It's already been a month since Wrestlemania - somehow, with Edge's retirement and everything it feels like more time as gone by than four weeks - and that means that it's time or the annual "after Mania" Pay-per-View. Usually that means that we get the leftovers of every feud that should have ended at Wrestlemania and didn't and this year is no exception with the rematches of CM Punk vs. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio, The Miz vs. John Cena (with the addition of John Morrison) and Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio where Christian is filling in for his retired buddy Edge.
Of course one can't forget the new Cole vs. Jerry Lawler rematch. This feud should have ended with The King beating Michael Cole up for five minutes, getting the pin and winning the thing. It didn't however as we all know and now it's Jerry and JR vs. Cole and Jack Swagger. That means that we'll get a Tag Team match where one half of all entertainers in the ring actually can't wrestle - bad idea.
And what exactly is "Country Whipping Match" supposed to mean? Most people assume it to be some kind of strap match but since we're talking about he WWE here you can't ever be sure. Anyway, if Jack Swagger is lucky he could get a face turn of out this thing if Creative plans to actually use him and therefore be the only participant who gets something out of this match. That's the positive about it so far - and the prospect of Michael Cole getting his ass whipped of course. The feud should really end after this, it has already dragged on for too long.
It is also said that Michelle McCools match with Layla will be her last in the company because she is going to quit wrestling (presumedly to take care fo her husband The Undertaker). I don't have much to say about that because I am no LayCool hater and no Michelle McCool fan either - but hey, she married the right man, it's not like she has to worry about money ever again.
My predictions for Extreme Rules:
Jerry Lawler and JR will defeat Michael Cool and Jack Swagger in a Country Whipping Match because seriously this feuds need to end, not the mention that neither Cole nor Jim Ross belong inside that ring. We need JR on commentary.
The Miz will keep his WWE Championship a little longer after this Triple Threat match. Morrison is obviously in there ot take the pin and protect John Cena, but it's good for him because at least he gets the exposure and the Pay-per-View payday. I don't know how much longer the Miz/Cena program will go after today, probably until Rocky's new movie is recorded.
Christian is going to win the World Heavyweight Champioship for the first time tonight. I want him to and everyone else wants him to, too. He deserves the title plus if Del Rio gets it he'll take it over to Raw and merging the two major titles is hopefully something Vince McMahon has moved away form over the last half year.
CM Punk will defeat Randy Orton. To be honest I still doubt that he will, but it is the smarter choice to make. Orton does not need that win and while CM Punk doesn't need it either the company will want to give him something since he is swinging the sword of Domocles over their heads right now with his talk of not extending his contract.
Rey Mysterio gets back on Cody Rhodes by winning their Wrestlemania rematch. It is the standart WWE booking, plus Rey is the face - there isn't anything else to say about that match.
Layla will force Michelle McCool to leave the WWE. We know that Michelle is leaving the company so there isn't that much room for speculation in that match - but hey, at least she is putting Layla over on her way out and that is a classy way to go.
Since we have only six matches on that card of which two won't last that long (the tag match and the Divas match) there is a good possibility that we'll see an additional match for the Tag Team titles between Kane and The Big Show and some guys from The New Nexus or The Corre.
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