WWE Royal Rumble 2009 Predictions

Royal Rumble
Dave Says: Let's go with Randy Orton.
I Say: Orton will win. This will lead up to Vince McMahon having the guy who kicked him in the head headlining Wrestlemania. Someone else could still win so we can have an Orton v. McMahon WM25 match though. Here's some
'booking for thought' Orton wins, It is FINALLY fully acknowledged that Trips is Vince's son-in-law and Trips attacks Orton for insulting Steph and assualting Vince and Orton tries to get his revenge by taking the WWE Title from Trips which he will win sometime after the Rumble, but before WM25.

John Cena (c) vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Shawn Michaels)
Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Dave Says: Since this is the prelude to WrestleMania I assume they're going to go with Cena in the main event and he does have his new movie coming out so I see a Cena victory and maybe Michaels turning on Layfield. On the other hand this Michaels/Layfield angle may yet have a bit of steam in it but I suspect Cena will keep the title regardless of what happens.
I Say: I like this angle a lot. HBK has had the WWE's best 2 angles over the past year - This one and the one with Jericho. For some reason I think that this feud will be a little more abbreviated though. Here is what I think will happen HBK will cause JBL to lose setting up a match between them at Wrestlemania.

Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Melina
Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship
Dave Says: I'll go with my honey, Melina
I Say: It's tough to say where say where the angle with Rosa Mendez is going to go. It can either be that Rosa helps Beth win with Beth warming up to her or with Rosa causing Beth to lose and creating more tension between them. I'll say that Melina wins by DQ.

Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Edge
Singles match for the WWE Championship
Dave Says: This is a tough one. Would they give it to Edge yet again? I hope so. Do they want Hardy headlining
WrestleMania? Would they have neither of the big two titles switch hands. I think Edge will win it yet again.
I Say: Jeff Hardy retains the title. Hardy wins.

Jack Swagger (c) vs. Matt Hardy
Singles match for the ECW Championship
Dave Says: Jack who? In honor of Bush leaving the White House I'm going to go with my gut and pick Jack Swagger. Oh and... Fuck You Bush.
I Say: I think that this is the match most likely to see a title change. I'm going to pick Swagger though.

Dave picked: Orton, Cena, Melina, Edge, and Swagger.
I picked: Orton, Cena, Beth, Hardy, and Swagger

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