcer.
Dave Says: Lawler/Cole

Best Impersonation
* Charlie Haas as “Haas” Hogan (RAW, Oct 13)
* Charlie Haas as “CHL” (RAW, Sept 8)
* Charlie Haas as “The Glamahass” (RAW, Oct 27)
* Charlie Haas as Mr Perfect (RAW, Sept 22)
I Say: Hands down I'll have to say CHL since it was the original and probably the best.
Dave Says: “The Glamahass”

I Said: Flair/ HBK, McCool, Cena's Return. Glamarella, Miz/Morrison, Hell's Gate, 'Taker's Fall Through Tables, Dirt Sheet, Bourne, Santino's Rap, Tazz & J.R., & CHL
Dave Said: Edge/Taker, McCool, Mayweather/Big Show, Glamarella, Miz/Morrison, RKO, Michaels Face Through TV, Santino's Casa, Bourne, Santino's Rap, Cole & Lawler, & Glamahass

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