It's kind of sad that in an X Division themed ppv, the X Division Championship is the least relevant aspect of the entire show. I don't expect much from this match and I have a feeling that it's going to be the story of the underdog making good, David slaying Goliath and all that.
Honestly, I can't say that I really care as this match has virtually no meaning and no good choices. On one hand you have Abyss, who's reign as X Division Champion has been even more mediocre than the most of the other champs for the better part of the past 3 years. Then you have Brian Kendrick, an uninteresting guy all around with a character that can't be taken seriously, who Abyss has dominated everytime they've been in the ring together.
This past Thursday, Abyss decimated Kendrick in the ring again and made it look as though Kendrick has no chance. Booking 101 says that Kendrick goes over against Abyss and becomes X Division Champion.
That's probably what would happen but I'd rather see Abyss retain the title here. I don't buy into Kendrick as the savior of the X Division and I'd rather it be someone else take down Abyss. There's an Ultimate X match to determine a new #1 contender for the title and I'd rather one of them be the one to take down the monster. If the continued relevance for the X Division is going to continue past the ppv, then get things off with the title on a good note by having someone that Abyss drop it at a somewhat later date to someone he hasn't dominated and made to look like a chump at every turn for the past few months. If the new relevance of the X Division is, for all intents and purpose, just for this ppv, then nothing that happens in this match matters anyhow.