[Official] WrestleMania XXV Discussion

[h_G]

MITB: Kofi Kingston vs Jim Duggans vs Finlay vs Evan Bourne vs Big Show vs Mark Henry vs Ken Kennedy vs The Brian Kendrick

Lmao. Incidentally that line-up would probably kill the MITB concept entirely.

Looks as if Cena/Edge, Triple H/Orton, Taker/HBK and Jericho/Flair or Austin are pretty much locks. Hardy/Hardy obviously, as well. That's already a strong card when you consider the potential other matches, and the fact that there's still the best part of 7 weeks to build everything in. Shaping up to be one of the great Wrestlemanias.

 

[nthomas504]

We know we've been givin some Wrestlemania ideas

-John Cena vs Edge (After a rematch idea from Cena to Edge)
-JBL or HBK Vs. Undertaker (JBL talkin s**t bout breakin Undertakers record and Shawn Comes out and makes it clear he wants to do the same.
-Randy Orton vs Triple H (Randy and Legacy beat the s**t outta Shane, and punting him, adding to the Austin like persona their trying to give him, then gives Steph and RKO, feels bad, backs up when Trips comes to defend his wife)

Problems

-I waz hoping that they where gonna do wat they did for The Rock and Stone Cold with Vince and fam recruiting John (the baby face) as the enforcer. But if they are choosing to restart the "Cena-Edge" rivalry again, so be it

-I think I know where they are going with the angle for HBK & JBL, they have been working together because most JBL storylines are crap, but with Shawn Michaels, they are bearable (barely). JBL will probably win next week, but through the weeks, the fear makes him change his mind, and Shawn gets it and faces Deadman "Mr Wrestlemania vs. The Streak."

-Now, wat I saw on the last minutes on raw were both brilliant and terrible. Brilliant because they got to show off how much of a badass Randy Orton could be. But if they are trying to make him a Steve Austin, they are doing a bad job. When ever I watched Steve Austin when I was a kid, I saw a man who did thing and did not care (i did that myself a bit) about the reaction. When Orton does something Steve Austin would do, he looks as if he feels bad about it. If they are trying to create a new character and not recycle Steve Austin (lyk they recycled The Rock in John Cena) then they are doing a great job

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[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

I'm really hoping that the WWE doesn't make it a triple threat between HBK, Undertaker, and JBL just to get JBL on the card. He'll ruin the match. It needs to be just the two of them.

Before anybody says it...don't start predicting that Jamie Noble will be in the Money in the Bank, ok? He won't. Believe me. He won't. If he's in the MITB, then someone's gone brain dead at Creative and nobody else wants to question them. Lol.

Cena/Edge I'm really looking forward to. HHH/Orton not so much, but its better to have one match I'm excited for and one that I'm not as opposed to the HHH/Edge & Cena/Orton scenario where I wouldn't care about EITHER of them. Hopefully Cena and Edge close out the show and not HHH/Orton.

 

[J Fine]

The whole world title unification thing is getting thrown around so hey maybe we'll see Cena vs. Edge vs. Triple H vs. Orton winner is undisputed champion. That could be an ill match. I highly doubt it will happen but still. With Cena vs. Edge, I'm not too particularly excited. I've seen that match a dozen times there's nothing to prove nothing to solve ooooo yay Cena gets another title reign big fucking deal. I like how there's more at stake with Orton vs. Triple H with Steph in the mix but again this is a match that I've seen a handful of times already. I think the ultimate scenario would be Orton becoming the undisputed champion, giving him the opportunity to not only become the number 1 guy but to create a much larger legacy, basically the new NWO (only done right this time). One champion for 3 brands, a giant stable of newcomers that spreads of reign of terror across the entire product, sounds like a dream...

