The 2019 PWD Predictor Challenge

[Smigg]

Smackdown is kicking off the new year on January 1st. So, we're gonna get the 2019 predictor challenge going. 2018 was a weird as fuck year, with firings, retirements, shake-ups, new titles being introduced and injuries, but now it's time to see if @D.R.H. will win for a third consecutive year, or if we'll get a new champion.

The Game Card will be the same as last year. So, for those wanting to join in, I'll repost the rules:

Game 1: Championship Challenge.

1. I am going to make a list of every belt in WWE and NXT as well as the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank (Not including the UK titles, as no one knows anybody in the division.)
2. You can name as many people as you want for each championship
3. For each person you correctly predict you will be awarded 5pts
4. To deter people from just naming the entire roster, you will lose 2pts for each person who does NOT win the championship you have listed.
5. In the Tag Team divisions, you may pick singles competitors, and if their team wins the titles, you will be awarded 2pts, if two of them win, you will be awarded 2 pts for each member (so, if you have Baron Corbin and Kane listed, and they win together, you get 4pts, however, if you list "Baron Corbin & Kane" as a team, you'll get the full 5pts)
6. You do not get points for the current champions, they would have to lose, and then regain the championships for the points to be counted.
7. You only get the points for each correct guess, number of reigns do not matter, so if you pick Roman Reigns to win the Universal Championship, and he wins it twice, you don't get another 5 points.
8. If your guy wins the Royal Rumble or Money in the bank, you will be awarded 10pts.

So, to clarify, the points breakdown is as follows:

• Correct pick = 5pts
• Single pick for Tag Team Championship = 2pts
• Incorrect pick = -2pts
  
• Royal Rumble/Money in the Bank Winner = 10pts

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. You make 5 General Predictions for the year, and for each correct prediction, you will be awarded a further 10 points.
   
2. To deter people from just saying "X NXT wrestler will be called up", NXT call ups will not be counted as predictions.
   
3. Championship predictions won't be counted either, as that defeats the purpose of Game 1.
4. Actually be specific, shit like "Someone's gonna turn heel" and "This guy will win a match this year" isn't going to be counted

I'll have the deadline set around the Rumble.

UPDATE: The deadline will be Sunday 20th January. That is ONE WEEK BEFORE THE RUMBLE.

UPDATE 2: Women's Tag Team Championship added. They're in the "Other" category for now, until more details have been announced, but, the same rules apply:

• 5pts for a correct Tag Team
  
• 2pts for a correct singles pick (so, if you have Bayley, and Sasha Banks picked, you get 4, however, if you have Bayley/Sasha as a team, that's 5)
• -2pts for incorrect picks

UPDATE 3: To make more points available, Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal also added to "Other" Category. Same rules apply, 10pts for a correct pick, but no points taken away for an incorrect pick.

 

[Smigg]

Game 1: Championship Challenge:

RAW:

• Universal Championship:
• Intercontinental Championship:
• Raw Women's Championship:
• Raw Tag Team Championship:
• Cruiserweight Championship:

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship:
• United States Championship:
• SmackDown Women's Championship:
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship:

NXT:

• NXT Championship:
• NXT Women's Championship:
• NXT Tag Team Championship:
• NXT North American Championship:

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner:
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner:
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner:
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner:
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner:
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner:
• Women's Tag Team Championship:

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. -
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -

 

[Pliny Pete]

Any wiggle room on that deadline date?

 

[Smigg]

Any wiggle room on that deadline date?

Oh shit, I didn't realise I'd copied that. Maybe a week before the Rumble.

 

[D.R.H.]

 

[Frank23]

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre
• Intercontinental Championship: The Miz
• Raw Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair
• Raw Tag Team Championship: Authors of Pain, The Usos
• Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: Randy Orton, AJ Styles
• United States Championship: Rey Mysterio, Andrade
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day, The Bludgeon Brothers

NXT:

• NXT Championship: The Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle
• NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Raiders
• NXT North American Championship: Matt Riddle,

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Charlotte Flair
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Drew McIntyre
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Becky Lynch
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner: Kane
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner: Naomi
• Women's Tag Team Championship: Sasha/Bayley, The IIconics

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - WWE will introduce Tag Team titles for the women.
2. - Jason Jordan will come back from his injury
3. - Conor McGregor will make an appearance at WrestleMania
4. - Ronda Rousey will move to Smackdown because of Fox
5. - WWE will release a lot of talent

