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Ok everyone. Here is my official Wrestlemania 24 picks. There are a lot of great matches this year. But not only will I give you my personal picks, but I'll even give you the reason why. I hope Wrestlemania 24 lives up to all the hype.
First off I want to say how cool it is to see an outside show. That's something that is rare in the wrestling world. Unless your a fan of Backyard Wrestling. The entrance is supposed to be a very long walk for the wrestlers. Hopefully we won't spend to much time just watching wrestlers walk to and from the ring. Also, last I heard, there is a 60% chance of rain. So all you fans that are going (Hint Hint Colin) don't forget to bring some sort of protection. And I'm talking about from the rain.
Let's start off with the 24-man Battle Royal. The winner of which will face Chavo Guerrero for the ECW championship. Even though we have giants and monster such as Kane, Mark Henry, Khali, and Snitski. I still see the winner being smaller. In fact, I think that last nights ECW show gave away the winner. Yes, I'm talking about Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer has always been one of the toughest SOB's around. He's due for a push. Also being the one of the few ECW originals left, he has something to prove. The Battle Royal will not be held during the Wrestlemania show. It will be held before the show gets started and will be shown on live stream on WWE.com. Winner: Tommy Dreamer
Wrestlemania should start out with the Belfast Brawl between Fit Finley and JBL. This shouldn't be a wrestling match it should just be a knock down, dragout fight. Not a match for the weak at heart. Both men should end up a bloody mess. I'm not sure if it will go that far, but I think it should. I also see a surprise appearance from Hornswoggle. I expect him to appear from under the ring and help Finley to get the win. Winner: Fit Finley and Hornswoggle
The Playboy Bunny Lumberjack Match. Even though Melina and Beth Phoenix are far better wrestlers. I think the win will go to the team of Ashley and Maria. The only reason that the playboy bunnies will win this match is because they are bunnies. This is a Bunny match, so the title should say it all. This should be by far the worst match of the whole WrestleMania card. Not that it will be a bad match, I just think that all the other matches will completely overshadow this match. But no matter who the victor is in this match there is only one true winner, Snoop Dog. Winner: Maria & Ashley (by the way, is it me or did Ashley get some new boobs?)
Smackdown VS. RAW. Batista VS. Umaga (Umanga as Regal would say). Don't expect a clear cut winner out of this. I think this is going to be the start of a feud. Both guys are just unstoppable on their respective shows. So who better to have a feud with. I expect either a double count out, double DQ, or Batista winning by count out or DQ. Umaga will then follow Batista to Smackdown and become a fixture there. They have kind of run out of things for Umaga on Raw. Winner: Batista or nobody
ECW Championship match. Like I said earlier, I believe Chavo will be facing Tommy Dreamer. I'm really torn about this match. As much as I would love to see Tommy win the belt, I just can't see it happening. I think that it will be a close match. Tommy will be beaten and battered from the Battle Royal. He will give his all against Chavo but still come up short. It will lead to a rematch on the next ECW show. There Tommy will beat Chavo and earn Colin Delaney a WWE contract. So in the long run Tommy will win, just not in the Wrestlemania match. Winner: Chavo Guerrero
Now onto the Money in the Bank match. Chris Jericho vs. C M Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Carlito vs. John Morrison vs. Shelton Benjamin. Wow, what a mouth full. This match, like ones in the past, should be the best match of the night. All of these guy deserve a title shot. But not all would make good champions. I like Jericho, but he has way to much against him. Chris is going to be in a movie coming up in the near future. Plus the fact that he could compete with any champion on any show on any given night. Jericho doesn't need the MITB briefcase to get a title shot. Kennedy also is starring in a movie this summer. So there is no use in giving the briefcase to someone who is working on other projects. I don't think Morrison will get it just because he is already a tag champ, and to be honest, he just isn't ready for a title run on either Raw or Smackdown. At least not yet. Remember every MITB briefcase holder has gone on to use the briefcase to win the championship. (Not all the MITB winners. Remember Kennedy won last year and lost the briefcase to Edge.)
Carlito deserves a push, but once again, he's also not quite heavyweight championship material. Punk need to move to Smackdown or Raw and spend some time there before he gets that title shot. That leaves Benjamin and MVP. Both guys deserve the briefcase. Both have proven themselves. But I think MVP has the edge. What I like the most about this match is it is like looking into the future. Chris Jericho is the veteran in the bunch. The other 6 guys involved are the future of the WWE. In another 3-5 years all these guys have the ability to hold a championship belt. I'm sure all these guys will tear the house down. Don't be surprised to hear a lot of "Holy shit" chants during this match. But in the end only one man will get his hand raised. Winner: MVP
As good as the MITB match should be I'm most looking forward to Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels. Both men are going to pull out all the stops. I really want them to steal the show. Both men will bleed. Both men will put their bodies on the line. And both men are going to make sure that Flair goes out with a bang. That's right. I think we all know that this will be Ric's final match. Flair isn't going to let his last match not be something special. I see a lot of blood, sweat, and even some tears. I know it will be a bitter sweet match for me to watch. But Ric couldn't have chosen a better person to have his final match with. There is so much respect between these 2 guys. It should be a very good and emotional match. Winner: Shawn Michaels
Big Show vs. "Money" Mayweather. I'm not even sure what kind of match this is going to be. All the hype. All the press. And all the attention. But I really don't see this as much of a match. For the main reason that Show is just so completely dominate. But on the other hand, there is no way that Mayweather will lose. I thought it was a joke when Mysterio beat Kevin Nash and when he beat Big Show. I look at this the same way. Mayweather is a hell of a boxer, I'm not taking anything away from him. But matches like this make wrestling far more entertainment then a sport. I like to see more sport then entertainment, personally. So I'm not really into this match. No matter what happens, I think the end is obvious. Winner: Floyd "Money" Mayweather
The World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. The Undertaker. Title vs. 15-0 Wrestlemania winning streak. First off I know Undertaker's entrance is going to take forever. Edge will have a long time to think as he watches the Deadman walk to the ring. But once he finally get's there it's going to be a war. Both men are at the top of their game. Taker was promised a long title run last year after Wrestlemania 23. But as we all know he was injured shortly afterwards. I believe that he will now get his long deserved title run. So Edge, as good of a champion that you are, prepare to go to Hell and Rest in PEACE. Winner: The Undertaker
Finally, the Main Event. Randy Orton defending his WWE Championship against HHH and John Cena. This is a match with the biggest stars in the WWE right now. Fans hate Orton, love HHH, and are pretty mixed with Cena. I expect the match to exciting and non stop. But, let's just lay it out there. Cena is starring in a movie and will be busy with that in the near future. So he is not going to have time for house shows or to be a champion. I fully expect to see HHH walk out with the belt. It will be the start of a feud with Orton. Not taking anything away from Randy, but I don't think anyone's sees him as anything more then a temporary champion. At least right now in his career. He's the future of wrestling, but HHH is top of the heap right now in the WWE. The feud will last until the summer. Then expect Cena to come back and start feuding with HHH. Winner: Triple H
Hopefully WrestleMania 24 will blow all of us fans out of the water. I expect the WWE to show Florida and the whole world why they truly dominate the wrestling world. A congratulations to all the HOF inductees. Ric Flair, Gordon Solie, Mae Young, Eddie Graham, Gerald & Jack Brisco, Rocky Johnson, and High Chief Peter Miavia. Thank you all for all the memories. You will always live in the squared circle of our hearts.
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