[Crocker]

We are only offering prizes for the big 4 PPV prediction contests (Royal Rumble, Mania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series). Prediction threads will still occur for the other PPV's (for fun only). This is the Eighth such thread. As more matches as announced, they will be added to this thread. State the person(s) who you think will win their match. In the event of a tie, also state how they will win it. An overall leaderboard will be created and maintained for these "fun-only" PPV's, through-out the year.






The new Latino Heat?

Eddie Guerrero gladly accepted his role as No. 1 Contender on Friday Night SmackDown. Eddie, who was all smiles, went on to tell Batista and the fans that he was a new and improved Latino Heat, who was more about compassion than manipulation.

He even thanked Batista for the opportunity, claiming he had complete respect for his accomplishments. Guerrero then told Batista he wanted to have a great match with him at No Mercy on Oct. 9 without hating him.

Guerrero and Batista eventually shared an awkward embrace to declare a newfound friendship. WATCH

Still, with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line at No Mercy, how friendly could these two Superstars be?



"The Legend Killer" Randy Orton and his father WWE Hall of Famer "Cowboy" Bob Orton have been playing mind games with Undertaker like nobody has ever done before. In fact, several weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown, the Ortons presented the Deadman with a casket. When he opened it, Undertaker saw the spitting image of himself resting inside.

The following Friday night on SmackDown, Randy and his father addressed the fans from the middle of the ring. The ring was decked out with the same casket that they had used to psyche out Undertaker the previous week. Randy claimed that Undertaker may have beaten him before, but the Legend Killer had beaten the Deadman mentally.

With that, Randy peered closer into the casket, examining what he thought was an Undertaker mannequin. But it was actually the real Undertaker, and the Phenom reached up, grabbing Orton by the neck. Undertaker threw him into the casket, prompting the Ortons to retreat. Obviously, this rivalry is far from over.

How will the mind games continue when Randy and Bob Orton team up to take on Undertaker in a Handicap Casket Match on Oct. 9? Be sure to order No Mercy live on pay-per-view to find out



At SummerSlam, Chris Benoit made history by making Orlando Jordan tap out in 25.5 seconds. As Benoit continued to better that record in subsequent weeks, both Booker T and Christian stepped up with claims that they deserved a shot at Benoit. While Christian pinned Benoit during a tag team match, Booker, spurred on by Sharmell, felt that if Benoit was really his friend, the champion would grant him a title shot.

Everything came to a head on the Sept. 30 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, when Booker interrupted the Peep Show and argued with Christian. When Jordan crashed the party as well, Theodore Long stepped in and said he would allow Benoit to choose who he should face at No Mercy, and ordered a Triple Threat Match between the trio to help the champion decide.

After Jordan pulled out the victory, Benoit made his decision. Being a fighting champion, he would give all three of them a chance to claim the championship in a Fatal Four Way Match. Can The Rabid Wolverine overcome three opponents to retain the gold, or will there be a new champion crowned? Don't miss No Mercy on October 9 to find out.



Lately, JBL has seemingly fallen on hard times. After failing to capture the World Heavyweight Championship on multiple occasions, a loss to Rey Mysterio on the Sept. 16 edition of Friday Night SmackDown drove JBL to seek some advice.

Enter Jillian. JBL hired MNM's "fixer" to help his image. The next week, JBL made a grand re-appearance, riding a white horse down to the ring during a match between Rey Mysterio and Ken Kennedy. The "new" JBL appearance distracted Mysterio long enough for Kennedy to pick up the victory.

On Sept. 30, JBL topped the previous week by coming out dressed in a sombrero and poncho, insulting the mostly Hispanic crowd in Laredo, Texas. JBL stated he had issues with people like Mysterio, who lie to their children and hide from the INS. After promising to beat Mysterio at No Mercy in the name of great Americans, JBL got a leg up when he and Kennedy defeated Rey and Hardcore Holly.

Will Mysterio be able to overcome the "new" JBL, or will he merely be a stepping stone on JBL's way back to the top? Find out at No Mercy on October 9.



The Great American Bash was a bittersweet night for MNM. On one hand, Melina defeated Torrie Wilson in a Bra and Panties Match, furthering her claim of being the dominant Diva on SmackDown. On the other hand, Mercury and Nitro lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to the duo of Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich.

While MNM tried unsuccessfully to regain the championship, Torrie and Candice were eventually traded to RAW, and Christy Hemme arrived on SmackDown as a new challenge for Melina. After the Divas had an altercation in the parking lot before the Sept. 30 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Melina defeated Christy thanks to some help from Mercury and Nitro.

When an enraged Christy attacked Melina after the closing bell, Mercury and Nitro jumped in to help out. MNM had Christy ready for the Snapshot, but perpetual rivals L.O.D. stormed the ring to save the fiery redhead. The challenge was laid down and accepted, and now MNM has a chance at revenge when they face Christy and L.O.D. in a Six-Person Tag Team Match at No Mercy.

