WWE Hell in a Cell Predictions: 3 Reasons Mark Henry Must Retain World Title

Just two weeks after Night of Champions took place, WWE is giving fans their annual trip to hell.

Hell in a Cell has a few compelling match ups confirmed, but the most important match that will take place this Sunday is for the world heavyweight championship between Mark Henry and Randy Orton.

When Henry won the title at Night of Champions, it was a shock. Orton is the golden child of SmackDown, so anytime he loses it is surprising.

Vince McMahon bends over backwards to protect Orton almost as much as he does John Cena. But for whatever reason, he decided that it would be best if Henry won the championship and Orton chased after it.

Given the way that Henry has performed over the last two months, it was a smart move. Now we just have to hope McMahon doesn't screw it up and have Orton win the title back on Sunday.

Here are three reasons why Mark Henry has to retain the world title at Hell in a Cell.

Randy Orton Needs To Chase The Title

WWE wasted a potentially great feud between Christian and Randy Orton by not having Orton chase after the title. Instead, he was given the title right away and no one took Christian seriously as a challenger.

Orton as champion is boring because we have seen that happen so many times already. Why not let him go up against somebody that he can't beat? Make him the Christian in this feud, only this time book Orton to look like a real challenger.

SmackDown will be much more interesting if there is some mystery surrounding the world title matches. You can't get mystery if you know that Orton is going to win every single time he is in the ring.

Mark Henry Is Getting Over

The worst possible thing that could happen to Mark Henry right now would be to lose the world title. The fans are buying into him as a monster champion, which is amazing considering how long he has been buried on the mid card.

WWE has something going with Henry, which is more than you can say about any other wrestler on the roster, and he needs to keep winning in order to keep that momentum going.

With the talent roster so desperate for top stars, Henry has been shining brighter than anyone.

There Are No Other Heels On SmackDown

Mark Henry is the only viable heel character on SmackDown. If he loses, what is there left for Orton to do that will keep people the least bit interested?

Christian is good as a heel, but I will be perfectly content if I never see another Orton vs. Christian match in my life.

If Henry loses, there is nowhere for Orton to go. He will have no challengers and SmackDown will plunge even deeper into the toilet.