TheOneBigWill's predictions for Night of Champions:
W.W.E. Championship: Triple H. (c.) v. John Cena: While everything is connecting to make John Cena seemingly walk out once again the W.W.E. Champion, I just don't believe it'll happen for a couple reasons.
The main one being what Cena said a couple different times on Raw. Cena told Triple H. that until H.H.H. defeats him, he hasn't defeated or accomplished anything more or less. So in a sense, until Triple H. can defeat John Cena, Cena is basically calling H.H.H.'s entire career out saying its nothing until he can lay claim to defeating Cena. That alone makes me believe
Triple H. will walk out retaining his Championship.
Other reasons I believe this, are because I just don't know if John Cena should be given a Heavyweight Championship yet. I know hes returned now for a good 5-6 monthes, but hes also been involved in Championship matches or Number One contender matches 4 outta those 5-6 monthes. Its just as stale now, as it was before. Cena chasing Championships is more entertaining and interesting than Cena retaining Championships.
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge (c.) v. Batista: In all honesty, this match scares me. It scares me because Raw
MUST have a World Heavyweight Champion of some kind. And since I don't see Triple H. giving it up, I'm worried that Batista could carry the World Heavyweight Championship over to Raw.
Edge has been cocky and on a roll, especially with the fact that similar to leading into Mania and never having been defeated by the Undertaker, leading into Night of Champions, Edge hasn't ever lost to Batista in Championship matches either. I'm hoping the historical aspects of that don't repeat themselves, because seeing Batista go to Raw as their World Champion is going to be just as horrible, as it would be to see Edge having to return to Smackdown without his Heavyweight Championship that he just gained.
Honestly,
I see Edge winning and retaining. Call it a fan's hope for his
hero. But I just don't see Batista being the "it" guy on Raw. Hes had plenty of chances to be the Main guy on Smackdown, and couldn't quite cut it.. Raw is still the bigger pond right now, until Smackdown picks up with its new talent.. with that said, Batista just doesn't seem like the World Champion type.
E.C.W. Championship: Kane (c.) v. Big Show v. Mark Henry: Its ironic that this is the only (to our knowledge) tri-branded Championship match. A member of Raw, Smackdown & E.C.W. are involved in this, and it would only make complete sense for Mark Henry (who represents E.C.W.) to come out as a Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his career.
While its logical, its also too predictable. And I don't foresee it happening. Kane may be a Raw Superstar, but E.C.W. will also be traveling with Raw in July I do believe. So it wouldn't be so horrible to see Kane on Raw, and E.C.W. trying to built more credibility to the Championship by defending it on both brands.
Big Show is the outside factor looking in. Not only is he on the brand thats set to travel alone, but he has nothing to truly gain from winning the Championship and yet everything to lose by losing the match.. if hes the guy defeated. Since losing to Mayweather at Mania, the Big Show vowed to become what hes always been.. "A Giant". Since then, hes defeated The Great Khali, and 4 average cruiserweight/midcarders in a Number One Contenders match.
This is truly his unofficial calling, to see if he can prove to be what he claimed to be. Of course, if he wins he'll prove it. But if he loses, he'll look like a joke for saying something he didn't hold up on. However, the loop hole is the newly added Mark Henry. You see, I foresee
Kane retaining and remaining Champion. I also see Kane defeating Mark Henry to gain revenge for Tuesday night, all the while not hurting the Big Show in allowing him to not win, yet not lose.
United States Championship: Matt Hardy (c.) v. Chavo Guerrero: Matt Hardy is still new to being the United States Champion, and Chavo Guerrero couldn't win this title back against Chris Benoit when he had more momentum going into the match.
I don't see Chavo Guerrero winning this match, so that logically means I believe
Matt Hardy will retain his Championship. I believe this because the only way Chavo would win, is with the help of Bam Neely, who hasn't truly done anything of great importance since becoming Chavo's bodyguard. Furthermore, Neely would have to be sneaky, and somehow I see him being thrown out within the first 3 minutes of the match.
I think it'll be a highly entertaining match. Both guys have about an equal amount of talent, and about as much charisma as the other. They should either work very well together, or the match will be like listening to crickets. Add on top of all this, that Matt Hardy against the likes of The Miz and John Morrison lay right around the corner.. and they wouldn't (to my knowledge) risk screwing that up to give Chavo a Championship, all so he can parade next to Edge with La Familia holding more gold. Hardy should win.
Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho (c.) v. ???: This one has sparked conspiracy theories in my mind. Raw will travel with E.C.W., who should still have the U.S. Championship. Raw has always also been seen as the Heavyweight brand.. so they truly have no use for two midcard Championships if E.C.W. will be sharing its United States title with them.
For that reason,
I foresee a Smackdown Superstar.. possibly Jeff Hardy, M.V.P., or Mr. Kennedy.. coming out and challenging Chris Jericho to an impromptu match and then
winning the Intercontinental Championship. Of course Shawn Michaels will be in attendance and will likely cost Chris Jericho his Championship.
It'd make for a perfect way to get the title off Jericho, without hurting or crippling his push. It'll continue the heated rivalry building between Jericho & H.B.K., and if its a Smackdown Superstar.. it'll give Smackdown a midcard Championship back to allow its midcard Superstars to fight for.
W.W.E. Tag Team Championships: John Morrison & The Miz (c.) v. Finlay & Hornswoggle: Finlay & Hornswoggle's jump to E.C.W. may have just (hopefully) ended their chances at becoming Tag Team Champions. Originally with them both on Smackdown, it sadly made great sense for them to dethrone Morrison & Miz, only for another Smackdown heel team (Hawkins & Ryder?) to defeat them and win the gold.
