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WrestleMania XXIV Preview: Is this year’s PPV worth the 50 bucks?

The Wrestling Report
by Ryan Healey

If you know me, you know that I am an avid wrestling fan. I am not ashamed to share that with the world. In wrestling, the single biggest event of the year is WrestleMania — and for the first time in 10 years, I am not watching it. Now, this is not because I dont want to, but because my job is preventing me from being able to (long story). Anyhow, lets look at the card and decide if it is worth the 50 bucks or however much they are charging this year. Here are the matches and my predictions:

The Main Event

HHH vs Orton vs Cena WWE Title

Look for HHH to win this one. He hasn’t won the title in a while, and being married to the bosses daughter doesn’t hurt his chances of being a 12 time champion. The feud has been ok but i dont see Orton or Cena coming up the winner on this one. Orton’s title regin is getting old and wrestling fans, besides maybe a few women and children, hate John Cena. so expect HHH to win. This will probably be the match of the night after my pick for match of the night which is coming up in a few.

Edge vs Undertaker World Heavyweight Championship

Look for Undertaker’s streak to continue. I don’t see this being too great of a match. Maybe they will surprise me but i don’t think so. Undertaker only looks good when someone makes him look good and that will be a challenge for Edge. He really needs to step up his game to make this a good match.

The gimmick match of the night. Big Show vs Mayweather.

The world wants this little creaton to get the snot kicked out of him. The money he’s being paid will ensure he looks good and wins. Even if it wasnt fixed, this little money happy pissant wouldnt stand a chance. I hope if anything we at least get to see this dude get hurt, maybe just a little bit. If Mayweather gets the snot kicked out of him then the ppv is worth the 50 bucks. If not i’ll be disappointed.

Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair: If Flair looses his career is done.

This match needs no introduction. This will be the best match of the night. No questions asked. Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels are going to pull out all the stops to make sure this is one of the best matches of Flair’s career and send him off into retirement on top of the wrestling world where he belongs. Can I  get a WOOOOO?

The money in the bank ladder match.

Every year since its WrestleMania 21 introduction, one of the best matches of the night at WrestleMania has been this match. This year though, it’s missing a very important ingredient and that is the ladder master himself, Jeff Hardy. Poor guy. He gets suspended for drugs during the biggest push of the year. His house burns down and his dog dies in the fire. He must have pissed god off in some way, shape or form. If Hardy were in it, my pick would be Hardy. Therefore I dont know who will win. I’m guessing either Kennedy or Jericho.

All of the other matches:

Who gives a crap really? Batista vs Umaga?Finley vs JBL? They couldnt do anything better then that? Al least Snoop Dogg will be present for the women’s tag match. That should make things funny.

So to sum it up, a few good matches, and a few yawners that im not even mentioning. If i have to miss a WrestleMania, this one looks like im not missing much. So if you want to watch it go to your local Buffalo Wild Wings or get a bunch of friends together and pitch in. But in my opinion? Don’t waste 50 bucks on it. This is Ryan and this has been the wrestling report.

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