Can L.O.D. continue their winning ways against MNM, or will the former champions be picture perfect? Don't miss No Mercy on October 9 to find out



On the Sept. 23 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Simon Dean laid out an open challenge. He got more than he bargained for, however, when Bobby Lashley answered the call. Lashley was up to the task, defeating Dean in an impressive SmackDown debut.

One week later, Dean admitted that Lashley had impressed him, and informed Lashley that they would have a rematch at No Mercy. Dean then offered Lashley some free Simon System products; the offer was refused, and Simon ended up getting press slammed to the floor by the powerful newcomer.

Can Lashley make it two for two against Simon, or will the Simon System help Dean triumph? Find out at No Mercy on October 9.

[Crocker]

Eddie pins Batista

Taker pins Bob Orton after Randy does a runner

Christian pins Jordon

Rey pins JBL

Melina pins Christy

Lashley pins Dean

[IRALB]

Cowboy Bob kind of looks like Albert Fish.

[Joe Cool]

Batista pins Eddie

Ortons over Undertaker

Benoit pins Jordan

Rey pins JBL

Melina pins Christy

Lashley pins Dean

[Y2J The King Of The World]

World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. Eddie Guerrero
Prediction: Batista by DQ
WWE hasn't horribly botched a PPV main event finish in a few months now, and this storyline is so far from being done, so I see a non-finish to this match. Eddie and Dave haven't even started fighting each other at this point, so there are some more miles to be run in this program. I see Eddie starting this one out clean and nice and then getting really dirty and nasty as his frustration over not being able to pin The Animal grows. Wouldn't it be nice if they didn't have a PPV every 3 weeks so a match like this could help draw ratings to Smackdown instead of being a waste of $35? Oh well...

United States Championship - Fatal Four Way
Chris Benoit vs. Christian vs. Orlando Jordan vs. Booker T
Prediction: Benoit by submission
I'm not sure if this one is being fought under elimination rules or under first-fall-takes-all. If it's elimination, then my prediction is made with 100% certainty - Benoit won't do the job here, nor should he. He's above this belt - moreso than the other three guys in the match (sorry, Captain Charisma). But, if it's a one-fall kind of deal, that leaves more speculation on the table. Assuming it is elimination, though, I see OJ getting eliminated very quickly (as usual) at the hands of the crossface, Christian doing the job (his specialty of late) to Booker T, only to have Benoit quickly apply the crossface and make Booker tap. This will fuel the building "Booker hasn't done anything worthwhile" angle they've got going with Booker & Sharmell, leading to a Booker vs. Benoit feud over the belt. As for OJ, he'll become king of WWE.com Velocity once again, and Christian, well, he deserves much better, let's leave it at that.

Handicap Casket Match
The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton & "Cowboy" Bob Orton
Prediction: The Ortons
This feud has been going on forever. I like both Taker and Randy in general, and Bob was one of the best heels in his day (I still think he should come back with the cast on his arm - and keep it for like a year), but this feud has run out of fuel for me. The only other time I'd recommend them booking this match is if it were Taker's last match and it were at Wrestlemania - just to put over Orton as the "Legend Killer." Otherwise, I feel like we've been there and done this too many times lately. I don't see either guy really getting much of a push from winning this one, nor do I see either being truly damaged by losing. Randy & Bob *should* win here, because Randy's a star on the rise (after a spectacular fall) and Taker's in the twilight of his career. So, that's what I'm going with - what should happen.

Rey Mysterio vs. JBL
Prediction: JBL by pinfall
Normally, I'd say give Rey the win and move him to the main event spot (he's earned it), but with Big Dave as the top guy, I don't see them booking a program between the two of them. Plus, JBL lost to Rey on Smackdown recently, so he's probably due the receipt. On top of that, JBL's whole arrangement with Jillian "Crustacean on my face" Hall really wouldn't hold much value if he didn't pick up a high-profile win following their affiliation.

L.O.D. 2005 & Christy Hemme vs. MNM
Prediction: MNM by pinfall
Tag team wrestling - what a neglected division. I won't get started on that again. Simply put, MNM is the only real competition for LOD's belts right now, and for them to lose to them again would make the tag division (or lack thereof) look even weaker than it currently does (if that's possible). Then again, this match really doesn't matter in the scheme of things, nor does the tag team division, so whatever. I'll go with MNM because Melina's entrance is the main reason to watch Smackdown right now.

Bobby Lashley vs. Simon Dean
Prediction: Lashley by pinfall
This one has the makings of being the next Savage/Steamboat, the next Hart/Michaels, the next Angle/Benoit. No? Oh wait, we've got a huge, musclebound guy who isn't that great of a worker from what I've seen (like there's a shortage of those these days) and a guy with talent squelched by a comedy gimmick. What do you do with this? Put it on PPV, of course! I'm hoping that WWE will suprise us all here and show what Lashley can really do (assuming he's been holding back) and let Dean show what he can really do ('cuz you know he's been holding back). They won't though, it'll just be a squash match on PPV. Yawn...

