Judgment Day is here, and it's tonight! I have been a little out of the loop and have only seen Friday's Smackdown show but have been keeping up on storylines and developments. Here are my predictions for tonight's show.
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Shelton Benjamin vs John Morrison
In what I think will be the opening match, Shelton Benjamin will pin John Morrison. WWE clearly has some plans in mind for John Morrison, but this will stretch out for a bit longer because John Morrison needs that momentum to be built up to successfully be put over in his first angle as a face.
I was surprised to see the match announced but pretty happy because it's the first step in pushing John Morrison. I mean, it's a non-title pay-per-view singles match, and I can't remember if he has had one of those yet--especially not as a face. Shelton will win,this feud will continue, and possibly include someone else.
My pick: Shelton Benjamin, the Gold Standard...who...has no gold...
CM Punk vs Umaga
I really don't have an interest in this match at all. I like Punk; I'm glad that he will probably get another run sometime soon. I like Umaga, too. But I think this is a losing situation for either. If Umaga wins, it will make a potential World Champion candidate look weak, when they need to build him up.
It won't do much for Umaga, becuase it's not for the briefcase, and he doesn't stand to gain much from winning. If he loses, it will yet again make Umaga look weak, similar to the weakness shown last year when he was Jeff Hardy's personal porta-jobber.
A win for Punk would build Punk up for a title run, but it isn't needed, nor would it believable. Punk is already over with the fans.
My pick: CM Punk. But, It really doesn't matter.
Intercontinental Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Chris Jericho
Rey will retain here. I have a gut feeling that the World Heavyweight Championship title scene will evolve into a fatal-four-way feud for the Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Jericho's confidence in announcing his ninth Intercontinental title reign tells me Mysterio will retain. On Smackdown, Edge bragged that he is a nine time World Champion.
That is what's great about Jericho; he is an eight time Intercontinental Champion. For the most part, he is a career upper-midcarder, best used as that guy who is so good he should be in the main event. However, he's really best used as that upper-midcarder who makes that portion of the show BETTER than the main event.
Even with Rey Mysterio involved, we have one of the best angles ever in the works. If Jericho does win here, they could do an 'end the ninth reign' angle—title versus title—between Jericho and Edge. However, that would be far too good to happen.
My pick: Rey Mysterio
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