WWE Money in the Bank preview
Predictions for tonight’s pay-per-view:
WWE champion John Cena vs. CM Punk: This is the match that has the wrestling world buzzing. Punk has said that he is leaving WWE after this event, and I believe that to be true, although I don’t think he’ll be gone for very long. There’s no doubt that Punk will be heavily cheered tonight in his hometown of Chicago, and my guess is that he’ll be a babyface when he makes his inevitable return to WWE. There are a number of intriguing scenarios as to how this plays out tonight, the most shocking of which would be for Cena to turn heel and defeat Punk with the help of WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Another jaw-dropper would be Triple H (you know, Vince’s “doofus son-in-law”) screwing over Punk and costing him the title. I don’t think either of those will happen, though. From the moment McMahon said that Cena would be fired if Punk left with the championship (rather than saying Cena would be fired if he lost), I figured Punk was going to win the title and then immediately lose it to the winner of the Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match. I still think that’s what’s going to happen, although I wonder if WWE might go with something else just because so many people are expecting it. Here’s how I see it going down: Punk defeats Cena when McMahon’s interference (which Cena wanted no part of) backfires. Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner Alberto Del Rio then cashes in the briefcase and beats Punk for the title, thanks to an assist from McMahon. That sets up Del Rio vs. Cena at SummerSlam and for Punk to return somewhere down the line as a huge anti-establishment babyface.
World heavyweight champion Randy Orton vs. Christian: The stipulation is that Orton will lose the title if he’s disqualified or if there is “referee incompetence.” When Christian dropped the title to Orton back in May, I predicted that Christian would turn heel and eventually regain the championship. Well, I was half right. I’m no longer convinced that Christian is getting the belt back. Although the deck seems to be stacked against the champion tonight, I expect Orton to retain the title and move on to another challenger.
Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Evan Bourne, Alberto Del Rio, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, R-Truth, Alex Riley, Jack Swagger): Tonight will be Del Rio’s night, as he'll capture the briefcase and then go on to achieve his destiny of becoming WWE champion. This match figures to blow away the Smackdown MITB contest.
Smackdown Money in the Bank Ladder Match (Wade Barrett, Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, Justin Gabriel, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus and Heath Slater): I’d love for Bryan to pull an upset and get the win, but I just don’t see that happening. I think it has to be either Sheamus or Barrett. Sheamus is almost too obvious, so I’ll go with Barrett.
The Big Show vs. Mark Henry: The buildup to this match has been good and Henry has played the monster heel role perfectly. It wouldn’t be a smart move to kill Henry’s momentum, so I think he’ll come out on top.
WWE Divas champion Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella: Kelly Kelly is WWE’s current “it girl,” so this figures to be a successful title defense for her. I wouldn’t be surprised if Eve Torres shows up in KK’s corner to combat interference from Nikki Bella.
Comments
I think punk will beat cena and rey mysterio will cash his MITB. If that does not hapen, vince may announce a rematch for the wwe title. Christian will beat randy and sheamus will win MITB.kelly wil lose her title n mark henry wil win.
Posted by: Sanjay | July 17, 2011 6:49 AM
You really should have a post just for the main event. The biggest let down would be for Cena to win in a non-heelturn fashion. Other than that, there are so many exciting possibilites. Your Del Rio idea make the most sense, since the IWC has been overwhelemed with rumors of a Del Rio / Cena Summerslam. However, I think a Miz faceturn would be a nice wrinkle and not that unlikely. We aso could see the first ever Cash-In defeat (it has to happen someday, right?) followed instantly by Vince allowing that the Smackdown winner can cash in as well.
The most outrageous scenario I can think of is outlandish, but a guy can dream. What if WWE and Punk have a new contract with the leave of absense? Could Punk really win and walk away with the belt? I seem to remember reading that WWE wanted to replace the spinner belt for a while. So what if Punk takes that belt and tomorrow night Vince shows up with a new one and announces a tournament that ends with the anticiapated Del Rio / Cena match at Summerslam.
The last crazy idea I have i: Punk has the new contract; Punk takes the belt; Punk take the belt on ROH tv (Remember, Vince had a weird payment / talent exchange system with Paul Heyman's ECW).
Overall this is the most anticipated non-WM PPV I can remeber in a LONG time. And of course, we leave on vacation today, ironically to Baltimore.
Posted by: Paul in Allentown | July 17, 2011 8:52 AM
I don't know if these are predictions, or just wishes. But I'll play anyway.
I agree with Kelly Kelly and Mark Henry. I'd like to Henry be built up even bigger so he can become a title player soon.
Since we're all expecting the Orton DQ stip to be relevant, I'll predict a swerve and have Christain getting the belt through a ref mistake, which will set up another two day reign as Orton gets his rematch on Smackdown. I still think Orton-Christain has some life in it, and another shortened dream will make Christain that much crazier. And I want Henry to be the next contender without the MITB as a distraction.
MITBs: I'll take Miz and Bryan. I just don't see anything in Del Rio to bring him to the forefront yet. Sheamus-Barrett doesn't need a belt to make a good British-Irish program.
Punk/Cena: Punk wins. McMahon sends out Miz, who fails to cash, something fresh and different for MITB. McMahon then has to send out Bryan, who he'll have no confidence in, as the last resort. Punk puts over Bryan for the belt.
