Thursday, October 6, 2016

No Mercy predictions

The Smackdown Live PPV is coming on us on Sunday. For the hell of it, I'm going to take a shot at this and try to make a few predictions.


Nikki Bella vs. Carmella
I predict Nikki takes the win with a pinfall. This feels like a piss break for me.

Jack Swagger vs. Baron Corbin
Since this early in their feud, I can't imagine Swagger getting a victory quite yet. Corbin will either win by pinfall, likely through bullshit methods, or Swagger gets a Count Out/DQ victory. Something has to happen to keep this going.

Smackdown Tag Team Title Match
Usos vs. Rhyno & Heath Slater(champions)
Considering what's been going on with the Usos, American Alpha, and Rhyno &Slater, I expect two potential results. This will either end up as a draw/double DQ because American Alpha interferes, attacking the Usos. Or, they end up helping Rhyno & Slater pick up the victory against  the Uso, with Rhyno gaining the pinfall on either member of the Usos.

Either way, I don't see the challengers getting the belts quite yet.

Smackdown Woman's Title Match
Alexa Bliss vs. Becky Lynch(champion)
Feels too early for Becky to drop the belt, quite yet. Typically, WWE doesn't have someone like Alexa to win titles too soon after coming on the main roster. I know it happens on occasion, but not often.

Becky will likely retain after Carmella interferes, causing a DQ. If that doesn't happen, Nikki will likely stop her from screwing things up.

Intercontinental Title vs. Career Match
Dolph Ziggler (Career) vs. The Miz (champion) w/Maryse
There have been rumors of Ziggler being prepped for a backstage role, presumably along the lines of road agent. Honestly, I feel Ziggler's been stale for a long time while Miz has really been hitting his stride. Perhaps Miz is on his way to making a new record, beating Honky Tonk Man's old record.

No matter what, I don't imagine Ziggler winning. Miz somehow manages to retain the title.

Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton
What's there to say about this match? It'll probably be like every big match that Bray has. He'll probably be on the losing end of this, like most of his really big matches. Why would anything change now?

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
AJ Styles (champion) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena
This could be the hardest to predict. Cena's been booked to potentially tie Ric Flair's record of 16-time World Title record (which is closer to 22 or 23, but I digress). Yet, AJ and Dean have both had some solid victories over Cena.

I think this is AJ's first PPV defense. I don't see him dropping the belt right away. Somehow, AJ walks out as champion. Most likely, he'll get the pinfall on Ambrose, which will keep Cena's momentum going strong. I don't see this hurting Ambrose.

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