The tagline, “Never Before, Never Again” cannot be truer. This Sunday at the 25th annual Survivor Series PPV event in Madison Square Garden, the biggest star of the Attitude Era will join forces with the biggest star of the Modern Era for the first and last time. John Cena and the Rock will put their differences aside (or maybe not) for one night to compete in what could be described as the most anticipated tag team match of the year. As we are only five months away from the biggest dream match since the Rock and Hogan blew the dome off of the Skydome back at WrestleMania X8, the WWE is ramping up the build for the main event of WrestleMania 28. So expect to see more of the Rock and Cena in the coming months. And it will all start this Sunday, November 20th.
It seems to be common lately for the WWE to poorly hype up their PPVs and that bad track record does not end here. All the hype went to John Cena and the Rock teaming up that the rest of the card sadly did not get the same love. Even with the little hype, I personally am still looking forward to Survivor Series. Considering there are only six matches on the card, hopefully WWE gives each match enough time to put on a great show for the rabid MSG crowd and thousands watching at home.
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. John Morrison for the U.S. Championship
I do not understand why John Morrison is even getting a U.S. title shot before Zack Ryder. Personally I love Morrison just as much as Zack Ryder, but Morrison beat Ziggler in a non-title match once while Ryder has been doing that for a little over a month. Ziggler and Morrison will definitely put on one great athletic bout, but this writer does not see the U.S. Champ dropping the title to Morrison this Sunday night at MSG.
Prediction: Dolph Ziggler retains
Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Eve in a Lumberjill Match for the Diva’s Championship
The Divas of Doom seems to be growing stale fast. Beth and Natalya need to be pushed like no one in the Diva’s division can compete with them yet they continually are undermined by the likes of Eve, Kelly Kelly and now Alicia Fox. Hopefully at Survivor Series, the WWE can make Beth Phoenix and Natalya look like the dominant monster women that they should be and reignite the spark of this once great storyline.
Prediction: Beth Phoenix retains
Team Barrett (Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Hunico) vs. Team Orton (Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Mason Ryan & Sin Cara) in a Traditional Survivor Series Match
These Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team matches are the reason this writer loves watching this PPV each and every year. They are usually fast-paced, exciting and highly entertaining bouts that seem to be the highlight of each Survivor Series PPV. This year we see Team Orton and Team Barrett continue the tradition. Even with the lack of hype and considering all the great talent jammed pack into this match, it should be one of the best matches on this card bar none.
Prediction: Team Barrett wins
Mark Henry (c) vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship
Last month at Vengeance, the titanic battle between Mark Henry and the Big Show ended in no contest when the ring to collapsed. Hopefully on Sunday, WWE will reinforce the ring because these two giants are going to battle again. Considering the way their match at Vengeance ended, I would have liked to see Mark Henry and the Big Show battle in a Falls Count Anywhere Match as it would have been amazing to see the carnage these behemoths would cause outside the confines of the squared circle. Guess it is just another missed opportunity by the WWE, but we should not get hung up on what should have happened. WWE needs to give Henry the clean win over Big Show in order to solidify the World’s Strongest Man’s position as the most dominant superstar and champion on the WWE roster.
Prediction: Mark Henry retains
John Cena & The Rock vs. Awesome Truth
Here it is. The tag team match that everybody is talking about. The Rock and Cena team up for the first and last time to fight the team of the Miz and R-Truth, Awesome Truth. This match could go one of two ways. The first being that Cena and the Rock completely squash Awesome Truth like a pimple on prom night. The second possibility being that either the Rock or Cena turns on one another causing Awesome Truth to get the victory. Personally, I think the latter will happen considering how big the egos of the Rock and John Cena are and that it will provide better build for their match at WrestleMania than if they just squashed Awesome Truth.
Prediction: Awesome Truth wins
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship
The WWE has given Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk little to no time to build this feud, but these two excellent wrestlers have made the best of what they got. After three long months, CM Punk finally gets his one-on-one match for the WWE Championship after Del Rio used the Money in the Bank briefcase to take it away from him. This Sunday at Survivor Series, I honestly believe that Punk and Del Rio will blow the roof off of Madison Square Garden if they are given a good 20-30 minutes. It would be nice to see Punk hoist the WWE Title yet again, but Del Rio needs rack up a few more title defenses before WWE decides to give the title to somebody else.
Prediction: Alberto Del Rio retains
It has been a nice change of pace to actually have four weeks between WWE PPVs and it has certainly help Survivor Series just a little bit. Other than the John Cena & the Rock vs. Awesome Truth match, the rest of the card has gotten little to no hype. With only six matches on the card, it might not have hurt the PPV that much, but that is only if the WWE can take advantage and give each match the time they certainly need.
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