And what to do with Chris Jericho? Everyone is proposing this idea of him facing Stone Cold. Keep your pants on with that one...I highly doubt it's going to happen. WWE has already invested serious money into creating heat between him and Rourke so I wouldn't dismiss the possibility. I feel like Stone Cold will be involved, maybe as a guest referee. I'm sick of him doing the guest referee bullshit but hey that's still a sick match. JR keeps saying how Stone Cold isn't fit to wrestle but what you forget is that JR IS A WWE EMPLOYEE! Ever heard of a worked shoot? I don't always trust his blog. What I'm saying is that I'm not dismissing a Stone Cold vs. Jericho match but if I had to put my money on it I would say Jericho vs. Rourke for one sole reason: the economy. WWE can't afford to blow tens of thousands of dollars to have Rourke say something on the red carpet and to have a 2 minute segment on Larry King just for it to be a complete waste. Plus, having Rourke on the ppv will skyrocket the buyrates. They need the money.

Hardy vs. Hardy is a guarantee at this point, hopefully it'll be a specialty type of match. Assuming that MitB happens this year, maybe they could do something like a flaming tables match or something completely outrageous. HBK vs. Undertaker is happening which is great. With MitB, I see Morrison winning it and using it either the same night or holding onto it until the following wrestlemania. Christian will win the ECW championship, maybe against Swagger or whoever I'm not sure that I really care much.

Tag titles....ehhhhhhhhhhhh. Doesn't matter what happens really, I doubt that Miz and Morrison will defend because they'll both probably be in MitB. Maybe legacy will snag the other ones that could be cool. I'm feeling a Divas vs. Womens title match just for kicks maybe have Trish involved somehow. It would be nice to have the IC or US title defended (both would be great) but I have my doubts. If the undisputed champion and Jericho/Rourke thing happens this WM will indeed be fucking ridiculous but assuming neither happens, things are still looking good...definitely the best card I've seen in years.

 

[weird86]

Before anybody says it...don't start predicting that Jamie Noble will be in the Money in the Bank, ok? He won't. Believe me. He won't. If he's in the MITB, then someone's gone brain dead at Creative and nobody else wants to question them. Lol.

Oh God no. I meant he mentioned it on Raw along with other WM moments thats all. I hope MITB happens, but if it does what could they do with Hardy vs Hardy? I like that flaming table idea .

 

[Frank White]

-Now, wat I saw on the last minutes on raw were both brilliant and terrible. Brilliant because they got to show off how much of a badass Randy Orton could be. But if they are trying to make him a Steve Austin, they are doing a bad job. When ever I watched Steve Austin when I was a kid, I saw a man who did thing and did not care (i did that myself a bit) about the reaction. When Orton does something Steve Austin would do, he looks as if he feels bad about it. If they are trying to create a new character and not recycle Steve Austin (lyk they recycled The Rock in John Cena) then they are doing a great job

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I honestly believed that they were going a Stone Cold route with Orton as well but if you listen to the words of his theme music this explains otherwise, hes stated he has a mental condition and thats the gimmick there giving him.

And im glad i was *coughs * wrong *coughs* about the Vlad Taker match... After seeing Shawn and his reborn comedic spirit im kinda excited for the Mr Wrestlemania Vs. Well Mr Wrestlemania match. But does Shawn Keep hos amazing winning ways or does Taker keep the Streak??? an what kind of stip could they throw on this? Career? Number 1 contendership? Special Ref? Hell in the Cell? the window of opp is soo open for this.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

I think the Money in the Bank is going to be a mainstay at WrestleMania for years to come. Its an easy way to throw 8 of your big names into a match without having to invest much in writing a storyline or feud, and it makes sure people get to see some of their favorites that otherwise would've been left off the card.

I'd say that if they don't increase it to 10 (which would be too much in my opinion), we've got a lot of names left that could fill the 8 spots. Way too many names, in fact. People that currently have nothing to do and could be picked:

VERY LIKELY:

CM Punk
Kane
Rey Mysterio
Kofi Kingston
MVP
Mr. Kennedy
Shelton Benjamin
Evan Bourne
Finlay
John Morrison * definitely the top candidate to win, and the guy I'm rooting for 100-fold
The Miz

(That's 11. Who would be the 3 names not to fit in there? I'd bank on Kofi, Bourne, and Finlay.)

