Updated card, so naturally, updated pov of the situation:
Diva Battle Royal: Don't care. Some of those in it aren't even hot, 9/10 of them can't wrestle, and I don't care one way or another who is the champion. Who do I hope wins? Someone from Smackdown so that we don't just have the same matches over and over. Who do I think will win? Beth Phoenix or Michelle McCool. The highlight of this match will be the T&A itself and that's it.
Kane vs Finlay: Don't really care. I'd much rather see Cryme Time take the belts from Cade and Murdoch. Now, I'm not a big fan of CT, but the tag team section of the WWE is really lacking right now. I don't like any tag team out there and I miss the good old days of people like the Headbangers, Owen Hart & British Bulldog, New Age Outlaws, etc. Right now, though, if I had to pick one tag team out of Smackdown and Raw that should be given the belts, its Cryme Time, because the rest have no drawing power - not even WGTT, who, albeit, are talented, but aren't drawing me as a tag team and I think they should focus on singles competition around the midcard (or slightly lower in Haas's case). Who do I want to win this match? Honestly? Finlay, because I want Hardy to win the US title soon and have a small feud with Finlay. What do I think is going to happen? I think Hornswaggle will come out, then Noble will come out, and next Friday on Smackdown we'll have a tag team match of Noble and Kane vs Finlay and Hornswaggle.
Umaga vs Kennedy vs Carlito: Could be a good match if they don't just job to Umaga. I'm still not a fan of Umaga being a face because faces tend to lose a lot and that'll ruin his credibility, and I'd much rather him move over to Smackdown and try some new opponents. That being said, I like both Kennedy and Carlito, but I'm hoping Kennedy wins this. What do I think will happen? If Kennedy wins, he'll be pinning Carlito and if Carlito wins, he'll be pinning Kennedy to feud between the two for a little bit, but Umaga won't win it I don't think.
Morrison vs CM Punk: I'm so tired of this by now. Both are talented, I'll give them that, and both have a bright future, but how many times can you see the same match over and over again and still enjoy it? Just give Punk the title, as he has Cor Von, Burke, Big Daddy V, and Thorn (to an extent) to feud with, while Morrison doesn't have anyone else besides Dreamer. What I'd like to see happen is Punk win this and then, since Dreamer has a future shot at the title, at Unforgiven I'd like a Punk/Dreamer extreme rules match with Punk coming out on top and Dreamer showing his respect to "the future".
Mysterio vs Chavo: Since I've started watching wrestling again (I didn't between pretty much 2000 till a little after the Royal Rumble of 07) I haven't seen Mysterio wrestle since his WCW days unless I'm looking at old footage from Youtube and stuff, but I still don't have any real excitement for it. Rey will win, no doubt. Move on to the next one.
HHH vs Booker: Honestly, I'm not as big of a HHH mark as most people are. Yeah, he's a great wrestler, good on the mic, been with the company a long time and is someone you can depend on in terms of having a good match, but I wouldn't put him in my top 10 favorite wrestlers or anything. Booker's a great competitor, too, but his king gimmick is really starting to annoy me, strictly because of how long his entrances is and the way he speaks. Its just like drawing out something to waste time over and over again. Frankly, I hope HHH wins and we don't have to hear about "King" Booker anymore and he can change his gimmick, but I have to agree with the rest of you guys and say the match will go to Booker via DQ from HHH using the hammer or something and still coming off as "the real winner if you ask me" to the fans.
Batista vs Khali: Again, how many times can you see the same match and still give a damn? Add that to the fact that Khali can barely move and he's facing someone that isn't a match-carrier. Batista, I'm kind of 70/30 on. I think he deserves a little more credit than he gets, however, I know he isn't the type of guy that you can put up against damn near anyone and have a good match to watch (HBK, Undertaker, Edge, Bret Hart, etc). He can, however, pull off a match better than Khali, who seriously walks around the ring like he has Forest Gump's leg braces and does nothing but the chop to the head. There's two potential outcomes to this match, as I see it. If Khali wins, then they'll be giving Taker the belt back real soon, maybe on the next ppv after Unforgiven or even on an episode of Smackdown, then Edge will take the title from him at the Royal Rumble and lose it again at Wrestlemania until they want Undertaker's supposed "long title reign" to end. If Batista wins, Edge is the next champ that drops it to Taker at Wrestlemania. Either way, if Undertaker is in a match at WM, they'll have him win it, because the streak is something they won't want to mess with and he deserves the admiration more than anybody in the WWE right now (I'd say "save for Michaels" if he hadn't taken that much time off in comparison to how much Mark's had off). I love both Edge and Taker as the champions, so either way, as long as one of them has it real soon, I'll be happy.
Cena vs Orton: I don't despise Cena as much as a lot of people do (because I haven't seen him as much as you guys have), but I sure as hell don't love the guy. His championship reign is kind of symbolic of why I stopped watching wrestling in 99, because it was pretty much only Austin or the Rock that was going to have the belt and they just received every push in the world and that was it. I got tired of it. I liked it a lot better when a champion COULD lose a belt and not regain it the next ppv or something, like what happened with HBK's reigns, Bret's reigns, etc. When you build up a Hogan, you get boring. Do I think Orton deserves the belt over everyone else? No. I'd much rather see Daivari (just kidding haha). But taking into account the injuries and the tri-brand setup, since we can't just say "I wish CM Punk could have this title" or something, Orton is the best bet right now, and I'm hoping he wins it just for something fresh. Since I've been watching WWE again, I've only seen Cena as the champ, and I'm really tired of it. What do I hope will happen? Orton will take the belt. What do I think will happen? I'm 50/50 on it, because there are lots of politics involved in it that might go overlooked. If they want to continue building Cena's "credibility", they'll have him lose at a ppv that is less of a spectacle (ala Unforgiven). Also, if Punk is to win the belt and possibly Batista, they won't want 3 title changes in one night (though I think they should, because it'll be a reward to the fans for putting up with the crappy cards they've had lately and the botched retooling of matches and so forth). If Cena retains, he'll drop it at Unforgiven. If he loses, it'll be a rematch at Unforgiven that'll end in a DQ.
Those are my predictions.
