Despite the lackluster build-ups for most of the matches, the one benefit has been a wider range of possibilities as we head to the biggest night in pro wrestling. Without giving a match-by-match prediction - I'm only really hitting on the co-main events - there are some things I feel are possible that would be reasonable conclusions to some programs while also taking some major players in fresh directions.
Two things to keep in mind - nobody ever correctly predicts these things, but it's fun trying. Oh sure, you can often predict the match winner correctly using Matt Fowler's almost-scientific 85% accurate "Rule of Opposite Momentum" that states the guy with the big advantage over his opponent in the week(s) leading up to the show will... lose on the big stage. It's the story they tell in the match or the direction they take the wrestlers that people consistently try to decipher... and usually miss on. Also, if any of the "dirt sheets" or writers with a lot of eyeballs (I enjoy the above-mentioned Fowler & David skedman) correctly predicted anything leading up to the show, it's been said Vince McMahon will completely take it in a different direction - even if that new direction makes zero sense or isn't as entertaining. At least he can say nobody saw it coming.
Fortunately (?) for me, the sets of eyeballs that read this blog rarely reach triple digits so if by some miracle I channel one of the WWE writers and "call my shot", it won't matter enough to change anything. Without further ado, here are some things I feel can happen tomorrow night in MetLife Stadium.
CM Punk vs. The Undertaker
The rumors that CM Punk is taking some much-deserved time off after Wrestlemania probably doesn't change much for this match. It came together quickly and if not for the unfortunate passing of Percy Pringle, they'd have been hard-pressed to find a real reason for this match. The ideal way to keep "The Streak" alive while giving CM Punk something worthwhile would be a no-decision style finish. This would allow WWE to use the streak down the road for The Undertaker's legacy (keeping it a perfect 20-0 in their annals) while CM Punk can do what he does best - twist the ending into him beating The Phenom and using that to keep his heat while he takes some time off.
John Cena vs. The Rock
I don't see any benefit if Rocky wins this match. They made the best of having a part-time champ and The Great One already seems to be a bit bored with his return engagement. Cena teased a heel turn in the weeks leading up to this "Once in a Lifetime..." rematch and if CM Punk is taking time off, well that does leave a spot open for top heel. What I see happening is Cena winning the match mostly as a face (a couple heel-style moves but gray area things that doesn't scream HEEL TURN) but getting badly "hurt" in the process. While meekly celebrating his victory, Dolph Ziggler (who I think loses in the tag team championship with Big E Langston) brings his MITB briefcase to the ring with AJ and cashes in clean. This could set off Cena, causing him to flip out and decimate Ziggler - or even better, giving an AA to AJ - thus completing the heel turn and giving him and Ziggler a program to carry the company for the next couple of months.
