2008 Unforgiven Predictions
The Unforgiven Pay-Per-View for 2008 features a trio of Championship Scramble matches in which the WWE title, World Heavyweight title and ECW title are all on the line! Triple H defends his WWE title against fellow Smackdown stars MVP, Shelton Benjamin, The Brian Kendrick and Jeff Hardy. World Heavyweight champ CM Punk defends his title against JBL, Batista, Kane and Rey Mysterio. And ECW title holder, Mark Henry defends against fellow ECW stars Finlay, Chavo Guerrero, The Miz and Matt Hardy. Throw in two more title matches and a Unsanctioned match between Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels and we have the makings of a great PPV!
Here's a look at predictions for the 2008 Unforgiven Pay-Per-View from WWE Characters the Blog...
Maryse vs. Michelle McCool
Michelle has worn the newest of WWE gold belts well since winning it against Natalya. To think Maryse can outdo Natalya is crazy. Michelle's worn the belt just briefly and should continue wearing it for at least another month or so. Otherwise the belt and Michelle lose credibility on Smackdown. Expect a clean win by Michelle here allowing her to retain.
Prediction: Michelle McCool gets a clean win to retain her Divas championship.
Cryme Tyme vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
Rhodes and Dibiase just got their titles back, that is stealing them back from Cryme Tyme, after winning them back from Batista/Cena. I don't see Cryme Tyme winning just yet, as it appears now Randy Orton will align himself with Dibiase and Rhodes to form a stable of 2nd generation WWE stars. Dibiase and Rhodes retain here to continue their 2nd title reign.
Prediction: Dibiase and Orton retain the World Tag Team titles.
Prediction: Shawn Michaels wins to defend his honor and pride that Jericho seems to have crushed.
Finlay vs. The Miz vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry
This seems to be the clear cut choice for a title change at Unforgiven. The other two champs seem to need to retain to keep things interesting on their shows, but Henry really doesn't need to. Another site has predicted Chavo will win the ECW title for his second run, but it seems like Matt Hardy should emerge victorious, then successfully defend against Henry. I can still see the possibility that none of the titles change hands, since commentators continue to tell us the "% of possibility" that they will. To make things interesting, Matt Hardy wins and becomes your new ECW champ.
Prediction: Matt Hardy wins the final pinfall to become the ECW champion.
JBL vs. Batista vs. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
After seeing events unfold on Raw, it seems we are being led to a CM Punk-Randy Orton title match series. Most likely, Orton will return from injury and take the title from Punk. So for now, Punk will come out looking good here, or even have Orton come to his aid. Orton may want a piece of Punk the most after what happened on Raw. Meanwhile, Kane and Mysterio have their own issues to contend with, Batista still comes up short, and JBL just doesn't seem ready to be the heel champ. Orton will be the next heel champ, so Punk retains.
Prediction: CM Punk wins, possibly with some help from Randy Orton?
Jeff Hardy vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Triple H
Smackdown is perhaps the true epitome of Scramble, since Edge, Undertaker, Mr. Kennedy and Umaga all have injury problems that keep them out of this match. Triple H should be a clear winner, but I believe after what we saw on Smackdown, he will get into a new feud with Jeff Hardy. Somehow maybe Jeff sets up the win for Triple H but is knocked out of the way at the final moments so HHH can get the final pinfall. Or Jeff gets knocked out by someone's finisher and Triple H capitalizes to set up an argument over who can beat who.
Prediction: Triple H retains the WWE title, but a feud will be established with Jeff Hardy for a future singles title match.
So there you have it, 3 Scrambles, and 3 more matches for the Unforgiven Pay-Per-View. Again, it wouldn't be surprising if no titles move here, but you figure one has to, to make this a worthwhile event. With the way the Scramble format is set up, we could see Miz and Brian Kendrick in the record books as having short-yet-real title reigns. How strange is that?
Enjoy the Pay-Per-View Sunday night at 8PM and check out WWE Characters the Blog for full results after 11PM EST!
Here's a look at predictions for the 2008 Unforgiven Pay-Per-View from WWE Characters the Blog...