However since both of these teams will reside on the same program, it'd be stupid and horrible all in one for Finlay & Hornswoggle to win. It'd make the Tag Team Championships look like a joke, even worse than when W.C.W. put their Tag Titles on Rick Steiner and Judy Bagwell. Furthermore, Miz & Morrison are both top rising stars in this company. Finlay isn't.
If anything, this match would benefit everyone for Miz & Morrison to flatten Hornswoggle, even "kill him off" and retain. This would turn Finlay rampant, and allow him to become "extreme" in getting revenge, thus costing Morrison & Miz the Tag Team titles, without them losing steam by dropping to another worthy team.
In the end however, we are witnessing a W.W.E. production, where they love to toss around the "Anything can happen" catch-phrase.. so that likely, sadly, and unfortunately means..
Finlay & Hornswoggle become Tag Team Champions. 
World Tag Team Championships: Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes (c.) v. Ted Dibiase & Mystery Partner: This would could go one of two ways.
The first would be Cody Rhodes turning heel on Hardcore Holly. The storyline sets up perfectly for this to happen, especially since Cody and Hardcore haven't been on the same page completely for the previous month. (since Ted arrived) It'd end up in Hardcore Holly finding a replacement partner to go for revenge after the new Young Guns duo.. but it'd still be for some entertaining matches and storylines.
The second idea is a bit more advanced and as such may be too much for W.W.E.'s creative team to begin with. Originally, story broke of how
D.H. Smith was suppose to become Ted Dibiase's mystery partner. Well, Smith was drafted to Smackdown.. Smackdown, who currently does
not have Tag Team Champions.
Since Smackdown will become a stand-alone brand, and Raw/E.C.W. will co-exist, Raw could do what I suggested with the U.S. title.. and also share the Tag Team titles from Morrison & Miz/Finlay & Hornswoggle.
Now, how would this work? Simple. Smith is revealed as the partner.
TD2 & Smith win and become Tag Team Champions. Then they're given the option of which brand they want to go to, since they're on each. They pick Smackdown, to get away from Cody & Hardcore.. so a rematch isn't possible.
Women's Championship: Mickie James (c.) v. Katie Lea Burchill: Originally Katie Lea had every open door chance to become the first ever English Women's Champion. However the downfall of this was Melina's unfortunate injury, which will sideline her.. making Mickie James once again the only main face diva.. and Katie, Jillian & Beth (with newly added Layla) all heels.
With that being said, I highly foresee
Mickie James retaining the Women's Championship. Just so she can either continue to feud with Katie and drop it when Melina is ready to return, or she'll go back to Beth, or onto Jillian. Either way, Katie's only chance for winning now is big Brother Paul being at ringside, and not being caught by the official.
Diva's Championship: Natalya v. Vickie Guerrero's Choice: The main factor to look at is that Natalya will be going against someone of Vickie Guerrero's choice. Obviously it won't be Cherry or Michelle McCool, especially since Vickie wouldn't do something like that.
Honestly, I believe greatly that this is going to be a face switch for Natalya. I think Vickie Guerrero is going to input herself into this match, as she'll feel that no other female is greater than she is. She'll demand Natalya lay down, and when she doesn't, Vickie will introduce Victoria, who'll take out Natalya and give Vickie the Diva's Championship. Making
Vickie Guerrero the first-ever Diva's Champion!
Its so stupid, that its likely going to happen. It makes perfect sense for Vickie to go into her wedding as a Champion, along side her lover Edge, who should also be World Champion. That'll set up for disaster at the wedding, as challengers (C.M. Punk, possibly) will come to interrupt.
Overall Thoughts: I love seeing Championship matches, but sometimes it defeats the purpose. A Championship is great when its defended and changes hands, but its also pointless if it doesn't have a good reason for being on the line.
The Tag Team Championships, being defended by Miz & Morrison are being thrown to the Wolves more or less, as this is the second straight year at this Pay Per View that they've been put up against randomly inserted individuals. Last year it was Jimmy Snuka and someone else "I" can't even remember.. against Deuce & Domino. This year, its Hornswoggle and Finlay. A glorified handicap match that'll be sure to make two greatly talented Superstars look utterly ******ed in losing to a midget.
The Intercontinental Championship should be the highest showcased midcard title in the W.W.E., yet its still not even with a match. Hell, there's an outside chance it won't even be defended!! And if it is, will it be a match worth watching, or will it be a short impromptu match that ends as soon as it begins?
W.W.E. debuts its newest Championship, the Diva's Championship.. and it'll debut more than likely in the way its meant to be viewed.. as a joke. If Vickie Guerrero becomes the first Champion, then it'll be an embarassment and a disgrace. If the match ends up being between Natalya, Victoria and/or Michelle McCool.. it'll at least start out with a slight chance to be something decent.
Unlike last year, this year all three World Heavyweight Championships are in great fear of switching hands. But the question isn't whether or not you should fear the title changing hands.. its whether or not you should fear who they'll be changing too? While Cena would make a great Champion (albeit stale and horrible, in my own opinion) the fact that Batista and possibly Mark Henry have mere chances at becoming the top guy with a title.. are horrible to think, let alone have to see.
In the end, I'm excited to see this Pay Per View, and I don't care if titles change hands or not.. but unlike last year as well, I almost definately see Championships changing hands.
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