We'll get Cena's heel turn started in earnest during the title shot he'll demand on Monday when Bryan no-sells the Five Knuckle Shuffle and counters with a LaBell Lock. Cena will get upset that Bryan no-sells the whole Super Cena routine and over to the heel side he goes.
Posted by: Mike | July 17, 2011 10:19 AM
The possibilty that Vince and punk playing cahoots all along to screw Cena would be the worst angle they can come up with.Because that will again make cena the babyface.Arent we all tired about the goody goody cena.
And please rey mysterio doesn't even deserves to be in MITB match.How on earth he is competing for WHC always when he is a cruiserweight midget.WWE needs to put right wrestlers in the right places.
Posted by: Syed Habib Fawaz | July 17, 2011 10:29 AM
i think cena win.. & 2nd alberto del rio. will win the mitb match... 3rd shemus win mitb mtch 4rth... christian win the w.h. champ. after the mtch shemus cashes at the same night & bcum the new world champ. & christian again disapoint. 5th bigshow win & last kelly kelly.. win dts all the truth..
Posted by: jasmine | July 17, 2011 11:06 AM
thanks for sharing
Posted by: James | July 17, 2011 11:38 AM
I pretty much agree with the same outcomes that you have. The Punk/Cena match has so many possibilities. Colt Cabana, has not re-signed with ROH but has told other promotions that he would no longer be accepting any bookings. That sounds like something that usally happens when you sign a new deal somewhere. Plus rumors have it that Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli have signed with WWE. Also don't for forget that Tyler Black is at FCW and Daniel Bryan being on SD.
Posted by: Common Sense | July 17, 2011 11:42 AM
Dare I say the "Chicago Screwjob" like Survivor Series '97 with Punk winning over Cena in a "SharpShooter" or "Anaconda Vise" with McMahon's help.
Cena still face.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 17, 2011 11:50 AM
Still would book it this way: Cena/Punk next to last, Cena wins. One of the RAW MITB competitors (Mysterio) can't compete, maybe have a Nexus beatdown. RAW MITB is last on show. Punk comes out, takes his place, wins the briefcase, and walks away until Mania. Mention everything on RAW tomorrow, then no more mentions of Punk having the briefcase. Fast forward to Mania, Cena-Rock for the belt (can I say belt on your blog). Whoever wins wins, Punk comes out, destroys that person, maybe bring back Sheffield and Mason Ryan(McGillicuty and Otunga should be wrestling in grade school gyms by this time), and they beat down Rock and Cena. Punk cashes in MITB, end Mania with Punk winning the belt. CM feuds with Rock(if he stays) and/or Cena (maybe a 3 on 2 tag match at Extreme Rules, Nexus vs. Rock/Cena) until Summerslam, where he faces HHH. Of course HHH jobs at Summerslam.
Posted by: Eric | July 17, 2011 12:05 PM
i like the idea that Cena loses to CM Punk, Punk goes to ROH, Cena goes to ROH to get the belt back and this all starts with their TV debut.
what i think will actuallt happen. Punk wins, MITB is cashed in Punk wins again, 2nd MITB is cashed in, that person leaves with the belt, Punk is a babyface when he comes back, to feud with Vince/HHH, Wrestlemania Cena/Rock, and Punk/HHH
Posted by: Henry | July 17, 2011 12:17 PM
Does anybody remember when Shawn Michaels left with the IC title? Razor Ramon won a new title and that led to the classic ladder match when HBK returned.
I would love to see CM Punk win and actually leave. He would return down the road, spinner belt in hand, and have a ready-made program with whoever the champ is at the time. Plus, seeing the WWE Title in another promotion (ROH) would be something that would keep everyone talking.
Posted by: Russ | July 17, 2011 12:18 PM
This doesn't always happen, but I have the exact same picks for the PPV
Posted by: paul | July 17, 2011 2:47 PM
Is it a foregone conclusion that Punk will be stepping away from WWE for a little while, or is there any chance that tonight Vince helps Punk get the win and we have a situation similar to when The Rock turned heel and sided with Vince?
Posted by: Ryan | July 17, 2011 2:53 PM
kev, wat about this christian loses but some how enters MITB and wins to cash it in on orton?
Posted by: Anonymous | July 17, 2011 4:17 PM
If anybody has noticed.The spinner belt no longer spins.I guess that happened after Miz flipped the WWE logo upside down to make it look like an M.
Btw nobody really wants 2 see cena as a babyface again by making punk & vince screw him up.Havent we already seen him as a goody goody kid friendly fat girls hugging superhero
I hope nobody files a case against me for saying fat girls.But thats the truth.
Posted by: syed habib fawaz | July 17, 2011 5:34 PM
Paul in Allentown, I hope you're right; that would be fantastic.
@mikeshaw101
Posted by: mike | July 17, 2011 6:54 PM
Mike - if that happened it would be the best pay per view EVER. I would be so happy!
Posted by: Bryan Mark | July 17, 2011 7:57 PM
I would predict this way
Cena wins the match and
Orton does the same.
Bryan wins the briefcase.
Kelly K wins n Mark Henry also wins.
Posted by: Niwang | July 17, 2011 10:22 PM
Not only did Christian win, but Punk left with the title. Awesome. Good PPV overall, better than Wrestlemania.
Posted by: John Basedow | July 17, 2011 11:01 PM
thank u for sharing .i like it
Posted by: G.N PRAKASH MAIYA | July 18, 2011 2:28 AM