Sunday, February 21, 2010

Elimination Chamber Predictions


These will be pretty brief as I'm pretty much going with the obvious picks, because I believe they are the right moves. I also have not finished watching Smackdown and likely won't catch up until after the PPV. These are the only matches listed on WWE.COM, though I would have to believe they will add another one or two.

Divas Championship - Gail Kim vs. Maryse
It makes sense to build this feud into Gail chasing Maryse. It's the right way to get the crowd behind her. Maryse has been good as the cunning, nasty heel and she should get the title to further get her over. Gail's win will mean way more down the road when she fianlly beats, and shut's up, Maryse.
Prediction: Maryse wins the Divas Title

Intercontinental Championship Match - Kane vs. Drew McIntyre(c)

There is no reason for Kane to win this match. This isn't anything but an angle to build up Drew McIntyre, the not-so-rowdy Scot, as a legit heavyweight contender. And at this stage of the game, this is what Kane should be doing... helping to get younger stars over.
Prediction: Drew McIntyre retains

WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match featuring: Sheamus(c), Triple H, Randy Orton, John Cena, Ted DiBiase, and Kofi Kingston
This is almost too easy to pick based on the current storylines. Cena is headed for a match with Batista at Wrestlemania which could be over the WWE Title, but they're also involved with the Hart/McMahon feud in which adding the title to the story would be just a tad convoluted. So Cena's out. They're building towards an Orton vs. DiBiase vs Rhodes feud of some kind to break up Legacy, so I would see this match as another means of carrying that out. Maybe Ted eliminates Randy? Either way, I can't see Randy winning. Kofi is lucky to be in this match. After a brilliant feud with Orton, he's been sent back down the card with very little momentum now. They aren't putting the strap on him. So that leaves either Sheamus to retain, or HHH to win. The smart move is to keep building up Sheamus as unstoppable. So I think he will win, leading to a title defense against HHH at Wrestlemania where HHH goes over.
Prediction: Sheamus retains

World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match featuring: Undertaker(c), Chris Jericho, CM Punk, John Morrison, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio.
This one also seems too easy to pick. I didn't watch all of Smackdown but the way Jericho has been over sort of scares me. Do they want us to think he'll win so they can swerve with someone else? Either way, he has to be the favorite as it makes all the sense in the world to put the title on him and have Edge challenge him for it at Wrestlemania. Undertaker could retain only to lose it on a future episode of Smackdown, but if there is no change in the other title match, than I would definitely expect it to happen in this one. As for the rest of the contestants, well we should see some seeds planted for a CM Punk vs. Mysterio Wrestlemania match. I'm high on Morrison but I doubt WWE is ready to give him the Main Event at Wrestlemania. R-Truth? No chance, but it is refreshing to see him in the match. I'm not an R-Truth mark by any means, but it's great to see a fresh face like him in it. This definitely has the potential to be a good match.
Prediction: Chris Jericho wins the World Title

And there you have it.

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