Money In The Bank Predictions

Tomorrow is WWE's Money In The Bank pay-per-view. For future pay-per-views and special events I'm going to try and do extra comic strips with the blog post. Anyways, let's get to it shall we?

Kick-Off Show
King Barret VS R Truth
There's not a whole lot to say on this one. It's a kick-off show match, with really no build up (but is there ever really any build up for kick-off show matches?), and Barrett is going against R Truth. I'd say it could easily be a toss up as to who wins, but if R Truth goes over on Barrett, then what really was the point of making him King of the Ring? Winner: Barrett.


Intercontinental Title Match
Ryback(c) VS Big Show
If this match wasn't for the I.C. title, this could easily be a kick-off show match. Big Show hasn't really had a good story line since Survivor Series last year, when he flip-flopped YET AGAIN, and turned heel. Winner: Ryback.

Divas Title Match
Nikki Bella VS Paige
Speaking of flip-flopping.

Flip-Flop Magic

Paige really should be champion. Well, nix that. Naomi is deserving of that title actually, but since that story line seems to have gone kaput, Paige is the next logical choice. I'll agree with some podcasters out there, Nikki has gotten really good in the ring, but MY GOD, is she ever horrible on the mic. But we're not talking about mic skills are we? No, we're talking about the Diva's Championship. I wanna say Paige is going to win here, and maybe I should predict that, but I have a feeling WWE brass wants the Bella's associated with the Diva's title and is looking to make Nikki the longest reigning Diva's champion in history. To do so, she'd have to hold the title until September 16th, which means she'd retain through Summer Slam. With the Bella becoming heels AGAIN, I guess they could stretch out a story line to make it happen. Just please keep Brie around to speak for them. Every time Nikki cuts a promo I think she's auditioning for a bad Syfy movie. Winner: Nikki Bella

Tag Team Titles match
Prim Time Players VS New Day
This is a tough one. A New Day has gotten incredibly over as heels. Is there anyone more annoying then Xavier Woods? But Prime Time Players are starting to really come around again. I want to say that Titus O'Neil and Darren Young are going to win, but I think it's going to be A New Day somehow weaseling out another victory. Winners: A New Day


John Cena VS Kevin Owens

The Sandow Effect

Now this is an interesting match. On one hand you've got Kevin Owens, NXT Champion, and the man who came in and beat John Cena in his first WWE main roster match. How much over can you put a guy than that? With that being said though, he JUST went over John Cena. Do they really put him over again? Does Vince have that much faith in Triple H and his choice of Kevin Owens going over on Vince's golden Super-Cena two times in a row. I don't know. Sam Roberts had this awesome idea, that he should go over, and then he would have two wins over Cena. After the Japan show on July 4th, Roberts hypothesized Owens could drop the title to Balor there, and then come back and challenge John Cena again, only this time, he wants the U.S. Title. It's a very intriguing idea, if it were to happen. But I just don't see them putting Owens over Cena two times in a row. I think Samoa Joe makes an appearance, distracts Owens, and Cena gets the win. Winner: John Cena.



MONEY IN THE BANK MATCH
Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Neville, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Sheamus, and Kane.
Yikes. I mean, story line-wise you've got what? Kane really. Kane could win, and then he's at odd's with Seth Rollins. Still. That's been going on for months. Sheamus? I don't know... why? He's getting some good response as a heel, but I don't seem him winning. Neville and Kofi? Again, why? That leaves Orton, Ziggler, and Reigns. Ziggler and Orton have both won it already. Winning Money In The Bank twice isn't unprecedented (John Cena and CM Punk both won it twice), but I don't see them doing it. Winner: Roman Reigns.


WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins VS Dean Ambrose
So here's the the thing about this match. I don't really see Ambrose as the World Champion, but at the same time I don't see Rollins continuing on as champion either. There's been some rumors on the dirt sheets, that they could been setting up for a Rollins/Triple H match, which could be pretty awesome for Summer Slam. So for the finish of this match match I've got to go into story-teller mode. Rollins has pretty much alienated everyone in The Authority. And when he accepted this match he even got in Triple H's face for a second, telling everyone he could do it all by himself.

Then we have Dean Ambrose. The crazy wildcard, the "lunatic fringe". Every time I see him with the championship, I think of Heath Ledger's line as the Joker; "Do I look like a guy with a plan? I'm like a dog chasing cars, I wouldn't know what to do with it if I caught it. I just... do things." That's Dean Ambrose. He's just out there, causing chaos, living it up. And it's good. It's fun. But I don't see him as the champion.