NOT SO LIKELY:

Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase = most likely will just walk out with Orton instead and be in this match next year

Mike Knox, William Regal, The Brian Kendrick, Carlito, Gregory Helms, Chavo Guerrero = could fit, but there are bigger names


TOTALLY UNKNOWN: JBL, Big Show, R-Truth, Umaga, Kozlov

I don't think R-Truth would be picked over the people in the first list there unless some of them aren't chosen because they're given something else to do. I could see them putting R-Truth in there instead of Kofi or Bourne, but not instead of MVP or Kennedy or Punk. Big Show/JBL/Umaga/Kozlov, they seem to have NO place. They wouldn't work on the MITB match and they can't be involved with Jericho, nor will they be in the championship matches. I'm really hoping JBL doesn't get thrown in with HBK and Taker as a triple threat match. He and Kozlov could easily be just left off the card with no explanation, and Big Show and Umaga could maybe have a short match between the two for...idk....bragging rights? Haha. Who knows?


My guess though, the 8 MITB participants are John Morrison, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, CM Punk, The Miz, Mr. Kennedy, Kane, and Rey Mysterio.

 

[DeadmanInc.]

So the definite matches seem to be:

HBK vs Taker - I hope JBL loses next week and then stays as far away from this feud as possible. This is probably the most hyped match on the card and JBL would just ruin it if he is involved in anyway.

Orton vs HHH - I'm more interested in the storyline aspect of this feud. The last few moments of RAW was one of the best in recent years. The acting was awesome especially on Triple H's part. I'm not looking forward to their matches though. They already feuded for the a huge chunk of last year and this feud is obviously not going to end at Mania.

Cena vs Edge - I hope Edge retains at Mania so he can have another decent reign. These two had a great feud a few years ago and it solidified Edge as a main eventer. With Edge being as good as he is now, I'm really looking forward to this feud especially with Vickie being involved. I can just imagine all the (childish) jokes Cena makes.

Matt vs Jeff - I think based on his latest blog they're definitely having a match at WM now since Jeff is most likely out of the title picture for the time being.

MiTB - I think Rey Mysterio is a definite contender here after his awesome performance in RAW's chamber.

Wishful thinking:

Jericho vs Austin - Mikey, Flair, and now Piper have all been insulted by Y2J. I think a confrontation with Austin is pretty much guaranteed but will he actually have a match?

 

[Papa Shango]

Ok, I thought I would come in here and leave a few notes on WM25:

It would certainly appear that the locks for ME's are Cena/Edge and Trips/Orton. I'm fine with both of these, because even though they've been done before, it doesn't mean it can't ever be done again. There's a great story behind the Trips Orton feud and I think it could lead to an intense match. And Cena vs. Edge is one of the best feuds of the last five years, and this a Mania match that should have happened at Mania 22. These two always tear the house down, and seeing as it's Mania, we may very see they're best match together to date.

HBK vs. Taker appears to be in the works as well, which is something we've been predicting for awhile. However, I wouldn't rule out a scenario where JBL manages to get in there, and we have a Triple Threat match between the three Texans.

If JBL doesn't have that match, then the only other person I could see him wrestling is Stone Cold Steve Austin. However, I'm with the majority and I'm hoping that IF Austin wrestles, it's against Chris Jericho. Jericho is a great competitor, and would probably be Austin's top choice to wrestle his last match against.

Of course, if Austin DOESN'T wrestle, then he could guest ref Taker/HBK/JBL and have FOUR Texans in one match. Then of course Jericho would be stuck in a match with either Flair or Piper, Or be put in the MITB.

If they REALLY wanna try to find something remotely useful for JBL, then I would put him in an interbrand match with Mr. Kennedy. Kennedy is returning soon and needs something to get right back in there, and a feud with someone as hated as JBL could be it.

