Firstly, feel better Aiden! I'm going to agree with you on three predictions, disagree with you on two. I will give my own predictions in the match order I expect. That means the triple threat match is up first. I'm with you on this expectation. Seth Rollins has switched babyface without really doing anything differently. The live crowds have just latched onto him as an in-ring talent with plenty of charisma, who can cut a promo. I think Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory will both be teased as the winner, but Rollins will be success in his U.S. title reign defense. Next will be Ronda Rousey vs Shotzi (Blackheart), which WWE will use as a cool down match of sorts. I agree Ronda has lost momentum. She's an in-ring talent but her promos are stilted and sound rehearsed. Shotzi is a fine roster member, but she hasn't done anything to make me think she's going to win the Smackdown title. Ronda Rousey wins and retains the belt. I expect A.J. Styles vs Finn Balor will be the third bout. This is our first disagreement. I think the OC needs the win because they've mostly lost on Raw. The addition of Mia Yim finally evened the odds, and for that to mean something I think Styles would benefit from a victory. Neither wrestler will be hurt too badly by a loss, but I see Styles over Balor. Finally, the WarGames matches. I expect they'll go back-to-back, because of the need for the two rings. As I recall, one wrestler from each team will start out. After 'x' amount of time, a 3rd wrestler joins. After the same amount of time, the 4th one comes in, and so on. The point of Rhea Ripley vs Asuka on Raw this week and Sheamus/McIntyre vs the Usos on Smackdown was to determine which team would get the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th entries and which would get the 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th ones. The victories by Ripley and Sheamus/McIntyre mean their teams will get the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th entries, meaning they'll be one wrestler up at several intervals. Once all the wrestlers are in, the match officially begins. I believe it's a single pinfall/submission to earn victory. I fully expect the women's WarGames match to go on as the fourth match of the night. If you've seen Smackdown you'll know *** SPOILER ALERT *** the fifth member of Team Bianca is Becky Lynch. That means the teams line up as: Team Bianca: Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim and Becky Lynch. Team Bayley: Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley. This is the second disagreement we have. I think the return of Team Lynch means Team Bianca is taking it. I don't foresee her going down to defeat. That leaves the men's WarGames match as the main event. Now it's possible we get some type of break in between the two. Something like a Bray Wyatt promo or a Miz-TV. Just something to give people a chance to breathe. Nonetheless, your men's teams for WarGames are: Team Brutes: Sheamus, Ridge Holland, Pete (Butch) Dunne, Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens. Team Bloodline: Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn. Your proper prediction was the babyfaces winning, even though you somewhat qualified it with the suggestion the Bloodline would find a way. They won't. This is the first big defeat for Roman Reigns et al in a long time. Roman obviously won't eat the loss, himself. But the key is Zayn. He won't turn on the Bloodline, but I do agree with you he'll be the causal factor for their loss, in some way. So I am going with Sheamus and friends to score victory. My Crown Jewel predictions were not particularly accurate, even though I liked my outcomes better than some of the ones that were booked. I'm hoping to do better here.
Firstly, feel better Aiden! I'm going to agree with you on three predictions, disagree with you on two. I will give my own predictions in the match order I expect. That means the triple threat match is up first. I'm with you on this expectation. Seth Rollins has switched babyface without really doing anything differently. The live crowds have just latched onto him as an in-ring talent with plenty of charisma, who can cut a promo. I think Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory will both be teased as the winner, but Rollins will be success in his U.S. title reign defense.
Next will be Ronda Rousey vs Shotzi (Blackheart), which WWE will use as a cool down match of sorts. I agree Ronda has lost momentum. She's an in-ring talent but her promos are stilted and sound rehearsed. Shotzi is a fine roster member, but she hasn't done anything to make me think she's going to win the Smackdown title. Ronda Rousey wins and retains the belt.
I expect A.J. Styles vs Finn Balor will be the third bout. This is our first disagreement. I think the OC needs the win because they've mostly lost on Raw. The addition of Mia Yim finally evened the odds, and for that to mean something I think Styles would benefit from a victory. Neither wrestler will be hurt too badly by a loss, but I see Styles over Balor.
Finally, the WarGames matches. I expect they'll go back-to-back, because of the need for the two rings. As I recall, one wrestler from each team will start out. After 'x' amount of time, a 3rd wrestler joins. After the same amount of time, the 4th one comes in, and so on. The point of Rhea Ripley vs Asuka on Raw this week and Sheamus/McIntyre vs the Usos on Smackdown was to determine which team would get the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th entries and which would get the 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th ones. The victories by Ripley and Sheamus/McIntyre mean their teams will get the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th entries, meaning they'll be one wrestler up at several intervals. Once all the wrestlers are in, the match officially begins. I believe it's a single pinfall/submission to earn victory.
I fully expect the women's WarGames match to go on as the fourth match of the night. If you've seen Smackdown you'll know *** SPOILER ALERT *** the fifth member of Team Bianca is Becky Lynch. That means the teams line up as: Team Bianca: Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim and Becky Lynch. Team Bayley: Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley. This is the second disagreement we have. I think the return of Team Lynch means Team Bianca is taking it. I don't foresee her going down to defeat.
That leaves the men's WarGames match as the main event. Now it's possible we get some type of break in between the two. Something like a Bray Wyatt promo or a Miz-TV. Just something to give people a chance to breathe. Nonetheless, your men's teams for WarGames are: Team Brutes: Sheamus, Ridge Holland, Pete (Butch) Dunne, Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens. Team Bloodline: Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn. Your proper prediction was the babyfaces winning, even though you somewhat qualified it with the suggestion the Bloodline would find a way. They won't. This is the first big defeat for Roman Reigns et al in a long time. Roman obviously won't eat the loss, himself. But the key is Zayn. He won't turn on the Bloodline, but I do agree with you he'll be the causal factor for their loss, in some way. So I am going with Sheamus and friends to score victory.
My Crown Jewel predictions were not particularly accurate, even though I liked my outcomes better than some of the ones that were booked. I'm hoping to do better here.