Fatal 4 Way – Preview/Predictions

Tonight is a special night because WWE will have it’s first ever Fatal 4 Way branded PPV.  Both major titles will be defended in a fatal four way match, meaning the champion only has a 25% chance of walking away with his title, and he doesn’t need to be pinned to lose it.  It’s a dire situation for a champion, and the odds are not in his favor.  Who walks away a loser and who gets their hand raised?  Here’s what I have to say about that:

Intercontinental Title Match
Kofi Kingston (Champion) vs. Drew McIntyre
SHOULD: Kofi WILL: Kofi

• After all the drama that has gone on over the past few months between McIntyre and Smackdown General Manager, Teddy Long, it would be a shame to reward McIntyre with the IC Title.  Kofi and fellow McIntyre rival, Matt Hardy, have both come to the aid of Teddy Long, and this past week, McIntyre got the best of both of them.  If that’s any indication, I’m going to pick Kofi to retain his IC Title.

US Title Match
The Miz (Champion) vs. R-Truth
SHOULD: Miz WILL: Miz

• Miz originally lost the US Title to now RAW General Manager, Bret Hart.  Once Bret got the job, he vacated the title, and Truth wound up beating Miz for the belt.  Just last week on RAW, Miz stole a victory in a Fatal 4 Way preview match by pulling John Morrison off Truth and getting the pin fall to become the US Champion once again.  It wouldn’t make sense to take the belt off of Miz so soon after the victory, plus I think the Miz is a better heel when he has a title than when he doesn’t.  He can gloat more, and people can hate him more.  Miz retains tonight.

Diva’s Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
Eve Torres (Champion) vs. Gail Kim vs. Maryse vs. Alicia Fox
SHOULD: Maryse WILL: Alicia

• This is a total toss up for me.  Frankly I don’t care who wins this match.  When it comes to talent and being over as a heel, Maryse is the best choice to have the title.  All four divas have what WWE looks for in a Diva’s Champion (a good look and a pulse..?), but only one can be champion.  I wouldn’t put it past WWE to have Eve survive, but out of this group of divas, I just have a feeling like it’s Alicia’s time to hold the belt for a bit.  I don’t think the other divas will mind.  Women share clothes and accessories all the time right..?

World Heavyweight Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
Jack Swagger (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk vs. Big Show
SHOULD: CM Punk WILL: Mysterio

• I wouldn’t put it past WWE to not have Mysterio qualify for the match originally, and then have him win the World Title.  WWE does stupid shit all the time.  I personally would love to see Punk with the title again because the “I’m better than you” routine works better when he has gold.  Swagger’s basically been Houdini over the course of the last few months, disappearing from the ring magically holding the gold, but I don’t think tonight will be a repeat performance of that.  The one key factor in this match up will be whether or not Kane gets involved.  He’s been on the war path since The Undertaker was attacked and put in a “vegetative state.”

WWE Title Match – Fatal 4 Way
John Cena (Champion) vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Sheamus
SHOULD: Anyone but Cena WILL: Cena

• Orton is coming into this match up with an injured arm.  Edge has been fascinated with hurting Orton.  Sheamus seems like he’s the only one with his eye on the prize here.  Cena doesn’t really care who he has to beat because he’s going to go out there and do his thing to impress the WWE Universe.  Cena having the belt all the time does nothing for me, and for a lot of people, but he is WWE’s shining star, and I think at the end of the night, Superman will still be at the top of the heap with the WWE Title.

Fatal 4 Way starts here on the west coast at 5pm, and it starts on the east coast at 8pm then.  I’ll be back tomorrow with results and my review on what went down.  Till then…