Cyber Sunday Matches - How to Vote

The Cyber Sunday Pay-Per-View arrives in just a few short weeks on Sunday, October 26, 2008! For this interactive event, the WWE Universe can determine the opponents, referees, match types and other situations that will make up the 2008 Cyber Sunday Pay-Per-View. Currently there's three matches with title implications on the line. Fans just might help write the WWE history books with their choices in these matches.

Here's a look at the card so far for Cyber Sunday as well as information on how to vote for your choice(s). Remember that a 99 cent charge applies for voting on EACH match, and you may incur additional charges from your cell phone provider.


WWE Title Match
Triple H vs. ???
Choose HHH's Opponent:

Background: Triple H successfully defended the WWE title at both Unforgiven and No Mercy. Jeff Hardy was close to a victory in both matches, but the Game's veteran skills and ring intelligence gave him the wins. Now, fans have yet another chance to vote Hardy into the title picture, however, there's been the lethal Russian wrestler, Vladimir Kozlov, who has staked a claim to the title. In recent weeks, Kozlov has attacked both HHH and Hardy, leaving each layed out in the ring. Will the fans choose a Triple H vs. Kozlov encounter, a rematch of Hardy vs. HHH, or will it be a Triple Threat match? You decide!

Chose Triple H opponent vote:
Text JEFF to 44993 for Jeff Hardy
Text KOZLOV to 44993 for Vladimir Kozlov
Text TRIPLE to 44993 for a Triple Threat Match featuring Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov

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World Heavyweight Title Match
Batista vs. JBL
Choose Special Guest Ref

Background: Chris Jericho recently defeated Shawn Michaels in a ladder match at No Mercy to defend his title. Batista won a #1 Contender's match at the same event against JBL. On Raw, Batista came down to tell Jericho he was ready to fight for the title, and even sent the message with a Spinebuster. Jericho responded by putting Batista in a rematch for the #1 Contender spot against JBL. Jericho also made himself guest ref and added several other heels to help out in the match. Despite all that, Batista came up the winner yet again. The aftermath was that GM Mike Adamle decided to make the Batista vs. JBL match at Cyber Sunday have a special guest ref as well. Will the Legend Killer, Randy Orton be the chosen official? Will Shawn Michaels be able to officiate over Y2J in the ring? Or will the fans see the return of the Rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin? You decide!

Choose special guest ref vote:
Text ORTON to 44993 for Randy Orton
Text AUSTIN to 44993 for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Text HBK to 44993 for Shawn Michaels

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ECW Title Match
Matt Hardy vs. ???
Fans choose Hardy's opponent

Matt Hardy became ECW Champion at the No Mercy Pay-Per-View after making the final pinfall in the 20 minute alloted time. Due to this fact, he never officially defeated or pinned Mark Henry, but merely outlasted him. At the last PPV, Unforgiven, Hardy and Henry battled again over the title, with Matt able to pick up the victory and retain his title. Mark Henry again declared himself #1 Contender and asked Teddy Long to put him in a rematch for Cyber Sunday. Long shook things up when he announced fans will choose Hardy's opponent, with Henry being one of three possibilities. During ECW's show, Long had two more matches to determine the other two choices with newcomer Evan Bourne and the fighting Irishman, Finlay taking the other two spots. Now it's up to the WWE Universe to decide who will face Matt Hardy for his ECW Championship!

Fans choose Matt Hardy's opponent:
Text HENRY to 44993 for Mark Henry
Text EVAN to 44993 for Evan Bourne
Text FINLAY to 44993 for Finlay

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Intercontinental Title Match
Santino Marella vs ???
Choose Santino's Opponent

Background: Santino Marella is now a two-time Intercontinental champion. In his second reign which has been just over a month, Santino is already claiming he is the greatest champion of all time. Santino is also using a self-designed indicator known as the "Honk-A-Meter", to show off how close he is to overcoming the Honkey Tonky Man's sixty some week reign as Intercontinental champ. For Cyber Sunday, fans will get the chance to vote in Honky Tonk Man as Santino's opponent, giving Santino a true test! In addition to Honky Tonk Man, fans can also select Goldust or Roddy Piper to face the loud mouthed Santino Marella. With the IC title on the line, who will the fans choose to face Marella? You decide!