Matt vs. Jeff certainly seems to be a lock as well. This is a great story and definitely Mania-worthy. People seem to be in favor of abandoning the MITB, which has become a great WM tradition, just so the HArdy's could have a TLC match. Why? They could just as easily put them in a No Holds Barred match, and have them utilize ladders from the MITB.

Still to early to tell what ECW's match will be, but it will almost certainly feature Christian. I would personally like to see a Triple Threat of Swagger/Finlay and Christian.

In the end I think it's WAY too early to say what the card will be. However, if I were booking it I would have a major supercard, and have it look something like this. (Not necessarily in this order)

World Heavyweight Championship- John Cena vs. Edge

WWE Championship- Triple H vs. Randy Orton

Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker

Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy- No Holds Barred

Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

ECW Triple Threat Match- Jack Swagger vs. Finlay vs. Christian

JBL vs. Mr. Kennedy

Champion vs. Champion- CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin

MITB Ladder Match- The Miz vs. John Morrison vs. Umaga vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. R-Truth vs. Gregory Helms

Team Priceless vs. Carlito and Primo Colon

The Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov

Kane and Mike Knox vs. Rey Mysterio and Evan Bourne

 

[kurt_angle_no1fan]

My Predictions:

WWE Championship - Street Fight
Triple H (c) vs Randy Orton (Rhodes & Dibiase) - Vince will screw Triple H over

World Championship - Singles
Edge (c) vs John Cena

ECW Championship - Fatal 4 way
Christain (c) vs Jack Swagger vs Finlay vs Mark Henry

Triple Threat Match
HBK vs Undertaker vs JBL

Singles
Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy

Money In The Bank
CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs Ken Kennedy vs Shelton Benjamin vs MVP

Singles
Chris Jericho vs Roddy Piper

Singles
Big Show vs Vladimir Kozlov

Probably a battle royal of some sort aswell

 

[The Rob]

WWE Championship Match - No DQ Match

Triple H (c) v.s Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Championship Inter-promotional Match - Singles

Edge (Smackdown) (c) v.s John Cena (Raw)

(Those two are now sort of a given if you ask me)

Singles

Shawn Michaels v.s Undertaker

Money in the Bank Ladder Match

MVP v.s Shelton Benjamin v.s John Morrison v.s Kovi Kingston, Kane v.s Mr Kennedy

Singles

Jeff Hardy v.s Matt Hardy

Fatal Four Way Match

Big Show v.s Vladimir Kozlov v.s Mark Henry v.s The Great Khali

Singles

Chris Jericho v.s 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (w) Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Mickey Rouke

ECW Championship Triple Threat Belfast Brawl Match

Jack Swagger (c) v.s Christian v.s Finlay

Dark Match - 20 Man Over the top rope Battle Royal Number 1 contender Match

(Winner gets an ECW Championship match at a later date)

This should feature everyone else who didn't make it on the actual PPV card.

 

[The Todd]

So we can safely presume (can we?) that we are going to get:
Orton vs HHH - great match, IF Orton keeps his momentum and wins the title
Edge vs Cena - These two bring the best out of each other and it will be brilliant.
Hardy vs Hardy - Seriously can't wait for this
HBK vs Taker - Taker's streak will definitely continue but we will see a top match.
Jericho vs Austin - He keeps bad mouthing legends until the biggest legend comes out to shut him up. This would leave Flair and Piper, and possibly other legends, to cut promos in the build up (please god The Rock! but it won't)
Christian vs Swagger - Either push Swagger to the moon or give Christian his big match.
And a Kozlov match vs anyone who fancies ending his undefeated 1-1. I'd like R-Truth to do it but I can't see it.
And the MITB featuring MVP, Benjamin, Punk, Kofi, Morrison, Rey, Miz, Umaga is what I would like to see. MVP or Benjamin or Morrison to win.
And a Divas match that should ONLY involve divas that can wrestle or possibly a stratus return taking on Beth.

This card looks out of this world, the only problem is the Big Show will have to be in there somewhere, I suppose that could be the toilet break match. That aside, bring on Mania!

