WWE No Way Out 2012: Predictions for Most Important Matches on PPV Card

There are three marquee matches on the No Way Out card, and each of them will have a major impact on storylines heading into two of the year's biggest shows, Money in the Bank and SummerSlam.

That means Sunday's show should have plenty of twists and turns.

Let's take a closer look at the most important matches that will take place at No Way Out and make a prediction for how each will turn out.

CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane

CM Punk recently became the first WWE champion since Triple H to hold the company's top belt for more than 200 days. It's an impressive run—especially when you consider how far he's come since last year at this time.

It would have been nice to see him and Daniel Bryan carry their own feud for an extended period of time, but incorporating Kane and AJ into the storyline has actually made it seem like there's a chance CM Punk will lose on Sunday.

And that's what adding them was meant to do.

Even though Kane is a respected veteran presence, he doesn't have much chance of actually winning the belt. It's really a two-man battle between CM Punk and Bryan. After several false finishes, including some involving AJ, I expect the title to stay with the current champ.

Prediction: CM Punk

Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

Since he's been doing most of his damage on SmackDown, Sheamus' monster push since the beginning of the year hasn't generated much hype. He picked up huge wins at Royal Rumble and WrestleMania—bookings reserved for the company's top stars.

He'll face off with Ziggler, who replaced an injured Alberto Del Rio after earning the No. 1 contender spot on Raw. Even though he hasn't been treated like it in recent months, Ziggler is one of the best wrestlers on the roster and deserves main-event billing.

If this feud was given more time to develop, I would give Ziggler a chance of winning the title. But since there hasn't been any time to build him into a top-tier champion, Sheamus should defend the title.

Ziggler should get another chance, though.

Prediction: Sheamus

Big Show vs. John Cena

Big Show will be looking to save John Laurinaitis' job as general manager once again, this time in a cage match against Cena. He's been built into an unstoppable force by crushing several mid-card superstars on both shows.

On the other hand, it's been a weird turn of big events for Cena.

He lost to The Rock at WrestleMania, beat Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules and then proceeded to lose to Laurinaitis at Over the Limit. There doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason to his results.

Ultimately, the match comes down to whether or not you think Laurinaitis will lose the GM spot. Since that seems unlikely right now, look for Big Show to emerge victorious. Otherwise, all the time spent to change his gimmick would have been a total waste.

Prediction: Big Show