Wrestlemania Predictions

The Irish Whip reporting...

Here come my impressive and intelligent predictions for Wrestlemania 23, feel free to object by posting.

CHRIS BENOIT vs. MVP for the US CHAMPIONSHIP
This kills...but I predict that Benoit will drop the belt. Here's where it gets interesting - Benoit will lose due to interference from a RAW superstar, causing him to move to RAW after Wrestlemania. This goes along with the rumors that have been circulating for a while that he will do so. Plausible?
Winner: MVP

KANE vs. THE GREAT KHALI
Khali will somehow win this one so that Kane can take some time off. Other people online have been calling for the injury angle to be played here, and I agree with that speculation.
Winner: THE GREAT KHALI

MELINA vs. ASHLEY for the WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Ashley will clearly win. She's the top Diva in the company now, and in my opinion she's turned herself into a pretty good wrestler. I actually expect this to be a pretty good match.
Winner: ASHLEY

ECW ORIGINALS vs. NEW BREED
New Breed has this one in the bag. There's no way that WWE will stick with Sabu and Sandman in the long run, and they seem to want to give Elijah Burke a big push. Here's where it begins. I wouldn't be surprised if the New Breed won this match clean.
Winner: NEW BREED

MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH
There has been much speculation over who will win this match. Let's pick a winner via elimination:
Finley is out, he's just in there to be the ring general.
King Booker? Clearly won't win.
Jeff and Matt Hardy are in there to have some huge spots, not to win the match.
CM Punk could win, and many folks have picked him, but I just don't see WWE letting him win this match. They definitely
wouldn't have him feud with Lashley.
Randy Orton will not win this match...something will happen in this match to cause him to turn face and feud with...
Edge. His Wrestlemania winning streak will be broken and like I said before, he will feud with Orton.
The winner of this match is Kennedy!...Kennedy. It's finally time for his main event push.

BATISTA vs. UNDERTAKER for the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Will Taker's streak finally be broken at Wrestlemania? Not today, and NOT to Batista.
Winner: UNDERTAKER

JOHN CENA vs. SHAWN MICHAELS for the WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
From all that I've read, people are going about 50-50 on this match, and I'm kind of feeling the same way. So, I choose to lean towards the side of WWE's writers and Vince McMahon's opinions. Plus...how could John Cena win clean over Triple H one year and lose to Shawn Michaels the next? Cena is WWE's long term investment, they will have him win tonight at Wrestlemania.
Winner: JOHN CENA

BOBBY LASHLEY vs. UMAGA, DONALD TRUMP vs. VINCE MCMAHON
I will not only predict the winner of this match, I will predict the content of this match. First of all, I think this will be the main event. I certainly don't think it should be, but I think it will be. Secondly, Bobby Lashley will win it. No way he loses: Vince McMahon loves him enough to have his own head shaved. Thirdly, the locker room will clear out and many of the faces will take part in shaving Vince's head. Fourthly, Stone Cold Steve Austin will deliver a stunner not only to Vince McMahon, but also to DONALD TRUMP. These are my predictions for this match, let's see how many of them come true.
Winner: BOBBY LASHLEY

That's the card! Again, please post some responses and let's see some debate going. I will make a post-Wrestlemania post to address how my predictions went.

- Drew Arnold, writing for the Irish Whip