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

A Crack at the WM Card:

WWE Championship
Triple H (C) vs. Randy Orton (w/Priceless) (Vince as Special Guest Referee)
Hunter looks set to take on Orton at WM so I would say that in order to 'guarantee' that Orton doesn't leave as Champ, Vince would be ref, BUT then they would have the swerve of Vince turning on HHH and Vince joining legacy with Orton winning the belt.

World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (C) vs. John Cena
Cena is the good guy and Edge is the bad guy, yaddah yaddah yaddah, Cena screws edge, Edge screws Cena, Edge beats Cena after lots of interference from some heels.

The Streak vs. Mr. WrestleMania
Undertaker vs. HBK
Please WWE, don't have JBL win on Raw, have a match that guarantees people to buy this PPV. We'll have the usual Mind Games of the Undertaker while Michaels does something similar to his build up to the match vs. Angle at WM 21. Taker wins after a long match.

Grudge Match
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
We haven't seen any build up to this yet so it will be interesting to see what happens on SD this week. At the PPV though, Jeff will go over Matt in a mainly clean match

ECW Championship
Jack Swagger (C) vs. Christian vs. Finlay (w/Hornswoggle)
On ECW next week, Finlay will cause Christian to lose to Swagger setting up a triple threat where Hornswoggle will accidently cause Fibnlay to not win as Christian pins Swagger. This leads to Finlay turning heel at Mania on Hornswoggle.

Money In The Bank
Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane vs. Evan Bourne
Everyone will win a qualifying match before it comes down to the match at Mania. I'll say that MVP picks up the win.

Interpromotional Tag Team Match
John Morrison & The Miz vs. The Colons
Do you really think that WWE would leave a tag match off of the Silver Anniversary of it's biggest event? Well, seeing as it's probably not going to give either of these two teams respectable opponents they'll pit the two against each other.

Ledgends of Wrestling Match
Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair, Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat & Mickey Rourke
I can't believe no one has picked on the fact that Steamboat would be glad to wrestle and as punishment for the bashing of Ledgends, Y2J would be forced to wrestle in a 3-1 handicap match.

And that's all I got for now, I don't know about some other wrestlers on the show so I'll have to wait and think about that.

 

[thepoo62]

OK so here is how the card is looking to shape up after Raw:

Triple H vs Randy Orton - WWE Title

Cena vs Edge - World Title

Undertaker vs HBK

etc...

I'm a little upset:

• Triple H gets the hottest heel in the company at mania? Why?
• Edge is starting to just get placed in feuds for no reason...
• HBK and Taker should be building the next stars. Bret made Stone Cold at WM13 (at least started him) so why are these two old legends facing off yet again?
• WM should be the culmination of a year's buildup... the story should progress and write itself... it shouldn't be slapped together based off of weird outcomes of the PPV the month prior...

I'm just not sure I care about WM for the first time in my life.... I've been a fan for 20 years... ouch

 

[The Rob]

• Triple H gets the hottest heel in the company at mania? Why?
• Edge is starting to just get placed in feuds for no reason...
• HBK and Taker should be building the next stars. Bret made Stone Cold at WM13 (at least started him) so why are these two old legends facing off yet again?
• WM should be the culmination of a year's buildup... the story should progress and write itself... it shouldn't be slapped together based off of weird outcomes of the PPV the month prior...

1) Cause he, like Orton, is so intense and a match between the two most intense superstars in the company at Wrestlemania, with Orton winning (hopefully) would cement Orton as a true great in the company.

2) Because Edge can bring out the best in just about everyone and normally they those feuds end up being superb.

3) Because Wrestlemania 25 is all about remembering the greats of the past. What better way to remember everything that has gone on previously at Wrestlemania by having a match between the two greatest superstars in Wrestlemania history.

4) Ok I do agree with you there but it does make the final few weeks before Wrestlemania more exciting as the extreme hype that is needed to promote a Wrestlemania main event is all being dished out in a short space of time. It's interesting television.

