Wrestling Six Packs: Six Bold Predictions for Sunday

I've been predicting what I think will go down at WrestleMania since last Wednesday. While I don't claim to be 100% accurate, I'd like to think my picks to win the matches make some kind of sense. However, I feel like getting a bit adventurous with my picks. I really don't expect any of these to happen, but I also wouldn't be surprised if any of these things happened. Here are six predictions that I think could happen.

1. The Divas tag match will get bumped from the card

For those who may not know, Maria Menounos cracked her ribs during Dancing with the Stars practice, which has put some doubt onto her WrestleMania match appearance. I know what some might think. "All Snooki did last year was a handspring backflip," which is true. However, Snooki, at that point, was one of the most notable celebrities in the country (whether that's sad or not is not up for debate). Menounos hosts a show that's a tenth as popular as Jersey Shore was at its height. So there's no real obligation to have that match going, especially if she's got cracked ribs. However, if they have D'Lo Brown's old flak vest laying around, this prediction becomes null and void.

Will Miz get involved? Maybe, but that's why these are bold predictions.
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2. The Miz will get involved in the main event

It would be symmetry from last year. Rocky got involved in his main event with John Cena last year, so why wouldn't Miz get involved this year? It would only be fitting for him to help Rock get rid of Cena like Rocky helped Miz the year before. It would also provide a moment at the end of the match where both Cena and Rock could take turns teeing off on Miz. Wait, that wouldn't be cool. Let's forget this prediction happened.

3. Alberto del Rio will replace The Great Khali on Team Teddy

Remember at Elimination Chamber, when Christian and Alberto del Rio came out in support of John Laurinaitis? Well, Christian's follow-through was documented, even if he's not on the team because he's not cleared yet. Of course, that lend credence to the thought that del Rio himself wasn't medically cleared to wrestle yet, but here's a crazy thought. What if he was, and this was all planned out in advance, that del Rio was to be "snubbed" by Laurinaitis, causing the former WWE Champion to come to the aid of Teddy Long when Khali is mysteriously taken out? That would be one hell of a swerve.

4. The Hell in a Cell match will have a clean finish

The fact that predicting this match to finish clean is bold seems like it's cheap, but c'mon, they're clearly leading the fans to believe SOMETHING screwy is going to happen. Shawn Michaels is going to screw Undertaker and end the streak for his buddy. Michaels is going to screw Triple H to make sure that HBK remains ahead on the pecking order. Michaels will have a misunderstanding with whomever loses. Aliens will abduct Shawn Michaels and replace him with Zogtror, the Almighty Thagblonian Crusher. Then again, that's what we all thought with Triple H as the special guest ref between CM Punk and Cena at Summer Slam. There were no shenanigans. Of course, Trips was in place for other reasons, but having Michaels there to create a false tension is a good way to misdirect, and hey, if they have a good match, I'm sure people won't care that the match ends clean.

5. CM Punk's sister will get involved in the title match

Speaking of Punk, Chris Jericho has been insinuating that his family history is less than savory. The stuff about his dad was true. His sister? Not as much. Does Punk even have a real sister? I don't feel like checking Wikipedia, but it doesn't really matter if he does or not. It's wrestling! Just get someone to play his junkie sister! In fact, have her be involved in the match too. It could be a developmental call-up. It could be Daffney. It could even be Serena Deeb, although that would be weird as shit with the Straight Edge Society callback. In fact, forget that last one. Either way, it would be a good way to make Jericho's accusations become visceral and to continue the feud without either one losing clean... yeah I know, just go with it.

6. Lord Tensai will get involved in the Randy Orton/Kane match

The rumors have been that Tensai would come in right away and feud with one of the big fish in WWE. Orton's name has been bandied about. I'm sure the number of people who will be clamoring for the Orton/Kane issue to continue IS SO NUMEROUS, but wouldn't the best place to have a guy debut (or in the former A-Train's case, re-debut) be WrestleMania?