2009 Predictions Revisited

[Arthur Digby Stamp]

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Here's the predictions that were made last year. For reference, here's mine:

-Either Shawn Michaels or Undertaker are retiring in 2009. And regardless of whether they wrestle each other or not, Undertaker is winning at 'Mania, and HBK is losing.
-Jericho ends his streak of getting arbitrarily thrown into Money in the Bank at Wrestlemania and gets himself a 1 on 1 match versus CM Punk. It steals the show.
-Mr. Kennedy gets himself a midcard title, main event push, and an injury. Not necessarily in that order. No world title for him this year, except maybe ECW.
-Colt Cabana wins the world championship. That's right, the ROH World Championship.
-Somebody is going to get wellness'd out of the company. Not a major guy, but somebody notable.
-Matt Hardy is going to get the same "can't win the big one" storyline that Jeff got this year. But by year's end, Matt still won't have won the big one.
-Orton wins the Royal Rumble. Faces Cena at Wrestlemania, loses, but then wins the belt a month or two later. Eventually turns into a tweener type of face.
-MVP wins Money in the Bank, unsuccessfully cashes in the briefcase, begins his chase for the title and eventually wins it.
-Kelly Kelly wins Women's Championship, becomes new face of women's division.
-Jack Swagger gets pushed to the moon, but lack of promo ability gives him Lashley-like levels of apathy.
-John Morrison gets a main event level feud. Doesn't win, but gets established as a top tier guy.
-The Brian Kendrick gets depushed, gets released/quits.
-Christian stays in TNA.
-But Kurt Angle doesn't. Goes to Raw, wins title.
-Kevin Thorn, Funaki, and Hardcore Holly all run out of luck and finally get released.


A few thing I was way off base on, but all in all a solid effort.

[sunnytaker]

here was mine

Taker wins at Wrestlemania over HBK and retires ((half right- though he probably should have given all his hip/knee problems since returning))

Punk gets another world championship run after an IC run. he doesn't keep either title for long though. ((No IC run but he did get another short world title run))

Jericho will not get another world title run though he will fight for it a couple times in the later part of the year. ((no world title? check. only one title match though from the last PPV))

Maryse and Maria will both hold the divas' title at some point and Natalya won't ((Maryse yes, Maria no, nattie no 2/3 credit))

Gail Kim will win the women's title. ((sorry please try again))

Cena will lose the belt at Wrestlemania but get it back by summer slam ((too lazy to check the timeline but he did lose and regain it this year))

Christian will return to feud with Edge over the world title but not win it. ((sorry please try again))

Big Show gets a brief world title run. ((nope- just tag gold and a failed title match))

Koslov will win the ECW title. ((nope- not even a title match))

Matt will feud with Jeff after Matt loses the ECW title and win the belt briefly before Jeff wins it back. ((Matt did feud with jeff but no title- Punk kinda filled in the win it brielfy before jeff gets it back part))

Kennedy will feud with Ziggler before getting injured and out of any title picture. ((no feud, was injured and being let go was out of the title picture- yeah i'm stretching))

Orton wins the belt at Wrestlemania ((had the belt before that))

HHH will feud with JBL over HBK's employment but will have to beat HBK before getting a match with JBL per JBL. ((sorry please try again))

MVP gets sent to ECW where he actually starts winning some matches. ((well it was RAW...and tag matches... nope can;t claim any credit on this one))

Morrison wins the US title which leads to the break up of the In Crowd by the end of the year ((ok so it was earlier in the year and he got the belt after the split))

Jimmy Wang Yang, Hardcore Holly, R-Truth, Alicia Fox and Ricky Ortiz will be wished well. ((Holly and Ortiz yes, R-Truth and Alicia no, think Jimmy's still around- sheamus killed him a few weeks back right?))

only a few i completely missed on, got at least part of the rest of them right though.

[bob]

here's what I said

CM Punk gets another world title run
Matt will reveal he attacked Jeff at Survivor Series and they will fued for months over the WWE title
Santino will get another IC title run
Bam Neely will be released
Christian will return
Val Venus will be released
THE Brian Kendrick will get a US title run
MVP will win a match
ECW will not get gutted completely in the 2009 draft lottery, even though they will lose John Morrison. Miz, and Matt Hardy, as they will get the help they need from SD and RAW
The Boogeyman will turn heel

I did fairly well I think

[azz0r]

I guessed correctly that JBL would retire. Excellent.

[Spyke the Pacers Fan]

It wasn't in that particular thread, but I remember there was another predictions thread somewhere where I said Kofi Kingston would headline a PPV for a World Championship. It won't happen before the end of the year, but dammit, he's close!