Maryse vs. Michelle McCool
WWE Divas Championship
Michelle has worn the newest of WWE gold belts well since winning it against Natalya. To think Maryse can outdo Natalya is crazy. Michelle's worn the belt just briefly and should continue wearing it for at least another month or so. Otherwise the belt and Michelle lose credibility on Smackdown. Expect a clean win by Michelle here allowing her to retain.Prediction: Michelle McCool gets a clean win to retain her Divas championship.
Cryme Tyme vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
World Tag Team Title Match
Rhodes and Dibiase just got their titles back, that is stealing them back from Cryme Tyme, after winning them back from Batista/Cena. I don't see Cryme Tyme winning just yet, as it appears now Randy Orton will align himself with Dibiase and Rhodes to form a stable of 2nd generation WWE stars. Dibiase and Rhodes retain here to continue their 2nd title reign.Prediction: Dibiase and Orton retain the World Tag Team titles.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels suffered a triceps injury on Raw this past week, but vowed to continue to fight in this Unsanctioned Match. At stake is the honor of HBK's wife Rebecca as well as his WWE legend status. Jericho has done a good job of infuriating Michaels and really destroyed HBK last time around. Despite the injury, it's tough to see Jericho winning this. However, this feud has been a good one and WWE may decide to keep it going. HBK should win to keep his WWE glory days ablaze.Prediction: Shawn Michaels wins to defend his honor and pride that Jericho seems to have crushed.
Finlay vs. The Miz vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry
ECW Championship Scramble
This seems to be the clear cut choice for a title change at Unforgiven. The other two champs seem to need to retain to keep things interesting on their shows, but Henry really doesn't need to. Another site has predicted Chavo will win the ECW title for his second run, but it seems like Matt Hardy should emerge victorious, then successfully defend against Henry. I can still see the possibility that none of the titles change hands, since commentators continue to tell us the "% of possibility" that they will. To make things interesting, Matt Hardy wins and becomes your new ECW champ.Prediction: Matt Hardy wins the final pinfall to become the ECW champion.
JBL vs. Batista vs. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
World Heavyweight Championship Scramble
After seeing events unfold on Raw, it seems we are being led to a CM Punk-Randy Orton title match series. Most likely, Orton will return from injury and take the title from Punk. So for now, Punk will come out looking good here, or even have Orton come to his aid. Orton may want a piece of Punk the most after what happened on Raw. Meanwhile, Kane and Mysterio have their own issues to contend with, Batista still comes up short, and JBL just doesn't seem ready to be the heel champ. Orton will be the next heel champ, so Punk retains.Prediction: CM Punk wins, possibly with some help from Randy Orton?
Jeff Hardy vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Triple H
WWE Title Championship Scramble
Smackdown is perhaps the true epitome of Scramble, since Edge, Undertaker, Mr. Kennedy and Umaga all have injury problems that keep them out of this match. Triple H should be a clear winner, but I believe after what we saw on Smackdown, he will get into a new feud with Jeff Hardy. Somehow maybe Jeff sets up the win for Triple H but is knocked out of the way at the final moments so HHH can get the final pinfall. Or Jeff gets knocked out by someone's finisher and Triple H capitalizes to set up an argument over who can beat who.Prediction: Triple H retains the WWE title, but a feud will be established with Jeff Hardy for a future singles title match.
So there you have it, 3 Scrambles, and 3 more matches for the Unforgiven Pay-Per-View. Again, it wouldn't be surprising if no titles move here, but you figure one has to, to make this a worthwhile event. With the way the Scramble format is set up, we could see Miz and Brian Kendrick in the record books as having short-yet-real title reigns. How strange is that?
Enjoy the Pay-Per-View Sunday night at 8PM and check out WWE Characters the Blog for full results after 11PM EST!
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2 Comments:
i think this PPV will be decent. I hope HHH drops the title, to lift someone else to the main event. And this is an EASY match to convince him to drop it, as he can lose the Title without even being pinned. And he can get the title back soon, so he can deat Flairs 16 time title reigns. SO if any belsts change its gotta be the WWE Title. But we shall see.
Ans just to clarify, Miz and Kendrick wont have title reigns unless the win the whole thing. If u win a pinfall, u dont go in the record books as having a title reign, ur just a temporary champion.
looks like you we're right with one exception and that is that the age of Orton has returned!
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