WWE Hell in a Cell 09 Smackdown Preview
Predictions & Live Results for all Scheduled Matches on 04/10/09
Sep 30, 2009
There are two Smackdown-exclusive matches booked for the Hell in a Cell card, as well as a bout for the tag team championships which will pit Batista and Rey Mysterio against Chris Jericho and Raw's 7ft giant The Big Show.
John Morrison (c) Vs. Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship
It's been a while since Dolph Ziggler challenged Rey Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam and came up short.
The two were meant to meet the following month at Breaking Point but due to a breach of the Wellness Policy Mysterio had to drop the belt to John Morrison and the feud was dissolved.
Then the subsequent Morrison/Ziggler meeting was bumped from the card in favour of a U.S Championship match, allowing the two to build up more of a rivalry before finally facing each other in the ring for the first time at a Pay Per View event.
These two Superstars have met once before on Smackdown in a stand-out match that saw Ziggler pick up a dirty victory over Morrison by grabbing his tights during a roll-up.
Ziggler will be hoping he can replicate that success in this much more important match, but Morrison shouldn't be overlooked and won't want to drop the belt so quickly after winning it.
Prediction: Ziggler to steal the win and keep the feud alive.
Jeri-Show (c) Vs. Batista & Rey Mysterio for the Unified Tag Team Championships
Jericho has been one half of the tag team champions for over 3 months now, originally claiming the belts with Edge before selecting The Big Show as a replacement partner and placing the rest of the tag division in a figurative choke hold.
Jeri-Show have seen off the likes of Legacy, Cryme Tyme and M.V.P/Mark Henry, but at Hell in a Cell they will face arguably their biggest challenge yet as two former World Champions, Batista and Rey Mysterio team up to challenge for the unified gold.
Since his much-awaited return to Smackdown Batista has picked up victories over both members of Jeri-Show, giving his team the added momentum going into Hell in a Cell. However, Jeri-Show's dominance of the tag division can't be overlooked and that should make this a hard fought battle.
Prediction: Jeri-Show to retain the titles, perhaps by outside interference.
C.M Punk (c) Vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell for the World Heavyweight Championship
Many consider C.M Punk lucky to still be World Heavyweight Champion after Breaking Point.
A conspiracy between Punk, Teddy Long, referee Scott Armstrong and potentially an 'unknown' higher up led to The Undertaker being screwed out of the title, but it didn't take the Phenom long to start righting the wrongs on Smackdown.
After kidnapping Long and returning him the following week in a casket, the Smackdown General Manager decided Taker deserved another shot at the gold, and where better than inside his demonic playground; The Hell in a Cell.
Based on his form inside the cell, The Undertaker should take the title without much of a problem, but with question marks hanging over who else might be involved in wanting to keep the gold from around his waist, there is always the chance Punk may prevail due to some sort of twist or turn.
Prediction: The Undertaker to edge it despite numerous efforts to keep the title away from him.
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