Judgemeny Day Preview
WWE Judgement Day hits Sunday night in St.Louis with a card that looks a lot weaker than Backlash last month, which was a very nice card coming out of WrestleMania 23. With not high hopes for this card, time to take a look and breakdown the matches that will take place this Sunday:
John Cena (C) vs The Great Khali for the WWE Heavyweight Championship - This match truly could be a train wreck. No doubt that Cena will have to pull off one of the great shows of all-time to be able to carry the very weak Khali to a strong match. They have done a decent job in making Khali look unstoppable the past few weeks, but at the same time, when it comes to him having a strong match, it just does not look likely. Cena has an upcoming program with Snitsky, so look for a win here, possibly by DQ or countout to keep Khali strong for future programs.
Edge (C) vs Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship - The company has undergone a shift with having to take the belt off of the Undertaker last week due to injury, and after much talk, they decided to give it to Edge, who shoud have a decent title run. Batista and Taker had some strong matches, but Taker was given a lot of the credit for carrying those matches. We'll see what he does here against Edge, who also makes opponents for the most part look good. I see Edge getting a win here, maybe a pull of the tights in order to keep the title.
Mr.McMahon (C), Umaga, and Shane McMahon vs Bobby Lashley for the ECW World Championship - This will be a rematch of last month, where the numbers game finally caught up to Lashley as dropped the belt after a four month title run. Look for much of the same here, with the two McMahons getting involved little, and Umaga and Lashley being the two men focused on. With that though, I think that they do the switch here, with Lashley somehow overcoming the odds to win back the belt in dramatic fashion pinning Vince McMahon.
Chris Benoit (C) vs MVP in a 2-of-3 Falls match for the US Title - Something has to give here. They either have to finally give the strap to MVP, or they have to end this feud once and for all. MVP has had numerous shots, all of which the lost, to get the belt. This should be a good match, and I can see Benoit winning the first fall, then MVP getting the second fall. That will lead to the third fall, where MVP finally wins with some sort of either interference or cheat to gain the belt.
Elijah Burke vs C.M. Punk - Both men have a lot to prove here, as they each want to look good to show the company they can pick it up on a PPV and they deserve to be there. Both wrestlers are solid, so the match should be pretty good. There is enough tension in the storyline to translate into what should be a good match. I'll take Burke just to keep this going another month.
Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton - This is the throwaway match of the night. Two very good, mid to high ranked wrestlers just getting thrown into a match for really no big reason. This will not have the feel of much of a match, and I would be shocked if they are allowed to go more than 8-9 minutes. Michaels should get the win here, as he stays on a roll for the rematch down the road with Cena.
Carlito vs Ric Flair - While we all knew this was coming, it just does not feel all that hot to me. I think the turn for Carlito happend a week to late, as this match feels somewhat rushed, and I think we needed another week of the two going back and forth with promos just to get a better build. Despite that, it should be a decent match, and it will be interesting to see what they let happen here. I'll take Flair in this first meeting, as I think they will have plenty more matches down the road.
