Sunday, October 27, 2013

Cena, Bryan to win at tonight's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view


My initial introduction to journalism was in the world of pro wrestling as a manager, referee, commentator, and booker/promoter for Texas’s Coastal States Wrestling Association and Louisiana’s Thunder Pro Wrestling.  Quickly, I’m going to offer my belief on how tonight’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view will turn out.


Curtis Axel vs. Big E. Langston

This match may not be happening, as I read earlier today that Axel has a legit injury.  This is a great move for Axel, who has petered on WWE television during recent weeks.  My belief is that this match would have been a win for the hilarious Langston, it was going to be through a disqualification as the big man hasn’t made his true impact on the WWE yet.

Rhodes Bros. vs. The Shield vs. The Usos

As a fan, I’m not into tag team matches that much.  In promoting they’re good for the talent because less in-ring time leads to less chance of injury, which is why you see so many tag team main events on the weekly live shows.  Amazingly, the tag division is going quite well for the federation currently, and there is a lot of talent in the ring for this one.  At the end of the match, look for the Rhodes brothers to come out on top.

A.J. Lee vs. Brie Bella

Lee is, quite frankly, a promoter’s dream as far as female talent goes.  She’s talented in the ring, cute, has charisma/stage presence, and a following.  The Bella Twins, from what I see as a non-fan of the Divas division, have one of those, a following.  Tonight, simply having a following could very well be enough due to the recent success of the Bella tv show on the E! channel.  In the backstage politics of professional wrestling, each respective twin dates main event level WWE talent in Daniel Bryan and John Cena, which makes their winning a little more likely.  Personally I’d book Lee to win, but this could honestly go either way.

C.M. Punk vs. Ryback and Paul Heyman

To use the vernacular of the WWE, I’m a Heyman guy.  He is a wrestling genius and solely responsible for some of the greatest wrestling moments in the past 30 years.  C.M. Punk, along with Daniel Bryan, are the two greatest assets to the WWE right now.  Sadly, Punk is paired with the increasingly-boring Ryback in the cell with the hope of there being a quality match produced.  Due to the fact that Punk is in the cell, I have a little faith.  This match is going to end with Ryback incapacitated, and Punk finally getting his hands on Heyman.

John Cena vs. Alberto del Rio

For children, this will be the match of the night.  I’m not into Cena, but can fully understand why he is at the main event level.  A match like this is only set up for Cena’s return.  Thankfully, that return involves him winning the title from a more deserving del Rio, instead of being thrown into the mix of the World Title with Bryan and Orton, he gets to compete for the lesser title.

Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton

I’m looking forward to this one.  As I’ve stated before, Bryan is the current shining star of the WWE.  He has the crowd in his favor, extreme amounts of in-ring talent, and an entertaining, although rehashed, storyline.  This one should be the match of the night with Bryan winning the title yet again.  Just be sure to expect further shenanigans from the McMahon family afterward.