Prophecies of HBK SHAWN MICHEALS

WrestleMania XXVIII 2012


Maria Menounos & Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix & Eve

Prediction:Maria Menounos & Kelly Kelly
Prophecy:I fall in to the majority of people who don't really pay attention to the Divas. They haven't been entertaining since...Sable and Miss Jackie. And that was mostly for the sex appeal. Had Kharma, whom I still feel and pray for and hope she's doing okay, been able to stick around I think I would have paid more attention. The idea of Kharma, Nattie Neidhart, and Beth Phoenix in a triple threat title match at WM would definitely get me to watch it. So, considering the track record of celebrities being in matches at WM, this one is pretty much predictable.
Result:Maria Menounos & Kelly Kelly win
1 Point Awarded

Randy Orton vs. Kane

Prediction:Randy Orton
Prophecy:From the creative minds that brought you Randy Orton vs CM Punk and Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes vs Ted DiBiase, it's another match to make sure Randy Orton and another random guy gets a Mania payday, because he's Randy Orton and he will be on every PPV we can get him on. This result is less in doubt than The Streak.
Result:Kane wins
0 Points Awarded

Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy

12-Man Tag Team Match for Control of Raw and SmackDown

Prediction:Team Johnny
Prophecy:I was sick of evil GM a long time ago and was fed up with Johnny Ace even though he had been on TV maybe a couple months back around the Royal Rumble. I wasn't a fan of the feud with Punk and just wanted it over and him off the TV. Now, here I am pulling a complete 180. I find the segments with Ace entertaining and I like that he's dipped a bit into sly, wry humor as evidenced by the photograph at Elimination Chamber which for me was the highlight of the show. Teddy Long on the other hand hasn't entertained me perhaps ever. Maybe as a manager of Doom, but other than that, I've just never cared for him as an on-screen character. If this were elimination rules, I'd say it could be a highly effective match, but I suspect it'll be first pin wins and that it ends after 10 minutes max. I hope Team Johnny wins.
Result:Team Johnny wins
1 Point Awarded

Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes

Intercontinental Championship

Prediction:Big Show
Prophecy:As much as I'd like to see Rhodes start actually start defending his championship on a regular basis and then go on to beat Honky Tonk's run, I see Show taking the belt off Cody and finally getting his WrestleMania moment, and a spot in history as a man whose held every active WWE championship today. I didn't realize that this championship was the only one that has eluded him. The man has had one of the best years of his career, so it makes sense to reward him, but honestly Rhodes could use the win.
Result:Big Show wins
1 Point Awarded

Undertaker vs. Triple H

Hell in a Cell with HBK as Referee

Prediction:Undertaker
Prophecy:It's pretty amazing to think that WrestleMania XXVIII is so big that Taker and Triple H inside the cell with HBK as the referee isn't the biggest match on the card! I was really excited for this one when the Hell in a Cell stipulation was announced, and I don't actually think that HBK needed to be added to make this any bigger. Both men did fine without HBK last year and the added stipulation was more than enough to top last years. I just hope we don't get the watered down cell we have been used to, I want to see both mean tear each other apart old school style. Both men have so much sway backstage I think this could be the most brutal WWE match we have seen in a long time, and I can't wait for it!
This is my lock.
Result:Undertaker wins
1 Point Awarded (+1 bonus point)

Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus

World Heavyweight Championship

Prediction:Sheamus
Prophecy:Bryan has been great in his heel role and he deserves a ton of credit for getting over with the crowd. He has held the title a lot longer than I figured he would. Swagger, Edge, Orton, and others seen as big time players when they won the title had less successful runs their first time, so I think that is a feather in Bryan's cap. The winner of the Rumble has lost since Taker won at WrestleMania 23, so I figure someone finally has to snap that streak. I would love to see Bryan win, but I see Sheamus getting his WrestleMania moment.
Result:Sheamus wins
1 Point Awarded

CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Championship

Prediction:CM Punk
Prophecy:I'm actually not sure on this one, obviously the second of the 'technical' matches with a lot of back and forth and counter wrestling. Both men trying to prove which is the best in the world has kind of been overshadowed in the fact that this will probably be third from last on the card at best. So instead we have this deeply personal angle of Jericho slandering Punk's family, which I actually like since you don't often see Punk rattled but Jericho has clearly gotten to him. Whether this will lead to Punk making a mistake, or whether it will fuel him onto a victory I'm not sure, either way we are no doubt in for a treat and probably a feud that will go on past the Grandest Stage of them all. Having said that I just can't see Jericho going over Punk right now.
Result:CM Punk wins
1 Point Awarded

John Cena vs. The Rock

Prediction:John Cena
Prophecy:The big one, and while the build has been a little repetitive I'm pretty sure we are all looking forward to this one. I'm expecting the exact same thing to happen as in every Cena match where he faces off against an 'unbeatable' opponent. He will get his ass beat and then pull out an AA to win in the middle of the ring. Has anyone noticed how Cena only seems to lose against unlikely opponents: The Miz, Edge (at the time) for the WWE title. I suppose you could say that is a good thing and that Cena (occasionally) lets people get over, unfortunately for the most part as a fan I just want to see the smug Cena lose and when he doesn't it makes me mad, but hey at least it makes me care. I expect to be hopping mad by the end of WrestleMania 28.
Result:The Rock wins
0 Points Awarded
Total Points: 6 (+1 Bonus Point)

6 Points Earned | 75% Accurate

Ranked 4th among Wise Ones for this event.