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By Eric Cohen, About.com Guide to Professional Wrestling since 2005

WrestleMania 23 Prediction - WWE Champion John Cena vs Shawn Michaels

Thursday March 29, 2007
John Cena will be defending his WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels. The two men are also the reigning World Tag Team Champions. Despite this friendship, Shawn gave Cena an unprovoked super kick to face to end Monday Night RAW this week.

Why John Cena Should Win?
John Cena is the current #1 man in WWE. He has starred in a movie that made WWE money and gained him some notoriety outside of the world of wrestling. By comparison, when Shawn was the #1 star in World Wrestling Entertainment, despite his greatness inside of the ring, Shawn was never able to be marketed outside of the ring. His time at the top also coincides with some of the worst financial years in the history of the company and the years they were dominated by WCW.

Why Shawn Michaels Should Win?
A win by Shawn would in no way diminish Cena's star. Despite never losing a match at WrestleMania, John Cena has never been in a real WrestleMania classic. On the other hand, Shawn has been involved in three of the top ten matches in WrestleMania history. A Shawn Michaels victory will set up some title matches that haven't been seen before. It will also provide a nice change to the main event scene. Additionally, if Shawn still has the title when Triple H returns, it begs the question of whether Triple H will be happy for his D-Generation X teammate or will he be jealous.

And the Winner Will Be...
John Cena. Shawn and John will be taking part in a match that has the potential to be a WrestleMania classic. There is one eerie similarity between the two men and it will be heard in the stands. Cena is loved by the women and children yet is hated by the vocal men in the arena. Ten years ago, I could have written that same sentence about Shawn. I have a feeling that Shawn will be the champion by the time that Triple H returns to the ring. However, that will be several months down the line.

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Comments

March 31, 2007 at 6:12 am
(1) paulgold says:

shawn michaels will win the wwe belt its time for hbk to be the man again,cena doesnt even come close to being as good as hbk,hbk will win 100% all the way.

April 2, 2007 at 6:15 pm
(2) cena's babe says:

ya right shawn.
cum on my babe kicked his a$$ last nite @wrestlemania 23.
So people get it right cena won fo his own title.
he did fo his fans, family, friends, nd also me. his babe.

March 11, 2009 at 4:45 pm
(3) hbkfan says:

yo yah right, hbk is loved by children and women today ! even more than cena ! he has more wits and guts !

March 11, 2009 at 4:46 pm
(4) hbkfan says:

hbk is still red hot sexy !

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