[Mr. Kennedy]

World Heavyweight Championship
Eddie Guerrero Vs. (c)Batista
Winner: Batista by pinfall(Batista Bomb)

Handicap Casket Match
Undertaker Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & Randy Orton
Winner:The Ortons

United States Championship
(c)Chris Benoit Vs. Booker T Vs. Orlando Jordan Vs. Christian
Winner: Christian by pinning Jordan(Unprettier)

Rey Mysterio Vs. JBL
Winner: JBL by pinfall(Clothesline From Hell)

L.O.D. & Chirsty Hemme Vs. MNM
Winners: LOD & Christy(Heidenreich pinfall on Nitro after Doomsday Machine)

Simon Dean Vs. Bobby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley by pinfall(Dominator)

Hardcore Holly Vs. Ken Kennedy
Winner: Ken Kennedy by pinfall(Green Bay Plunge)

Crusierweight Championsip
(c)Nunzio Vs. Juventud
Winner:Juventud by pinfall(roll-up since the 450 has been banned by Vinnie Mac)

BTW, Crocker, you need to fix your predicitions for the Ortons/Undertaker match since there are no pinfalls in a casket match. The US Title is a Fatal 4 Way, not a Fatal 4 Way Elmimination so the first fall wins.

[HellKat]

World Heavyweight Championship - Eddie Guerrero Vs. Batista
Winner: Batista via pinfall (Batista Bomb)

Handicap Casket Match
Undertaker Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & Randy Orton
Winner: Undertaker by stuffing them both into the casket

United States Championship - Chris Benoit Vs. Booker T Vs. Orlando Jordan Vs. Christian
Winner: Benoit via Submission on Christian

Rey Mysterio Vs. JBL
Winner: Rey via pinfall

L.O.D. & Chirsty Hemme Vs. MNM
Winners: LOD & Christy via pinfall (Doomsday Device)

Simon Dean Vs. Bobby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley via pinfall

Ken Kennedy v. Hardcore "asshole" Holly
Winner: Hardcore via Alabama Slam just to shut the freaking rookie up.

[Mr. Kennedy]

World Heavyweight Championship
Eddie Guerrero Vs. (c)Batista
Winner: Eddie Guerrero by pinfall (Frog Splash)

Handicap Casket Match
Undertaker Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & Randy Orton
Winner: Undertaker

United States Championship
(c)Chris Benoit Vs. Booker T Vs. Orlando Jordan Vs. Christian
Winner: Chris Benoit via Submission on Booker T(Crippler Crossface)

Rey Mysterio Vs. JBL
Winner: Rey Mysterio by pinfall(West Coast Pop)

L.O.D. & Christy Hemme Vs. MNM
Winners: LOD & Christy Hemme by pinfall (Doomsday Device)

Simon Dean Vs. Bobby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley by pinfall

Hardcore Holly Vs. Ken Kennedy
Winner: Ken Kennedey by pinfall(Green Bay Plunge)

Crusierweight Championship
(c)Nunzio Vs. Juventud
Winner:Juventud by pinfall

[vixxxen]

World Heavyweight Championship - Eddie Guerrero Vs. Batista
Winner: Batista (Just because I like him!)

Handicap Casket Match - Undertaker Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & Randy Orton
Winner: Undertaker (I can't see him losing a casket match.)

United States Championship - Chris Benoit Vs. Booker T Vs. Orlando Jordan Vs. Christian
Winner: Benoit (He just won the strap and I can't see him losing it so quickly.)

Rey Mysterio Vs. JBL
Winner: Rey (I can't stand JBL.)

L.O.D. & Chirsty Hemme Vs. MNM
Winners: LOD & Christy

Simon Dean Vs. Bobby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley (Just beacuse Simon Dean is so annoying.)

Ken Kennedy Vs. Hardcore Holly
Winner: Hardcore Holly (I can't stand either one of these guys, but the lesser of two evils has to Hardcore Holly. Ugh! I can't believe I actually said that!!!!)

[Dakstang]

World Heavyweight Championship
Eddie Guerrero Vs. (c)Batista
Winner: Batista via pinfall (Batista Bomb)

Handicap Casket Match
Undertaker Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & Randy Orton
Winner: Undertaker

United States Championship
(c)Chris Benoit Vs. Booker T Vs. Orlando Jordan Vs. Christian
Winner: Chris Benoit via Submission on Orlando Jordan (Crippler Crossface)

Rey Mysterio Vs. JBL
Winner: JBL via pinfall.

L.O.D. & Christy Hemme Vs. MNM
Winners:LOD & Christy Hemme by pinfall (Doomsday Device)

Simon Dean Vs. Bobby Lashley
Winner: Bobby Lashley via pinfall.

Ken Kennedy Vs. Hardcore Holly
Winner: Ken Kennedy via pinfall.