Judgment Day Predictions

Judgment Day is just a few days away. That means that it is prediction time. What makes this show unique is that One Night Stand takes place only two weeks after this show. Since there is so little time to set up new feuds between the shows I would expect for there to be several rematches. Since last year's One Night Stand featured all gimmick matches, I'll be making the assumption that it will again and will also try to predict the matches that will be taking place at that event.

Let me know what you think will be happening in the next few days and weeks by clicking on the comments link at the bottom of this post. Please note that I am writing this post before the airing of the final episode of Friday Night SmackDown. Since this site is non-spoiler, I ask that you do not mention anything in your comments about what occurred at the taping of that show. I will update the blog Friday night if there are any new matches or stipulations added to any of the matches on this show.

WWE Tag Team Championship: Champs The Miz & John Morrison vs. Kane & CM Punk - I'm convinced this match is only on the show because something has to open it up. All the other matches between men feature wrestlers more associated with closing a show than opening it up. As far as this match goes, over the past few months we have been conditioned to see that when a singles star battles a tag team in a 2-on-1 handicap match, the singles wrestler will win. In this case the challengers are the ECW Champion and the man with the Money in the Bank title shot. The only chance the champs have of keeping the belts is if all of Edge's friends show up to beat up the Undertaker's brother. Predicted Winners: Kane & CM Punk will win the titles

Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels - After Shawn's admission of faking his injury against Batista, I fully expect Batista to insert himself in this match. I see Batista costing Shawn this match and then battling him in a stretcher match in two weeks. Here is an amazing stat going into this match. Chris Jericho has not won a one-on-one match on PPV by pin fall since September 2004. Predicted Winner: Chris Jericho

John Cena vs. JBL - These two had a nice feud a few years ago that culminated in a violent and bloody I Quit match. In homage to that bloody spectacle that match was, I think these two are destined for a first blood match in two weeks. Predicted Winner: Double DQ

Women's Title: Champion Mickie James vs. Melina vs. Beth Phoenix - I see Mickie winning this match by beating Melina. That does three things. It keeps the title on the popular Mickie James, keeps Beth Phoenix as the dominant female wrestler in the WWE, and it will lead to a potentially good feud between Beth and Melina. That feud could potentially be better than anything that has gone in in this division since the days of Trish Stratus and Lita, although that isn't saying too much. Predicted Winner: Mickie James

Match to Determine the World Heavyweight Champion: The Undertaker vs. Edge - Since the title is vacant and the winner of this match becomes the champion, it makes sense that Edge could win the title via a DQ decision when the Undertaker uses the banned unnamed choke hold. Regardless of the outcome of this match, there will be a Hell in a Cell rematch between them in two weeks. Predicted Winner: Edge by DQ

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship: Champion Triple H vs. Randy Orton - I remember when I was growing up that a steel cage match was the culmination of only the most vile and nasty feuds. Now it seems like a step to something bigger when it comes to a main event feud. That something bigger seems to be a Hell in a Cell match. If the WWE could put on two Elimination Chamber matches at No Way Out, why couldn't they put on two Hell in a Cell matches at One Night Stand? The X-factor in this match is King/GM William Regal. Orton's last three televised matches have all been impacted by Regal somehow. I expect the most powerful entity in wrestling to continue his ways. Predicted Winner: Randy Orton

As far as the show in two weeks goes, here is what I think we are looking at:

• HIAC: Undertaker vs. Edge
  
• HIAC: Orton vs. Triple H
  
• First Blood Match: John Cena vs. JBL
  
• Stretcher Match: Batista vs. Shawn Michaels
  
• Ladder Match: Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy

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