 

[Smigg]

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Seth Rollins
• Intercontinental Championship: The Miz
• Raw Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair
• Raw Tag Team Championship: The Usos
• Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: Roman Reigns
• United States Championship: Braun Strowman
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The New Day

NXT:

• NXT Championship: The Velveteen Dream
• NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane
• NXT Tag Team Championship: Moustache Mountain
• NXT North American Championship: Matt Riddle

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Charlotte Flair
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Roman Reigns
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Becky Lynch

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - Roman Reigns will come back and be better than ever
2. - Jason Jordan will come back from his injury
3. - Conor McGregor will make an appearance at WrestleMania
4. - Ronda Rousey will move to Smackdown because of Fox
5. - WWE will release a lot of talent

Conservative strategy, could pay off huge. But, what constitutes "a lot"?

 

[Frank23]

Conservative strategy, could pay off huge. But, what constitutes "a lot"?

Close to 20.

 

[Smigg]

Close to 20.

How about this, We'll go for 18+

 

[Frank23]

How about this, We'll go for 18+

@HomerThompson wouldn't like that.

 

[Smigg]

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre
• Intercontinental Championship: Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Balor, John Cena.
• Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch, Ember Moon
• Raw Tag Team Championship: Harper/Rowan, Zayn/Owens
• Cruiserweight Championship: Ricochet, Rey Mysterio

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe
• United States Championship: Andrade 'Cien' Almas, Mustafa Ali, Adam Cole
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Charlotte, Asuka, Shayna Baszler
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Usos, New Day, Undisputed Era

NXT:

• NXT Championship: Johnny Gargano, Matt Riddle
• NXT Women's Championship: Io Shirai, Bianca BelAir
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Raiders, Forgotten Sons
• NXT North American Championship: Jaxson Ryker, Velveteen Dream, Dominik Dijakovic

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Becky Lynch
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Drew McIntyre
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Charlotte
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner: Dolph Ziggler
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner: Lana
• Women's Tag Team Championship: Sasha/Bayley, The IIconics, Nia/Tamina

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - A women's match will Main Event WrestleMania
2. - There will be a Wyatt Family reunion
3. - Either Total Divas, or Total Bellas will be cancelled
4. - Steve Austin will eventually be tempted by the Saudi blood money
5. - At least one Non-WWE event will be streamed live on the network

 

[Smigg]

Now, I will say this, until the deadline, (23.59 ET on Sunday 20th January, which is 04.59 GMT for us in Britain), you can tinker with your picks as much as you see fit.

 

[moonwolf]

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre
• Intercontinental Championship: Finn Balor, Adam Cole
• Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Ember Moon
• Raw Tag Team Championship: Lashley/Lio Rush, Owens/Zayn, Undisputed Era
• Cruiserweight Championship: Mike Kanellis, Ricochet

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: Seth Rollins
• United States Championship: Andrade 'Cien' Almas, Mustafa Ali, Samoa Joe
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Charlotte, Asuka, Shayna Baszler
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Usos, New Day, Sanity

NXT:

• NXT Championship: Johnny Gargano, Matt Riddle
• NXT Women's Championship: Io Shirai, Bianca BelAir
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Raiders, Forgotten Sons
• NXT North American Championship: Jaxson Ryker, Velveteen Dream, Dominik Dijakovic

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Becky Lynch
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Drew McIntyre
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Charlotte

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - WWE will introduce Tag Team titles for the women.
2. - Lars Sullivan will not be pinned or submitted for the entire year
3. - Either Total Divas, or Total Bellas will be cancelled
4. - Steve Austin will eventually be tempted by the Saudi blood money
5. - At least one Non-WWE event will be streamed live on the network

Vince announced women's tag titles on Monday. we need women's tag championships added to the list @Smigg

 

[Smigg]

Vince announced women's tag titles on Monday. we need women's tag championships added to the list @Smigg

I know, I haven't gotten round to it. I don't know if they're just a stand alone title, or if they're over two brands. But, I'm VERY happy that we didn't hit the deadline yet.

 

[Jay Valero 1]

I know, I haven't gotten round to it. I don't know if they're just a stand alone title, or if they're over two brands. But, I'm VERY happy that we didn't hit the deadline yet.

