Cyber Sunday 2008 predictions

It's that time of the year again, where WWE fans have the ability to vote on certain aspects of every match. Unfortunately, the concept for Cyber Sunday this year will be completely different. For the first four events from 2004 to 2008, voting was made online through WWE.com, with the official tag line for the PPV being "Log On. Take Over." For this year however, this was replaced by votes through text messaging, but this is only avaliable to United States mobile carriers. DAMN!!!

Even though I (along with other non-US citizens) am unable to contribute any votes, I am still going to make my predictions on who may get the highest votes for each match... oh yeah, I really like the poster, it looks quite similar to "V for Vendetta". :-)

I have to put this entry up earlier so you readers may get to know more about the PPV earlier, and start placing your bets early.

Updated: WHOOPS MY BAD!!! Online voting is now available on WWE.com... but only for the matches from WWE Smackdown.

World Heavyweight Championship match

Even though he's survived a Ladder match at No Mercy, Chris Jericho will have his hands full at Cyber Sunday when he defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Number 1 contender Batista. It's up to the WWE Universe to decide who the special guest referee will be for the match...

• the Legend Killer Randy Orton,
• the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels,
• or the Texas Rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin.

My vote goes to... Shawn Michaels. He is still in the midst of a bitter feud with Y2J, hence my decision. And that will lead to a buildup to a possible rematch against whoever wins the World Title, and then culmilate in HBK becoming World Champion once more (make it happen already!!). Although Stone Cold seems like another good choice, he doesn't seem to fit the bill as special ref, since he's not involved in any major storyline for a long time...

WWE Championship match

In this match the fans can choose who current WWE Champion Triple H faces, whether it be...

• the Xtreme high-flyer Jeff Hardy,
• the Russian powerhouse Vladimir Kozlov,
• or both in a Triple Threat Match.

My vote: a one-on-one match between The Game and Jeff Hardy. I still don't like Vladimir, esp after how he poked his nose into the other two's businesses by bashing them up in the weeks prior to No Mercy. I got a feeling that he might still interfere in their match on the actual event...

ECW Championship match

At Cyber Sunday, ECW Champion Matt Hardy must defend his title against three possible challengers. It’s up to the WWE Universe to decide Hardy’s Extreme opponent.

• The World's Strongest Man Mark Henry
• The high-flying Evan Bourne
• The Belfast Brawler Finlay

My pick: Finlay!! No one else deserves an ECW Title match more than the Irishman, who is a 20-year veteran in professional wrestling. I don't mind Evan Bourne either, though I feel he's a bit too new to taste big-time gold. A big NO-NO to Mark Henry... I still don't like that Hutt (and never will).

Intercontinental Championship match

The fans will get to choose which former Intercontinental Champion will face Santino Marella for the Intercontinental Championship. The choices are:

• "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, a Hall of Famer,
• Goldust aka Dustin Rhodes (Cody Rhodes' half-brother)
• or The Honky Tonk Man (longest reigning IC champ of all time).

My vote: The Honky Tonk Man!! Santino's Honk-A-Meter was there for a purpose. It would actually make a lot of sense for HTM to put an end to that cocky Italian's attempt to break Honky's record 64-week reign as Intercontinental Champ. (Pedro Morales held a previous record of 61 weeks, but he holds the top spot for the list of combined reigns). But then I doubt Honky would be able to compete due to a finger injury he had sustained a few weeks ago...

United States Championship

The WWE Universe gets to pick the opponent for current reigning United States Champion Shelton Benjamin... in a special match that is to be aired only on WWE.com

• The husky-voiced rapper R-Truth
• The cocky ballin' MVP
• The unpredictable Festus

My pick: R-Truth all the way!! 'Nuff said.

Pick your Tag Team Match

With Cyber Sunday quickly approaching, the power is once again in YOUR hands as the WWE Universe will choose which teams will go one-on-one in a Pick the Tag Team Match concept.

• World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. CM Punk & Kofi Kingston
• John Morrison & The Miz vs. Cryme Tyme
• Jamie Noble & Mickie James vs. William Regal & Layla

My pick: the World Tag Team Championship match!! I really want to see CM Punk and Kofi beat the living crap off Team Priceless and become Tag Team Champs!! It wouldn't make sense for the Straight Edge Superstar to be excluded from the card, esp since his face is feature din the poster. And we already saw Dirt Sheet vs Cryme Tyme battle twice on Raw. No comments on the intergender tag match...

Kane vs Rey Mysterio (choose stipulation)

When rivalries reach their boiling point, it is often difficult for the opposing forces to agree on what type of match would be most suitable for the two to settle the score. Fortunately, for Kane and Rey Mysterio, neither will have to decide as it will be the WWE Universe’s choice of what match the two will clash in at Cyber Sunday.

• Falls Count Anywhere Match
• No Holds Barred Match
• Best 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

My pick: Falls Count Anywhere. Pinfalls or submissions can be made anywhere, foreign objects can be used. That would give Kane and Rey more space to battle their guts out. For a No Holds Barred match, pinfalls must be made inside the ring, plus there is less emphasis for use of weapons (though it is still legit to do so).

Undertaker vs The Big Show (choose stipulation)

At Cyber Sunday, Undertaker will look for retribution against Big Show, re-igniting one of WWE's most heated rivalries. After Big Show's deception at Unforgiven and his revealed partnership with SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero, The Deadman will look to bring down The World's Largest Athlete at WWE's interactive pay-per-view. The stakes are even higher as the WWE Universe will decide the fate of these two Superstars.

• Last Man Standing
• Knockout
• I Quit

My pick: Last Man Standing match. No pinfalls, no submissions, no DQs, no countouts... the only way to win is to make your opponent so weak that he is unable to answer the ten-count after being downed. I have no idea on what a Knock-out match is... no wait, a boxing match?? You gotta be kidding... (I have a bad feeling about the aftermath of the match)

Divas' Halloween Costume Contest

In a Cyber Sunday event sure to leave the WWE Universe very pleased, the Divas will show off their creativity in a special Divas Halloween Costume Contest. Whether or not these lovely ladies have tricks up their sleeves, the competition is sure to be a treat.
Featured in this year's contest will be Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, Divas' Champion Michelle McCool, Jillian, Katie Lea Burchill, Layla, Brie Bella, Eve Torres, Maria, Lena Yada, Tiffany, Maryse, Natalya, Victoria, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, and Mickie James.
Voting takes place exclusively on WWE.com, but only after the WWE Universe has seen the Divas' efforts at the pay-per-view.

For full details, go to these sites...
http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/
http://www.iwebie.com/wwe-cyber-sunday-results