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[WWE SummerSlam 2013 Prediction] The Rest of the Card

Dean Ambrose (U.S. Champion) vs. Rob Van Dam (U.S. Title Match)

                First off, this could have been such a great match if they had better build up than RVD winning a battle royal.   Or at least if they had the buildup go on a little bit longer.   Dean Ambrose could have complained about RVD’s hardcore style much like he did with Mick Foley before the Shield’s debut. 

                Nevertheless, I can see this match going only one way and that is Dean Ambrose retaining.   Why does RVD need the U.S. Title at this point in his career anyway?   Shouldn’t RVD be challenging for one of the big two titles?   I really don’t like when WWE has main event guys, former champions, going for lesser gold because it just makes it feel like… Why do they need it?

                In RVD’s last run with WWE, he won the IC Title for the “I don’t know what number time”, according to him, so hey, does he really need what is probably only superior to the Diva’s Title?  (Sorry Cesaro)

                There are also rumors of a Big Show & Mark Henry vs. The Shield for the Tag Team Titles match, and at this point I could see them having Roman “Luther” Reigns and Seth “Henry” Rollins interfere in this match, setting up a six man tag for the PPV.

Bray Wyatt vs. Kane

                This is Bray Wyatt’s first match in WWE… at least as Bray Wyatt.   He’s got two big guys by his side and Kane stands alone.   This is a no brainer and will play out as simply as it seems.   Bray Wyatt defeats Kane, the big red monster takes some time off and comes back fresh sometime down the line.

Dolph Ziggler & Kaitlyn vs. Big E Langston & AJ Lee

                So Dolph and Big E did the HBK-Diesel split, only AJ was in the middle and so now Kaitlyn, who is feuding with AJ, gets dragged into it as well.   Does anyone other than me wish this would all just end?   Dolph needs to defeat Big E, and then this mess all goes it separate ways, which in a lot of ways seems to be the theme of Summerslam.

                I don’t even care about the women’s tag match.

[WWE SummerSlam 2013 Prediction] John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan

John Cena (WWE Champion) vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE Championship Match, special guest referee HHH)

                Once again, common sense and good wrestling have been thrown out the window in favor of the McMahon Family wanting to have some drama that may never even play out into anything bigger. 

                Weren’t the exchanges between Cena and Bryan enough to make this feud?  You have two guys on the opposite ends of the ring, one the stereotypical looking WWE cookie cutter champion guy who has five moves and the other the independent wrestling scene/IWC hero who may not be built like Hulk Hogan but boy can he go.

                I truly feel that if the McMahons are involved in this, it is for a higher reason and so I fully expect a swerve coming here.

                HHH appointed himself the special guest referee seemingly against Vince McMahon’s orders as McMahon wanted Brad Maddox to be referee.    So it seems too obvious for HHH to turn, as if it was the plan all along to have Vince, Stephanie and HHH all on the same page, right?  

                Then again, this whole “You’re not good enough to be Champion” thing probably should’ve happened after D-Bry won the title.

                So let’s say Daniel Bryan somehow has John Cena pinned or tapping out, HHH looks the other way, eventually rules in favor of John Cena and then Cena doesn’t like it (Because Cena won't become Vince's pet, at least not on screen-- too heelish).    Will this lead to HHH ultimately fighting Daniel Bryan?   Well, Bryan is on the CM Punk path to the title and it just doesn’t come this easily this time.

                And the lingering question:  Does Randy Orton cash in his MITB briefcase tonight?   Predictions of Daniel Bryan winning the title only to be bested by Randy Orton, who then becomes the Corporate Cyborg, make for an interesting story but I kind of like my idea better.   Plus, Daniel Bryan should hold the WWE Title for longer than Dolph Ziggler held the WHC.  

[WWE SummerSlam 2013 Prediction] Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk

Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) vs. CM Punk

                Look… I’m going to be real and break this match down for you quite simply.  It doesn’t need a lot of build or back stats, all you need to know is that Brock Lesnar is on a part time basis in WWE.  Since returning, he has lost matches to HHH and John Cena.   Why should this match be any different?

                CM Punk might be a lot smaller than Brock Lesnar, but who cares?  Watch old UFC videos and find Royce Gracie.   That’s what this match could be like.

