Showcase of the Immortals

Happy April Fools Day to all. The day has arrived. Wrestlemania 28 in Miami Florida. The event has been a year in the making and is shaping up to be one of the best American sports events in recent times. Of course as always in America it has been hyped to extreme proportions which might annoy us a bit in other countries but it doesn't seem to matter to them! Nevertheless this time they genuinely have a lot to be excited about, with a stacked card which features no more than 12 world champions. So let me get to business and in this post I shall be analysing the top 3 matches on the card and giving my predictions for them and all the other matches occurring tonight.

WWE Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

This will probably be the match that opens the show and the stakes could not be higher. The WWE Championship is up for grabs along with the honour of being known as the best wrestler in the world. Punk and Jericho have been going at it for a couple of months now and it has been intriguing from the very beginning. Punk has been champion now for around 4-5 months and has beaten all comers. Now he faces his biggest test in a man who was the first ever undisputed champion. It will surely be a fantastic match to start the show and it will say to the rest of the card going on afterwards "go on, go and beat that". As for the outcome I think CM Punk will edge it after around 1/2 hour of pure wrestling from both men.

Winner (and still champion): CM Punk

End of an Era Hell in a Cell Match: Undertaker vs. Triple H

So the end of an era is apparently upon us. And it shall be done inside the devils playground as Triple H attempts for the third time to defeat the Undertaker at Wrestlemania and end the Streak. This shall be brutal and the build up has truly got across what a dangerous structure hell in a cell is, with Taker even asking HHH whether he'd be willing to give his own life to defeat him. If this was a normal hell in cell match I'd imagine this would be kept as PG as possible and it wouldn't be as effective. However with these two, both veterans of 19 hell in a cell matches between them, I think they'll have the license to do whatever they feel they are capable of doing to steal the show. Of course we must not forget that Shawn Michaels is special guest referee of this match and there has been must speculation about what role he'll play. Personally I hope he's booked to call this down the middle. If the streak is ending (which personally I hope it isn't) then it must have a clean finish otherwise Triple Hs stature in wrestling will be diminished, not to mention he will probably be public enemy number 1 along with his buddy HBK. This also means that it must be a clean finish if Undertaker wins as well, otherwise the streak will lose some of its credibility. Either way I really do think this will be match of the match of the night and that after 3 tombstone piledrivers, Undertaker will make Triple H rest in peace.

Winner (and 20-0 at Wrestlemania): Undertaker

Once in a Lifetime: The Rock vs. John Cena

Whether you love it or hate it, this is the match that will truly define the success/failure of this year’s Wrestlemania. It is the most hyped match of all time, most built match and overall most important. This could shoot WWE back into the mainstream if this match is successful and they've probably got the two best guys to do it. Both Cena and Rock don't like each other but they both sure know how to perform a classic match and I'm sure that's what they will be planning to do come The big debate has been who should win. Some say Rock because it's in his hometown and so he can claim to be the best superstar of all time, whilst humbling Cena and perhaps giving him a new direction to go down with his character. On the other hand some say Cena should win because of the fact that he is the face of the company and that he will be carrying on full time after Wrestlemania with Rock going back to Hollywood and only making rare appearances. Also it would symbolise the official passing of the torch from attitude to PG. I would go for the latter argument. Cena needs the win here more than Rock. They could easily have a rematch at say Summerslam and have Rock win there so they would be equal, but Cena must win here. The stakes are too high for him. Wrestling is all he has (lets face it he's a rubbish actor) while Rock has a lot, wrestling, acting, singing, a good knowledge of Politics. On a quick side note, like Undertaker vs. HHH, this match must have a clean finish. There have been rumours of outside interference to determine the winner. This is an absolute no go. The only way that would not spark riots in some shape or form is if Zeus were to throw a lightning bolt from up high into the ring to kill one of them. Here's hoping that doesn't happen eh ;)

Winner: John Cena

Here are my predictions for the other matches in 10 words or less;

Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny: Will be hectic, Team Johnny to win with Ziggler pinfall

Randy Orton vs. Kane: Orton will not embrace the hate. Win by RKO.

Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan: Sheamus dominant, Bryan sneaky. Great White to break Rumble curse.

Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show: Show wants Wrestlemania moment. Rhodes with crossrhodes for the win.

Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos vs. Eve & Beth Phoenix: Does anybody care? Good thing Kelly Kelly is extremely hot!

So there you have it folks. Sit back and enjoy Wrestlemania XVIII. Thanks for reading and until next time The Outsider is out. :)