
By Timothy Kemp
Critic Columnist
On Sunday, February 17, World Wrestling Entertainment will be presenting its tenth annual No Way Out pay-per-view from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since this is a major stop on the road to WrestleMania 24, I would like to share my predictions on how I would like to see the event turn out.
Career Threatening Match: “Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs. Mr. Kennedy
A couple months ago, Mr. McMahon put an ultimatum on the legendary Ric Flair saying that the next match that he loses will be his last one. Flair has had a career a little over thirty-five years, and with all the new and younger competitors gunning for him, I can’t see him overcoming Mr. Kennedy. Unless Ric can lock in his patented figure-four leg lock, I’m going with Kennedy for the win. If this contest does end up retiring Ric Flair, I hope that WWE does give him one more match at WrestleMania. I believe that would be a great way to build up their biggest event of the year.
Winner – Mr. Kennedy
ECW Championship Match: Chavo Guerrero vs. CM Punk
CM Punk was blatantly robbed out of his title when Edge speared him in his match against Chavo a couple weeks ago. I think that it was a fluke that Chavo won the ECW Championship, and CM Punk is ready and hungry to get back on top. I hope Punk’s win will lead into a match with a certain ECW Original that I believe deserves one more opportunity at the championship at WrestleMania.
Winner – CM Punk
Raw Elimination Chamber Match: Winner Faces WWE Champion at WrestleMania: Chris Jericho vs. JBL vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H vs. Umaga
I have witnessed an elimination chamber match at a pay-per-view a couple years ago in Albany, New York, and I can tell you that this is a large, sadistic looking structure. I personally hope that Jeff Hardy wins this match, because over that last few months, he has really stepped up to main event status. With an exception of a five-year hiatus, he has been working for the WWE since the early 1990s and finally he is ready to be a world champion. I am going with the “rainbow-haired warrior” for the win.
Winner – Jeff Hardy
Smackdown Elimination Chamber: Winner Faces World Champion at WrestleMania: Batista vs. Undertaker vs. The Great Khali vs. Big Daddy V vs. MVP vs. Finlay
Some people may think that having two chamber matches in one night is too match, but if TNA can have an entire pay-per-view of steel cage matches, what is wrong with this? I am going to pick Undertaker for the win, because he was cheated out of his title back in May by Edge. If Edge is also victorious in his match, I hope ‘Taker makes him “Rest In Peace.” Either way the outcomes go, I’m sure both chamber matches will be brutal, because when human flesh meets steel platforms, chains and glass, it will not be pretty.
Winner - Undertaker
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge vs. Rey Mysterio
There is no question that I am a huge fan of Rey Mysterio. For a guy that is only 5’6 and 175 pounds, he is certainly the “biggest little man” in the WWE. When he won his first world title at WrestleMania 22, I couldn’t have been happier. There are some that think he is not a “believable” champion, which I think is crazy. The man was never given an opportunity at main event status by any other company he worked for previously, and I’m glad WWE had allowed him to be a huge star. I am pulling for Rey-Rey, and maybe we will see a Mysterio/Undertaker match at ‘Mania.
Winner – Rey Mysterio
WWE Championship: Randy Orton vs. John Cena
John Cena has cashed in his opportunity to be in the main event at WrestleMania, for a chance to get his hands on Randy Orton at No Way Out. Back in October, Cena never lost his title, as he tore his pectoral muscle, forcing him to relinquish the championship. I am in no way a Cena hater; however I am going to go with a victory for Orton. I think that Randy Orton has really stepped up his game when WWE lost their biggest star in Cena. He deserves a main event spot at WrestleMania, and I hope it be a rematch against Jeff Hardy. If John Cena does end up winning, it would not bother me one bit.
Winner – Randy Orton
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