We need you to book more angles for us Smigg. Its better than what WWE gives us.

 

[Smigg]

We need you to book more angles for us Smigg. Its better than what WWE gives us.

I might start a thread where people make suggestions, and I work out how it would go.

 

[Jay Valero 1]

I might start a thread where people make suggestions, and I work out how it would go.

The E is such a mess I dont have any suggestions, other than Lars hitting SD and hotshotting the territory like the Shield or Nexus. We need something, dammit!

 

[D.R.H.]

Man...this year's going to be tough. Gonna have to edit this a few times before the deadline...hopefully the first couple weeks of 2019 will give us an idea of just how desperate and hotshot happy they're going to be for the rest of the year.

Game 1: Championship Challenge:

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Braun, Drew, Rollins
  
• Intercontinental Championship: Elias, Dean Ambrose, Apollo Crews, Kevin Owens
  
• Raw Women's Championship: Charlotte, Asuka
  
• Raw Tag Team Championship: The Revival, AOP
  
• Cruiserweight Championship: Kushida, Richochet

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: Finn, Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles
  
• United States Championship: Cien, Rusev, Samoa Joe, Mustapha Ali
  
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Ronda, Becky
  
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Sanity, Miz & Shane, The New Day

NXT:

• NXT Championship: Velveteen Dream, Aleister Black
  
• NXT Women's Championship: Io Shirai
  
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Machine, Undisputed
  
• NXT North American Championship: Gargano

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Drew McIntyre
  
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Charlotte
  
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Rey Mysterio
  
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Ronda
  
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner: Lars Sullivan
  
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner: Nia Snax
  
• Women's Tag Team Championship: Bayley & Sasha, Mandy & Sonya

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - The Divas will headline Mania
2. - DC will show up in the WWE
3. - Hogan will return for more than just the Mean Gene tribute
4. - Nia will injure at least 3 people
5. - The Rock will wrestle again this year

 

[SocraticMethod]

Game 1: Championship Challenge:

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins
• Intercontinental Championship: Finn Balor, Elias
• Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss
• Raw Tag Team Championship: The Revival, AoP
• Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: The Miz, John Cena
• United States Championship: Nakamura, Rey Mysterio
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Bludgeon Brothers

NXT:

• NXT Championship: Johnny Gargano
• NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane, Bianca Belair
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Raiders
• NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Becky Lynch
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Drew McIntyre
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Ruby Riott
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner: Lars Sullivan
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner: Natalya
• Women's Tag Team Championship: Bayley/Sasha, Riott Squad

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - There will be a significant shift of power to SmackDown along with the move to Fox, with Ronda as the highlight.
2. - A women's match will main event WM.
3. - Roman will make an appearance on WWE TV or PPV and will get the massive pop they always wanted him to get.
4. - AEW will get a TV deal.
5. - KO will turn face (or at last tweener) and be supported by the crowd in an underdog type role against a more traditional-looking "superstar."

Will return to finish (unless I forget).

 

[Smigg]

Game 1: Championship Challenge:

RAW:

• Universal Championship: Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins
• Intercontinental Championship: Finn Balor, Elias
• Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss
• Raw Tag Team Championship: The Revival, APA
• Cruiserweight Championship: Cedric Alexander

SmackDown:

• WWE Championship: The Miz, John Cena
• United States Championship: Nakamura, Rey Mysterio
• SmackDown Women's Championship: Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey
• SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Bludgeon Brothers

NXT:

• NXT Championship: Johnny Gargano
• NXT Women's Championship: Kairi Sane, Bianca Belair
• NXT Tag Team Championship: War Raiders
• NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream

Other:

• Men's Royal Rumble Winner: Seth Rollins
• Women's Royal Rumble Winner: Becky Lynch
• Men's Money in the Bank Winner: Drew McIntyre
• Women's Money in the Bank Winner: Ruby Riott
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner: Lars Sullivan
• WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal Winner: Natalya
• Women's Tag Team Championship: Bayley/Sasha, Riott Squad

Game 2: General Predictions:

1. - There will be a significant shift of power to SmackDown along with the move to Fox, with Ronda as the highlight.
2. -
3. -
4. -
5. -

Will return to finish (unless I forget).

In the spirit of fair competition, do you mean "The APA" as in "Bradshaw and Faarooq", or "The AoP" as in "Akam and Rezar"?