 

[Queers and Steers]

i agree totally Orton vs HHH will be amazing! besides that why not have Orton prove once and for all that he's the man of the wwe than by beatin the only man who has had his number, the person with more championships than anyone in wwe history! two edge is the one man that always had cenas number! . hes the only guy that can say hes stopped cena in his prime so why not have cena best Edge at mania? and than when you think Wrestlemania you think two names: michaels and taker! they are both from texas! so why not have the battle to see once and for all who is Mr. wrestlemania?!! that will be a battle of legends and is without a doubt the most enticing match in the history of the wwe. and i have watched 17 manias live myself and ive seen all 24. and this will be the best one by far! and im not just saying that because i have tickets! even though that helps lol

 

[cheech727]

I recieved this from a close source former wwe employee (back stage hand) look for hbk to beat jbl next week and hbk lose to taker in takers final wrestle mania match. in other news the triple h/randy orton story line will end by the mcmahon family turning on triple h helping orton win the title. triple h then will be moved to raw and cena to smackdown. you will also see christian helping edge win against cena jeff hardy defeating matt hardy. stone cold (not flair) defeating jehricho flair will be a back up if austin turns down match offer... no news on m.i.b ladder match but 3 members were comfirmed by source are cody rhodes,rey mysterio, and shelton benjamin... r-truth,mvp and finley rumored to be in also but not comfirmed yet. i will update once more info comes in thanks and enjoy wm 25

 

[Phoenix]

One thing I was thinking about is how they messed up Koslov at NWO, unless he ends up being involved with the HBK/JBL match and the loser faces him, he shouldn't have been eliminated by the Undertaker, because he would want revenge for being pinned for the first time.

 

[Jammer]

I love how everyone believes this is how the WrestleMania card will turn out. But to be honest, it does appear to be this way. I'm a bit surprised that WWE would make both of those world championship matches take place, seeing as we have seen both of them happen a number of times in the past. And couldn't people argue that Cena is getting the best heel? I agree with the last point you made, it does seem a little bit rushed as well, this is the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania after all. But Edge works well with Cena and Orton works well with Triple H, so I'm sure the matches themselves will work out fine. And also the HHH-Orton build-up has already started.

 

[TheGreatSPAMbino]

Well after the events of RAW we pretty much know whats gonna be going down at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.

Edge vs. Cena- cena is going to fight him, and cena is going to hurt him(well not really cuz its fake)
orton vs. hhh- judging by HHH's constipated reaction we can guarantee that we will be seeing this.
Undertaker vs. Michaels- if you think jbl is going to beat michaels next week then ur an idioit.
Hardy vs. hardy- will open the show just like hart vs. hart did, how cute.
Jericho vs. Austin hopefully- i want to believe that austin will wrestle but i will only trule believe it when its booked. If not maybe they could have jericho face someone else and then do kind of a legends lumberjack match with a collection old hacks surrounding the ring.
Money in teh Bank- MVP vs. shelton vs. kennedy vs. cm punk vs. kofi vs. mysterio vs. r truth vs. evan bourne. If evan bourne is still injured then the Kendrick will be slotted in.
Tag champs vs. tag champs- carlito and primo vs. miz and morrison. As much as i would love to see Morrison back in the MITB wwe will probably be dumb and just shove him into a filler tag team match. fuck.
Christian vs. Jack swagger, ecw title- i have nothing to say about this match. its just there.
womens title- no ones cares.

 

[thepoo62]

Actually I think I even agree with everyone who is against me on my first three issues in that it would be cool if Orton beat Triple H...clean... but how bad would it suck if Trips just used this as another opportunity for self promotion. As for Edge vs Cena... I guess I just wanted Edge to be involved with Jeff, Matt and Christian somehow to elevate all of them. Cena makes anyone into a mainevent match and with Jericho doing nothing so far, that is a wasted Mania match in my books. I also think Taker and HBK is two icons meeting (again) but I'd like them to help someone else up to the next level. The thing is we have seen all of these matches before and I just don't think there will be defining moments this year.

