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Night of Champions 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011 · 8:00 PM ET · 6 of 7 matches picked

Final
3points

−1 lock · 3 of 6 right · 50%

Ranked 11th of 50 Oracles

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Alberto del Rio vs. John Cena

WWE Championship
49 Oracles have spoken
Alberto del Rio Alberto del Rio 38 picks · 78%
John Cena John Cena Winner 11 picks · 22%
Result: John Cena wins +1 point
therock picked John Cena

To be honest I don't see either man winning this one cleanly. This match needs a controversial end of some sort to keep some interest in this feud, so I say it ends with Cena winning by DQ. That's often the pattern of title matches involving Cena, he gets screwed, then wins the next time.

Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry

World Heavyweight Championship
47 Oracles have spoken
Randy Orton Randy Orton Pick 35 picks · 74%
Mark Henry Mark Henry Winner 12 picks · 26%
Result: Mark Henry wins 0 points
therock picked Randy Orton

I'm pulling for Mark Henry here as I feel the big man deserves it and anyone who doesn't believe that Henry's push has been first class and has helped Smackdown enormously of late must tuning in to a different program. I'll say Orton wins but not cleanly, possibly by DQ after Henry goes nuts at the end. Henry to win at the next PPV.

CM Punk vs. Triple H

No Disqualifications with Triple H's Job on the Line
50 Oracles have spoken
CM Punk CM Punk 8 picks · 16%
Triple H Triple H Winner 39 picks · 78%
Draw 3 picks · 6%
Result: Triple H wins +1 point
therock picked Triple H

Part of me thinks Punk has to take this as I see interference from a McMahon where it turns out that Vince has been behind this whole thing all along and he'll return to seize power (either him or Stephanie) Kevin Nash will definitely feature. However, I just can't see Triple H lose his position at the top so quickly, so I say Nash helps him win. A possible ending might be where Triple H is in possession of the sledgehammer and has a choice of hitting either Punk or Nash and ends up going for Punk thus turning heel. Interesting to see where they go with Punk after this. Either way though, there HAS to be a Triple H heel turn, ushering in possibly another McMahon-Helmsley type era (praying)

Air Boom vs. Miz & R-Truth

WWE Tag Team Championship
48 Oracles have spoken
Evan BourneKofi Kingston Air Boom Winner 38 picks · 79%
The MizR-Truth Awesome Truth 10 picks · 21%
Result: Air Boom wins +1 point
therock picked Air Boom

Finally, the seeds are being planted for a tag division revival (fingers crossed) I can think of 5-6 tag teams now. Anyway Air Boom have been exciting to watch so far and while I hope we see Miz and R-Truth win the titles at some point, I think Air Boom will hold for now.

Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix

Divas Championship
48 Oracles have spoken
Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Winner 11 picks · 23%
Beth Phoenix Beth Phoenix Pick 36 picks · 75%
Draw 1 pick · 2%
Result: Kelly Kelly wins 0 points
therock picked Beth Phoenix Lock −1

Kelly did well to hold on to her title at the last PPV so I'm thinking after her lucky win on Smackdown against Natalya that Beth finally wins the title here at NOC. Beth/Natalya are a great heel duo that the women's division needed now Kharma's gone for a while.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger vs. John Morrison

Fatal 4-Way for the United States Championship
43 Oracles have spoken
Dolph Ziggler Dolph Ziggler Winner 8 picks · 19%
Alex Riley Alex Riley 4 picks · 9%
Jack Swagger Jack Swagger Pick 26 picks · 60%
John Morrison John Morrison 5 picks · 12%
Result: Dolph Ziggler wins 0 points
therock picked Jack Swagger

Originally I would've said Alex Riley because a title run would do him a world of good since he hasn't been in the spotlight much aside from a mini push after his break up from The Miz. However, I'll stick with Jack Swagger to enhance the storyline with Dolph/Vicki. Having said that, I hope we actually see something interesting happen with a Vicki/Swagger pairing unlike what we saw with Dolph.