So, then what? Well, Ambrose and Rollins fight out out, and out of the blue Ambose somehow wins. Triple H is furious at Rollins, and the next night berates him on Raw. Dean Ambrose comes out the next night on Raw, to a huge pop, he's just living the dream, and then Brock Lesnar's music hits. Out walks Paul Heyman and tells Dean, his client, "BROCK LESSSSNARRRR" wants his title back.

What do you think? I think it sounds like a plan. Either that, or there's a run-in and Rollins retains. I really hope it's not that. Winner: Dean Ambrose!

You got any predictions for Money In The Bank?

REVIEW: NXT Takeover [R]Evolution

The latest special event for WWE's NXT delivered some good matches, even if the name still has me scratching my head. I mean, I get it. I understand what they were going for. It just comes of as "meh".

Kevin Owens VS. CJ Parker
Anyways, the night opened with the debut of Kevin Owens (former Kevin Steen) and he showed the NXT crowd, and everyone who hadn't seen him before, what he brings to the table. Though, from the reaction he got when he came out, it seem like everyone was already on board with Kevin Owens. It was a good first outing for Owens, not delivering too much, but just enough to wet the fans appetite for more. An interesting spot came when CJ Parker delivered an open hand to the face of Owens, and it busted him open and actually broke his nose. It didn't stop Owens though, who just went with it and finished the match with a pop-up power bomb for the win. Nice debut for Kevin Owens.

Vaudevillians VS Lucha Dragons (c)
I don't really have a whole lot to say for this match. It was good and entertaining, but I'm not especially into the Vaudevillains. The Lucha Dragons look promising, especially Kalisto, so I'm definitely interested to see what else he can bring to the table after their tag team run is over. Enjoyed the match for what it was, but didn't really wow me. The Lucha Dragons retained their titles.

Tye Dillinger VS Baron Corbin
This could easily be called a squash match, and it was. I think I'm in the minority, but to me Tye Dillinger looks like he could be an asset, but he's easily beaten in matches, that it looked like he's an enhancement talent for NXT. Corbin has a good look and he's got something there, easily defeating Dillinger in under a minute. It looks like they are setting up a feud with Bull Dempsey though, as Dempsey was in the audience and gave a mocking/antagonizing round of applause after Corbin won.

The Ascension VS Hideo Itami & Finn Balor
I think I'm in the minority, but I've never been that big on the Ascension, though I was looking forward to this match to see Finn Balor and Hideo Itami in action. They're both wrestling veterans and have been in action on NXT already, but with this being a special event, everyone looks to go big and I wanted to see what they can do. Balor's opening was outstanding and definitely a spectacle to behold to anyone who hadn't seen him on the indies as Prince Devitt. The lighting, along with his face painting, and his movement, was a show in and of itself. Super Awesome! The match delivered the goods and in the end Hideo and Balor won. For a moment, it looked like Hideo was setting up for the GTS, the move CM Punk borrowed from him and made famous, and when the crowd saw it, they knew what was coming and cheered loud. Unfortunately it didn't happen, but it'll be interesting to see if he starts to use the move in future matches.




Sasha Banks VS Charlotte (c)
NXT women continue to impress and I really like what Sasha Banks is showing. Some new innovative moves. This was a great match and had it not been for the Neville/Zayn match, I would vote for this match as match of the night. Charlotte is better than almost every diva on the main roster and Sasha Banks isn't far behind, if she isn't there already. I just hope when these these two get to the main roster, they are given the amount of time they are in NXT to really show everyone how good they are. For a moment I thought Sasha Banks was going to come out as the upset winner, but Charlotte pulled through and retained the title. Definitely looking forward to more from both.

Sami Zayn VS Adrian Neville (c)
I cannot say enough good things about this match and these wrestlers. Sami Zayn has been hot for what seems like forever, and Adrian Neville just delivers killer moves after killers moves. These two together bring the fire and this match has to be one of the best NXT matches since the shows inception. And I already thought Sami Zayn and Cesaro brought the house down with the first Takeover special, so that just goes to show how awesome I think Zayn is. And the drama was great, with Zayn playing up to the theme they were delivering, him being a nice guy, wearing his heart on his sleeve. It was awesome. And in the end, Zayn comes out victorious. Once he hits the main roster, I really hope the people who don't watch NXT embrace him, because that would seriously suck for him to be relegated to squash matches that don't last more than a few minutes.

And then came the ending of Takeover REvolution (or however you spell it). Kevin Owens, and the rest of the locker room, come out to cheer on Zayn, after winning and everyone is partying. The night was going to end on such a high note. Then Owens turned on Zayn and power bombed him on the side of the ring apron, outside of the ring. The show ended with William Regal and refs coming down to assist Zayn, who was out. A program of Zayn against Owens is sure to be awesome and I look forward to it.