The announced card for this one is awfully thin, so I'm not hoping for a high rate of accuracy here. I'm also expecting a ridiculous amount of video packages for John Cena and The Rock.
1. Kane v. John Cena (Ambulance Match): This ride has been kind of up and down since it started. The heel turn that the IWC seems to want so badly has been teased to death at this point. Adding Zack Ryder to the mix has also created some confusion as to just where the heck this story is going. To be fair, though, John Cena DOES seem to be getting more and more frustrated every week. And then, of course there's the fact that this story needs a conclusion, to leave Cena open to prepare for his epic battle against the Rock at WrestleMania on April 1. I just don't see how Kane coming out on top makes any sense here. That just leaves Kane open to taunt Cena about how weak he is. However, if Cena wins, he embraces the hate, the cycle is complete, and Kane can be satisfied that his work here is done. And Cena can get to destroying the roster until WrestleMania. Ali's Pick: John Cena
2. Beth Phoenix v. Tamina Snuka (Diva's Championship): Tamina may be the only woman on the roster, other than Natalya, who can pose a challenge to Beth Phoenix, and Beth can sense that. Tamina has spent most of her in-ring time over the last couple of months destroying Beth's partner, so at least this match-up makes sense, which is a step in the right direction. It seems a little early to be handing Tamina the title, however, which is why I'm rooting for Ding. Glamslam. Ding. Ali's Pick: Beth Phoenix
3. Daniel Bryan v. The Big Show v. The Great Khali v. Cody Rhodes v. Wade Barrett v. Sanitno (Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Title): Here's something else I'm aimlessly hoping for, and that's for Khali to be found backstage injured and a last-minute replacement who is not Mark Henry to be entered into this fight. As much as I'd like to see Cody go over in this match and fulfill his promise to be a dual-title holder, I don't see that happening. Nor do I see Wade Barrett winning, as consistently amazing as he is. It will be interesting to see how, in a no-escape environment, Daniel Bryan can pull off a slimy heel victory here. I think this would be the perfect time to turn AJ into the In-on-it-all-along Heel Girlfriend. Ali's Pick: Daniel Bryan
4. CM Punk v. R-Truth v. Dolph Ziggler v. The Miz v. Kofi Kingston v. Chris Jericho (Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship): In my opinion, the Raw Elimination Chamber match looks much stronger than its Smackdown counterpart. I also think this is much tougher to call with the array of talent being displayed. This one is going to be fast-paced, action-packed, and will inevitably come down to Punk and Jericho. These are both highly-loved personalities, as well as great athletes, so your guess is as good as mine here. I expect lots of antics from Jericho, but I also expect Punk to have done his homework. Ah, what the heck. Ali's Pick: CM Punk
John Laurinaitis has promised to make some kind of big announcement during the show tonight. Again, this is anyone's guess as to what it could be, although I expect it probably has something to do with the campaign to become permanent GM of both Raw and Smackdown.
With the card so thin, we can probably expect, as I said above, lots of Rock/Cena video packages (and by the way, does anyone follow John Cena on Twitter? He has had some decidedly not B.A. Star things to say about the Rock recently). I think we can also expect a surprise match. Hopefully that match will be for the Tag Team Championship, and not DiBiase/Hunico part 50. Heck, they might be able to fit both of those in. Neither one would likely take up very much time, and it would fill out the three hours much better.
Meet me back here tomorrow for results!
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