                I really feel like WWE has brought back Lesnar because it’s good for business and having him lose just kind of shows you that the scripted violence is superior to the actual violence.   How great do you think Vince McMahon felt seeing WWE Champion John Cena defeat (former) UFC Champion Brock Lesnar?   If that wasn’t a sign of “WWE > UFC”, then I don’t know what is. 

                CM Punk has had a rough year.  He lost his Wrestlemania match with The Undertaker and just seems to have gone downhill from there, now separating himself from Paul Heyman.   I see Summerslam as being the start of Punk’s career getting back on track.

                So the real question is, where does Brock Lesnar go from here?   He takes a couple of months off, as per his agreement, comes back fresh, people forget he lost to everyone so far and he attacks his next opponent.   Could it be The Undertaker?   I don’t see many other options at this point.    Well, a Randy Orton-Brock Lesnar match might be nice.

[WWE SummerSlam 2013 Prediction] Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes

Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes

                There is no established heel or face in this match.   What’s funny is that, both of these guys are heels right now.   Damien Sandow is carrying on like normal, and he’s always been booked as a heel.  Cody Rhodes, despite splitting up with and being mad at Sandow, has still done some heelish things, or at least nothing to make him seem like a face.

                I do believe that the whole idea of Cody Rhodes being upset at Damien Sandow over the “every man for himself” MITB ladder match just seems like sour grapes.   Now, if Sandow wasn’t in the match and came out and cost Rhodes the match he’d have more grounds to stand on.  But throwing the MITB briefcase in water doesn’t make Cody Rhodes look any better than someone whining and crying when they don’t get their way.

                So aside from breaking up Rhodes Scholars and giving Damien Sandow something to do until he cashes in, does this feud have a point?   I would assume when it’s over that Cody Rhodes is still going to be a heel, as nothing can really pull him out of his slump right now.   It also wouldn’t surprise me to see Rhodes Scholars reunited yet again, but let’s hope not.

                The one fairly crazy scenario I’d like to see play out is going to be my prediction for this match, just because aside from this happening the match won’t really matter.

                I’d like to see the WHC match go on first (It could happen anyway) which would lead to a Christian win somehow.  But before Christian can celebrate his hard fought victory, Damien Sandow cashes in.   Vickie Guerrero (the new Smack Down GM… again) reminds Sandow of his match with Cody Rhodes for later on and informs him that it is now for the WHC. 

                Cody Rhodes would win this match in that storyline, giving him the WHC, and having Damien Sandow, Christian and ADR all with cause to chase the title and seek a rematch.    This would involve the title changing hands thrice in the same night, but hey, it’s almost got less value than the IC Title any way, so I could see WWE doing it.  

                Do I honestly believe Damien Sandow will cash in at Summerslam?  No.   But I do like this idea playing out, so I’m sticking with Cody Rhodes winning and leaving the night as your new World Heavyweight Champion.  

[WWE SummerSlam 2013 Prediction] Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian

Alberto Del Rio (World Heavyweight Champion) vs. Christian *World Heavyweight Championship Match*

                Clearly I cannot be the only one who remembers when Alberto Del Rio previously won the WHC from Edge, only because Edge was forced into retirement by injuries, and then Christian held the WHC for about a day before turning heel and complaining about it.

                WWE Creative might be hoping that I am among the minority who remember what happened before last year or what they want us to remember.    So it would seem like a rather cheap move, yet still something that WWE would do, to put the title on Christian at Summerslam, then have him lose it the following night (or Tuesday for the Smack Down tapings) via Damien Sandow cashing in the MITB briefcase.  

                I honestly don’t think that WWE would be that… uncreative, but I also don’t put it past them.

                What WWE needs to do here is simple:  Christian needs a heel turn.    ADR is a heel and hopefully will stay one, and it’s unclear whether Cody Rhodes or Damien Sandow will take the face push, but having Christian turn heel wouldn’t really affect any of the balance out there.   Dolph Ziggler is a face now, Big Show could return as a face and even Mark Henry seems to be turning face.

                So yes, the time is now.  Christian needs to turn heel and for him to do that, he needs to lose this match.    Let’s say that interference by Ricardo Rodriguez backfires (Since he and ADR hate each other now or whatever), costing Christian the match.   Del Rio just kind of laughs it off and leaves with the title, while Christian plants Double R with the Unprettier.  Seems easy enough, right?