 

[TheGreatSPAMbino]

I'm a little upset:

• Triple H gets the hottest heel in the company at mania? Why?
• Edge is starting to just get placed in feuds for no reason...
• HBK and Taker should be building the next stars. Bret made Stone Cold at WM13 (at least started him) so why are these two old legends facing off yet again?
• WM should be the culmination of a year's buildup... the story should progress and write itself... it shouldn't be slapped together based off of weird outcomes of the PPV the month prior...

I'm just not sure I care about WM for the first time in my life.... I've been a fan for 20 years... ouch

1) Triple H gets him because hes triple H and therefore he leeches onto anything that gets hot.
2) Last time i checked theres a reson why edge is feuding with Cena.....because they have nothing better to do.
3)Taker isnt building anybody at mania cuz he always goes over so having someone job to him would be pointless, and people mark out for legend vs. legend matches and so this michaels vs. taker match will probabaly draw well.
4) Welcome to the modern era of wrestling. Long term buildup is dead get used to it. You can thank the internet for that by the way.

 

[Christian Battlez]

Here are my Predictions as of right now for Wrestlemania 25:

WWE Championship
Triple H(c) vs Randy Orton-Orton gets the win here with the assist from Vince.Vince's reasoning is that he liked the guts Orton had to punt him in the head and SHane and Stephanie are soft or something like that.

World Heavyweight Championship
Edge(c) vs John Cena-Cena wins here because Edge is a transitional champion and his gimmick is more about how he wins the title than how he keeps it.Plus Cena needs to bring the title back over to Raw for ratings.

Undertaker vs Shawn Micheals
There is no way JBL wins next week.HBK vs Taker has been teased for two years and we're finally gonna get it. Two hometown guys,two fan favorites.I see Taker barely pulling off the win here.A win for HBK would do nothing for him.A young guy needs the rub more.

Chris Jericho vs Legend???
Jericho is obviously facing some legend but who? Is it gonna be a gauntlet against a bunch of washed up legends or a battle royal involving them? Or does Jericho face Austin or Flair one on one?Seeing as how Flair is supposed to be retired and Austin is as well idk. But Austin is supposedly training really hard for his movie.But I think its more likely for a return to the ring.

Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy
Brother vs Brother...again! I'm sure this will happen because Matt's most recent WWE universe blog says he's gonna confront Jeff this Friday so it looks like its on like Donkey Kong.I think Matt wins here.

ECW Championship
Jack Swagger(c) vs Christian vs Finlay
I'm pretty sure their title match next week is going to end in a DQ somehow.Then Finlay will gripe about how he deserves the shot.Then Christian will gripe about how he deserves the shot.So a Triple Threat match will be made.

Women's Championship-Lumberjill match
Melina(c) vs Beth Phoenix
With all the divas that interrupted the title match on Raw I believe a Lumberjill match with them all surrounding the ring is appropriate.I think Beth wins it back here.

Intercontinental Championship
CM Punk(c) vs ???
Rumors have been circling that he may stick up for the legends and face Jericho.So if Y2J isn't tied up with Austin or Flair then him.If not then some Raw jobber.

MITB Ladder Match
Rey Mysterio vs Kofi Kingston vs Evan Bourne vs MVP vs Shelton Benjamin vs Kozlov vs Kane vs Umaga
Had to get the monsters on here simehow.MVP wins.

Pre Show-

World Tag Team Champions vs WWE Tag Team Champions(non-title)
John Morrison & The Miz vs Colons
I'd rather they unify the belts but they won't so I'll just say Miz & Morrison go over in the pre show.

