Fatal Four Way Thoughts

Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne: A bonus match. Just like much of the rest of the card, not really much great hype to this. The only real build was that Bourne could not get the pinfall win on Raw, so why not have a rematch here? They continue the angle of Jericho being on a losing streak. I do not mind. John Cena got his start somewhat like this in the WWE. How far will Bourne go?

Harts vs. Usos: Another bonus match. Mixed-tag match. Women got to do something. Good way to progress the feud. Wrestling news sites were saying this would be for the tag titles. Really? The Usos never win a real contenders match, but they get a title shot so soon. It has happened in the past, I will admit that, but tonight is another example of not always taking everything dirtsheets say as fact. Of course, they will fall back on the old excuse of WWE changing their plans every five seconds. If not that, then they will say WWE found out that their plans were foiled so changed them. Really, no. It would just be awkward to have the tag titles on the line now without any hype to the match. Usos deserve better than that. All they have gotten so far is am introduction. A real path to the gold is needed. Harts win when Natalya gets the pin.

Diva Title Match: I was right about Eve losing the title, wrong about who would win. Alicia won. Interesting choice. She should not have won. Poor build for her. She was not that much of a credible contender. Fans should become invested in someone somewhat before that person wins a title. The title should not be a tool to build that basic overness. It cannot be. It fails. Not only that, she is not that great in the ring. She shows promise and all that, but she is a risk. She almost broke herself in half taking a DDT from Mickie James last year. She proved that was no fluke when she almost broke herself in half taking a move from Gail Kim a few months ago. She was out with an injury after working with Melina at a house show. Then again, as long as she does not work hard, she should be fine. That is the diva division you have today. Layla, Eve, Alicia. It is like the WWE is just phasing out the credible wrestlers and injecting steroids into the division to build new stars. They are building the wrong stars in the wrong way. Models do not deserve this until they are truly solid.

U.S. Title Match: Pretty much what I expected.

IC Title Match: My first prediction did not go through, but my lesser one did. Kofi wins thanks to Matt Hardy. Teddy was there too. All in all, I do not think it was an interesting twist enough. WWE could have done better.

Smackdown's World Title Match: Rey Mysterio wins after Kane gets involved to cost Punk the match. I am not complaining. Rey deserved a title win for some of the matches he has put on against big names. I am not talking about a midcard title. Besides, he took Taker's spot at a time when the WWE needed him. He could have taken the time off. I feel bad for Swagger, but he is not dead yet.

Raw's World Title Match: NXT did indeed get involved. In all the mess, Sheamus wins. Well, guess Triple H will be back sooner or later and want the title. The NXT involvement was the only thing that really interested me here.

There were some chants for Daniel Bryan. My fellow New Yorkers are a lovely bunch. Smarks. I still stand by my opinion that Daniel Bryan did not really get over in his time in the WWE. He benefited from earning his way in the indies, gaining a large amount of fans since then. He then benefited from the WWE hyping him as something special while he was in NXT. Just because a person is hyped to be great does not mean he is great and does not mean the fans will buy it. I am not denying Bryan is great, but I am denying that the average WWE fan really even had enough time to give a damn about this guy. I think he deserves a shot to come back. Considering who trained him, he probably will be back. But who do you really blame? The WWE for being PG and having Linda run for Senate? Or Daniel Bryan for forgetting the WWE was PG, getting lost in the moment, not caring, not knowing what it actually means, or for whatever reason, deciding to choke a guy with a tie sadistically? Yeah, blame the WWE. Daniel will be back and tapping out to Cena's STF in a matter of time.

F4W Predictions

Diva Match: Eve is losing the title. Not only does she have the momentum going in, but did you notice that tag match on Raw? No Gail Kim needed at all for Eve to win it. That is a "gold watch" victory right there. Looks like they are ready to put the title on Maryse again and have her feud with someone. Anyone returning soon? If this is true, it is obvious Eve was used as filler. She did not really work with any other women in real title feuds. I can compare this with what happened to Mickie James and her Diva's Championship reign, in which the WWE did not build any great opponents for her and just had her pass through opponents who gained title opportunities without much more story to it, but I do not write a diva blog anymore. Prediction: Maryse wins.

U.S. Title Match: Simple. Miz just won it a few days ago. Why would he lose it so fast? It would be stupid booking. R-Truth does not need two U.S. title reigns so fast. Prediction: Miz wins.

Intercontinental Title Match: Kofi won the title from Drew McIntyre in a singles match. If I remember correctly, Drew already had a rematch. However, Kofi has not been booked to really work with any other midcarders. Do you see a theme here? In all the title matches I have mentioned so far, the Champions (or former Champion in R-Truth's case) have not really had the opportunity to build there reign by going against a variety of opponents, who are built well, and in well-developed feuds. The main story with Drew is really his issues with Matt Hardy. I can see Drew regain the title so he can feud with Matt over it. However, if he does not win the title, Drew will probably lose due to some Matt Hardy action. That prolongs their feud, but it is the same thing we have been seeing for weeks now. I hope the PPV match offers something more special than that. Prediction: Drew wins.


Smackdown's World Title Match: Big Show probably has the least chance of winning. The WWE would put a World title on him now? He seems to just be there to give Swagger a good rub and to add his unique size and strength to the match. Rey Mysterio? Well, he does deserve another run. Does not mean he will get it. If he does, it can lead to an interesting turn if he feuds with CM Punk again. I can see them putting the title on CM Punk at this PPV. The guy gave up his hair. You owe him. If he wins, this can also lead to a good turn in his feud with Rey. Swagger. This is the man they want to build as a main-eventer. He did not defeat Big Show at the last PPV. Letting him win now would be a safe choice. Prediction: Swagger wins.

Raw's World Title Match: I doubt Sheamus will win. The WWE has the Irish fans hooked in, so I doubt they need to give it to Sheamus again for a while. Or is he still best friends with Triple H? I can see Orton win it. The story is that he was injured, has the odds against him going into this match, but battles through to win it. Edge is the top heel in this match. He holds seniority over Sheamus. If any heel is going to win it, it may be him. Cena always wins, right? Aside from Batista, he has not really had any successful title feuds in his current reign. He does not need them, especially if you look at how he traded the belt with Orton last year, but I do not think his reign will end like this. Prediction: Cena wins.

Five matches? Not like I was planning to buy it anyway, but the number of matches is not the only thing that bothers me. I mentioned how Drew and Kofi have faced each other before, and having Matt Hardy run out is not exactly new and exciting. Miz and R-Truth have faced each other in a good match recently, but I doubt they can really pull out something more epic at the PPV. The diva match will be a diva match with a few good spots here and there, but not enough to save it. All these matches have pretty much poor build. In almost all, the story is that of a basic title feud. Even in Drew/Kofi, the one possible exception, it is still a basic title feud within the larger story between Drew and Matt. The World title matches have more build to them, but even they have been somewhat overshadowed and made dull a bit. Kane is where it is at for Smackdown. NXT is the real hype on Raw. How will these things influence the PPV? That is what interests me. I would not mind Wade Barrett walking out with Cena's title.