Choose Santino's opponent vote:
Text PIPER to 44993 for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Text GOLDUST to 44993 for Goldust
Text HONKY to 44993 for Honky Tonk Man

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Raw Grudge Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane
Fans Choose Match Type

For weeks Raw superstars Kane and Rey Mysterio have been part of a heated feud. It all started with the disappearance of Rey, and Kane bringing a mysterious sack to the ring. Kane continued posing the question "Is he alive or dead?" and fans were finally made privy to the contents of Kane's burlap sack. Kane announced he had crushed Rey Mysterio and had his mask in the bag! However, Rey returned to action and was part of a Championship Scramble match which also involved Kane. The two did battle at the last WWE PPV, Cyber Sunday, with a DQ decision. In the past few weeks on Raw, Kane and Rey have been facing off in tag team matches and seem hungrier than ever to compete with one another. This time they will have the surprise of fans choosing the type of match they compete in! Will it be a Falls Count Anywhere match, No Holds Barred match or Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match? You decide!

Choose Rey vs. Kane's match type:
Text A to 44993 for Falls Count Anywhere Match
Text B to 44993 for No Holds Barred Match
Text C to 44993 for Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

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Smackdown Grudge Match
Undertaker vs. Big Show
Fans choose match type

Over the past few months, the Undertaker has returned from his banishment from WWE by Vickie Guerrero to wreak havoc on her and La Familia. Taker has been in search of Vickie's soul, but at No Mercy, Vickie had the help of new ally, the Big Show, to fend off Undertaker. The two met in a match at Unforgiven, with Big Show delivering a vicious knockout punch to the back of Undertaker's head, winning the match by TKO. Despite this, the Deadman continues to show up and cost Big Show matches, putting him on notice that there's impending doom heading his way. The fans will be voting on this match in some capacity for Cyber Sunday, as the stipulation will be announced on the 10/17/08 episode of Smackdown. What will the stipulation for this match be? You decide!

Fans choose match type*:

Knockout Match
I Quit Match
Last Man Standing Match

*Voting for this match will be done at WWE.com. Visit the Undertaker vs. Big Show match preview page for more details!

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Cyber Sunday Tag Team Match
Fans decide which tag teams fight

The WWE Universe also gets to choose a tag team match for the Cyber Sunday card. In this voting, there are three possible tag team matches to choose from. Mickie James and Jamie Noble may team up in a mixed tag battle against King William Regal and Layla. For weeks, Noble had been trying to impress Layla, only to be humiliated by King Regal. Now, Mickie James has become his recent friend and could be on his side at the PPV. Another choice involves Cryme Tyme vs. The Miz and Morrison. These tag teams began feuding via online, with it carrying over to Raw over the past few weeks. Will fans give these tag teams the ring on Cyber Sunday? The final choice is a match for the World Tag team titles, pitting CM Punk & Kofi Kingston against Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase. Will Punk and Kofi get a shot at the gold? You decide!

Fans Choose Tag Team Match:
To vote for World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. CM Punk & Kofi Kingston, TEXT 1 to 44993

To vote for John Morrison & The Miz vs. Cryme Tyme, TEXT 2 to 44993

To vote for Jamie Noble & Mickie James vs. William Regal & Layla, TEXT 3 to 44993

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WWE Divas Halloween Costume Contest

With Halloween under a week away from the Pay-Per-View, the divas will show their spirit by competing in a Costume contest. Fans will vote on the winner after the divas have shown off their outfits at the event. Competing in this contest will be Beth Phoenix, Divas Champion Michelle McCool, Brie Bella, Candice Michelle, Eve, Jillian, Katie Lea Burchill, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Lena Yada, Maria, Maryse, Natalya, Tiffany, Victoria and lsat year's winner, Mickie James. Mickie won the contest last year with her Indian costume, but there's sure to be plenty of great costumes to admire and choose from this time around. Who will win this year's costume contest? You vote and decide during the PPV!

Read WWE.com's official Cyber Sunday page here.

Check back here at WWE Characters the Blog on Sunday 10/26/08 for match-by-match results from the PPV!