 

[Showtime]

Edge vs Cena
HHH vs Orton

After RAW last night, it's pretty clear that these are the two main events they will be building towards in the next 6 weeks. Before RAW, I stated that I'd much rather see Edge battle Orton and HHH take on Cena. My reason for this is these two matches instead of the other two are newer and more fresh. Cena's had many long feuds with Edge before in the same roles they are curently in (Cena/face Edge/heel), same goes for HHH and Orton. Edge/Orton and HHH/Cena has happened before in a few instances, but never in a really long drawn out feud before. But, I guess that's where the problem would lie, it be tough to build-up both these main events in 6 weeks. Normally WWE builds these Wrestlemania feuds months in advance. So then I figured, these make sense as they could draw back to tons of history, and be the proper way to end these feuds on the biggest PPV of them all and depending on how the draft goes, they'll either stop at that or continue it further. These four have been the biggest heels and faces for the last year, so it makes sense for all four to be in the two title matches. My picks, Orton to go over HHH and Edge beating Cena.

Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels

Yea, like JBL is going to win. This is the way to go instead and unfortunately for Shawn, I don't see him being the one to go over Taker so pick Taker to win.

Hardy vs Hardy

Perhaps the start of a really long feud between the two brothers. I could see them holding this off and putting them both in MITB, but a match between the two where Matt gets a much needed win over his brother would really be much better.

Christian vs Jack Swagger

Whoever ends up being champion, I see this matchup happening again at Wrestlemania, Christian winning.

Jericho vs Flair, Rouke, or Austin

Jericho could have a match with any one of these guys, I've heard Punk may be in it as well. Punk may actually be the best choice, but I'm still counting on one of the two HOF'ers to wrestle him instead Jericho needs somebody to feud with, and a match with either Flair or Austin with Rouke in it as well will at least give the match attention.

MITB: Bourne, Kofi, Mysterio, Kozlov, Punk, Kennedy, Kane, Umaga

Tag champions vs Tag champions Carlito & Primo vs Morrison & Miz
Both titles on the line, Morrison and Miz win to become champions of RAW and SD.

MVP vs Shelton

These two could easily be in MITB, but I'd rather see them end their feud at Wrestlemania with MVP winning the US title.

 

[Mr. TM]

I assume I know of at least eight matches at this point, I am not sure if they all will come true or not, but they seem to be heading there. With usually around 9 matches on the card as well as a dark match, who knows how many of these will happen.

Randy Orton vs Triple H
After Raw, this seems to be in the cards. Randy RKOed Stephanie and now Triple H wants to seek revenge. Randy Orton has a title shot, so we will see if he choose Triple H. With no Pay Per Views between here and now, this seems like the obvious choice.

John Cena vs Edge
This also seems obvious after Raw. These two have went at it before multiple times, but now it is time for it to happen at Wrestlemania. WWE seems to be fearful of any poor matches, and this one is with two guys who can put on a great Wrestlemania show, and have great chemistry.

Jack Swagger vs Christian
I am really surprised that they aren't giving Dreamer the shot here, but this seems like it would be the better match. The returning Christian facing Swagger, who won on Sunday night. I am not sure if they'll put Tommy Dreamer in this match or not, with two of the three big titles matches destined for singles matches, they might make this a three way.

Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy
Neither brother are in a title picture right now, and they have unsolved business. So I can see them meeting up at Wrestlemania to solve it all. Jealous Matt vs screwed Jeff. It will be a great match.

Money In The Bank
Always the chance to see everyone in the midcards get onto the big show. I suspect that there will be eight. I am not really sure who will be in it, I suspect Mr. Kennedy, MVP, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, William Regal, Possibly Tommy Dreamer, Finlay, or Evan Bourne all have a chance here.

Woman's Title
Melina vs Beth Phoenix/Melina vs Kelly Kelly

Who knows, but there will be a woman's title match on the card for Wrestlemania

Chris Jericho vs Someone
This will be some sort of a legends match. Will it be Jericho vs Hogan? Probably not. Stone Cold? A possibility with him going into the fame. Piper? Seems like a legit choice. I am not sure, but it will be someone.

Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker
Almost seems like there is very little chance that this match wouldn't have happened until Raw. It will be either Shawn Michaels of JBL. I think we can all guess who will win that one.

Miz/Morrison vs The Colons
Not sure if this match will happen, but it seems like a legitmate chance of going down. Maybe it'll be a great dark match.